Pittsboro, NC – Here is the Chatham County Sheriff department’s arrest blotter for January 2024. On January 1, Esmeralda Sanchez Gomez, 22, of 903 E. Raleigh St., Siler City, was arrested by Deputy Zackary Gross for driving under the influence…
Pittsboro, NC – In response to an incident at Northwood High School in Pittsboro on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office has taken action to address a potential threat to school safety. The Sheriff’s Office was alerted…
Pittsboro, NC – Here were the nine most popular Chatham Journal stories of November 2023:
Bear Creek, NC – Talk about a wild Friday night! Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Deputy John Lacy experienced just that on the evening of November 17. At approximately 8:30 p.m., John was dispatched to handle an unusual call at a…
Pittsboro, NC – Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Investigators executed search warrants Friday morning, September 8, 2023, at two Wake County locations as part of their ongoing investigation into the death of Hadeel Ghandhanfer Hikmat, age 34, of 736 Treviso Lane,…
Pittsboro, NC – To prepare for flood water emergencies, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office conducted a specialized training exercise on Thursday, June 29, 2023, utilizing a Zodiac rigid inflatable boat on Jordan Lake. The training exercise was part of the…
Siler City, NC – A Siler City man charged earlier this month with disseminating obscenity is facing additional related charges. On June 21, 2023, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office received a report of inappropriate sexual communication and relations between a…
Pittsboro, NC – Here is the Chatham County Sheriff department’s arrest blotter for May 2023. On May 1, Milvia J. Villatoro-Velasquez, 20, was arrested by Cpl. Robert Pelkey for simple assault and resisting a public officer. She was held on…
Pittsboro, NC – In a ceremony held Tuesday, May 9, the Chatham County law enforcement community came together to honor the memory of the brave men and women who lost their lives while serving and protecting their communities in 2022.…
Bear Creek, NC – On February 20, 2023, the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a man molesting a child family member and recording the victim in the bathroom on his cellphone. A search warrant was issued to…