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Felonious & serious misdemeanor arrest blotter for March 2005
[Apr. 1, 2005] A summary of last month's felonious and serious arrests by the Chatham County Sheriff's department.

Moncure man arrested on drug charges
[Mar. 29, 2005] The Chatham County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit with the assistance of the Special Incident Response Team (SIRT) and the State Bureau of Investigation executed a search warrant on Thursday at 53 Haywood Road in Moncure; the residence of Roger “Cubby” Smith. The search was the result of an intense undercover drug operation that took several months to complete. Smith was arrested without incident.

Chase, manhunt ends in arrest
[Mar. 28, 2005] Bonlee -- A Rowland man was arrested by Chatham County officers Sunday after a 15-hour manhunt that started with a high-speed chase down US 421, police said. William Oscar Baker Jr., 21, was arrested at about 4 p.m. and charged with felonious possession of a stolen vehicle, felonious possession of a firearm by a felon, felonious breaking, entering and larceny and resist, delay and obstruction of an officer, authorities said.

Shots fired call leads to arrest of Siler City man
[Mar. 20, 2005] A Siler City man was arrested Friday when deputies from the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence located at 3874 US 15-501 north of Pittsboro after a report that someone was shooting in the area. When officers arrived they found Pascual Mendoza and Erica Hilario near a white Chevy Lumina that was owned by Hilario.

Amber Alert issued for girl, 14
[Mar. 18, 2005] An Amber Alert has been issued for a 14-year-old California girl. The girl is believed to be in the company of two men, according to a Siler City Police Department release. Authorities say the girl voluntarily ran away from her home and is not believed to be in danger. Delia Marquez, 14, stands about 5-feet 2-inches tall. She has brown hair and brown eyes.

Registered sex offenders in Chatham County
[Mar. 16, 2005] The North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry was established in January 1996 due to the General Assembly's enactment of Article 27A of Chapter 14 of the North Carolina General Statutes (NCGS 14-208.5). This law requires a person who is a resident of North Carolina and who has a reportable conviction to maintain registration with the sheriff of the county where the person resides. Here's a list of registered sex offenders in Chatham County.

Teen in stable condition after shooting
[Mar. 15, 2005] A 15-year-old from the Gulf community is in stable condition at Duke Hospital after he was shot in the arm and chest Friday, according to Chatham County sheriff's deputies. Deputies said the shooting happened after a disturbance at the home of James Atkinson, 846 Clarence McKeithan Road, Sanford. Atkinson reported to deputies that someone had attempted to forcibly enter his residence. Atkinson said he heard someone yelling and kicking on the door, so he fired a shotgun through the door.

Liberty man arrested on B&E charge
[Mar. 12, 2005] Chatham County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested Alex Troy Owens III on a Breaking and Entering charge pursuant to an incident that occurred on Saturday. The original case was reported to the Sheriff’s Office by a member of the Rocky River Friends Meeting located at 1795 Staley-Snow Camp Road, Siler City when deputies responded to a report of a breaking and entering at that location.

Dan Phillips vs. Ike Gray
[Mar. 6, 2005] DAN PHILLIPS, Plaintiff, v. IKE GRAY, individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff of Chatham County, RANDY KECK, in his official capacity as Chief Deputy Sheriff of Chatham County, Defendants.

Officers seek driver in fatal wreck
[Mar. 5, 2005] A woman was killed late Friday after her minivan was struck by a truck on N.C. 87 in Chatham County, authorities said. The accident occurred at the intersection of N.C. 87 and Chicken Bridge Road about 9:30 p.m., said S. Evans, a telecommunicator with the state Highway Patrol.

Chatham County narcotics unit conducts raids; make arrests
[Mar. 4, 2005] Two undercover drug operations came to a close this week as agents from the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit and the Sheriff’s SIRT Team executed two search warrants tonight. The first was conducted at the residence of Preston Maurice McCrimmon, of 675 J.S. Waters School Rd., Goldston. McCrimmon, 27, was charged with Felonious Possession With Intent to Sell and Deliver Cocaine, Felonious Maintaining a Dwelling for Controlled Substances, Felonious Possession of Cocaine, Felonious Possession With Intent to Sell and Deliver Marijuana, Felony Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Copy of Felonious & serious misdemeanor arrest blotter for February 2005
[Mar. 1, 2005] A summary of last month's felonious and serious arrests by the Chatham County Sheriff's department.

Felonious & serious misdemeanor arrest blotter for January 2005
[Feb. 1, 2005] A summary of last month's felonious and serious arrests by the Chatham County Sheriff's department.

DA Fox says no plea bargain in murder case
[Jan. 27, 2005] Hillsborough - Carl Fox, the district attorney for Orange and Chatham counties, told a judge Wednesday that he would not offer a plea agreement to a man who is charged with killing a police officer's son. Jimmy Ray Goldston Jr., of 2666 U.S. 64 West, Pittsboro, is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing Demarcus Lavar Smith, 24, at the Kingswood Apartments in Chapel Hill on June 17, 2004. Smith was the son of former Chapel Hill police captain Bobby Smith.