Chief: Wingate police close to arrest in car break-ins on campus

By Emily Edwards and Tylan Merkerson
Staff Writers

At Tuesday's Town of Wingate’s Board of Commissioners meeting, many of the items of business had a direct connection with Wingate University and its students. A main report was of the car break-ins that occurred on the campus over Halloween weekend. Police Chief Barry Glass stated that police had four or five “fairly decent leads” on the case after much investigation. “We have narrowed our suspect down to one person and are getting closer to making the arrest,” Glass said.
Building Inspector Brad Sellers made the commissioners aware that the 2010 Census will take place in March. Wingate has developed a committee to be sure that all in the town of Wingate will be accounted for during this Census. Sellers informed listeners that “It is imperative that everyone in Wingate is accounted for so that the town is supported accordingly”. Wingate University student Megan Wood is on the committee to help connect with students and encourage them to be a part of the Census that will help the town of Wingate.
Other continuing business was discussed and voted on without much debate during this meeting. Town Manager Dryw Blanchard talked about all the projects the town had previously discussed and bids he had received on those projects. Two main projects to the town were voted on and passed to start work on the town’s new sewer and water lines.
The next meeting will be held on Dec. 15 in the Jesse Helms Center at 7 p.m. A main order of business will be dealing with the proposal of an ABC store in Wingate. A representative from Monroe will be attending the meeting to discuss future plans. All public and university students are encouraged to attend.