Monroe, N.C. Police Sgt. Mark Greene Awarded "Officer Of The Month" For March 2012

Monroe, NC – WIXE Radio along with Spivey Insurance of Indian Trail awarded The WIXE Officer of the Month for March, 2012 to Sgt. Mark Greene.

The presentation was made by Kathie Easton, WIXE Sales Manager & Chris Spivey, owner of Spivey Insurance Group.

Sgt. Greene has been a police officer with the Monroe Police [...]

Suspicious Fire In Monroe Being Investigated By Police & Fire Dept.

Monroe, NC – The Monroe Fire and Police Departments are investigating a suspicious fire at 1000 Bentwood Lane in the Lakeshore neighborhood.

Police and fire received a call Wednesday evening from an individual living at the residence at roughly 9:52 p.m. stating as they returned home, they witnessed someone leaving the property as well [...]

Car Accident On Skyway Drive Pins 2 Passengers

Monroe, NC

A car accident on Skyway and East Ave. today tied up traffic today around 1:40pm in Monroe. According to Monroe Police Department it appeared 2 trucks collided as one merged onto Skyway from Highway 74. Two passengers were pinned in the truck from the accident Monroe Fire Department and EMS responded to [...]

Monroe, NC Police Arrest 6 For Conspiracy To Traffic Cocaine

Monroe, NC

On October 13, 2009, officers from the Monroe, NC Police Department along with DEA agents arrested six individuals for conspiracy to traffic cocaine at 1043 Tradewinds Drive, Monroe. The arrests were the culmination of a four month investigation which resulted in 871 grams of cocaine seized with a street value of over [...]

Operation Medicine Drop Scheduled for October 3, 2009 For Union County, NC

Law enforcement, education, healthcare and community agencies in Union County, NC will join together on Saturday, October 3, 2009 to host Operation Medicine Drop, a program designed to help keep unused medications out of the wrong hands.

The program will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. During this time, community members are encouraged [...]

JB’s Midway BBQ Suffers Fire But Remains Open For Business

Monroe, North Carolina

Monroe firefighters responded to a possible structure fire at JB’s Midway Barbeque at 723 N. Charlotte Avenue at approximately 11:35 pm on Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Monroe Police Sergeant Chris Helms spotted smoke inside the building while on routine patrol and alerted the fire department. First arriving fire department units [...]

Monroe, NC Police “Operation Crackdown 2009″ Video

Monroe, NC

On May 23, 2009 I was invited to ride along with the Monroe Police Dept. in “Operation Crackdown 2009″. The Monroe Police were looking for 26 individuals representing 118 different drug charges. I was thrilled with the opportunity and was told to bring my video camera to shoot the days event.

We met [...]

Monroe, NC Police Department To Host 5K Torch Run For Special Olympics On June 6, 2009

Monroe, North Carolina

On Saturday, June 6, 2009, the Monroe Police Department will be hosting a 5K Torch Run for Special Olympics of North Carolina. The event will be held downtown Monroe starting with a fun run for the kids at 8:00 a.m. and a 5K run at 8:15 a.m.

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