Northwest Observer / July 15 - 28, 2021

CRIME / INCIDENT report

District 1 Sheriff’s Office

has recently responded to the following incidents in northwest/northern Guilford County ...

ASSAULT June 30 | A resident of the 2500 block of Oak Ridge Road in Oak Ridge reported a known suspect assaulted her.

July 1 | A 35-year-old male was arrested in the 5300 block of North Oaks Drive in northwest Greensboro (near Lake Brandt Road) for assault on a female.

July 2 | A 56-year-old male was arrested at 11:04 p.m. in the 2800 block of Fleming Road in northwest Greensboro for assault on a female.

July 6 | A 41-year-old male was arrested at 11:39 p.m. in the 3100 block of Horse Pen Creek Road in northwest Greensboro for assault on a female; a 32-year-old female was also arrested for simple assault.

DRIVING with REVOKED LICENSE July 10 | A 35-year-old male was cited at the intersection of U.S. 158 and

N.C. 68 N in Stokesdale for driving with a revoked license and a seatbelt violation.

July 11 | A 28-year-old female was cited at the intersection of U.S. 220 N and Oak Ridge Road in Summerfield for driving with a revoked license.

DRUGS July 10 | A 41-year-old male was cited at 4:15 a.m. in the 8200 block of Belews Creek Road in Stokesdale for possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

THEFT July 1 | A resident of the 300 block of Plainfield Road in northern Greensboro (off Lake Brandt Road) reported an unknown suspect stole her backpack on June 30 between 7:15 and 9 p.m.; the backpack, along with the items inside, was valued at about $300.

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Officers respond to bomb threat NW GUILFORD – Guilford County Sheriff’s Department responded to a bomb threat at Northwest Guilford High School last Thursday afternoon, July 8. Numerous law enforcement officers entered the campus, blocked off driveway access

to the school and employed K9 dogs to help ensure the campus was safe.

At this point it appears the bomb threat was a hoax that was initiated by juveniles, but the case is still under investigation.

TOWN COUNCIL

mirrored criticism of Couch’s proposal.

“Henson Farms advertises itself as one of the premier neighborhoods in Guilford County,” Kaplan said. Referring to the proposed expansion of Summerfield Farms, she said, “I believe this development will once again bring wonderful families into our community.”

Rancor over Couch’s proposal is already threatening Summerfield’s “rural character,” Kaplan said. “To me, it already seems like we are acting like a big city.”

“We’re going to be doing the best that we can with the information that we have,” said Mayor BJ Barnes, echoing remarks by Town Manager Scott Whitaker and Town Attorney Bob Hornik that the council is legally obligated to consider Couch’s request for a text amendment.

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related article in our July 1-14 issue.)

Babcock was one of a dozen speakers during Tuesday’s meeting who reiterated the view that construction of townhouses and apartments would increase traffic in Summerfield and imperil its rural character.

Criticism aimed at developer David Couch’s proposal for the residentialand-commercial expansion of Summerfield Farms offered a preview of a 6 p.m. meeting scheduled this Thursday, July 15, at Revolution Academy.

Couch and town staff plan to field questions about the developer’s request for a text amendment to the UDO that would create a master planned village district.

(See related article on p. 2.)

If approved by the council, the amendment would allow Couch to “If Osama bin Laden was develop at least 750 acres of his propstill living and lived in Sumerty from 8004 Summerfield RoadRoad, to Inter- Suite E-3, Oak Ridge Linville merfield (and) if he brought state 73 with a range of housing priced from $250,000 to $2 million. something before this counbarbourwilliams.com Even though Couch wasn’t prescil, we’d have to consider it,” ent during Tuesday’s meeting, Triplett Barnes said. “That’s by law. We directed comments at him as he looked can’t pick and choose. We can’t in the direction of the town’s camera livestreaming the proceedings and the say ‘not in my backyard.’”

Summerfield Scoop’s camera recording them.

The town’s Planning Board is sched“I will look at David Couch wheruled to consider Couch’s request durever you are and tell you we don’t want ing its meeting July 26, followed by apartments in Summerfield,” said the council’s consideration during its Triplett, drawing loud applause. monthly meeting Aug. 10. Residents will have the opportunity to speak in public Some of the speakers live in Henhearings during both of those meetings. son Farms, which abuts Couch’s property. Summerfield resident Beth Kaplan “I have to give it a fair hearing,” Tracy Williams, attorney recalled that opposition to development Councilman John O’Day said, noting of the Brookbank Road subdivision, he’s not for or against the proposed text started more than two decades ago, amendment.

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