Holly Springs officers make several arrests

The Holly Springs police force made five arrests last week and investigated numerous burglaries, according to chief Robert Pearson.

Two people, Emma Luellen Kimble, 32, and Corey Monte Jackson, 24, of Holly Springs, were arrested Wednesday, Oct. 28, and charged with grand larceny, Pearson said.

Joshua Beard, 21, of Potts Camp, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 29, and charged with armed robbery, the chief said.

Melvin Sledge, 19, of Holly Springs, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 29, and charged with aggravated assault and armed robbery, Pearson said.

Cedric Dowdy Jr., 18, of Holly Springs, was arrested Friday, Oct. 30, and charged with simple assault on a police officer/school official. Officers investigated the following additional reports of crime.

an attempted burglary Wednesday, Oct. 28, in the 600 block of Highway 7 South. Nothing was found missing but the front door lock was damaged.
an armed robbery in the 100 block of Rust Avenue Thursday, Oct. 29. The victim stated a male subject wearing all black clothing had snatched her purse.
an auto burglary Thursday, Oct. 29, in the 700 block of Highway 7 North. The business owner discovered a black Ford Mustang Custom GT broken into. Taken was a stereo system and DVD player, television, two 12-inch speakers, two amplifiers and an equalizer. Also missing were a NITTO 45-35-20 tire and one WANLI 45-35-20 tire.
a burglary in the 100 block of South Spring Street. A small amount of cash was missing from the owner’s purse.
a burglary in the 200 block of West College Saturday, Oct. 31. Nothing was missing but heavy damage was done to the building.

Officers responded to the following activities: driving while license suspended, 3; no proof of insurance, 3; speeding, 3; expired tag, 1; DUI, 1; DUI refuse test, 1; public drunk, 1; malicious mischief, 1; and domestic violence simple assault, 1.


Thursday, November 5, 2009
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