Two Conover women are charged in connection with a Hickory break-in on Sunday.

46-year-od Patricia Lemus was charged with felony first degree burglary, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, and several misdemeanor charges.

She was not allowed bond according to reports.

27-year-old Gladis Cardenas Lemus was also charged with felony first degree burglary.

She was issued an 11-thousand dollar secured bond.

Police reports indicate the pair along with a third unknown suspect broke into a residence on 18^th Avenue Southeast.

The assault reportedly took place after the break-in; however, no further details about the victim are available.

A Marion woman is being sought by officials for failing to report her new address as a registered sex offender.

33-year-old Rachel Alison Smith has been charged by McDowell deputies with a felony sex offender registry violation.

Smith is in fact wanted on three felony probation violations.

An investigation shows that Smith left her most recently recorded address of 24 Currier Court in mid August and failed to register a new address with the Sheriff’s Office.

The law requires a sex offender file their new address with local law enforcement within three business days.

Smith was convicted of three counts of taking indecent liberties with a child in McDowell County in 2015.

She was sentenced to 60 months probation.

Should you have information about Smith’s whereabouts, contact the McDowell Sheriff’s Office at 652-2237.

The eleventh case of rabies has been confirmed in Catawba County for the year.

Officials with Catawba County Animal Services responded to a call from a Catawba resident whose dog had come into contact with a skunk.

The animal was sent to the state lab, and tested positive for rabies.

Per state guidelines, the dog received a rabies booster and is being kept under home observation for a 45-day period.

Authorities with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office continue to search for a suspect believed to have stolen a flatbed trailer last month.

An employee of Appalachian Rentals on Garden Creek Road in Marion noticed that a trailer used for hauling heavy equipment was missing from the business on September 12^th.

The employee proceeded to check security cameras and discovered a white truck had backed up to the trailer, hooked it up, and left with it.

The theft took place September 12^th sometime between 6 and 8:45 pm.

Reports say the truck and suspect were later caught on video surveillance at a local gas station.

Anyone having information about the theft or suspect should call the McDowell Sheriff’s Office at 652-2237 or Crimestoppers at 65-CRIME.