Crime Stoppers of Lincolnton-Lincoln County, Inc. is a program that involves the public, the media and law enforcement in the fight against crime.  Under the program, callers remain anonymous and receive cash rewards if they furnish information that leads to the arrest of suspect(s) in criminal cases.  We will highlight an unsolved crime each week that will be available to radio and TV stations and all local newspapers.  Citizens are encouraged to report any information about a crime to Crime Stoppers and all calls will be kept confidential.  Citizens will be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.00.

YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REVEAL YOUR IDENTITY

On 08-26-2010 an outbuilding was broken into in the 3400 block of Startown Road near Maiden Salem Road. A 2004 5’ x 10’ black utility trailer was stolen. A Husqvarna weed eater, a Dewalt Skil saw, a Dewalt drill, a Kobalt Jigsaw, a Kobalt saber saw, a Stihl 034 chain saw, and 2 weedeaters were taken.   Anyone with any information on this crime please call Det. Sally Dellinger at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (704) 736-8863 or Crimestoppers.  Call 911 if you see any suspicious vehicles or persons in your neighborhood.  All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

On 08-23-2010 a larceny occurred at the El Shaddai Full Gospel Church on 27 East. A Craftsman 42” cut riding mower, a Murry 22” cut push mower, a Craftsman 22” cut push mower and 3 plastic fuel cans were taken from behind the church.  Anyone with any information on this crime please call Det. Sally Dellinger at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (704) 736-8863 or Crimestoppers.  Call 911 if you see any suspicious vehicles or persons in your neighborhood.  All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

On 08-19-2010 a white female left from a residence from the 4500 block of Asbury Church Road at approximately 6:30 am in a 1997 red Mitsubishi. As she pulled onto Asbury Church Road toward Old Mill Road a white male, who had been hidden in the back seat, put something around her neck and made her drive toward 150 East. She traveled 150 East to Lee Lawing Road to King Wilkinson Road. At one point the suspect got $200.00 from her purse and exited the vehicle on King Wilkinson Road  Anyone with any information on this crime please call Det. Sally Dellinger at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (704) 736-8863 or Crimestoppers.  Call 911 if you see any suspicious vehicles or persons in your neighborhood.  All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

On 07-28-2010 numerous vehicles were broken into on Sunridge Drive and Leaning Pine Drive off 150 East. GPS units, tools, debit and credit cards and money were taken. An older model white in color Honda Accord was seen in the area. Anyone with any information on this crime please call Detective Sally Dellinger or Detective K. Paris at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (704) 736-8909 or Crimestoppers.  Call 911 if you see any suspicious vehicles or persons in your neighborhood.  All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

On 07-26-2010 an apartment in the 3800 block of hwy 73 in Iron Station was broken into. A RCA 36” flat screen tv and  Approximately $2,000.00 in jewelry were taken.  Anyone with any information on this crime please call Detective Sally Dellinger at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (704) 736-8909 or Crimestoppers.  Call 911 if you see any suspicious vehicles or persons in your neighborhood.  All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

 On 07/21/10 a larceny of a racing dirt bike (below) occurred in the 4000 block of King Wilkinson Rd. A 2006 Kawasaki KX 250F motorcycle green in color with racing tags displaying the numbers 765 was stolen overnight from the victim’s carport.  Anyone with any information on this crime please call Detective K. Paris at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (704) 736-8909 or Crimestoppers.  Call 911 if you see any suspicious vehicles or persons in your neighborhood.  All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

On 07-16-2010 metal scaffolding (sprayed with red and green paint) and 2 ratcheting binders (one red and one rust color) were taken from behind Ivey Memorial Church on Ivey Church Road. Anyone with any information on this crime please call the Detective Sally Dellinger at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (704) 736-8909 or Crimestoppers.  Call 911 if you see any suspicious vehicles or persons in your neighborhood.  All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

 On 07-15-2010 copper tubing and wire were taken from a house in the 2300 block of Gateway Lane off Union Church Road.  Anyone with any information on this crime please call Detective Sally Dellinger at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (704) 736-8909 or Crimestoppers.  Call 911 if you see any suspicious vehicles or persons in your neighborhood.  All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

On 07-03-2010 2 apartments were broken into on KN Victor Way near Country Club Road. A white gold 10 karat diamond, a diamond cluster ring, a Panasonic 8mm video camera, a 19” bokosonic flat screen tv, a Wii game console, games and controllers, and cd's and dvd’s were stolen from the 2 apartments.  Anyone with any information on this crime please call Detective Sally Dellinger at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office or Crimestoppers. Call 911 if you see any suspicious vehicles or persons in your neighborhood.  All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

On 07-03-2010 tools and equipment were stolen from a building in the 2600 block of Buffalo Shoals Road. A Lincoln 220 volt wire welder on a red cart, a Hobart plasma cutter, 2 Craftsman air compressors, a Craftsman 10” mitre saw, a Coleman generator, a Craftsman 6 hp push mower, a Yardman weedeater, a Rigid nail gun, 2 aluminum scaffold planks and other assorted tools were taken.  Anyone with any information on this crime please call Detective Sally Dellinger at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office or Crimestoppers. Call 911 if you see any suspicious vehicles or persons in your neighborhood.  All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

On 06/30/10 a Weedeater “one” was taken from Walmart in Denver NC. Anyone with information on this crime please call Detective Jim Crow at (704) 736-8856 at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office or Crimestoppers if you can identify the person or vehicle in the attached photos.  

On 06/28/2010 a Glock 30 .45 cal pistol was taken from a residence in the 4200 block of Orchard Road. Anyone with any information on this crime please call the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office or Crimestoppers. Call 911 if you see any suspicious vehicles or persons in your neighborhood.  All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

 On 06/27/2010 a residence in the 600 block of Car Farm Road was broken into. A Sony 40” LCD tv, a Proscan 26” LCD tv and a Dell laptop computer were stolen.  Any information on these crimes please contact the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office or Crimestoppers. Call 911 if you see any suspicious vehicles or persons in your neighborhood.  All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

On 06/21/2010 a Lincoln County Public Works  truck was broken into at 110 North Park Circle. Surveillance video shows an older model truck with dark colors on the top and bottom with a  light color strip running down the middle of the truck. This occurred between 3:00  am and 3:30 am. A Milwaukee impact wrench, a Milwaukee sawzall, 60 ft of copper, 100 ft of pull cable, brass parts, a trash pump, a 100 piece Kobalt tool set, an open end wrench set, a screwdriver set and copper cutters were stolen.    Any information on these crimes please contact the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office or Crimestoppers. Call 911 if you see any suspicious vehicles or persons in your neighborhood.  All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

On 06/21/2010 a White  38’ cut riding mower, tan/gray in color and a Hall  5x10 tilt trailer, red in color,  were stolen from the 1200 block of Hill Road off 27 East. Any information on these crimes please contact the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office or Crimestoppers. Call 911 if you see any suspicious vehicles or persons in your neighborhood.  All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.  

On 06/18/2010 a red Gravley riding mower, 52’ cut,  was reported stolen from a residence in the 1300 block of Startown Road.  Any information on these crimes please contact the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office or Crimestoppers. Call 911 if you see any suspicious vehicles or persons in your neighborhood.  All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

On 06/16/2010 a home invasion occurred on Cabin Lane off Old Plank Road. Suspects are described as 2 black males, tall, slim around 25 years old. Both were wearing black ski masks and wearing blue latex gloves. One had on a white t-shirt and jeans and a tattoo on his right forearm. The other had a red shirt with dark trim around the sleeves and bottom.  Any information on this crime please contact the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office or Crimestoppers.  Call 911 if you see any suspicious persons or vehicles. All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

On 06/12/ 2010 several vehicles were broken into on Woodsbury Lane and  Ore Banks Drive near King Wilkinson Road. A GPS unit, Sprint cell phone and charger, an Insignia dual screen DVD player, XM satellite radio, an IPOD connector and phone charger were stolen. Anyone with any information on these crimes please contact the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at (704) 736-8909 or Crimestoppers. Call 911 if you see any suspicious persons or vehicles. All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

On 05/17/2010 a breaking, entering, and larceny occurred at a residence in the 3000 block of Summerow Rd. During this incident firearms and electronics were taken. The suspects in this incident kicked in the front door of the residence, entered the rear
bedroom, gained access to the firearms by cutting the locks off the gun safe, then taking a 19? Phillips flat screen tv. Two Remington shotguns, a Remington rifle, and a Marlin 30/30 rifle were among the firearms stolen. Anyone with information regarding
this incident please call Crime Stoppers at 704-736-8909. Attention Detective Kelly Paris.  All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

On 05/17/2010 a John Deere Riding mower was stolen from the 2100 block of Buffalo Shoals Road. The deck is 42". There have been numerous mowers stolen in Lincoln County in the past month. Anyone with any information on this please contact Detective Sally Dellinger or Detective Kelly Paris at 704-732-9050 or Crimestoppers.   Call 911 if you see any suspicious persons or vehicles. All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

On 5/8/2010 a John Deere Riding mower, similar to the one pictured below was taken from an outbuilding located at 6480 Ameba Lane, Denver NC. Anyone with information please call Crime stoppers or, Detective Mark Stamey at 704-732-9050. Callers could receive a cash reward of up to $1,000 dollars. All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

 

 
On 05-07-2010 a 2007 Baja Motorsports Go-Cart, gray in color, and a 2007 John Deere riding mower (model LA150) 54” cut was taken from a residence in the 2800 block of Lippard’s Creek Road off 150 East.    Call 911 if you see any suspicious persons or vehicles.  All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.  CALL (704) 736-8909

On 4/22/2010 a Garmin Street Pilot GPS and a Rolex Watch with UJTMO 12/23/71 engraved on the back was taken from a vehicle parked at 4424 Augusta Ridge Ct. Denver NC. Anyone with information please contact Detective Mark Stamey at 704-732-9050 or CrimeStoppers. All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

On 4/8/2010 (Thursday), between 7:00 AM and 5:00 PM a breaking, entering, and larceny occurred at the 6400 block of Sherwood LN in Denver.  Suspect(s) entered by prying the rear door open.  An Xbox 360, along with several controllers and battery packs, were stolen from the residence.  If you have any information regarding this case, please contact Detective Burgess at (704)732-9050 or Crimestoppers.  All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.

On 03/20/2010 a black male passed a twenty dollar counterfeit bill at Murphy's USA on Hwy 73 Denver. He was accompanied by a white female. Suspect has been in the store several times so he probably lives in the area. Attached is a photo of the suspect.  Anyone that can identify the suspect is requested to contact Detective Jim Crow at 704-732-9050 or Crimestoppers. Call 911 if you see any suspicious persons or vehicles.  All callers remain anonymous and could receive a reward of up to $1,000 dollars.