Dec - 31 - 07
Chief Jenkins has been reappointed to the Actual Innocence Inquiry Commission Click for info
Dec - 31 - 07
Stanley Police arrested a man who attempted to steal money from a laundromat change machine... Click for info
Jan - 07 - 08
Attempted purse snatching at CVS. Victim did not release her purse and the suspect ran away with nothing. Victim was slightly injured. Click here for info and photos
Feb - 20 - 08
Stanley Police charged 30-year old Tommy Lee Scruggs with 18 counts of taking indecent liberties with a child.
Feb - 22 - 08
Stanley Police get tool to help find missing persons.
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Mar - 3 - 08
Recognition to two young individuals, one was 16 years old for rendering aid to a man who went unconscious while in the parking lot of Bi-L0 in Stanley.
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Mar - 12 - 08
Chief Heath Jenkins and Lieutenant Derek Summey of the Stanley Police Department graduated from the Law Enforcement Executive Program (LEEP) Click here for info
Mar - 28- 08
On Friday, March 28th , 2008 at 3:00 p.m. at the Stanley Police Department, Jacob L. Springs will be sworn in as a police officer. The short swearing-in ceremony will be held in the upstairs conference room at the department headquarters. Jacob completed his basic law enforcement training at Gaston College and recently completed the hiring process including an extensive background investigation required by the SPD and North Carolina Criminal Justice Standards Division of the NC Attorney General’s Office. The State of North Carolina issued his Probationary Certification and he will be sworn officer upon taking the Oath of Office during the ceremony. After being sworn in, Jacob will go through a 8-12 week Field Training Program. Upon successful completion of this training, he will be assigned to his specific duties and will be working on a patrol shift performing his duties as a sworn police officer. Congratulations to Jacob and we wish him and his family the very best as he embarks on his law enforcement career.
Jun - 18 - 08
Kenneth Lee Robertson ARRESTED!
On June 18, 2008, the Stanley Police Dept. arrested a 59 year old Mt. Holly man in connection to an investigation on forged prescriptions at various pharmacies in Stanley. He was charged with 16 counts of felonious trafficking in opium and was given a $500,000 bond
Jun - 27 - 08
Stanley Police Dept. charged two 17 year old Lincoln Co. residents in connection to a string of vehicle burglaries... Click here for info
July - 10 - 08
An Iron Station man faces charges of obtaining a prescription by fraud or forgery and obtaining a controlled substance by Click here for info
Sep - 03 - 08 Man’s Conviction upheld in Innocence Hearing. In 2001, Henry Reeves was convicted of taking indecent liberties with his six year-old daughter. Click here for info
Sep - 11 - 08 COUNTRY FEST RESCUE!
First responders on golf carts credited with saving a life. " It was the most wonderful thing in the world to see Derek Summey driving up there.. Click here for info
Sep - 11 - 08 OPERATION HURRICANE! Four-Month Undercover Operation Results in Massive Drug Round-up in Stanley
A regional drug sting coordinated between North Carolina SBI, the Stanley Police Department, and the Mount Holly Police Department with assistance from the Gaston County Sheriff, City of Gastonia Police Department, the North Carolina Department of Revenue, and the Belmont Police has been deemed a success
Operation Hurricane began promptly at 5:30 a.m. on Sept. 11, a combined effort between local and state agencies that succeeded in rounding up 27 of 31 investigated drug offenders in Gaston County. Four arrest teams and a processing team spread out throughout the region in a coordinated operation to serve the arrest warrants. Those arrested and charged were transported to a processing center set up at the Stanley Fire Department and then transported to the Gaston County Jail.
Statements:
Lt. Derek Summey with the Stanley PD:
(One of the main organizers of this sting)
“This operation lets these people know they cannot hide in neighboring jurisdictions. They live in one town and think they can operate in another and escape prosecution. We don’t have a lot of the resources that Mount Holly and the SBI have. It is useful to be able to coordinate things.”
Mount Holly Police Chief Belk:
“We got a call from the Stanley Police Department about some drug issues. We were in the middle of some investigations and pulled in the SBI. When you start bringing in other agencies, resources are magnified and then we are capable of doing something of this magnitude. And it has an impact on the entire region.”
Stanley Police Chief Heath Jenkins:
“The key to working drug operations in a small community is doing something like working with the MHPD, SBI and other agencies. Resources in a small community are stretched and it takes the agencies working together to make this happen.”
Impact: “We did a similar operation last year targeting pharmaceutical drugs. This year is street drugs. Hopefully will make some kind of impact on the community.”
Stanley Town Manager Bob Greback:
“It is unfortunate that the town of Stanley has drug traffic at this high of a level. Heroin, cocaine, crack and marijuana pose a serious threat to our residents’ health and safety. “Operation Hurricane” and others like it show our police departments’ strong commitment to preserving the health and safety of our community.”
Arrested and charged were:
Tamara May Carver - Mount Holly – Sale and delivery of marijuana and opiates, conspiracy to sell and deliver controlled substance Bobby Igorskie Crawford – Mount Holly– Sale and delivery of marijuana Dorothy Beason Adcock – Mount Holly - Sale of marijuana, trafficking in opiates, conspiracy to sell and deliver controlled substance Megan Marie Lynch – Gastonia - Sale and delivery of crack cocaine William Morris Gist – Stanley - Sale and delivery of crack cocaine Chris Edward Miller – Stanley – sale and delivery of crack cocaine Priscilla Jeanette Smith – Mount Holly – Sale and delivery crack cocaine, conspiracy to sell and deliver controlled substance Amanda Michelle Hayes – Mount Holly – Sale and delivery of opiates Vickie Lynn Donaldson – Dallas – Sale and delivery of heroin, conspiracy to sell and deliver controlled substance Randy Gene Hayes – Dallas – Sale and delivery of heroin, conspiracy to sell and deliver controlled substance Michael Anthony McDowell – Mount Holly – Sale and delivery of crack cocaine, conspiracy to sell and deliver controlled substance Nancy Beason Smith – Mount Holly Sale and delivery of opiates, conspiracy to sell and deliver controlled substance Antonio Lamar Leach – Gastonia – Sale and delivery of crack cocaine Phillip Charles Johnson – Stanley – Sale and delivery of MDMA (ecstasy) Marcos Keral McDowell – Mount Holly – Sale and delivery crack cocaine, conspiracy to sell and deliver controlled substance Garry Lee Wilson – Mount Holly – Sale and delivery of marijuana, trafficking opiates, conspiracy to sell and deliver controlled substance Julie Mae Carr – Mount Holly – Sale and delivery of opiates, conspiracy to sell and deliver controlled substance George Stanley Robinson – Stanley - Sale and delivery of crack cocaine Willie Clifton Shedd – Mount Holly – Sale and delivery of opiates, conspiracy to sell and deliver controlled substance Eric Lamar Belton – Mount Holly – Sale and delivery of crack cocaine, conspiracy to sell and deliver controlled substance Arthur Jake Brown – Gastonia - Sale and delivery of marijuana, conspiracy to sell and deliver controlled substance Marshon Shondel Nichols – Mount Holly – Sale and delivery of crack cocaine crack cocaine, conspiracy to sell and deliver controlled substance Curtis Edward Grier – Mount Holly - Sale and delivery crack cocaine Sara Nicole Jelinek – Mount Holly - Trafficking in opiates James Walker Young – Gastonia – Sale and delivery of crack cocaine Kimbery Sentelia Moore – Gastonia – Sale and delivery of crack cocaine
Nov - 11 - 08 - "At the end of last school year 2008, The Stanley Police sponsored an art contest
for all classes in Springfield School (K-2) Below are the winners from each
grade. It was a great experience to have this event. Each student was
asked to draw a picture of something to do with police. It was amazing to
see the great talent and the wonderful pictures of all that participated." Thanks to Administrative Assistant Penny McQueen who coordinated this event.
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Nov - 11 - 08 - DRUG GRANT AWARDED TO STANLEY POLICE
The Stanley Police Department has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators, Inc. According to the letter addressed to Chief Heath Jenkins they announced the award of the funds for the outstanding work in the field of prescription drug abuse enforcement. These funds are funded by prescription drug maker Purdue Pharma.
2008 Stanley Police Annual Christmas Breakfast
On December 18, 2008 the Stanley Police Department hosted their annual Christmas Breafkast. It was a great event and we served over 200 people. Among those attendeding were State Senators and House Members, Judges, Local Law Enforcment Officers, Stanley Town Officials and seniors from the community. A special thanks to BI-LO for sponsoring this event and donating the food
and other items.
Police charge woman with identification theft
Tammy Craig Rushing, 36, of the 1500 block of Lauren Alexis Court. Rushing stole Sherry Vaughn Sparrow's billfold out of her purse at the Stanley Bi-Lo around 6:15 p.m. Jan. 14.
A Dallas woman already facing charges of stolen goods, financial card theft and identity theft now faces charges two more charges of identity theft and one charge of misdemeanor larceny.
Tammy Craig Rushing, 36, of the 1500 block of Lauren Alexis Court, was accused of stealing the wallet of a Harris Teeter shopper Jan. 12 and using the woman's debit card at Target and CVS.
According to an arrest warrant and affidavit, Rushing stole Sherry Vaughn Sparrow's billfold out of her purse at the Stanley Bi-Lo around 6:15 p.m. Jan. 14.
Sparrow's credit cards were used two within the next 20 minutes, wrote Stanley Police Detective J.L. Abernethy in the affidavit.
Bi-Lo surveillance caught Rushing taking the billfold at Bi-Lo, buying $4.99 worth of goods at a BP station and pursing $160 worthy of Prilosec at a CVS pharmacy, Abernethy wrote.
Police interviewed Rushing in Gaston County Jail Wednesday and she admitted to stealing the billfold and making purchases, Abernethy wrote.
