blog post 9

 Updates on crime going on in High Point. According to WXII high-point violent crimes are down compared to other triad cities. "Stroud says as of Aug. 1, 2023, his department has seen a 5% reduction in violent crimes since August last year. He adds before that, violent crime was down 7% (Davis)." However, according to bestplaces.net compared to the US average in violent crime, High Point has 23.8 compared to 22.7. According to High Point police department "On October 17, 2023 at about 1:40 p.m., High Point Police, High Point Fire Department, and Guilford County EMS were dispatched to US 29 South near Baker Rd for a traffic crash with injuries. When the responding units arrived on scene, they found that a Toyota pickup truck had crossed the median and hit a tractor trailer head on." Also according to High Point police department "On October 16, 2023 at about 1:30 p.m., Bike Team officers patrolling near Fred Alexander Place spotted a parking lot attendant chasing a man. The parking lot attendant said the man had been messing with vehicles in one of the lots. A Bike Team officer chased down the suspect and arrested him near N. Hamilton Street."

    For my story three I am working on diversifying my sources and editing my final product. I am also working on potential ways to add sources for my story 4. This will be through word of mouth, and seeing who on High Point's campus has had any sort of crime encounters. I will then take a broadcast journalism approach and create a video that speaks the story of attempted crimes at High Point University. 

blog update 8

 I will be doing a waklet story for my next story, and it will be of top crimes committed at High Point. This story will use data analysis and stats to put together the top 10 crimes committed in High Point. According to fox8 news "A man is facing several charges following a crash-filled police pursuit on Sunday afternoon, according to the Winston-Salem Police Department." Those are the latest crimes committed in High Point, and that is the story that will be covered for my next beat. 

blog update 7

    A recent crime reported in High Point this week is according to the High Point police department "On 10/06/2023, at 10:11 p.m. a High Point Police officer on routine patrol

drove up on a crash that had just occurred in the 3500blk of E Martin Luther King Jr Dr." This crash was a fatal one. There was also a Westdale homicide arrest made on October 5th according to the High Point police department.  

    For my next story, I will be covering crimes committed on High Point University campus. This story will be a multimedia cover of what attempted crimes have taken place at our school. I will have interviews set up for once I get back from fall break, and have my draft in on time.

blog update#6

 In my next story, I will cover attempted crimes on the High Point University campus. According to High Point police department news "September 28, 2023, at 2:15 a.m., High Point police responded

to 204 Westdale Dr in reference to an assault with a deadly weapon. Upon arrival, officers

located the victim, Kristian Tillman-Little (B/M, 27, of High Point) inside the residence, dead

due to multiple gunshot wounds." Also according to the High Point Police Department "– On Tuesday, September 19, 2023, High Point police responded to 1670 W

English Road in reference to a breaking and entering in progress." According to the High Point Police Department "On Monday, September 11, 2023, at 9:20 p.m., a High Point Police Patrol

The officer initiated a traffic stop in the 1200 block of S Main Street on a black Nissan Versa for a

registration violation." 

I will be gathering information on attempted crimes committed on High Point University campus and to students at High Point University. I will take a broadcast journalism approach to this story.

blog post #5

    I recently interviewed two nonprofit organizations on human trafficking. These organizations were love146, and Triad Ladder Of Hope. In these interviews, we talked about signs that people being human trafficked show including; an increase in grades and performance if they were poor students before, tattoos, and brandings of the human trafficker's name or a money bag. It is also a common misconception that human trafficking happens across borders. 

    Recent crime updates entail that according to fox8 "Prosecutors are suggesting that former High Point Police officer Laura Steele spend the next 97 to 121 months in federal prison for conspiring with other members of the Oath Keepers militia group to overturn the 2020 presidential election." According to Fox8 News after a multi-county chase ends, a kidnapping survivor was recovered. According to the High Point department, "The driver ran around the front of the car while clutching something in both hands while the back passenger exited the car while holding a gun in his right hand. Due to the officer’s vigilance and seeing what was occurring, he was already exiting the car, this caught Turner off-guard and he dropped the gun and ran in the other direction."

    Those are the recent updates on crime in High Point, and the recent updates on my beat interviews. The final copy will be done on Wednesday, and I'm planning on interviewing two more nonprofit organizations on Monday.

COM beats blog #4

 I am currently setting up interviews with Tammy Covington, and chief of police Travis Stroud. I am also getting in touch with police of communications Victoria Ruvio, and the non profit organization 1ove146. I am getting in touch with human trafficking survivor Ann Ptak, and Jordan Green writer who covered stories on human trafficking. I am also getting in touch with another non profit organization Sandra Johnson. 

    Updates on crime in High Point involve the following. According to fox8 news High Point triples fines for tampering with utility meters "High Point noticed a 42% uptick in reports of meter meddling and decided to raise the fine in an effort to deal with the problem (Fambro)." Also according to fox8 news A High Point Man was sentenced for 6 to 13 years for sexual assault "Carter’s DNA was a match with the samples from the SANE kit and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Carter was located and arrested the next day, April 9, 2020 (Stamps)." 

COM beats reporting blog update #3

     The topic I decided to cover for my first beat is human trafficking in High Point North Carolina. According too fox8 news Ashley Green, 36, was just recently charged with human trafficking. She was charged with nine counts of first degree sexual exploitation. And one count of promoting prostitution, and another count of human trafficking. She took pictures of a teenager and promoted commercial sex advertisements, she also had the teenager participate in prostitution. Bringing awareness too human trafficking will be able to help put a stop too it. A lot of human trafficking victims new the person who put them in this situation prior to when it actually happened. They just didn't know the type of person that they really were. According to fox 8 news “North Carolina-funded sexual assault agencies served 368 human trafficking victims from July 2020 to June 2021…60% of offenders were people who were known to the victim and held a position of trust with them such as a coach or a family member (Mikkelson & Bowyer).” Places of large gatherings often also have more ties to human trafficking because people get lost in the crowd, such as the High Point Furniture market. Non profit organizations similar to love146 help assist human trafficking survivors, and try their best to prevent human trafficking from happening by bringing awareness to the situation. North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault also provide direct service providers to help assist survivors and those struggling. I am researching more into whether or not statistics go up with human trafficking during the High Point furniture market by reaching out too Tammy Covington, the president and chief executive of this market. I also will be reaching out too police chief Travis Stroud to get an interview from him. And police communications specialist, Victoria Ruvio. I plan on doing more research with non profit organizations similar to love146, and North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault too interview these organizations on human trafficking.