PRESS RELEASE – On the afternoon of January 26, 2023 the Cherokee Indian Police Department’s
Read More »Multiple bear encounters reported
PRESS RELEASE – The U.S. Forest Service – National Forests in North Carolina is receiving
Read More »Traffic Stop Results in Approx. 19 Grams of Meth and $1175 in Cash Seized
January 19, 2022 – Vehicle stop. Phillip Morris (PWIMSD METH, RESIST/OBSTRUCT/DELAY) $5000 bond.
Read More »Cherokee County Announces 106th and 107th COVID-19 Related Deaths
Two Cherokee County residents have died from complications of COVID-19. One individual was in their late-forties,
Read More »Homicide Investigation
The Cherokee County Sheriffs Office with assistance from the NC State Bureau of Investigations is currently
Read More »Traffic Stop and Search Nets Two Drug Traffickers
Murphy, NC—The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office reports the December 21, 2021 arrest of 42 year old
Read More »Clarkesville Man Arrested on Multiple Frauds
Murphy, NC—The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office reports the December 11, 2021 arrest of Robert James
Read More »Absconding Sex Offender Captured
Murphy, NC—The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office reports the December 08, 2021 arrest of convicted
Read More »Murphy Man Arrested for Secretly Peeping
Murphy, NC—The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office reports the December 10, 2021 arrest of Shawn Michael
Read More »Three Million Dollars Worth of Processed Marijuana Seized
In the early morning hours of Thursday, December 9, 2021, the Cherokee Indian Police Department (CIPD)
Read More »Fentanyl, Cocaine and Heroin Delivered in the Mail to a Young Harris Residence
The Towns County Sheriff’s Office has received information through various sources that drugs are being
Read More »Absconding Sex Offender Captured
Murphy, NC—Sheriff Derrick Palmer reports the December 01, 2021 arrest of convicted sex offender Justin
Read More »Burn Ban Issued for all North Carolina Counties Due to Hazardous Forest Fire Conditions
RALEIGH – Due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning
Read More »FBI Seeking Individual Who May Have Information Regarding the Identity of a Child Sexual Assault Victim
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking the public’s assistance with obtaining identifying
Read More »Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Now Available for Children Ages 5-11
PRESS RELEASE – Children ages 5 to 11 can now receive a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. The
Read More »Concerned Citizen Tip Nets Arrest for Trafficking in Heroin
CONCERNED CITIZEN TIP NETS ARREST FOR TRAFFICKING IN HEROIN Murphy, NC— Sheriff Derrick Palmer announced
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