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Deceased Individual found in Winkler Creek Identified; No Foul Play Suspected Press Release

On May 24th, 2023, around 3:45 p.m., a subject conducting research in Winkler Creek located a deceased individual in the creek behind the Broyhill Wellness Center, located at 232 Boone Heights Drive. Members of the Boone Police Department, Boone Fire Depa...

Local Cows Assist in the Arrest of a Reckless Driver Press Release

On May 09, 2023, a suspect later identified as Joshua Minton, age 34, of Millers Creek, NC, fled from Boone Police Officers during a traffic stop. The suspect led Boone police and deputies of the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office on a chase. The s...

Suspicious Male Identified as Registered Sex Offender and Apprehended by WCSO

On April 28th, 2023, at 12:12 p.m., officers with the Boone Police Department’s Patrol Division were contacted by a local business which provides activities for children. The business advised a male had visited the location twice. Business representatives...

Threat of Mass Violence Directed Towards Watauga County School System Deemed False

This is a joint release being issued on behalf of the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office and the Boone Police Department.

On Thursday, April 27, 2023, the Watauga County emergency communications center received a report of a threat of mass violence ...

Motor Vehicle Crash at the Intersection of Councill Street and East King Street on April 13, 2023

On April 13, 2023, at 4:05 pm, a Watauga Rescue unit returning from a call drove up on a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Council Street and East King Street.  Boone Police along with Boone Fire and Watauga Medics arrived on scene and f...

Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to Life By U.S. Attorney for Western District of North Carolina

Brian Wittke, 51, a previously convicted sex offender who shared child pornography online and produced child pornography of two children under age two, was sentenced to life in prison today, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District o...