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It took a professional safe moving company from Lumberton an hour and a half to get the
original safe from the old Bank of Raeford through the door of the Hoke County Public
Library. The Bank of Raeford was founded in 1903 , just to give an idea of how old the safe
is. United Carolina Bank donated the safe to the library for keeping Hoke Count archives
and relics. Liz Burgess reports that the safe does work.
Raeford man arrested for break
-in of residence
A Raeford man was in the Hoke
County Jail Monday, under $2,000
bond, after being charged with a
break-in and taking a woman's
pocketbook.
William Henry McMillan, 26,
was jailed after being picked up on
a warrant charging him with
breaking into the home of Mary L.
McKinnon, according to Sheriffs
reports.
According to a report by Deputy
J.A. Foster, a witness allegedly
saw McMillan around McKinnon's
house and apparently saw the man
throw something into some bushes
nearby.
The witness did not think
anything more about what she had
seen until later when she talked to
McKinnon ang discovered the
house had been broken into.
McKinnon went to the bushes
and recovered the pocketbook,
reports say.
In a statement given to Foster,
McMillan claimed to be drunk and
riding around with some people he
did not know at the time the alleg
ed break-in occurred.
McMillan woke up outdoors
somewhere in the county with his
wallet missing the morning after
the break-in, he said in the state
ment.
In an unrelated matter, there
have been eight alleged shoplifters
caught in Raeford in the last two
weeks, according to Raeford
Police Chief Leonard Wiggins.
On January 17, a 33-year-old
Raeford resident, Joey Roscoe
Bratcher, was cited after allegedly
trying to take two cartons of
Winston cigarettes from the A&P
Food Store, Wiggins said.
The cigarettes were valued at
S14.58, Wiggins said.
The day before Bratcher's cita
tion, a 76-year-old woman was
cited after trying to take some cold
medicine from the same store,
Wiggins said.
Lillie H. Locklear was apparent
ly caught leaving the A&P with
some asprin, some ammonia and
some Comtrex cold medicine, said
the chief.
The merchandise was valued at
$9.57, Wiggins said.
Again, on January 17, a juvenile
shoplifter was caught in Raeford's
Maxway Store.
According to Wiggins, a
10-year-old boy was caught
allegedly attempting to take away a
$22.97 tape recorder.
The child will be turned over to
juvenile authorities, Wiggins said.
On January 24, another juvenile
was apparently caught taking a
cake out of the local A&P.
The 14-year-old boy will be turn
ed over to the proper authorities
for the offense. The cake was
valued at 99 cents, Wiggins said.
Sharon Ross, 20, of Raeford,
was apparently caught attempting
to take a box of disposable diapers
from the local Food Lion Store,
the chief said.
The diapers were valued at
$8.62, Wiggins said.
Another alleged shoplifter was
caught at Food Lion on the same
day.
Robert Swain, of Raeford was
cited after trying to allegedly take a
pack of sausage and some candy,
Wiggins said.
Swain is 17, said the chief.
On January 24, Roy L. Mur
chison, 33, was cited for allegedly
taking three packs of Newport
cigarettes from Food Lion.
The smokes wer* valued at
$2.46, Wiggins said.
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Racford, was cited for shoplifting
after allegedly using a tube of
lipstick at Raeford's Revco and
not buying it, Wiggins said.
The make-up was worth about
$3.39, said Wiggins.
On January 21, a break-in was
reported at the Bluemont Beauty
Shop in the old Raeford Hotel
building.
Discovered missing was an elec
tric heater valued at $40, the chief
said.
Also on January 21, a breaking
and entering was reported at Hoke
High School.
About $30 in candy was taken
from the school store, said Wig
gins.
On January 25, West Hoke
School was reported broken into,
sheriffs reports say.
Some children who live nearby
are suspected, reports say.
According to the report, a win
dow was broken causing about $23
in damage, but only about $.49 in
candy was taken from the school.
The pumphouse of a county
home was broken into and the
. pump iri? y? a wtot in npimi -
The vacant house belongs to
CIT Mortgage, of Fayetteville,
reports say.
The cinder block wall of the
pumphouse was torn down to gain
access to the pump, reports say,
adding that the value of the pump
is SI, 100.
The local branch of Sandhills
Community College reported the
theft of a typewriter from their
classroom.
According to Wiggins, the Royal
typewriter was reported missing at
around 2 p.m. on January 18.
The machine was valued at $500,
Wiggins said.
On Sunday, January 13, a tuck
was reported stolen from Tarheel
Hatcheries, according to Wiggins.
The 1981 Chevrolet pick-up was
last seen leaving Racket Alley, said
the chief.
Clarence Willis was putting anti
freeze in the truck. When he went
to put the unused portion of the li
quid away, he heard the hood to
the truck shut and saw the vehicle
leaving the alley, Wiggins said.
The truck was last seen going
down Harris Avenue.
According to Wiggins, the truck
Curtis Bandy reported acts of
vandelism to his car on January
15, according to reports from the
Hoke County Sheriff's Depart
ment.
According to reports, when the
vehicle broke down, Bandy left the
1967 Falcon beside the road and
took the battery.
Upon his return, Bandy found
all the tires on the car cut and all
the windows shot out.
The car was worth about $800
and there was that much damage
done to the vehicle, reports say.
According to reports, empty
12-gauge shotgun shells were
found near the car.
On another matter, a Hoke
County couple have been missing
checks and have reported it to the
Sheriffs Department.
On January 8, Gloria Brehm
found a whole checkbook and
some checks out of another book
missing from her home.
Three days later, her husband,
Johnny Brehm reported that three
apparently forged checks had
cleared their bank.
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were allegedly forged and cashed
by Cheryl Stewart.
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