A Catawba man is arrested in Valdese on drug trafficking charges.

According to a news release from the Burke Sheriff’s Office, 41-year-old John Harrison Ollis of 1771 Rollins Drive was pulled over by deputies during an investigative traffic stop on Main Street in Valdese on Monday.

Officers report Ollis did not have an active driver’s license and was on parole.

A search of his vehicle turned up a trafficking amount of opium and drug paraphernalia.

Ollis was arrested and charged with felony trafficking heroin or opium.

He received a 3-thousand dollar secured bond and was held at the Burke Catawba District Confinement facility.

A Conover man is found with 15-thousand dollars-worth of stolen equipment from a Morganton business during a Catawba County traffic stop.

25-year-old Justin Dennis Lynch of NC 16 North was pulled over July 3^rd for a traffic violation reports say.

The deputy saw numerous chainsaws and leaf blowers in Lynch’s vehicle.

An investigation showed he had outstanding warrants in Hickory and the equipment had been reported stolen from Mimosa Hills Golf Club in Morganton.

A news release reports a 9-thousand-dollar wood chipper was also seized from Lynch’s possessions that were reported stolen in Morganton.

Lynch is charged with felony larceny in Burke.

He is also charged with driving without a license and speeding.

A Hickory man is arrested in connection with a string of incidents that began early Tuesday morning after initially stealing a car from a residence.

Reports say 56-year-old Alan Lamonte Logan stole the car from Fairgrove Church Road and proceeded to the Speedway convenience store on Highway 70 Southwest.

A news release states two victims were assaulted during an attempted robbery at the Speedway.

Then Hickory Police received an alarm from the Q Express on 4^th Street Southwest regarding yet another attempted robbery.

Officers were involved in a brief chase, while the suspect vehicle crashed, and Logan fled on foot.

He was apprehended on 8^th Avenue Southeast.

Logan faces numerous robbery, assault, weapon, and drug charges.

He received a 300-thousand dollar bond.

Anyone with information about the on-going investigation is urged to call Hickory Police at 328-5551.

A former Lincolnton High School principal charged with sex crimes in Lincoln County at one time worked for Catawba County schools according to reports.

Tony Lee Worley who is now 57 years old reportedly served as a teacher for Catawba Schools from 1985 until 1999, and then he became assistant principal at Fred T. Foard High.

School officials say he left the school system in June 2002, without acquiring any record of misconduct.

Reports say Worley was hired by Lincoln County schools in 2002, while his position as principal of Lincoln High began in 2017.

A Lincoln County news release states he was reported to have had inappropriate activity with a high school student on June 21^st.

Investigators report they have also identified a second victim.

After a search of his home on June 22^nd, authorities arrested Worley on numerous sexual related charges.

His bond was set at 47-thousand dollars. His first appearance in court took place Monday.

Any victims or witnesses related to the case should call Lincolnton Police at 704-736-8900.