Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:31:21 -0500
From: Gene Galin
Subject: Home invasion Friday night in Chatham County

Chatham County teens arrested in connection with home invasion

Siler City, N.C. — Two Chatham County teenagers were arrested Saturday in connection with a home invasion at a house on Dave McCracken Road, authorities with the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators say Tanner Kyle Morgan, 19, of Siler City, and Austin Terrell Savage, 18, of Pittsboro, were two of four men that forced their way into a home at 858 Dave McCracken Road around 9 p.m. Friday.

Read the entire story at
http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/10717709/

Discussion about the home invasion on the BBS
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,25192.0.html

Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:48:27 -0400
From: Gene Galin
Subject: Last Week’s Hottest Bulletin Board Topics

1. Hit my fifth deer  (Read 2541 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,23584.0.html

2. Pittsboro needs anchor stores to draw enough traffic to support small businesses  (Read 1939 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24078.0.html

3. Northeast Park: 2008 bad idea, 2011 great idea & thank you!  (Read 1754 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,23898.0.html

4. Chatham County high on list of polluted counties in NC  (Read 1220 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24101.0.html

5. My car was broken into at Jordan Lake today  (Read 891 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24120.0.html

6. Loud thumping sounds  (Read 867 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24135.0.html

7. List of Stores that have closed so far in Pittsboro – What can we do?  (Read 825 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24096.0.html

8. What game is being hunted with firearms now?  (Read 641 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24092.0.html

9. Woman dies in Chatham County wreck  (Read 628 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24065.0.html

10. Does sign ordinance hinder potential of business success? What to do?  (Read 581 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24095.0.html

11. wreck near Bonlee 10-11-11  (Read 503 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24146.0.html

12. Trimming of the guard rails  (Read 488 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24107.0.html

13. Christmas decoration going up at Lowe’s Hardware in Pittsboro  (Read 456 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24133.0.html

14. Chimneys Plus, Inc. and Gutter Solutions to celebrate new expanded location  (Read 451 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24099.0.html

15. Blue Sky Equestrian in Pittsboro Closing  (Read 447 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24098.0.html

16. Adding jobs in Chatham County and an internet cafe in Pittsboro  (Read 433 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24070.0.html

17. An Outsider’s View of Pittsboro  (Read 419 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24115.0.html

18. H. M. Kern Corp. of Greensboro to Rebuild the Courthouse  (Read 404 times)
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,24081.0.html

Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:32:23 -0400
From: Gene Galin
Subject: Last Week’s Hottest Bulletin Board Topics

1. DMV Seeking Applicants For New Plate Agency In Chatham County  (Read 4881 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,21972.0.html

2. Rude bikers create road rage…and I clapped.  (Read 3945 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,23295.0.html

3. Agenda 21 In One Easy Lesson  (Read 1540 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,23174.0.html

4. Stop the Whining! Here’s what to do once the magic ghost bus stops running  (Read 1523 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,21470.0.html

5. Chatham poultry industry workers lose jobs thanks to environmental extremists  (Read 1202 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,23381.0.html

6. Owners of Chatham Mills have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy  (Read 1170 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,23313.0.html

7. crime on the Rise in N/eastern part of county  (Read 1012 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,23332.0.html

8. CHN – Dog quarantined in Siler City prompts lawsuit against Orange County  (Read 972 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,23222.0.html

9. Very personal, full of untruths and accusations that she cannot prove.  (Read 903 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,23364.0.html

10. Commissioner Bock provides insight on the BOE request for more funds  (Read 635 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,23330.0.html

11. Those willing to pay more taxes are ignored  (Read 366 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,23375.0.html

12. CHN – Expert says mineral- rights sellers beware  (Read 353 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,23329.0.html

13 Fireworks??  (Read 328 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,23323.0.html

14. HRC seeks new board members  (Read 230 times)  at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,23355.0.html

From: Heather Tripp Leggett
Sent: Wed, July 6, 2011 3:41:51 PM
Subject: A man selling books door to door?

A young man came to my home yesterday while my oldest son was home alone.  My son didn’t go to the door but he did manage to get the make and color of the car.

This man came again before lunch yesterday.  He came up my driveway driving at least 30 mph, ran to the door, banged on it, all the while talking to himself, shaking, and dancing around.  I am a stay at home mom and I never open the door for anyone while I am home with children alone. (I was watching through the blinds while on the phone with 911 dispatch).  I got a tag number, make and model of the car, and a discription of the man. They dispatched a sheriff but we live so far out in the country that it takes awhile for anyone to get here.  The sheriff’s deputy advised us to keep our doors locked and our eyes open.

This man shows back up at 5:45 last night.  He comes to my back door. He does exactly the same thing.  This time I had another adult here with me, so I went to the door.  I asked him “who are you and what do you want?” I wasn’t trying to be rude but this guy really scared me out. He dodged all of my questions and started talking about how he had talked to all of the moms in the area and the “kiddies” that are Pandas, Chargers, etc. (these are the names of the mascots of the local schools)

He then started asking questions about my childern and if any of my neighbors have children.  I told him to “Get off of my property and do not come back!”  I shut the door and locked it.  I stood for a minute on the inside of the door because he was still talking.  I have no idea what he said but this guy stood there for about 45 seconds after I locked the door.. talking to himself.  He then ran and jumped in his car. I moved to the front of the house to try and see what state his tags were from. This man waved at me from his car as he drove away!

I am certain that this young man is selling books, after talking to other people in the commuinty.  I am not opposed to door-to-door salesmen. However, this particular young man acts very nervous.  I am also not ok with him asking questions about my children and the children of my neighbors.  I have also heard from other people that have spoken to this man that he has very personal information about people in our community ie names, addresses, work places, names and ages of children in the home.

I just wanted to put this information out there so that other people can be aware and cautious when dealing with door to door salespeople.  Especially, this young man in particular.

He’s a white male in his early 20′s, dark hair, 130lbs to 140lbs, 5’5″ to 5′ 8″. He drives a sliver Hyundai, four door with lightly tinted windows. There is a black tag on the front of the car with some kind of silver lettering in the middle of it. I am pretty sure he has a Kentucky plate on the back of his car.

I hope this helps someone else!

Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:17:15 -0400
From: Gene Galin
Subject: Last Week’s Hottest Bulletin Board Topics

1. Sally Kost issues threat  (Read 2690 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,22884.0.html

2. PC still Blogging, in case you care  (Read 1308 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,22209.0.html

3. N&O – Chatham sheriff holds steady on policy for immigrants  (Read 1287 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,22948.0.html

4. NC 751 to be closed in Chatham County for movie filming  (Read 926 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,22996.0.html

5. Is Voller Realty & Construction out of business?  (Read 811 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,22820.0.html

6. Why people don’t use their real names & Shout Out to PC  (Read 516 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,22984.0.html

7. Truth is out! CCEC is a partisan leftist group  (Read 506 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,22901.0.html

8. Pantry, Inc. will sell 3 convenience store locations in Siler City, NC  (Read 461 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,23009.0.html

9. Siler City native and N.C. State alum giving school $1M  (Read 375 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,22938.0.html

10. Commissioner Pam Stewart Town Hall meeting on the state of internet in Chatham  (Read 302 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,22988.0.html

11. Subject of Silver Alert could be headed to Siler City, NC  (Read 297 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,22955.0.html

12. Public Input Sought on Draft Joint Chatham-Cary Land Use Plan  (Read 250 times) at
http://chatham-county-nc.com/bulletinboard/index.php/topic,22941.0.html

Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 14:31:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: Daniel & Rhonda Sundberg
Subject: Jordan Mathews fight

Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 16:20:25 -0400
From: Mike
Subject: Be on the Alert

Hi Everyone–
 
Just wanted to give fellow neighbors that live around Alston Chapel Road in Pittsboro a heads up that our garage was broken into some time within the last two days.  Police were called and a report was made.  Make sure to keep your eyes and ears open.

Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:41:21 -0700 (PDT)
From: deborah bair
Subject: Please post

We wanted to get the word out to the local community that our son’s truck was gone thru while parked outside our gate Sunday night in the Asbury community.

Not enough was taken to warrant any action (change taken, backpack was gone thru, etc), but I do want my neighbors to know that these people are still “cruising” and helping themselves.  We are on Lydia Perry Rd, and I know a lot of us read the chatlist, so wanted everyone to be aware.

We have contacted the Neighborhood watch, and will be leaving the BIG dog out from now on.

Thanks
Deborah Bair

Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 23:43:06 -0500 (EST)
From: Patrick Barnes
Subject: An Open Letter to Chatham County

I’ve been asked by Sam Cherry to post this to the chatlist. I am also providing the link to my youtube site, Chatham Citizen First.

Sam is in clip 8, then again in clip 10, addressing Tim Bailey, the Engineering Director for the Town of Cary.
It was a two hour hearing, but well worth the time to watch, if you are so inclined.
Please forward this post to anyone, any group, or any publication, if you feel it may help Chatham County.
The vote on this matter was set for Feb. 21st, just yesterday, on the final day of the BOC’s retreat.
Thank you.
Patrick H. Barnes, IV

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Citizens of Chatham County,

My name is Sam Cherry and I am writing you to ask for you to indulge me just a moment. My hope for you is to see the injustice that large intergovernmental entities can inflict on the common citizen. My desire is for Western Wake Partners and the Chatham County Commissioners to respect the law in the discharge of their duties. Now I know you may think that you do not have a dog in this fight, but you do. As a citizen in the greatest nation on earth you have the inalienable right to due process under the law. The constitution states that you cannot be deprived of life or property without it. Now I think I proved the actions of WWP and its leadership have demonstrated that they have no interest in following the letter of the law in their pursuit to get this project done. This is just one, in the many actions they have taken so far to skirt, jump-over, go around, or ignore the law in this project. I have never been able to find a public document or resolution by the previous BOC that ceded authority to make decisions concerning property by WWP in Chatham County. In fact, WWP would have you believe that just because the previous BOC didn’t do this they ceded the authority involuntarily. They may not verbally state this, but their actions sure do. As much as I sympathize with their predicament, it is a devil of their own doing. They clearly stated last night that there were more options to where this discharge line could run but Chatham County was never informed. Also, they could have done more studies to discharge into Harris or applied for an interbasin transfer, but they didn’t. They even tried to run it through Harnett County but they said no thank you. Their desire was to get this project
done as quickly as possible and so therefore they created this situation.

I oppose imminent domain in all its forms, but I am willing to abide by the law as it is written. In order for WWP to access my property legally under General Statute 40-A11 they must get an order of condemnation. At this time, they have not. I am willing to meet WWP halfway and begin discussions which could preclude imminent domain and try to reach an amicable settlement. However, I will not tolerate injustice and I will reserve my rights as a citizen in this transaction. You see I have put my life on the line to protect and defend the constitution. I value what it stands for and understand that to yield the least little freedom that it guarantees is to make a mockery of all its tenants. It is not a perfect document, nothing created by man ever is, but it is brilliant in its effectiveness. To some, I may sound like a zealot or a right wing nut job, but you cannot truly appreciate this document until you visit another country that doesn’t enjoy these freedoms.

I purchased my property after researching the eastern part of Chatham County. I wanted to live in a rural area, away from the entanglements of neighborhoods and the urban sprawl. The people of Chatham are the type of people I want as neighbors and I believe I share the values of many of the citizens I have had the pleasure to meet as a result of this ordeal. People like Patrick Barnes. I have come to respect Mr. Barnes, because he has lost more land than I will ever own. You may not know it, but he has over 100 acres submerged under Lake Jordan. His family’s ownership in that land dates back to the 1700’s, I believe. So when you see him speak, pay him the respect that someone who has lost land to this process deserves. He does not speak as a partisan democrat or a community organizer, but as an individual who is going through the process again. Whether potential involuntary annexation or imminent domain the effect is the same. The unwanted encroachment on your hard earned property.

As a matter of principle, I ask the Chatham BOC to enjoin with the property owners and seek an injunction until this matter is fully adjudicated under their powers as commissioners. Until they pass a resolution that they will either grant or disapprove this pipeline, they have a duty to protect the property rights of the property owners. I know that they will do this because they are honorable people. I believe that they have been put in an impossible position. Their learning curve has been steep and I do not envy the position they are in. Many of the commissioners ran on a platform of property rights, and they are now being tested. I will respect whatever decision they make and pray that God gives them the wisdom needed to do it.

In conclusion, I may lose my property to imminent domain and that will just be how life is. However, from this point forward I demand that WWP do everything in public and private to the letter of the law and in a transparent manner as it concerns the property owners of Chatham County.

Thank you!

Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 09:49:52 -0500
From: “Richard D. Allen”
Subject: Re: 287(g) resolution

I’m a little hesitant to wade in on the issue because opinion in this area is so divided, but I don’t believe the prior board’s passage of a non-binding resolution opposing 287(g) should be characterized as encouraging illegal behavior.

Immigration law is enforced by federal authorities (ICE). 287(g) encourages local authorities to spend their money, time and effort enforcing federal laws that otherwise would never be their responsibility. There are a number of reasons why that might not be a good idea – first, it uses limited local resources; second, there’s
already evidence that 287(g) programs don’t work very well in practice. See:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/09/opinion/09fri3.html

Opposing the 287(g) program isn’t about encouraging illegal behavior. It’s at least partially about leaving immigration enforcement to trained professionals with the budget to pay for it (ICE), not local authorities. There are other legitimate reasons to oppose it, but I’ll stop there for now.

Opposing particular law enforcement activities doesn’t mean you support law-breaking.

Richard D. Allen
Durham, NC
(919) 886-5005
richard.d.allen.esq@gmail.com
www.allenlawnc.com
Twitter:@allenlawnc