News Roundup

WLOS reported this week that the Macon County Sheriff’s Office has been identified as a COVID-19 cluster after multiple employees tested positive for the virus.  In a statement posted to Facebook, the department said that cases in the department ranged from mild to severe.  Public access to the sheriff’s office will be restricted over the next few weeks but the department will continue to provide its regular services.  Keep reading for more news. High Point.  The Greensboro News & Record reports that High Point police officers exchanged gunfire earlier this week with people suspected of committing a series of vehicle break-ins and larcenies.  Early Tuesday morning, two officers responded to a report that a several people were opening unlocked cars and stealing property stored inside.  High Point police officials said in a Wednesday press conference that when officers arrived at the scene, one of the suspects shot at the officers from a vehicle while fleeing, which caused the officers to return fire.  Police later found several guns in the abandoned getaway vehicle and arrested one suspect, Nakore Kewan Rogers of Durham.  They are still searching for two other suspects and also are investigating the shots fired in the incident. Citizen Review Boards.  The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that the North Carolina Mountain Chapter of the Police Benevolent Association and Asheville city representatives have been meeting over the past months with the goal of reaching consensus on a joint legislative proposal that would provide cities with authority to create civilian review boards.  A [...]