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Teamwork leads to arrests outside BCI
BYTHADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - It has become
one of the most successful
partnerships in law enforce
ment.
The Windsor Police De
partment and the Bertie
County contingent of N.C.
Wildlife Resources Commis-
Most
cases
solved
COVID-19
active cases
down to 4
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - As North
Carolina officials an
nounced stronger regu
lations on social dis
tancing, Bertie County
officials released good
news.
On Monday afternoon,
new stringent restric
tions on the number of
people allowed to enter
retail establishments
went into effect at the
order of N.C. Governor
Roy Cooper.
The same afternoon,
Bertie County an
nounced that 10 of the
12 people diagnosed
with COVID-19 have
recovered and only
one case is active. The
twelfth person died of
the disease.
Early Tuesday after
noon, however, the ac
tive cases inched back
up as three new cases
were confirmed leav
ing the county with 15
cases, four of which are
See CDVID-19, A6
sion have successfully cap
tured dozens of criminals in
the immediate area of Bertie
Correctional Institute over
the past several years.
That partnership was in
full swing in the past two
weeks.
“We have developed such
a good working relationship
with the N.C. Wildlife Com
mission officers,” Windsor
Police Chief Justin Jackson
said. “They are truly our
partners in trying to prevent
people using game lands to
commit a felony in trying to
provide contraband to pris
on inmates.”
The most recent incident
was over the weekend, when
a hunter alerted officers to
a suspicious suspect being
seen in the game lands near
the prison. According to the
hunter, the suspect had a
backpack, but wasn’t carry
ing a gun to be a hunter.
Windsor Police Lt. Frank
Ratzlaff and Officer Jessie
Mizelle went to the pris
on and began walking the
woods line to attempt to lo-
EASTER CELEBRATIONS
JENNIFER JERNIGAN CULLIRHER / Contributed Photo
A youngster braves the wind to show off her Easter hat at Askewville Assembly of God Sunday.
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Editor’s Note: With churches
gathering for drive-thru and
Facebook services on Easter, it
seemed fitting to share not only
sights from Easter Sunday, but
a message as well. What fol
lows is Sunday’s sermon from
one of our columnists and the
Pastor of Askewville Assembly
of God, the Rev. R.O. “Buddy”
Denton Jr.
BY THE REV. R.D. DENTON JR.
Askewviiie Assembiy of God
SCRIPTURE: Genesis 1:1-
2,26 “In the beginning God
created the heavens and the
earth. The earth was without
form, and void, and darkness
was on the face of the deep.
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CHRYSTAL PITTMAN WHITE / Contributed Photo
Worshipers gathered at Sandy Run Baptist Church in Roxobel for Easter
service.
And the Spirit of God was
hovering over the face of the
waters...Then God said, ‘Let
US make man in Our image.
according to Our likeness...”
John 1:1-5 “In the beginning
See EASTER, A5
cate the suspect. N.C. Wild
life Officers Rodney Jack and
Jordan Keyes were called in
to help join the search.
With the four officers
searching, they located the
suspect - later identified
as 27-year-old Ethan Tyler
Smith of 45 Courtney Dr. in
See TEAMWORK, A6
County
names
leader
Vaughan
has interim
tag removed
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - Bertie Coun
ty has a new county
manager - sort of.
As of April 1, Interim
County Manager Juan
Vaughan II had the in
terim tag removed from
his title and became
Bertie County Manager.
Bertie County Com
missioners made the
decision to move for
ward with Vaughan’s
promotion following
a performance review
conducted March 13,
according to Commis
sion Chairman Ronald
D. Wesson.
“We had a discussion
about his performance
in closed session as we
had agreed to do after
the period of time since
he was named interim,”
Chairman Wesson said.
“We felt he was doing a
good job.”
Once the board moved
back into open session.
Commissioner John
See MANAGER, A6
Man charged with vandalizing Windsor business
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSDR - One of Windsor’s
most respected downtown
businesses was the victim of
vandalism last week.
Fortunately, officers from
the Windsor Police Depart
ment made quick work of
catching the suspect, land
ing a 64-year-old Bertie
County man behind bars.
Windsor Police Lt. Frank
Ratzlaff said there was more
than $2,500 in damages done
to lawnmowers, plants and
other items at Bertie Sentry
Hardware April 8.
Windsor Police Officer
Tonya Todd was alerted
there was a male suspect at
the front entrance of Bertie
Sentry Hardware, and Sgt.
Jason Thomas and Cpl. Chris
Leggett each arrived to pro
vide backup.
Officers saw objects stick
ing out of the suspect’s pock
ets and saw several items
had been damaged. Upon
searching the suspect - later
identified as Ronnie Sherrod
Rascoe of 217 Cow Track
Rd. in Windsor - officers
found the fence lock from
the store, along with several
dipsticks Rascoe had alleg
edly removed from at least
seven lawn mowers.
“Rascoe had broken into
the fenced in area attached
to the store, damaged seven
lawn mowers and destroyed
four planter pots,” Sgt.
Thomas said. “In the pro
cess, Rascoe had destroyed
multiple plants.”
See VANDALISM, A3
In this edition
Church & Faith
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Classified
B4
Obituaries
A2
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A4
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