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Mitchell sought in Windsor break-in
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - A Bertie Coun
ty man is being sought in
connection with a Sept. 22
break-in.
Windsor Police Chief Jus
tin Jackson said officers were
dispatched to the Windsor
WPD
nabs 8
math
bags
Food Mart located at 213 U.S.
13 North at approximately
3:12 a.m. Sept. 22.
Upon arriving, Windsor
Police Cpl. Blake Mizelle ob
served the front glass door
had been broken.
Sgt. Jason Thomas arrived
and the two officers checked
the inside of the building,
but found no one.
Later the same morning,
Windsor Police Officer Chris
Leggett obtained video foot
age from the store’s security
camera.
He was able to receive
video and a photo of the sus
pect.
Probation Officer Sheldon
Rhines was able to identify
the suspect as John Mitchell
of Republican.
Warrants have been ob
tained charging Mitchell in
the break-in.
“Anyone with information
as to John Mitchell’s where
abouts is asked to contact
the Windsor Police Depart
ment,’’ Lt. Frank Ratzlaff
said.
Those wishing to provide
information can call the WPD
at 252-794-3121.
Thadd White can be reached
via email at twhite@ncweek-
lies.com.
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THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - Another at
tempt.
Another failure.
Windsor Police Chief
Justin Jackson said
three of his officers
were able to apprehend
two suspects involved
in attempting to furnish
contraband to prison
ers incarcerated at Ber
tie Correctional Insti
tute (BCI).
On Sept. 23, Windsor
Police Officer Chris Leg
gett responded to a call
of a suspicious person
located on Cooper Hill
Road near BCI.
Upon his arrival. Of
ficer Leggett found a
vehicle parked in the
parking lot of a busi
ness. The officer went
to the car and spoke
with the occupant,
Dulce Rodriquez, who
was reportedly acting
nervous.
Lt. Frank Ratzlaff ar
rived at the scene and
shortly thereafter heard
a noise coming from the
nearby wooded area.
makes
arrest
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
RUSS RUSSELL / Bertie Ledger-Advance
A bouncy playground was enjoyed by this young girl and many others at the Aulander Peanut Festival.
Aulander boasts ‘fun’ festival
LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
See METH, A5
AULANDER - It was a wonder
ful day of food, fun and enter
tainment.
The fifth Annual Aulander
Peanut Festival was held last
Saturday at the town’s walk
ing trail and recreational fa
cilities on Rice Avenue, in
Aulander.
The day’s festivities began
at 7 a.m. with vendor set-up.
Registration began for the
5K started at 8 a.m. and the
5K and fun run began at 9
a.m.
The opening ceremony
started at 10 a.m. with the
presentation of the colors by
the Bertie High School JROTC,
WINDSOR - A Jamesville
man is behind bars fol
lowing the search of a
residence on Cooper
Hill Road in Windsor.
Bertie County Sher
iff John Holley said the
Down East Drug Task
Force executed a search
warrant at a residence
on the 1400 block of
Cooper Hill Road.
As a result of the
search, illegal con
trolled substances in
cluding heroin, cocaine
and marijuana were lo
cated at the residence.
Bertie County Sher
iff’s Office Narcotics
Sgt. Martin Phelps is the
case agent, and charged
Rakeem Deondre Wil
liams of Jamesville in
the incident. Williams
faces charges of posses
sion with intent to sell
and deliver heroin, pos
session with intent to
sell and deliver cocaine,
possession with intent
to sell and deliver mari
juana and possession of
drug paraphernalia.
See FESTIVAL, A6
See UNIT, A5
Bertie County receives $3.8 million grant
LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - The pieces of the
puzzles are coming together
as Bertie County recovers
from Hurricane Matthew’s
devastation over two years
ago.
Intake verification process-
In this edition —
es for the federal buyout and
elevation began in earnest
this week as representatives
from Holland Consulting
Planners met with local resi
dents who are on the prior
ity list for the Hazard Mitiga
tion Grant Program.
Meanwhile, the Bertie
County Commissioners re
ceived news last week con
firming a $3.8 million grant
award from the Golden Leaf
Foundation Board of Direc
tors for the replacement of
facilities damaged by flood
ing during Hurricane Mat
thew- the public library, co
operative extension offices
and the Windsor Community
Building.
“This is a win - (a) win for
Bertie County and Windsor
resulting from the team work
of our county commission
ers and the town of Windsor.
Both boards have success
fully secured grant funds
from the Golden Leaf Foun
dation to support recovery
and mitigation efforts since
Hurricane Matthew,” said
Bertie County Chairman Er
nestine Bazemore.
On Sept. 10, the board of
commissioners voted unani
mously to approve the op
tion to purchase four acres of
See GRANT, A5
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Classified B4
Obituaries A2
Opinion A4
Out & About A2
Sports B1
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