Convicted sex offenders charged with registry violations
The office of Alamance County’s sheriff has arrested three men and is in pursuit of a fourth for their alleged failure to share up-to-date...
Alleged fentanyl trafficker nabbed in joint investigation
A 63-year-old man from Burlington has been arrested for trafficking fentanyl after a three-month investigation by two local law enforcement agencies.
Arthur Lecose Burton was...
Trial begins for defendant charged in September 2022 double-homicide in Mebane
Preliminary motions were heard Monday in Orange County superior court for the trial of Issiah Mekki Ross, 21, black male, who is charged with...
Internet can be dangerous place for children, but local Invictus unit aims to keep...
The World Wide Web is a place full of possibility and wonder. But like any freshly-settled frontier, it is also teeming with dangers –...
Area man faces multiple charges for armed robbery after car crash
A Mebane resident faces numerous criminal charges after he allegedly forced a man to give up his car keys at gunpoint following a “minor”...
Octogenarian arrested for shooting his son
An 82-year-old man from Burlington has been arrested after he allegedly shot his son in a domestic dispute that occurred over the holidays.
According to...
Sheriff touts 23 arrests in sex crimes bust
Alamance County’s sheriff has announced that a multi-jurisdictional task force apprehended nearly two dozen people for sex crimes and other offenses following a 12-day...
Police in Burlington seek suspect in convenience store holdup
A convenience store in Burlington was robbed at gunpoint this week by a man sporting a “Forever Blessed” hoodie.
According to Burlington’s police department, this...
Jailer, inmate charged with felonies
A jailer under Alamance County’s sheriff has been accused of smuggling drugs into the county’s detention center on behalf of an inmate with whom...
Narcotics task force nets record-setting meth seizure
413 pounds, valued at $5.6 million
A countywide anti-drug task force has announced a pair of arrests in what it contends is the single, largest...
