This weeks blog post will be important information regarding my beat, which is crime. I will be covering latest news updates, updates on stories I will be covering, and an updates on my sources. While crime has always been an issue throughout the town of high point. Protocols have been put in place to help decrease crime rates. The police department has done this by offering 500$ too anyone who reports information leading to an arrest of a felon in possession of a gun. Little steps like this have cause crime to decrease in 5% in high point this year, and 7% in 2022. According to the article "New High Point Crime Stoppers program designed to seize more illegal guns" written by Tess Bargebuhr. An incident occurred on August 1st 2023, which was an assault with a gun. On 300 block Taylor Avenue, where officers upon arrival discovered a man with a severe gunshot wound. According to the High Point police department "Due to the early investigative process of this case, no additional information will be released at this time." Their was also an armed robbery arrest made on August 21st 2023. The robbery was made at Laurelwood park, where a female victim was approached by two men wearing ski masks. They demanded her wallet and car keys, and then fled the scene with her call and wallet leaving her unharmed. 3 juveniles were arrested with the involvement in the robbery, where two illegally possessed firearms were recovered. According to the High Point police department "All three are currently being held in the Guilford County Juvenile Detention Center on Secure Custody Orders. Due to the age of the offenders, no further information will be released." High Point police officer Robert Tull has received the Hank Snyder Beyond The Call Of Duty Award, on July 10th 2023. He has been apart of the High Point police department since 2014 and was offered the lieutenant position earlier this month. According to the High Point Police department "He now serves as a Patrol Supervisor and is also a member of the High Point Police Department’s SWAT Team. In May, he retired from the U.S. Air Force Reserves as a Master." He has gone above and beyond in the community to serve for High Point.
Sergeant, serving on missions in Iraq and Syria. He served for 21 years. The following stories are all follow ups on recent information released by the High Point Police Department. The next following beats will be covered on information revolving High Point University campus, which sources will be High Point campus security, and other online sources. The next stories I will cover in my beat will be the decrease in gun crime, and other ways the community has helped decrease the crime rates around High Point.
