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Sheriff’s Deputies and Detectives Investigating a Home Invasion

Posted: 14 Jun 2012 12:46 PM PDT

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office News Release

June 13, 2012

Lincolnton, NC – Officers are investigating an armed home invasion of an elderly couple that occurred around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Deputies were dispatched to the 3500 block of Goodson Road after the Communications Center received a call from the resident saying a male dressed in all black, wearing a ski mask, ski suit, gloves and ski boots brandishing a handgun entered the residence.  The suspect, described as slender-built, demanded money and prescription medication.  He went to a location in the house where the medication was kept.  He grabbed a bottle of prescription medication and ran from the back of the residence into a wooded area.

The female victim told the suspect as he was leaving the home that he should be reading the Bible instead of committing crimes.  The male victim was reading his Bible when the suspect came into the house and pointed the gun at him.

Criminal Investigations Division Lt. Tim Johnson said, "The gunman told the couple not the call the police for 15 minutes or he would come back and kill them".  They waited and called family members before calling 911. That gave the suspect a 30 minute head-start on the officers."

Deputies began searching the area and checked a barn in the 2500 block of Ivey Church Road but did not locate the suspect.  A tracking dog from the North Carolina Department of Corrections was also used in the search. The canine tracked to a driveway on Ivey Church Road where it appears a vehicle was parked.

Lt. Johnson also said, "If you have a burglar alarm in your home you should activate it even in the daytime. It's sad, but in today's society it is not always safe to be in your own home with doors unlocked or open."  In this case the alarm was not set and the suspect entered through an unlocked door

Investigation into the home invasion is continuing.

Photography Winners Are Announced

Posted: 14 Jun 2012 04:23 AM PDT

 

Congrats to the following for being named first, second and third in the June photography contest.

Here is our challenge for our July contest:

We want your best shot showing a reflection. But be very creative. No photos of someone standing in front of their bathroom mirror with their cell phone will be accepted.

Email your best pic to seth.mabry@lincolntribune.com  Only one pic can be submitted.
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