THOMASVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT

NEWS MEDIA RELEASE

CASE REPORT NUMBER: 2015-002206

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Date/Time:
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X Original

April 16, 2015 2:00 p.m.

X Yes

Type of Incident:

No

Investigation

Wanted

Release Prepared By: Detective C.L. Jarrell

Distributed by:

Detective C.L. Jarrell

Teenage Community Safety Concerns

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Update

April 13,2015 thru April 16, 2015

Thomasville, NC

The Thomasville Police Department and Thomasville City School Administrators are addressing recent
concerns of teenage safety. Thomasville Police have responded to numerous incidents of physical
confrontations involving groups of teenagers occurring within the community. The altercations have
taken place off campus and two arrests have been made with additional arrests pending.
Due to the concerns of the confrontations, Thomasville Police have provided additional personnel to
be in and around the schools to help assure the safety of our students.
Thomasville Police Department and Thomasville City Schools have partnered to develop strategies to
identify long-term solutions to address this issue. TPD and TCS will be reaching out to the community
to enhance this partnership and develop a multi-prong approach to ensure the safety of our teens.
Dr. Maria Petrie-Martin, Superintendent of TCS and Chief Jeffrey Insley of TPD stand together to
prevent further issues.

Police Department Contact(s)

Name:
Name:

Detective C.L. Jarrell

Phone:

336-475-4269

Phone:

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