A week ago yesterday, someone entered a residence at Dovick Drive in Banner Elk and stole $350 in cash, and engagement ring and wedding ring. The rings were valued at approximately $2,750. The suspect gained entry by moving a fan that was against a window.

Sometime last Sunday, someone entered Radford Quarries on Bamboo Road in Boone and damaged two pieces of machinery.

A weedeater was stolen between May 6 and May 16 from Ralph Wilson Road.

Tuesday, two change machines were damaged at Vilas Carwash.

Watauga County Sheriff’s Office’s Sgt. James Wesley Hawkins is this year’s recipient of the Boone Optimist Club’s coveted Officer of the Year award.