Combat Crime
Sex offender arrested for failing to register new address
On May 2, Lieutenant Jamie Cahoon obtained a warrant charging Clarence K. Thigpen, of Tranters Creek Drive in Washington, with one count of Failure to Register Change of Address as a Sex Offender.
May 19th, 2011
Bath man accused of taking indecent liberties with a child
On April 11, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of an alleged sexual assault against a child that occurred in October of 2010.
May 19th, 2011
Burglar found to be under influence of bath salts
The suspect was identified as Shawn Dean Walker, age 36, of Roberson Road in Washington.
May 19th, 2011
Second Blount's Creek man in a week charged with pedophilia
James Edward Clemmer, age 18, of Core Point Road in Blount's Creek, is being held in the Beaufort County Detention Center on a $100,000 secured bond.
May 19th, 2011
Pinetown woman charged with child abuse and neglect
On Jan. 11, the Sheriff's Office received a report alleging that a child was given an alcoholic beverage and physically assaulted by an adult at a home on Boyd Loop Road in Pinetown.
May 19th, 2011
Amber Alert Cancelled
Washington Police had issued an Amber Alert for Desi Shanta Mylove Worthington, age 2, which has now been cancelled.
May 19th, 2011
Crime Stoppers offer reward for suspect in scrap steel thievery
Matthew Roughton, age 19, of Pollard Road in Chocowinity, is charged with one count of Obtaining Property by False Pretenses and one count of Misdemeanor Larceny.
May 19th, 2011
Washington man arrested for statutory rape of teenage girl
On Feb. 28, the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office received a report of an alleged sexual offense involving a juvenile that resulted in the birth of a child.
May 19th, 2011
Washington man kills Chihuahua during domestic dispute
Paul Anthony Cox was arrested on Monday and held in the Beaufort County Detention Center on a $15,000 secured bond set by Magistrate Donald Sadler.
May 19th, 2011
Aurora man fires handgun during domestic dispute
Jose Luis Bennett was arrested and held in the Beaufort County Detention Center without bond because of the domestic nature of the charges.
May 19th, 2011
One Aurora man eludes deputy after car chase, another is caught
Anyone with information on the identity of the black male who fled the scene is asked to call Beaufort County Crime Stoppers at 252-974-6400.
May 19th, 2011
Two youths charged with burning of Washington structure
On Feb. 10, the Clark's Neck Volunteer Fire Department and Old Ford Volunteer Fire Department discovered an abandoned camper trailer that was fully engulfed in flames.
May 19th, 2011
Sheriff's Office warns Beaufort County citizens of bail scam
The common method in these scams is the caller's need for the victim to wire money as soon as possible to help a relative. These con artists are taking advantage of our citizens' good nature.
May 19th, 2011
Blount's Creek woman arrested for stealing from church account
Shauna Shalana Moody, age 44, of Stilley Station Road in Blount's Creek, was arrested last Friday and released on a $5,000 secured bond.
May 19th, 2011
