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high speed chase Tuesday night

Wilkes County News @ July 29, 2010 # No Comment Yet

A suspect fleeing in a stolen vehicle Tuesday night led area enforcement on a chase where the suspect’s vehicle reached speeds of 100 mph at times.

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Copper Wire, Other Items Stolen from Unsecured Buildings

Wilkes County News @ July 29, 2010 # No Comment Yet

A McGady man told Wilkes County deputies that sometime yesterday, someone got into some unsecured buildings on his property. Sheriff’s reports indicate that whoever it was got away with some power tools, a welder’s helmet and a thousand feet of copper…

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WPD Investigates New Bad Checks Case

Wilkes County News @ July 29, 2010 # No Comment Yet

Wilkesboro police are agains investigating a customer at a local bank. Police reports indicate that police were called to Great State Bank yesterday on worthless checks incidents. Bank officials say a customer whose account had been closed and charg…

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