Asheboro Police
On Jan. 31, Asheboro Police responded to Walmart, East Dixie Drive, Asheboro, in reference to a shoplifter. Asset Protection told officers a male wearing red/white shoes, black shorts and a big coat was hiding in the restroom after taking a number of items.
Officers located the suspect, searched his pockets and found three “spider web” anti-theft devices. In a search of the restroom, officers located an Apple television; other items taken by the suspect were found in a cart nearby.
Arrested was Mark Allen Edwards, 33, 989 Loflin Hill Road, Lot 30, Trinity. He was charged with three counts felony removal of an anti-theft device, misdemeanor shoplifting and misdemeanor first-degree trespassing.
Recent reports
* Jan. 31: Stephen Taylor Gregory, Kathy Marie Norris and Neal Arbuthnot, all of Kingsway Road, Hanover Court Apartments, Asheboro, all reported a larceny-in-progress at the complex.
Randolph Sheriff
On Jan. 30, Brian A. Anderson, Old Coleridge Road, Siler City, reported the theft from his residence of a 2009 Jeep Wrangler valued at $17,000.
Recent reports
* Jan. 29: Ethel L. Smith, Oak Leaf Road, Asheboro, reported the theft from her 2012 Chrysler 200 of an Apple tablet valued at $850, $25 in currency and a Jansport bag valued at $50.
* Jan. 30: Laurence J. Barnes, Meadowbrook View Road, Thomasville, reported $300 in damage to the grass in his front yard.
* Jan. 30: James A. Davis of Swatch Works, Oakhurst Road, Asheboro, reported the business was a victim of a suspect obtaining property by false pretense.
* Jan. 30: Spencer H. Means, Oak Leaf Road, Asheboro, reported the theft of a wallet and personal information from his 2015 Honda Civic parked at his residence.
* Jan. 30: Allison M. Fox reported a theft from her 2003 Chevrolet parked by the side of Finch Farm Road, Trinity. Missing were Internal Revenue Service papers, $20 in cash, a checkbook, credit cards and a driver’s license.
Recent charges
* Benjie Mark Bullard, 40, 170 Hampton Road, Asheboro, civil order for arrest.
* Jerome Vincent Dumas Jr., 28, 436 Back Creek Church Road, Asheboro, misdemeanor probation violation.
* Brian Alan Hull, 43, 6176 Falcon Drive, Pleasant Garden, two counts unauthorized use of motor vehicle.
Randleman Police
Recent charges
* David Edward Holder, 38, 407 High Point St., Randleman, misdemeanor larceny.
* Jason Michael Powell, 36, 4931 Wells Lane, Randleman, misdemeanor larceny, possession of stolen property.
* Ivan Ramirez, 22, 2271 Forest Hills Drive, Asheboro, assault on a female, injury to personal property.
* Amber Michelle Cumby, 26, 3691 N.C. 42 S., Lot 1, Asheboro, second-degree trespass.
* Crystal Dawn Pearson, 45, 8463 Georgia Drive, Randleman, misdemeanor larceny, simple possession of a Schedule II controlled substance.
* Johnny Favys Collins II, 63, 3156 Meadow Acres Lane, Sophia, misdemeanor larceny, possession of stolen property.