Boone Crime

Crime, law and justice, and police blotter near Boone, NC or anywhere in the US.

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• Appalachian_Ambassador_Doc_Watson's_highway_circles_...

  16 hrs ago | via Jefferson Post Online Edition 

  Doc's highway winds down from the North Carolina High Country to Wilkesboro, where 70,000 fans recently feted traditional roots music at the festival Doc helped start in 1988.

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  Related Topix: Folk, Doc Watson, Deep Gap, NC, Wilkesboro, NC, Doc & Merle Watson, Boone, NC, Old Crow Medicine Show

• Memorial Day travelers get on the road

  Friday May 25 | via News Observer 

  More than 1.5 million Carolinas residents are traveling this Memorial Day weekend, mostly on the roads, thanks to gasoline prices that are among the lowest in the nation.

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  Related Topix: North Carolina, Greenville (Charlotte, NC), Charlotte, NC, Mecklenburg County, NC, Cabarrus County, NC, Boone, NC

• 11-hour standoff ends peacefully in Boone

  Wednesday May 23 | via MSNBC 

  A Boone man was taken into custody after an 11-hour standout overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning.

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  Related Topix: Boone, NC

• Boone standoff ends peacefully

  Wednesday May 23 | via Watauga Democrat 

  An 11-hour standoff near Poplar Hill Drive in Boone ended peacefully Wednesday morning.

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  Related Topix: Boone, NC

• Operation Medicine Cabinet returns May 19

  Thursday May 17 | via The Mountain Times 

  Operation Medicine Cabinet volunteers, including representatives from Boone Drug, Watauga County Sheriff's Office and the Watauga office of the N.C. Cooperative Extension, man a collection center at a previous event.

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  Related Topix: Watauga County, NC, Boone, NC, Deep Gap, NC, Blowing Rock, NC, Appalachian State University

• We Need Tough Minimum Sentencing Laws

  Saturday May 12 | via Chattanoogan.com 

  For those of us old enough to remember, there was an epidemic of carjackings a generation ago until tough minimum sentences were established and potential offenders realized they would go away for a long time if convicted.

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  Related Topix: Prison, Violent Crime, Chattanooga, TN

• David Norton Is A Fair And Wise Judge

  Saturday May 12 | via Chattanoogan.com 

  Beyond casting my vote, I rarely take the time to become personally involved in the election process unless I happen to know a particular candidate personally.

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  Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Chattanooga, TN

• Traffic moving again after wreck near uptown

  Friday May 11 | via The Charlotte Observer 

  The wreck, which was reported around 7:48 a.m. Friday, had slowed vehicles for miles for part of the morning commute.

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  Related Topix: Charlotte, NC, Huntersville, NC, Blowing Rock, NC, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

• Chants, a drumline and snapshots

  Wednesday May 9 | via The Charlotte Observer 

  Protesters will gather in three locations , then march to 1 Bank of America Center on North College Street.

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  Related Topix: Charlotte, NC, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Boone, NC

• Boone man jailed for felony drug possession

  Wednesday May 9 | via Watauga Democrat 

  Boone police arrested an ASU student Friday after finding an array of illegal drugs in his home. 8 comments

  Related Topix: Drugs, Boone, NC

• Appalachian State Student Arrested on Several Drug C...

  Wednesday May 9 | via WCYB 

  An Appalachian State University student is facing several felony drug charges after Boone, North Carolina police say he was found with several drugs.

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  Related Topix: Drugs, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

• Crimestoppers seeks info on Boone break-in

  Monday May 7 | via Watauga Democrat 

  Watauga County Crimestoppers is seeking information about a recent break-in at a Boone home.

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  Related Topix: Boone, NC, Watauga County, NC