A Morganton traffic stop yields a kilo of methamphetaime. According to Morganton Public Safety, a PSO stopped a car for a traffic violation about 4pm December 22nd. The officer call for K9 assistance from the Burke County Sheriff's Office. K9 Macho indicated the presence of narcotic inside the vehicle. The driver, Matthew Gardner, 31, of Old Fort was arrested after a probable cause search of the car located 1,000 grams of meth. Gardner's bond was set at $100,000 secured with a Burke County District Court appearance scheduled for January 17th.

Hickory Police continue to investigate an armed robbery that occurred December 28th at a convenience store. Officers responded just after 9pm to Top Express at 1151 16th Street NE where the suspect took money from the store and left. The suspect is reported as being a white male, 5'5" to 5'7", with a skinny build and has a tatoo on his right hand. Anyone with information is encouraged to call Hickory Police at 828-328-5551 or contact Inv. C. De Los Santos directly at 828-261-2621 or cdelossantos@hickorync.gov.

Hickory Police make a couple of early morning drug arrests involving a Morganton resident and Conover man. Ya Par Vu, 37, of Morganton was charged with felony marijuana possession and felony probation violation out of county. Bond was set at $100,500 with a court appearance scheduled for today. In a separate arrest, Frank Rosenbaum, 47, was charged with possession of firearm by felon and trafficking opium or heroin. Bond was set at $60,600 with a court appearance set for today.