Tom MacCallum

Richmond County Daily Journal

Deputies of the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, Vice/Narcotics Unit, recently cut down 3,450 marijuana plants found growing west of Norman, Capt. J. K. Glidewell said.

He said they were all small plants and had not matured to full value.

A Robbins man who rents the property involved called the sheriff’s department when he suspected plants growing there might be marijuana.

Deputies discovered 40 plants next to a fence in the front yard.

At the back of the property, deputies discovered some 3,410 more plants.

Glidewell said the former occupants of the residence were already serving terms in prison.

There have been no other occupants for the past month and a half, he said.

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In another case, Leon Fitzgerald Zeigler, 38, Luevora Lane, Hamlet, was arrested on felony charges of possession of cocaine with intent to sell or deliver and maintaining a place for controlled substances, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.

Bond was set at $15,000.

During the arrest, police seized 13 rocks of crack cocaine.

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Incidents reported to the sheriff’s office include:

n While parked at a residence on 2nd Street, Ellerbe, someone did $100 damage to a vehicle’s window and stole $350 from within the vehicle.

n A resident of Seaboard Street, Hoffman, told deputies he was the victim of someone using his Social Security identity.

n While a vehicle was parked in the yard of a house on Frank Davis Drive, Rockingham, someone punctured four tires causing $600 damage.

n On Silver Grove Church Road, Rockingham, someone stole a $15 can containing $12 worth of gas.

n A 24-year-old woman told deputies that a suspect struck her about her face at a house on East Washington Street, Rockingham.

n Bales of hay valued at $300 were stolen from a barn on Capel Mill Road, Norman.

n A 36-year-old woman told deputies that a suspect pushed her into a cabinet at a residence on Sleepy Hollow Drive, Rockingham.

n A 40-year-old man told deputies he was hit in the face with a beer bottle while at a house on Rogosin Street, Rockingham.

n Someone stole $974 worth of tools from a truck parked on 6th Street, Safie, Rockingham.

n A rock was thrown at a vehicle on Caldonia Inn Road, Ellerbe, causing $500 damage to the side.

n A door of a residence on Northside Park Drive, Rockingham, was pried open, and $1,610 worth of property was stolen.

n A 21-year-old man told deputies he was hit with a blunt object while walking along Old Charlotte Highway, Rockingham, and robbed of $60.

n Someone struck a wooden fence on Richmond Road Extension, Rockingham, causing $100 damage.

n While in a yard on 2nd Street, Ellerbe, a 20-year-old woman told deputies other women jumped on her, scratching and hitting her in the mouth.

n At a mobile home on Rummage Packhouse Road, Ellerbe, someone threw rocks at windows causing $700 damage.

n Rocks were thrown at a vehicle on U.S. 74 at Silver Grove Church Road, Rockingham, causing $350 damage to a windshield.

n A vehicle valued at $1,000 was stolen from a residence on Mill Road, Rockingham.

n Someone did $12 damage to locks at a storage facility on Wall Street, Ellerbe.

n Property valued at $360 was stolen from a house on Mill Road.

n Someone did $50 damage to siding on a mobile home on Mattie Drive, Rockingham.

n At a house on Capel Mill Road, someone stole $300 from a victim’s wallet.

n A 26-year-old woman told deputies a suspect at an apartment on 2nd Street, Ellerbe, struck her in the face.

n At a house on Ponderosa Drive, Hamlet, someone did $600 damage to a door and stole $2,090 worth of property.

n In a break-in at a house on Greene Street, Hamlet, someone did $150 damage.

n A ring valued at $350 was stolen from a house on Graham Bridge Road, Rockingham.

n At a residence on West Ridge Court, Cordova, someone did $250 damage to a door and stole $2,050 worth of property.

n At a garage on N.C. 73 East, Ellerbe, someone stole $850.

n A truck valued at $3,000 was stolen from a residence on Park Street, Rockingham,

n Someone did $200 damage to windows on a mobile home on East Eason Drive, Rockingham.

n The front door of a house on South Street, Rockingham, was broken into and $95 worth of property stolen.

n Two doors of a vehicle parked on Center Street, Cordova, were scratched causing $500 damage.

n On Flowers Street, Rockingham, someone stole a toolbox and tools valued at $350.

n At a house on Boyd Lake Road, Hamlet, someone did $100 damage to a window and stole a checkbook valued at $25 and $150.

n Yard lights valued at $60 were stolen from a residence on Rose Street, Hamlet.

n At a storage building of a house on Eddies Lane, Hamlet, someone stole tools and gasoline valued at $260.

n At a house on McGirt Road, Hamlet, a suspect knocked holes in walls causing $2,500 damage.

Information on criminal activity may be reported anonymously to Richmond County Crime Stoppers at 997-5454. When leading to arrests, rewards may be offered for such information.

n 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 at a matter of newspaper policy. Reports include both arrests and criminal summons such as citations. The Daily Journal lists them all as arrests. People charged are presumed innocent until determined to be guilty by a court of law.