A 19-year-old was ticketed for speeding at N.C. 16 and N.C. 84 in Weddington on Thursday, Nov. 5. So was a 19-year-old the week before. The same officer wrote both tickets.
Thursday's was one of six traffic tickets that day. They were every ticket in Marvin and Weddington that week on the Union County Sheriff's Office daily bulletin.
There were two arrests, both in Weddington. Nirmal Bipinrai Khandoobhai, 43, was charged with cyberstalking on Wednesday morning. Isaiah Alexander Cabassa, 25, was charged Sunday afternoon with having up to half an ounce of marijuana. He was also charged with an expired registration.
In all, the bulletin lists 12 entries in the two towns from Monday, Nov. 2, through Sunday, Nov. 8: two in Marvin and 10 in Weddington. The other four were reports of fraud or identity theft. It lists nothing in either town on Tuesday, Friday or Saturday.
Monday, Nov. 2
1200 block of Firethorne Club Drive, Marvin. Obtaining property by false pretenses, reported at 1:14 p.m. The bulletin places the offense between 12:43 and 1:14 p.m. State law makes it a felony to get money, goods or services through a false pretense, with intent to cheat or defraud.
8200 block of Woodmont Drive, Marvin. Obtaining property by false pretenses, reported at 2:49 p.m. The bulletin places the offense between Oct. 12 and Oct. 28.
Wednesday, Nov. 4
200 block of Wheatberry Hill Drive, Weddington, 8:29 a.m. Khandoobhai was arrested on one misdemeanor count of cyberstalking. The bulletin gives no further detail.
900 block of South Twelve Mile Creek Road, Weddington. Identity theft, reported at noon.
500 block of Walden Trail, Weddington. Obtaining property by false pretenses, reported at 12:04 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 5
N.C. 16 at N.C. 84, Weddington. Three tickets at one corner. A 19-year-old was ticketed for speeding. A driver was ticketed for driving while license revoked, marked "non impaired," meaning the revocation was for something other than impaired driving. A third driver was ticketed for having no operator's license. The same corner turned up twice in the log for Oct. 26 to Nov. 1.
N.C. 16 at Hemby Road, Weddington. A driver was ticketed for driving while license revoked, non-impaired.
N.C. 84 at Baron Road, Weddington. A driver was ticketed for an expired registration.
Potter Road at Chestnut Lane, Weddington. A driver was ticketed for having no operator's license.
The bulletin credits all six tickets to two officers, I.E. Barclay with four and D.L. Plyler with two.
Sunday, Nov. 8
3000 block of Antioch Church Road, Weddington, 1:53 p.m. Cabassa was arrested on two misdemeanors: possessing up to half an ounce of marijuana, and an expired registration card or tag.
Strolling Firethorne publishes the Union County Sheriff's Office bulletin entries for Marvin and Weddington as a matter of public record. Cited drivers and victims are not named. The bulletin notes that some events may not be reported on the day they occur. Everyone named is presumed innocent unless and until convicted; a charge is an allegation by law enforcement, not a finding of a court.