Crime/Incident Report

District 1 Sheriff’s Office

has recently responded to the following incidents in northwest/northern Guilford County ...

ASSAULT

June 30 | A resident of the 2500 block of Oak Ridge Road in Oak Ridge reported a known suspect assaulted her. July 1 | A 35-year-old male was arrested in the 5300 block of North Oaks Drive in northwest Greensboro (near Lake Brandt Road) for assault on a female. July 2 | A 56-year-old male was arrested at 11:04 p.m. in the 2800 block of Fleming Road in northwest Greensboro for assault on a female. July 6 | A 41-year-old male was arrested at 11:39 p.m. in the 3100 block of Horse Pen Creek Road in northwest Greensboro for assault on a female; a 32-year-old female was also arrested for simple assault. DRIVING with REVOKED LICENSE

July 10 | A 35-year-old male was cited at the intersection of U.S. 158 and N.C. 68 N in Stokesdale for driving with a revoked license and a seatbelt violation. July 11 | A 28-year-old female was cited at the intersection of U.S. 220 N and Oak Ridge Road in Summerfield for driving with a revoked license. DRUGS

July 10 | A 41-year-old male was cited at 4:15 a.m. in the 8200 block of Belews Creek Road in Stokesdale for possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. THEFT

July 1 | A resident of the 300 block of Plainfield Road in northern Greensboro (off Lake Brandt Road) reported an unknown suspect stole her backpack on June 30 between 7:15 and 9 p.m.; the backpack, along with the items inside, was valued at about $300. NW GUILFORD – Guilford County Sheriff’s Department responded to a bomb threat at Northwest Guilford High School last Thursday afternoon, July 8. Numerous law enforcement officers entered the campus, blocked off driveway access to the school and employed K9 dogs to help ensure the campus was safe.

At this point it appears the bomb threat was a hoax that was initiated by juveniles, but the case is still under investigation.

TOWN COUNCIL

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related article in our July 1-14 issue.)

Babcock was one of a dozen speakers during Tuesday’s meeting who reiterated the view that construction of townhouses and apartments would increase traffic in Summerfield and imperil its rural character.

Criticism aimed at developer David Couch’s proposal for the residentialand-commercial expansion of Summerfield Farms offered a preview of a 6 p.m. meeting scheduled this Thursday, July 15, at Revolution Academy. Couch and town staff plan to field questions about the developer’s request for a text amendment to the UDO that would create a master planned village district. (See related article on p. 2.)

If approved by the council, the amendment would allow Couch to develop at least 750 acres of his property from Summerfield Road to Interstate 73 with a range of housing priced from $250,000 to $2 million.

Even though Couch wasn’t present during Tuesday’s meeting, Triplett directed comments at him as he looked in the direction of the town’s camera livestreaming the proceedings and the Summerfield Scoop’s camera recording them.

“I will look at David Couch wherever you are and tell you we don’t want apartments in Summerfield,” said Triplett, drawing loud applause.

Some of the speakers live in Henson Farms, which abuts Couch’s property. Summerfield resident Beth Kaplan recalled that opposition to development of the Brookbank Road subdivision, started more than two decades ago,

mirrored criticism of Couch’s proposal. “Henson Farms advertises itself as one of the premier neighborhoods in Guilford County,” Kaplan said. Referring to the proposed expansion of Summerfield Farms, she said, “I believe this development will once again bring wonderful families into our community.” Rancor over Couch’s proposal is already threatening Summerfield’s “rural character,” Kaplan said. “To me, it already seems like we are acting like a big city.” “We’re going to be doing the best that we can with the information that we have,” said Mayor BJ Barnes, echoing remarks by Town Manager Scott Whitaker and Town Attorney Bob Hornik that the council is legally obligated to consider Couch’s request for a text amendment. “If Osama bin Laden was 8004 Linville Road, Suite E-3, Oak Ridge still living and lived in Sum(336) 643-4623 merfield (and) if he brought barbourwilliams.com something before this council, we’d have to consider it,” Barnes said. “That’s by law. We can’t pick and choose. We can’t say ‘not in my backyard.’” The town’s Planning Board is scheduled to consider Couch’s request during its meeting July 26, followed by the council’s consideration during its monthly meeting Aug. 10. Residents will have the opportunity to speak in public hearings during both of those meetings. “I have to give it a fair hearing,” Councilman John O’Day said, noting he’s not for or against the proposed text amendment.

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