N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services inspectors recently conducted a month long sweep at gas stations across the state looking for credit card skimmers. Inspectors visited 972 stations in 12 counties and checked 8,567 dispensers. The inspectors found three skimming devices. The devices were found in Mecklenburg and Nash counties. Thieves can install credit card skimmers at the pump. When a customer swipes their card to pay, the skimmer copies the account data from the magnetic stripe on the …
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Possible Domestic Dispute Ends Fatally, Rewards Offered for Information
On May 15, 2016, at approximately 4:00 AM officers with the Henderson Police Department responded to 1524 Dabney Drive in reference to a person who had been shot. Upon arrival, officers found Corey Cheek Jr, 21, of 315 Davis Street, Henderson, suffering from a gunshot wound. Vance County EMS arrived and transported Mr. Cheek to an area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Tamar Unique Daye, 24, of 112 Old Baker Street, Oxford has been arrested and charged with …
Attorney General Roy Cooper: Phony Tax Collectors Keep Calling
The deadline to file your income taxes has passed, but scammers posing as tax collectors keep calling. North Carolina consumers are reporting dozens of calls claiming to come from IRS or US Treasury officials who demand immediate payment. The calls include a recorded message that says you owe taxes and threatens a lawsuit or arrest if you don’t pay right away. Around 500 consumers have reported fraudulent tax collector calls to our office in the past 10 days, with most …
Henderson Vance Crime Stoppers Crimes of the Month – Rewards Offered for Info
Fraud CaseOn February 05, 2016 at approximately 11:30 AM., Henderson Police Officer received a call from Mr. Anderson who stated that someone had used his personal and corporate credit cards at several locations within the city.The Henderson Police Department encourages any person with information related to this case to contact Henderson –Vance Crime Stoppers at 492-1925 and also you can leave anonymous tips on the web sitewww.hvcrimestoppers.com. Citizens with information can also contact the Henderson Police Department Criminal Investigation Division …
Wednesday Open Line
For much of history, a cooked meal was followed by the drudgery of scrubbing the pans used to prepare it. But something was discovered this week in 1938 that changed all that, a solidified refrigerant gas that we now know as Teflon. Developed by Roy Plunkett of the DuPont Company and tested for about 10 years, slippery Teflon revolutionized cooking utensils in the 1960s. By the time he died in the early 1990s, most new cooking pans in the nation …
Attorney General Roy Cooper: Warmer weather could bring out Zika scams
Spring is here and the bugs can’t be far behind. With warmer weather may come scams that seek to play on people’s fears of insect borne illnesses such as the Zika virus, which has been spread by mosquitos in Central and South America. Scammers and others who engage in questionable business practices will often use health fears to try to drum up more business, as we saw during the H1N1 flu outbreak several years ago. Our office has already received …
Attorney General Roy Cooper: Don’t bite on fraudulent emails
Reports of data breaches involving fraudulent emails, commonly called phishing, are spiking. A total of 30 phishing breaches have been reported to the Attorney General’s Office by businesses and other organizations so far this year. Twenty of those reports have come within the past two weeks. That’s compared to eight phishing breaches reported in all of 2015. Scammers can use technology to pretend to be anyone in an email, and phishing emails can lead directly to data breaches. Emails used …
Henderson Vance Crime Stoppers Crimes of the Month – Rewards Offered for Info
Assault with a Deadly Weapon inflicting serious injury Case On January 06, 2016 at approximately 1:15 AM., Henderson Police Officers responded to 600 block of Winder Street, in reference to someone Shot. Upon arrival Officers talked to Mr. Kyron Coleman who stated that two black males with dreads and a hand gun jumped out at him and shot Coleman in the right leg. The Henderson Police Department encourages any person with information related to these cases to contact Henderson –Vance …
Attorney General Roy Cooper: “Fake message from boss” scam hitting NC churches
Scammers are using phony but real-looking emails to try to steal thousands of dollars from North Carolina churches. A church in central North Carolina nearly fell victim recently, and other churches in the state have also reported the scam to their bank. How the scam works An employee of the church’s finance office receives the email, which appears to be sent by the pastor or another high-level person at the church. The message instructs the employee to send thousands of …
Shooting on West Andrews Avenue, Reward Offered for Info
On Monday, February 08, 2016 at 11:24 A.M., members of the Henderson Police Department responded to Gate City Foods, 601 W. Andrews Avenue, Henderson in response to someone being shot. Arriving officers found Tre’shon Cheek, 18, 315 Davis Street, Henderson suffering from a gunshot wound. Cheek died as a result of his injuries. The investigation of this matter is being handled by the Henderson Police Department Criminal Investigation Division. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Henderson Police Department …
Henderson – Vance Crime Stoppers Crimes of the Month, Rewards Offered
Break & Entering & Larceny Case On September 19, 2015 at approximately 10:57 AM., Henderson Police Officers responded to 1034 South Williams Street, in reference to a Breaking and Entering and Larceny. Upon arrival Officers talked to Mr. Joseph Yourk who stated that someone had broken into a storage facility and removed 20 tractor low pro tires and a transmission jack. The Henderson Police Department encourages any person with information related to these cases to contact Henderson –Vance Crime Stoppers …
Attorney General Roy Cooper: Look out for ID theft this tax season
Tax time is right around the corner, and unfortunately ID thieves know it. Remember to keep your guard up against tax identity theft this year. Each year, thousands of Americans’ personal information is stolen by thieves who use it to file tax returns and collect large refunds. In many cases, victims don’t find out about the fraud until their own legitimate tax returns are rejected by the IRS, which says they’ve already processed a return under the same name and …
Henderson Police Department Target Stores Selling Alcohol and Tobacco to Minors
On Tuesday, December 29, 2015, members of the Henderson Police Department Special Operations unit conduct an operation to check compliance of the state’s alcohol and tobacco sales law. Officers utilized an underage (17 year old) informant and sent him into retail outlets to check compliance. The underage minor was able to purchase alcohol and tobacco products in 19 retail establishments. The following individuals have been charged as a result of this investigation: New Dixie Mart 1201 Dabney Drive Yovenn Milller …
Henderson Police Department Arrest 2 on Drug Charges
On Thursday, January 14, 2016, members of the Henderson Police Department Special Operations Unit and the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Agency executed a search warrant at 1442 Perry Avenue. Officers recovered heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana and cocaine during the search. Daronte Hawley, 27, 1442 Perry Avenue, Henderson was charged with one count of possession with the intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver marijuana, manufacturing marijuana, possession with the intent to manufacture, sell, or deliver methamphetamine, manufacturing methamphetamine, maintaining a dwelling …
Attorney General Roy Cooper: Phony State Treasurer’s inspector threatens arrest
Scammers will sometimes try to frighten you by pretending to be a law enforcement officer or a government employee. In a recent incident, a man claimed to be an inspector with the State Treasurer’s Office, likely to try to trick someone into giving up their money or personal information. The scammer was able to manipulate Caller ID to make it look like he was calling from the Treasurer’s Office. He claimed to be inspector “Henry Jordan” and threatened the consumer …
Henderson Police Department Arrest Fugitive
On Friday, January 8, 2016, members of the Henderson Police Department Special Operations Unit, North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Agency, and the United States Marshalls arrested a Henderson man for parole violation. The suspect was wanted by the state of New York. Leon Vaughan, 45, 1001 Hargrove Street, Henderson was charged with being a fugitive from justice. Vaughan was placed in the Vance County Jail without bond pending extradition to New York.
Henderson Police Department Seize Heroin, 3 Arrested
On Saturday, January 9, 2016, members of the Henderson Police Department Special Operations Unit and the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Agency executed a search warrant at 838 Eastside Drive, Henderson. Officers seized 47 bricks(2350 dosage units) of heroin, a firearm, and U. S. currency. The heroin seized in this matter had a street value of 23,500.00. Vondell Tyshang Gregory, 27, 838 Eastside Drive, Henderson was charged with three(3) counts of trafficking heroin, possession of a controlled substance within 1000 …
Henderson Police Department Seize Heroin Valued at over $420,000
On Wednesday, December 30, 2015, members of the Henderson Police Department arrested two individuals for trafficking heroin. The individuals in this matter were charged with trafficking 840 bricks(42,000 individual dosage units). The heroin seized in this matter had a street value of more than 420,000.00. Cory Davis, 35, 89 Ramblewood Lane, Henderson was charged with conspiring to traffic heroin. Davis was placed in the Vance County Jail after failing to post a 200,000.00 secured bond. Davis is scheduled to appear …
Henderson Police Department arrest 2 on felony firearm charges
On Wednesday, December 23, 2015, members of the Henderson Police Department arrested Cadarius Rhasda Caldwell on federal firearms related charges. He has been indicted on one count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. Caldwell was placed in the Vance County Jail without privilege of bond pending transfer of custody to the United States Marshall Service. On Thursday, December 31, 2015, Saquan Javar Alexander surrendered himself to authorities in Raleigh in regards to the same matter. …
Henderson –Vance Crime Stoppers Crimes of the Month – Rewards Offered for Information
Break & Entering & Larceny Case On December 26, 2015 at approximately 6:58 AM., Henderson Police Officers were conducting a business check at Auto Mart 133 Raleigh Road. Officers found a window broken out of a 2003 Chryster Town and County Van. Officers found the battery missing. Auto Mart has had several batteries stolen from vehicles. The Henderson Police Department encourages any person with information related to these cases to contact Henderson –Vance Crime Stoppers at 492-1925 and also you …