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Gaston County Police FAST Team Arrests Suspect Wanted on Child Sex Crimes

On Thursday, 5/25/23, the Gaston County Police Department’s Fugitive Apprehension and Suspect Tracking (FAST) team located Cory Ray Thomas in the area of Farm Gate Circle in Dallas.   Thomas had 6 outstanding felony warrants for Second ...

Gaston County Police FAST Team Arrests Federal Fugitive

On Friday, 5/5/23, the Gaston County Police Department’s Fugitive Apprehension and Suspect Tracking (FAST) team located Muhammad Abdur-Rahim in the area of the McAdenville Road in Belmont, NC.  Abdur-Rahim was wanted on federal charges ...

County Police Present Lifesaving Awards

On Tuesday, May 2, 2023 the Gaston County Police Department recognized several Telecommunicators from the Communications Division for their outstanding service to the community.

Telecommunicators Christy Gantt, Deyawna Rollinson and Tess Gibson were recogn...

Gaston County Police Officer Involved in Motor Vehicle Collision

At approximately 11:06 PM on May 2, 2023, an on-duty Gaston County Police officer was involved in a motor vehicle collision with another passenger car at the intersection of Dallas-Cherryville Highway and Beaver Dam Way, near Bessemer City.  Both...

April Drive Shooting Suspect Arrives in Gaston County

On Saturday, April 29, 2023 detectives with the Gaston County Police Criminal Investigations and Special Investigations Units traveled to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Tampa, Florida.  This morning at 6:00 am, the group of...

Man Suspected of Shooting Child, Two Others, Surrenders in Florida

Today, Thursday April 20^th, 2023, at about 4:45 pm, the Gaston County Police were notified by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Tampa, Florida, that the suspect in Tuesday’s shooting on April Drive was in custody. The suspect...