It doesn’t pay to run from police.

Police were investigating suspicious activity in the city and discovered two teenagers in the area in question.

For unknown reasons, they ran from police when officers arrived on the scene. They were caught.

Dustin Coons, 17, Sweetbriar Lane, Rockingham, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of resisting a public officer. Bond was set at $500.

Justin Lance Butler, 16, Hunt Street, Rockingham, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of resisting, obstructing and delaying an arrest. Bond was set at $500.

It is against the law to not follow a lawful order given by a police officer. Questioning of an order is done in court, not at the scene of an incident.

Police have a right to search anyone suspected of a crime, or violation of any law, if they feel it is necessary for their own safety and that of others at the scene.

Resisting or interfering with these procedures is against state law.

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Other incidents reported by Rockingham police include:

Jonathan Gage Ard, 17, Ford Hill Road, was arrested on an order for arrest on a misdemeanor charge of simple possession of marijuana. Bond was set at $500.

At a residence on Hamer Mill Road, Rockingham, someone did $100 damage to the window of a truck and stole $115 worth of property.

A license plate valued at $51.60 was stolen off a truck in storage on Fayetteville Road, Rockingham.

On North Lee Street, Rockingham, someone did $200 damage to a door on a house.

A Rockingham woman told police she mailed $3,072.75 to an address in Canada to claim a $150,000 sweepstakes and got no reply.

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Incidents from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office include:

At property on a lake in the Hamlet area someone did $1,465 damage and stole $4,775.

n On Sandhill Road, Rockingham, someone stole $2,682 worth of property from a house.

At a residence on Dobbins Lane, Rockingham, someone stole a four-wheel vehicle valued at $5,252, $1,400 worth of tools and $200 in other property.

n Scratches on a vehicle parked on 3rd Street, Safie, caused $2,000 damage.

Information on criminal activity may be reported anonymously to Richmond County Crime Stoppers at 997-5454.

Arrest reports published in the Richmond County Daily Journal are copied from local law enforcement records. Except for people injured in motor vehicle accidents or reportable deaths, victims including people, businesses and institutions and their addresses are not included as a matter of policy.