Bryan Stewart

Richmond County Daily Journal

A man walking alone on Corning Street in Hamlet was robbed at gunpoint by four unidentified men around 11 p.m. on Sept. 2.

The man told police that he was walking alone when he passed three men who did not speak to him, but after he passed them, a fourth man jumped from the bushes and pointed a gun at him demanding money.

Without incident, he held his hands in the air and one of the three men who had passed him earlier, walked up behind him and took his wallet from his back pocket.

He took $370 in cash from his wallet and dropped the empty wallet on the ground.

All four men left the scene. The victim was unable to identify any of them since it was too dark to see their faces, according to reports.

Other incident reported to the Hamlet Police Department include:

n A business on West Hamlet Avenue reported to Hamlet Police that someone stole a money bag with approximately $940 in cash and $235 in checks.

n Two backpack gas blowers were stolen from the back of a truck on Oak Avenue. Property was valued at $1,000.

n A home on James Avenue was broken into and $2,310 worth of property was stolen or damaged.

n A homeowner on Forestlane Road reported their storm door was smashed after someone threw a rock through it.

n Someone on West Hamlet Avenue reported a man communicating threats in a parking lot.

Arrests reported by the Hamlet Police Department include:

n Rhonda Michelle Taylor, 33, Mizpah Road, Hamlet, was arrested for felony possession with intent to sell or distribute crack cocaine, felony maintaining a vehicle and misdemeanor aid and abet driving while intoxicated. Bond has been set at $10,000.

n Eric Dean Young, 37, Champlain Street, Hamlet, was arrested for misdemeanor communicating threats. He was released with a written promise to appear in court.

n Fannie Mae Smith, 30, Thomas Street, Hamlet, was arrested for misdemeanor secreting lien property. Bond has been set at $500.

Arrests made by the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office include:

n Bryan Kent Hoover, 18, Caley Lane, Rockingham, was arrested for felony maintaining a drug dwelling, felony possession of marijuana and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $5,000.

n Bryan Wade Smith, 19, Caley Lane, Rockingham, was arrested for felony maintaining a drug dwelling, felony possession of marijuana and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set $5,000.