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Car flips on NC 64

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 16 Mar 2023
  • News

By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News A 27-year-old Franklin resident avoided serious injury after she flipped her car on her way out of Highlands and veered off NC 64 near Oak Street on Saturday afternoon. […]

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High-speed chase ends in crash and arrest on Buck Creek Road

  • by Brittney Lofthouse
  • Posted on 9 Sep 2021
  • News

Highlands Police Chief Andrea Holland was beginning her morning patrol around 9 a.m. on Aug. 27, when Macon County dispatch called over the radio that a stolen wrecker was driving from Franklin and believed to […]

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Highlands Police Department has litter in its sights

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 4 Jun 2021
  • News

Though the Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the town holds litter pick-ups a couple times a year, it’s clear twice a year isn’t enough. Highlands’ byways are consistently littered with garbage. At a recent […]

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Woman charged in Highlands shoplifting case

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 4 Jun 2021
  • News

Highlands Police Department received a call around 2 p.m. on May 25 from the retail clothing store Potpourri about a shoplifting incident, which had taken place just minutes prior. According to a statement from HPD, […]

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Highlands Police Department cautions public about social media scams

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 29 Apr 2021
  • News

Investigators at the Highlands Police Department have been made aware of several fake social media accounts which have been created, claiming to be members of the Highlands Community. In some of these cases, an account is created using the name and […]

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HBF Board and staff surprise Highlands PD with lunch

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 28 May 2020
  • COVID-19

Members of the Highlands Biological Foundation’s Board of Trustees and staff members dropped off lunch to the Highlands Police Department on Friday. HBF did so to recognize the diligent work of the HPD, especially during […]

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Highlands Police Department changes up road checkpoint strategy

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 29 Apr 202029 Apr 2020
  • COVID-19

Highlands Police Department began running manned checkpoints at most entrances to Highlands at the end of March to keep all nonessential visitors from entering Town. After a few days of daily checkpoints at varying times […]

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Highlands PD remembers first Canine Officer Ruby

  • by Brittney Lofthouse
  • Posted on 28 Feb 2020
  • News

Over the weekend, the law enforcement community bid farewell to one of their own – its first K9 Officer Ruby – who was laid to rest. She was 15 years old. Pictured at the top […]

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Highlands School students get up-close look at HPD K-9 units

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 28 Oct 201930 Oct 2019
  • News

Highlands School students got to see K-9s from the Highlands Police Department in action on Thursday demonstrating tracking and suspect apprehension, also called ‘bitework.’ K-9 Officers Hope and Xena performed the tasks for middle-school students […]

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HPD Officer Tim Fish retires after 30 years

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 27 Oct 2019
  • News

Highlands Police Officer Tim Fish was honored with a retirement party after last week’s Town Board meeting. He spent 30 years as a law enforcement officer working in Highlands, Franklin, and Macon County. Pictured at […]

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Highlands hires HPD vet to fill Code Officer position

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 13 Feb 201914 Feb 2019
  • News

The Town of Highlands hired Officer John Cherry for the position of Code/Animal Control Officer. Cherry began his second tour in Highlands on Feb. 7, 2019. Officer Cherry returns to the Highlands Police Department after […]

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Two suspects identified in Highlands Biological Station burglaries, one is arrested the other is at large

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 20 Nov 201821 Nov 2018
  • News

For more than a month now there have been a rash of breaking and enterings and burglaries at the Highlands Biological Center ranging from cash, tools, a motor vehicle and office and computer equipment. Highlands […]

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Back by popular demand: Highlands Police Reports 9-28

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 1 Oct 20181 Oct 2018
  • News

Sept. 20 HPD received a call at 7:50 p.m. of a vehicle attempting to enter the underground garage at the Park on Main and the cargo box on the roof was too tall and would […]

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HFR seeks donations for hurricane relief

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 20 Sep 201820 Sep 2018
  • News

Highlands Fire and Rescue is collecting items to help those affected by Hurricane Florence. HFR Assistant Fire Chief Robbie Forrester has organized drives like this before, six of them. “Because these people need help,” said […]

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