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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1992
Page
9
Cops in Gaston and Lincoln Counties boost weekend patrols to curb underage drinking. Sgt. Billy George notes North Carolina leads the nation in drunken driving arrests and cautions about chemical tests and potential license revocation for refusals. First offense DWI typically carries fines jail time higher insurance and one year revocation.
A reader report highlights unsafe driving practices including failing to stay right, excessive speed variance, tailgating, disobeying signs and signals, and rolling windows in bad weather. It urges contacting 911 or highway patrol if a suspected drunk driver is observed, with details on car, license plate, and direction.
A Mount Holly operation yielded 22 pounds of marijuana after a $26,000 buy at 902 West Charlotte Avenue. Johnny Franklin Barnes, 37, was jailed on six charges as agents confiscated $55,000 in cash and two handguns, with two more pounds seized at his home.
Hawley said the money related to Thursday's arrest though no arrests had been made yet. He argued money can be seized if probable cause shows drug profits. Huffstetler called it the biggest pot buy in over a year and hopeful it will lead to more arrests. He doubted it will slow traffic as long as money remains a lure.
Orlando Brooks, 19, of Mount Holly, turned himself in and was charged after a shooting on Charlotte Avenue left Tommy Barnette dead. Witness accounts vary as police weigh voluntary manslaughter against other possible charges amid a confrontation with four white pedestrians.
Raleigh bureau reports discord grows among Lincoln County and Gaston lawmakers over a proposed 3 percent occupancy tax on hotel room rates plus 6 percent state sales tax. Key lawmakers express reservations and possible withdrawals, while others signal conditional support as regional highway development looms.
Michael M. Murray reports a rent subsidized Camelot Apartments dispute in Gastonia. Karen Pringle of Western Property Management says council member Barbara Galloway used racist terms during a Tuesday phone call, referring to youths as nigger kids while relaying complaints about unsupervised noise.
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