Aug. 30, 2017. Looking to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in your neighborhood? Want to keep an eye on criminal activity in your area? Take a look at these recent incident and arrest reports from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office and the Boone Police Department. Read more…
Compiled by Katie Benfield

Aug. 30, 2017. On Wednesday, Aug. 30, at 10:10 a.m., Boone Police responded to the parking lot of 1469 W King Street for a report of a man armed with a knife threatening to harm himself. Officers made contact with the man and began crisis intervention steps in an attempt to calm him. / Read more…

Aug. 28, 2017. On Thursday afternoon, the Banner Elk Police Department closed the Bank of America branch on Main Street because of a suspicious package that was located in the bank. Police Chief Kevin Hodges said that as a precautionary measure the State Bureau of Investigation was called to examine the package, which was found “inert or not dangerous.” By Jesse Wood / Read more…

Aug. 24, 2017. On Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, the Boone Police Department arrested Thomas Arthur Ritten, 73, of Bamboo Road in Boone on six counts of 2nd degree sexual exploitation of a minor.  / Read more…

Aug. 23, 2017. Looking to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in your neighborhood? Want to keep an eye on criminal activity in your area? Take a look at these recent incident and arrest reports from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office and the Boone Police Department. Read more…
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Aug. 22, 2017. High Country Crime Stoppers and Boone Police seek the public’s assistance in solving the following crime: On July 24, 2017, two black females used a stolen debit card to make purchases at Sak’s Grill, 450 E King St. The two females were seen leaving in a silver passenger car. / Read more…

Aug. 16, 2017. Looking to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in your neighborhood? Want to keep an eye on criminal activity in your area? Take a look at these recent incident and arrest reports from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office and the Boone Police Department. Read more…
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Aug. 15, 2017. The ‘poaching season’ for ginseng is in full swing until the legal harvest season opens on the first of September. Yesterday evening, the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office arrested two individuals and charged them with felony larceny of ginseng – in addition to resist, delay and obstructing an officer. By Jesse Wood / Read more…

Aug. 3, 2017. High Country Crime Stoppers and the Watauga County Probation and Parole are requesting the public’s assistance in locating Michael Eric Perry, born July 14, 1962, of Boone NC. Mr. Perry is currently and absconder from probation/parole supervision. / Read more…

Aug. 2, 2017. Looking to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in your neighborhood? Want to keep an eye on criminal activity in your area? Take a look at these recent incident and arrest reports from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office and the Boone Police Department. Read more…
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Aug. 1, 2017. The White House has announced that Sgt. William Buchanan, a deputy with the Avery County Sheriff’s Office, is being honored with the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor for rescuing someone in severe car crash while off duty. The Medal of Valor is the Nation’s highest award for valor by public safety officers, and serves to recognize extraordinary acts above and beyond the call of duty. / Read more…

Aug. 1, 2017. On Tuesday, July 18, 2017, the Boone Police Department and the State Bureau of Investigation concluded an investigation of a Boone man, Nicholas Hogue, 24, for the Possession and Distribution of Child Pornography. / Read more…

Aug. 1, 2017. A panel of three Superior Court judges unanimously upheld the 1996 conviction of Robert Charles Bragg in the murder of Coy Hartley, who was killed in his home in Boone in December of 1994. The panel held the evidentiary hearing last week and the decision was made on July 28. / Read more…

July 26, 2017. Looking to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in your neighborhood? Want to keep an eye on criminal activity in your area? Take a look at these recent incident and arrest reports from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office and the Boone Police Department. Read more…
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July 26, 2017. One person died from an overnight car crash on N.C. 105 near the edge of Boone. The accident occurred near the Vulcan rock quarry. State Highway Patrol told WJHL.com that the “car was traveling south when the driver hit a guard rail and over-corrected. The vehicle then overturned several times.” strong> By Jesse Wood / Read more…

July 25, 2017. High Country Crime Stoppers and the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office seek the public’s assistance in solving the following crime: Between May 27 and 30, a residence on Ironweed Road was broken into. Game cameras on the property captured images of a white male and white female who were possibly driving a newer model VW or Fiat, small white hatchback. / Read more…

July 12, 2016. One of two people convicted with murdering Coy Hartley in the first degree in a Greenway Trailer Park mobile home in Boone in 1994 is one step away from being exonerated by the N.C. Innocence Inquiry Commission (IIC). / Read more… By Jesse Wood

July 24, 2017. High Country Crime Stoppers and Boone Police seek the public’s assistance in solving the following crime: During the overnight hours between July 15 and 16, 2017, an unknown person damaged a community sign at Meadow Hill Apartments, 219 Meadow Hill Drive.  / Read more… 

July 19, 2017. Looking to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in your neighborhood? Want to keep an eye on criminal activity in your area? Take a look at these recent incident and arrest reports from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office and the Boone Police Department. Read more…
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July 18, 2017. After receiving a report of a “suspicious device” on a sidewalk near the Dan’l Boone Inn and Phill’s Citgo on Tuesday afternoon, the Boone Police Department checked it out and erred on the side of caution, calling in the Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office Explosives Disposal Unit. The out-of-town bomb squad found the item, a pressure cooker, empty.  Jesse Wood / Read more…

July 13, 2017. Mountain Electric has reported to us an attempted scam that has been reported to them. Someone seems to be placing random calls to both businesses and residences and stating the following from number 800-342-3625.  / Read more…

July 13, 2017. This week’s crime report publication contained an inaccurate address. The address of Charlotte Mizelle, Boone Town Council member, was used in connection with a male suspect charged with left of center and DWI; however, Mizelle, nor her family, were involved with the crime in any way. / Read more…

July 12, 2017. Looking to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in your neighborhood? Want to keep an eye on criminal activity in your area? Take a look at these recent incident and arrest reports from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office and the Boone Police Department. Read more…
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July 10, 2017. High Country Crime Stoppers and Blowing Rock Police seek the public’s assistance in solving the following crime: On June 29, between 2 and 7 p.m., a 2014, Green, Road Runner Scooter with the NC registration plate MA22614 was stolen from a parking space on Maple Street in Blowing Rock. The scooter is missing the right-side mirror and the storage compartment located on the back. A picture of a similar scooter is attached. / Read more…

July 5, 2017. Looking to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in your neighborhood? Want to keep an eye on criminal activity in your area? Take a look at these recent incident and arrest reports from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office and the Boone Police Department. Read more…
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June 28, 2017. Looking to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in your neighborhood? Want to keep an eye on criminal activity in your area? Take a look at these recent incident and arrest reports from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office and the Boone Police Department. Read more…
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June 28, 2017. On June 16, John Edward Heelan, 56, was convicted of taking indecent liberties with a child and solicitation of a child by a computer. A Watauga County jury found Heelan guilty as charged after a week-long trial. / Read more…

June 26, 2017. High Country Crime Stoppers and the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office seek the public’s assistance in solving the following crime: On or around June 16, a Kubota 6800 tractor was taken from a business on US Hwy 421 S near the intersection with US Hwy 221 in Deep Gap. The orange Kubota tractor had a green John Deere straight blade attached to the back and a front-end loader on the front. It also had a full cab. It is believed that the tractor was placed on a trailer and hauled away during the night. / Read more…

June 26, 2017. On June 15, the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a breaking and entering at a residence in the Valley Cay community. A burgundy 1998 Jeep Wrangler was taken along with numerous household items such as towels, furniture, televisions, and paintings. The residence was last known secure on May 29, 2017. / Read more…

June 22, 2017. Looking to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in your neighborhood? Want to keep an eye on criminal activity in your area? Take a look at these recent incident and arrest reports from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office and the Boone Police Department. Read more…
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June 14, 2017. Looking to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in your neighborhood? Want to keep an eye on criminal activity in your area? Take a look at these recent incident and arrest reports from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office and the Boone Police Department. Read more…
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June 12, 2017. On Wednesday, May 4, 2017, at approximately 2:28 a.m., Boone police responded to 219 Crossing Way for a fight in the parking lot involving several persons. Shortly after arriving on-scene, officers were notified by Watauga Medical Center that a subject had been brought to the emergency department suffering from a stab wound. / Read more…

June 7, 2017. Looking to stay up-to-date on what’s happening in your neighborhood? Want to keep an eye on criminal activity in your area? Take a look at these recent incident and arrest reports from the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office and the Boone Police Department. Read more…
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June 6, 2017. High Country Crime Stoppers announced five recent crimes that need to be solved. If you have any information on the following crimes, contact Crime Stoppers at 828-268-6959 or submit a confidential tip at https://www.tipsubmit.com/webtips.aspx?AgencyID=1251 or text “NCTIP plus your tip” to 274637 (CRIMES). / Read more…

June 6, 2017. On June 1, 2017, Mark Leon Conner, 52, was convicted of two counts of trafficking in methamphetamine and one count of conspiracy to traffic in methamphetamine. A Watauga County jury found Conner guilty as charged after a three-day trial. In February of 2016 the defendant and two accomplices travelled by vehicle from Marion, North Carolina, to Watauga County in order to deliver methamphetamine. / Read more…