On June 11, 2021, at approximately 6:00 a.m., the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office responded to Brucewood Road in reference to a home invasion in progress. The suspects left the residence and were pursued by one of the victims and then a deputy. The suspects ended up wrecking their vehicle in the area of Viewmont Drive and then fled
Male Charged with Felony for Fleeing to Elude Arrest
On Monday, June 14, 2021, at approximately 12:30 a.m., the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office observed a vehicle with a broken tail light that was accelerating at a high rate of speed on Belmont Street. The Sheriff’s Office pursued the vehicle which continued to flee cutting through a grassy area between apartment buildings. The driver ended
Male Charged for Armed Burglary
On May 31, 2021, at approximately 12:20 a.m., the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office responded to Green Level Church Road in reference to an armed home invasion that occurred the previous day. Occupants of the residence stated that four masked individuals came through a side door that was unlocked. Two of the subjects were armed, and they
Female Charged for Theft of Rings
On Sunday, June 6, 2021, the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call on Burch Bridge Road in Burlington, NC in reference to a larceny. The owner recently had a company come to clean the residence, and two rings and a small amount of cash went missing. One of the employees, Ms. Rosario Gonzalez
Arrest Made for Breaking and Entering a Place of Worship
On April 25, 2021, the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Spring Friends Meeting Church in reference to damaged property. Upon entering, there were ashes and burn marks that caused damage to the floor of the sanctuary. No one was identified as a suspect at that time. On May 10, detectives were informed of additional items
Male Arrested on Multiple Charges for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and Manufacturing Weapons of Mass Destruction
On Friday, February 5, 2021, around 9:30 a.m., members of the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office Human Exploitation Team opened an undercover peer-to-peer file sharing investigation involving an individual offering to participate in dissemination of child sexual abuse materials (previously known as child pornography). This investigation was initiated after finding that a person offered to share with
Arrest Made for Violations to NC Sex Offenders Registry
On Thursday, May 27, 2021, North Carolina Registered Sex Offender George Thomas Rickards was charged with two violations of the North Carolina Sex Offenders Registry. Investigators with the Human Exploitation Team were investigating another incident, when the violations were found. The violations are two counts of failure to inform of new/changes to online identifiers. Once these violations were
Male Charged with Felonies for Drug Possession
On Saturday, May 22, 2021, the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on S. NC Highway 87. The driver, Paul Brandon Engle, was driving with a suspended driver’s license. When asked, Mr. Engle gave consent for deputies to search his vehicle. The search yielded a glass smoking device and two small bags of a crystal-like substance. On
Female Charged with Felony Drug Possession
On June 4, 2021, at approximately 2:00 a.m., the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on S. NC Hwy 87 in Graham. The passenger, Carmen Lee Ward, surrendered a digital scale which was in her pocket, and deputies observed a substance believed to be methamphetamine in plain view near her seat
Two Charged for Larceny of Snowmobile
On April 30, 2021, the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office responded to a larceny involving a stolen snowmobile. After an investigation, Heather Ingerick was charged with (F) Breaking and Entering and (F) Larceny after Breaking and Entering and given a $10,000 unsecured bond. Nicholas Welborn was also charged with (F) Breaking and Entering, (F) Larceny after