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Burlington man arrested for recording women in church bathroom, officers say

Burlington man arrested for recording women in church bathroom, officers say
ONLINE AT WXII 12.COM. BREAKING NEWS NOW IN HIGH POINT, DETECTIVES ARE LOOKING FOR SHOOTING SUSPECTS. IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AROUND 1130 ON SEAGROVE DRIVE. POLICE SAY THE VICTIM IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. MORE BREAKING NEWS IN BURLINGTON. POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A SUSPECT. THEY SAY SHOT AND INJURED SOMEONE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. OFFICERS ARE LOOKING FOR MARK MCCOY. THEY SAY HE SHOT A MAN THAT HE KNEW ON HARRIS STREET AROUND 2 P.M. THE VICTIM DID GO TO THE HOSPITAL AND BREAKING NEWS OUT OF DAVIE COUNTY. FIVE PEOPLE ARE CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER AS PART OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO A DEADLY FENTANYL OVERDOSE. THE DAVIE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS DEPUTIES FOUND CANDACE COLETTE DEAD INSIDE A HOME ON DOGWOOD LANE IN MOCKSVILLE LAST DECEMBER. THOSE CHARGED IN THE CASE. SO YOU SEE, THERE ARE ALSO CHARGED WITH DEATH BY DISTRIBUTION AND CONSPIRACY TO SELL AND DELIVER FENTANYL. MORE BREAKING NEWS OUT OF DAVIE COUNTY, RIGHT NOW, DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR A MISSING MINER AND THIS IS HAPPENING IN THE AREA. BETHESDA LANE AND FOUR CORNERS ROAD. THE CHILD IS A TEN YEAR OLD HISPANIC FEMALE, 49 AND WITH CURLY BROWN HAIR, WEARING STRIPED SHORTS AND A FLOWER SHIRT. THEY DID NOT SHARE HER NAME, BUT OF COURSE WE’RE ASKING THE DAVIE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MORE DETAILS. YOU’LL FIND THAT ONLINE AT WXII 12.COM. RIGHT NOW AT 4:00, A WILKES COUNTY COMMISSIONER IS IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW. THE WILKES COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CONFIRMING LATE THIS MORNING, STONY GREENE TURNED HIMSELF INTO THE MAGISTRATE’S OFFICE. HE’S FACING TWO COUNTS OF CHARGES. ONE FOR ASSAULT ON A FEMALE, ANOTHER FOR CRIMINAL TRESPASS. AND LAST MONTH, GREENE RESIGNED AS CHAIR OF THE WILKES COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. IT COMES AFTER ACCUSATIONS FROM THE GROUP. THE ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION, ACCUSED HIM OF BEING INVOLVED IN DOG FIGHTING THAT LED TO AN ARREST IN NEW JERSEY IN THE EARLY 2000. GREENE, STILL REMAINED ON THE BOARD. IN A FOLLOW UP NOW TO A STORY WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU BACK IN JANUARY, STORMS ON JANUARY 9TH CAUSED A PORTION OF HIGHWAY 89 THERE IN STOKES COUNTY, JUST NORTH OF DANBURY, TO COLLAPSE. SINCE THEN, A DETOUR HAS BEEN SET UP, FRUSTRATING RESIDENTS THAT USE THE HIGHWAY ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS. BUT NOW THE ROAD CLOSURE HAS BECOME MORE THAN AN INCONVENIENCE. CHRIS PETERSEN JOINS US IN STOKES COUNTY NOW WITH THE STORY. IT’S BEEN THREE MONTHS SINCE THIS STRETCH OF HIGHWAY 89 BETWEEN HIGHWAY EIGHT, WHERE I AM, AND PINEY GROVE CHURCH ROAD HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN, ANDDANBURY VOLUNTEER FIRE CHIEF SAYS THE SITUATION IS MORE THAN FRUSTRATING. IT’S BECOMING DANGEROUS. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE ON HIGHWAY 89 BETWEEN HIGHWAY EIGHT AND PINEY GROVE CHURCH ROAD. BACK IN JANUARY, A SEVERE STORM WASHED OUT GROUND BENEATH THE HIGHWAY, AND THE ROAD COLLAPSED. NEARLY THREE MONTHS LATER, REPAIRS HAVEN’T EVEN STARTED. IT’S BECOMING A BURDEN, YOU KNOW, FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES, NOT ONLY ARE DRIVERS GETTING IMPATIENT, BUT THE ROAD CLOSURE IS AFFECTING HOW EMERGENCY CREWS ARE. RESPOND TO CALLS. THE HOUSE IS IS TOTAL LOSS. WE ACTUALLY THE HOMEOWNER LOST, UH, TWO VEHICLES. THERE’S A BOAT AND THE HOUSE IS PRETTY MUCH GONE. DANBURY VOLUNTEER FIRE CHIEF JEFF WHITAKER SAYS IT TOOK HIS CREW TWICE AS LONG AS IT NORMALLY WOULD TO RESPOND TO THIS HOUSE FIRE OVER THE WEEKEND DUE TO THE ROAD CLOSURE. BUT IT’S JUST AFFECTING EVERYTHING. UH, WE HAVE HAD TO CHANGE OUR MEDICAL RESPONSE CALLS RIGHT. NOW IN THAT AREA, IN THAT ZONE WHERE THE ROAD IS CLOSED, WE HAVE ASKED OUR NEIGHBORING DEPARTMENT, LAWSONVILLE, TO ANSWER ALL MEDICAL CALLS IN THAT AREA FOR US. UM, JUST BECAUSE OF THE THE DELAY IN OUR RESPONSE TIME. FORTUNATELY, EVERYONE MADE IT OUT OF THE HOME SAFELY. BUT WHITAKER WANTS THIS ROAD FIXED BEFORE HE HAS ANOTHER CLOSE CALL. THAT’S OUR FEAR MOVING FORWARD. I MEAN, IT COULD HAPPEN. IT COULD BE A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION. AN ENGINEER WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS THE CONTRACTORS HAVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT IN STOKES COUNTY. I’M CHRIS PETERSEN, WXII 12 NEWS. CHRIS, THANK YOU. CREWS HAVE NARROWED DOWN THEIR SEARCH AREA AND THEIR RECOVERY MISSION ALONG THE YADKIN RIVER. THEY’RE LOOKING FOR A MISSING MAN WHO DISAPPEARED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AFTER HELPING FAMILY MEMBERS WHO WERE STRUGGLING ON THE RIVER. INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT REVEALED HIS IDENTITY. THE AREA CREWS ARE FOCUSING ON IS THE SILOAM AREA, WHERE THE ARARAT AND YADKIN RIVERS COME TOGETHER. A MAJOR WITH THE SURRY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS A ROBOT IS NOW IN THE WATER, AND A DIVE TEAM FROM HIGH POINT IS ALSO RESPONDING. NEW AT FOUR A DEVASTATING HOUSE FIRE HAS LEFT A FAMILY OF 12 WITH NOTHING LEFT, CAUSING THEIR NEIGHBORS TO STEP IN TO HELP. JOSHUA DAVIS JOINS US FROM MOUNT AIRY TO TELL US WHAT CAUSED THIS FIRE, AND NOW HOW PEOPLE IN SURRY COUNTY ARE HELPING OUT THE FAMILY. THE BANNERTOWN VOLUNTEER FIRE CHIEF SAYS THE CALL CAME IN AROUND 6:09 P.M. LAST FRIDAY, AND WITHIN MINUTES, UNITS FROM BANNERTOWN, AS WELL AS OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS HERE IN SURRY COUNTY, WERE ON SCENE FIGHTING THE FLAMES. FIRE CHIEF CHRIS BAKER SAYS THEY WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH EVERYTHING WITHIN 30 TO 45 MINUTES. HAD THE RESPONSE TIME BEEN ANY LONGER, THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. BAKER SAYS THE HOUSE IS A TOTAL LOSS, AND THE FAMILY OF 12 WHO LIVED HERE HAVE LOST EVERYTHING, INCLUDING A PET DOG. HE ADDS THE FIRE STARTED BECAUSE OF THE KITCHEN STOVE IN THE DAYS AFTER THE FIRE, THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING MOUNT AIRY CITY SCHOOLS AND THE MOUNT AIRY ROTARY CLUB, ARE TAKING IN DONATIONS OF CLOTHES, GIFT CARDS AND MONEY ON THE FAMILY’S BEHALF. JAY GRAY, A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY, SAYS THE LAST FEW DAYS HAVE BEEN DEVASTATING FOR THEM, BUT THEY’RE GRATEFUL FOR THE COMPASSION OF THEIR NEIGHBORS. I’VE SPOKE TO THEM SEVERAL TIMES, UM, AND A COUPLE OF THE KIDS I’VE ASKED, YOU KNOW, THEY’RE JUST AT LOST. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THEIR HOME AND YOU KNOW WHERE THEY CAME AND SLEPT, AND NOW IT’S GONE. YOU COME TOGETHER AND AT ONE TIME TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED. AND THIS WAS A TIME OF NEED. AND, YOU KNOW, THE LOVE AND THE SUPPORT THAT WE’VE GOT FROM THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN WONDERFUL. AND IF YOU’D LIKE TO HELP THE FAMILY, WE’LL HAVE INFORMATION ON WHERE AND HOW YOU CAN DONATE ITEMS ON. WXII 12.COM IN SURRY COUNTY. I’M JOSHUA DAVIS FOR WXII 12 NEWS. A HIGH POINT MAN IS BEING CHARGED WITH RAPE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. OFFICERS TOOK JOSEPH SANTORA INTO CUSTODY FRIDAY. HIS ARREST COMES AFTER AN INVESTIGATION INTO AN ASSAULT REPORTED BACK IN FEBRUARY. A MINOR TOLD OFFICERS SHE MET SANTORA ONLINE AND RAN AWAY FROM HOME, TAKING A BUS TO MEET HIM. A FEDERAL APPEALS COURT HAS RULED NORTH CAROLINA AND WEST VIRGINIA’S REFUSAL TO COVER CERTAIN HEALTH CARE FOR TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS WITH GOVERNMENT SPONSORED INSURANCE IS DISCRIMINATORY. THE RULING WAS 8 TO 6 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS TOOK UP THE CASE AFTER BOTH STATES APPEALED SEPARATE LOWER COU
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Burlington man arrested for recording women in church bathroom, officers say
A man has been arrested after being accused of peeping, according to officers with the Burlington Police Department.On Sunday, April 28, the Burlington Police Department received word of a young man who was suspected to be secretly recording women in the bathroom.Top StoriesOfficials: Search for missing man on Yadkin River now a recovery missionForest Service warns of coyote attack in North CarolinaThe emotional moment a soldier back from deployment surprised his 5-year-old daughterGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereOfficers determined that Isai Bolaina set up a recording device in a women’s bathroom at the Jesus es Vida Church on Hawkins Street in Burlington.Bolaina was charged with one count of indecent liberties with children and one count of secretly peeping into a room occupied by a female. Investigators also said he was charged with one count of secretly using a photographic imaging device to view another’s body or undergarments, one count of possessing a photographic image obtained in violation of the peeping statute, and two counts of indecent liberties with a child.They said the additional charges were a result of discovering more victims at the church. Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.He was taken to the Alamance County Detention Center and his bond was set at $100,000.Detectives believe there were more incidents and may be additional victims. Anyone who thinks they could be a victim is asked to contact the Burlington Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at 336-229-3500.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |

A man has been arrested after being accused of peeping, according to officers with the Burlington Police Department.

On Sunday, April 28, the Burlington Police Department received word of a young man who was suspected to be secretly recording women in the bathroom.

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Officers determined that Isai Bolaina set up a recording device in a women’s bathroom at the Jesus es Vida Church on Hawkins Street in Burlington.

Bolaina was charged with one count of indecent liberties with children and one count of secretly peeping into a room occupied by a female. Investigators also said he was charged with one count of secretly using a photographic imaging device to view another’s body or undergarments, one count of possessing a photographic image obtained in violation of the peeping statute, and two counts of indecent liberties with a child.

They said the additional charges were a result of discovering more victims at the church.

Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.

He was taken to the Alamance County Detention Center and his bond was set at $100,000.

Detectives believe there were more incidents and may be additional victims. Anyone who thinks they could be a victim is asked to contact the Burlington Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at 336-229-3500.

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