ACSO
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Leaders coming together for change
ANSON COUNTY — “You can change, you don’t have to live this way,” says William Short, and it is the main point he hopes sticks with people after they attend a Community Awareness for Addiction and Recovery meeting. Short says his meetings are not exclusively for addicts, but instead are…
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WPD, popsicles and community time at the splash pad
ANSON COUNTY — WPD enjoyed time Friday with the community at Wadesboro Park’s newly completed splash pad, handing out popsicles and getting to know the families they protect and serve.
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WPD to focus on rebuilding trust
WADESBORO — Holding a press conference last Wednesday, the Wadesboro Police Department announced exciting news for the people of Wadesboro. Speaking publicly for the first time since resuming his role as Chief of Wadesboro Police, Thedis Spencer confirms he has been sworn in as Interim Chief, a role he came…
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“We can change Anson County”
The Anson County Sheriff’s Office is currently providing deputies for the town of Wadesboro again. A new contract is waiting to be signed. I know you have seen deputies responding to calls or you may have even had interactions with them. The employees of the Anson County Sheriff’s Office, Detention…
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Overnight shooting ends in next day arrest
WADESBORO — An overnight shooting Wednesday, May 28 at the Oak Hill Apartment complex led to one fatality, one additional attempted murder victim, and the Thursday arrest of a 20-year-old Wadesboro man in Cheraw, SC.
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Another mass exodus of officers, why?
WADESBORO — It has recently come to light a mass exodus of officers from the Wadesboro Police Department is once again underway.
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Murdered man found by neighbors
WADESBORO — Noticing a strange odor on the block, neighbors conducted their own investigation and discovered a dead body on Cox Road Friday, May 2. Following the discovery, neighbors called the Anson County Sheriff’s Office to take over the case at approximately 9 a.m. Friday morning.
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County law enforcement agencies work together for big drug bust
ANSON COUNTY — The Anson County Sheriff’s Office, along with their law enforcement partners, the Stanly County Sheriff’s Office, Norwood Police Department, and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, conducted four search warrants in the Ansonville area of Anson County on January 24. The Anson County Sheriff’s Office executed…
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Anson County Schools hire two more student resource officers
ANSON — Following a request from Sheriff Scott Howell, county commissioners voted in late October to fund his proposal to enter into a contract with the Anson County School District to hire two additional school resource officers [SRO] to serve in the school system.
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ACSO release statement following update on Jane Doe
WADESBORO — Following an article that appeared in the Richmond Daily Journal and Anson Record updating the case of Anson County’s Jane Doe, found behind the National Guard Armory on May 12, 2022, the ACSO released a statement on the case Friday, April 5th, that reads as follows,
