Asheboro Police Department - Randolph Record

14 Apr

Illegal gambling targeted by Asheboro police

Randolph RecordNewsAsheboro, Asheboro Police Department, crime

Utopia on North Park Street in Asheboro is one of the establishments included in the police department’s investigation. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record) ASHEBORO — A crackdown on illegal gambling rooms in Asheboro has resulted in five arrests after an extended operation. The Asheboro Police Department executed search warrants on four locations. The targeted establishments were Oklahoma Games on Zoo Parkway, Utopia on North Park Street, Spin City on South Cox Street and The Room II on White Oak Street. Police seized 314 hard drives, five firearms, four video surveillance systems and almost $70,000 The police department says that detectives found that the establishments…

02 Dec

Car found connected to Asheboro homicide

Randolph RecordNewsAsheboro Police Department, crime, homicide

ASHEBORO – A vehicle linked to a homicide investigation in Asheboro was located in Durham, based on information from the Asheboro Police Department. A Navy veteran was killed in a Veterans Day shooting. Two suspects, described as male, remain at large as of the beginning of this week. David Matthew Davis, 39, died inside 64 Skillz, based on an initial police report. The vehicle, a gray 2013 Toyota Avalon with North Carolina license plate LAH-9992, is what police believe two suspects used in connection to the Nov. 11 incident. Investigators released photos of the vehicle as well as the two…

18 Nov

Man ejected from truck bed at Asheboro airport, dies at hospital

Randolph RecordNewsAsheboro Police Department, Asheboro Regional Airport, fatality

ASHEBORO – A passenger of a truck that made access to property at Asheboro Regional Airport died as a result of injuries sustained in a wreck on the airport grounds. Police said. Kyle Dixon, 32, of Lexington died at an undisclosed out-of-county medical facility Monday following Sunday’s incident, according to the Asheboro Police Department. Police responded to the area of 2677 Tot Hill Farm Road after reports of a truck overturned in a field. Fire and EMS personnel arrived on scene and began rendering aid. Asheboro police officers arrived on scene and found that a white 1996 Toyota T-100 truck…

11 Nov

Police: Navy veteran dies in Asheboro shooting on Veteran’s Day

Randolph RecordNewsAsheboro, Asheboro Police Department, crime, shooting

ASHEBORO – A Navy veteran was killed in the city on Veteran’s Day in an incident that was reported as part of an armed robbery, according to information provided from Asheboro Police Department. David Matthew Davis, 39, died inside 64 Skillz, based on an initial police report. The Davis family provided information to police about the deceased’s background. Davis was an employee of 64 Skillz. The business owner indicated to police that he’ll put up a cash reward to help obtain information to assist police in the case. At 7:30 a.m. Monday, officers with the Asheboro Police Department were dispatched…

11 Jun

Man flees police, enters Asheboro house before arrest

Randolph RecordNewsAsheboro Police Department, crime

ASHEBORO – An Asheboro man fled from a traffic stop and barricaded himself in his residence on West Presnell Street on Tuesday. Four elderly residents were also inside the home, Asheboro Police said. The incident ended with the arrest of Michael Wilcox, 53. The police report says police attempted to conduct a traffic stop late Tuesday morning, when the driver refused to stop, drove a short distance, exited his vehicle and entered a house. The residents were removed from the home and transported to a local senior facility, police said. By mid-afternoon, the Asheboro Police Department's SWAT team entered the…

07 Jun

Area crime briefs: Teen faces charges after gunshots in Asheboro

Randolph RecordNewsAsheboro Police Department, crime

ASHEBORO – A teenager faces charges after gunshots were fired in the city late last month. Asheboro Police charged Kelvin Amad Cook, 18, with six counts of discharging a firearm inside city limits, two counts of injury to personal property, going armed to the terror of the public and resisting a public officer. He received a $25,000 secured bond. The alleged incident took place at approximately 7:50 p.m. May 24 in the area of South Church Street, West Wainman Avenue and Independence Drive. Officers arriving in the area had a short foot pursuit before detaining Cook and recovering a Taurus…

31 May

Parents of shooting suspect in Asheboro fatality face felony charges

Randolph RecordNewsAsheboro, Asheboro Police Department, crime, shooting, Southwestern Randolph High School

ASHEBORO – The Asheboro Police Department obtained warrants for the parents of a teenage suspect in a fatal shooting earlier this month. They’ve been charged with aiding the suspect in evading arrest. Both the mother, Denisse Vera-Covarrubias, and the father, Alfredo Martinez Ramirez, were placed in Randolph County Jail, the police department said. Pedro Ortiz-Perez died May 14, nearly two weeks after a shooting near North Asheboro Park. Ortiz-Perez, 16, was a member of the high school boys’ soccer team at Southwestern Randolph. Vera-Covarrubias, 43, was taken into custody at her home and transported to the jail with a felony…

20 May

Teen shooting victim’s death mourned at county school

Randolph RecordNewsAsheboro, Asheboro Police Department, death, Randolph Health, shooting, Southwestern Randolph High School

Pedro Ortiz-Perez (Courtesy photo) Southwestern Randolph sophomore played on soccer team ASHEBORO – Southwestern Randolph High School has been mourning the loss of 16-year Pedro Ortiz-Perez, who was the victim of a fatal shooting earlier this month. Ortiz-Perez died May 14 from injuries sustained in the incident near North Asheboro Park, Asheboro police said. Ortiz-Perez was injured in a shooting May 3 and transported to the emergency room at Randolph Hospital by vehicle with a gunshot wound to the jaw and neck. He was later transferred to UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, where he had remained in critical condition. Ortiz-Perez…

05 Mar

New man in charge

Randolph RecordGovernment, NewsAsheboro Police Department, City of Asheboro, Robbie Brown

Robbie Brown, left, was sworn in as the new police chief in the City of Asheboro last week. Brown, formerly assistant chief, replaced retired Mark Lineberry. Brown, who moved up through the ranks of the department since he was hired as a patrol officer in 1995, was joined by his wife, Brittany, and Asheboro mayor David Smith at the ceremony. (Courtesy photo)

01 Feb

Asheboro police chief to retire, successor named

Bob SuttonNewsAsheboro Police Department, City of Asheboro, Mark Lineberry, Robbie Brown

Mark Lineberry (Courtesy photo) ASHEBORO – Police chief Mark Lineberry is retiring from the City of Asheboro after more than three decades with the department. The retirement is effective March 1. At that time, assistant chief Robbie Brown will be promoted to police chief, with major Jay Hanson becoming assistant chief. “These two individuals are very capable of leading the Asheboro Police Department and this should be a smooth transition for the department and the City of Asheboro,” the city’s release on the transition said. Lineberry began a career in law enforcement in 1992. He became police chief in October…