GERMANTON, N.C. — Forsyth County deputies uncovered a large cockfighting operation during an animal welfare check Wednesday, leading to multiple arrests, the seizure of drugs and weapons, and the recovery of more than 400 roosters. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division responded Jan. 14 to a home in the 7000 block of Baux Mountain Road. Deputies reported finding hundreds of cages filled with roosters. Investigators obtained a search warrant. During the

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Age/Gender/Race: 39/Female/White Arrest Date: 01/15/2026 Charges: Possess Schedule II controlled substance (felony) Possession of drug paraphernalia Bond: $5,000.00r

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Age/Gender/Race: 22/Male/Black Arrest Date: 01/14/2026 Charges: Embezzlement (felony)

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Age/Gender/Race: 39/Female/White Arrest Date: 01/13/2026 Charges: Malicious conduct by prisoner, throwing bodily fluids or matter Intoxicated and disruptive

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Christopher Michael Greer ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — Sheriff Travis Allen requested a state investigation in March 2025 after an internal review uncovered the improper handling of property from a stolen-goods case, a probe which later led to the arrest of one former deputy and the indictment of another. Allen said the issue surfaced through a division supervisor and not through an outside complaint. He contacted the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation on March 12, 2025, an

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A Winston-Salem man faces felony charges after police say he struck two pedestrians in a marked crosswalk on East Sprague Street, killing 28