{"id":4457,"date":"2026-07-12T13:34:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T13:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4457"},"modified":"2026-07-12T13:34:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T13:34:56","slug":"bandits-put-log-in-road-ambush-driver-when-he-gets-out-to-move-it-nc-sheriff-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4457","title":{"rendered":"Bandits put log in road, ambush driver when he gets out to move it, NC sheriff says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A classic highway bandit trick was dusted off and used with success to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wcsonc\/posts\/pfbid0UipuVC3HtPn1hhbmnophGKVyL5ZPJcaQHpAd5NtCYq2zWmGVZ4ew7KAVMqmgGHabl\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">rob a driver<\/a> in rural North Carolina, investigators say.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4455\">Shielded records &amp; stripped money. How NC\u2019s new budget alters college discipline<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It happened around 6:20 p.m. on Thursday south of Warrenton, and the Warren County Sheriff\u2019s Office says it is still trying \u201cto determine if this is an isolated incident or a greater threat to the general public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Warrenton is about a 55-mile drive northeast from downtown Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p>The victim had just gotten off from work, the sheriff\u2019s office said in a July 10 news release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile traveling home, he came across a log in the road on the Parktown\/Baltimore Road, just up from the Waste Industries drop-off site,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4454\">NC State outfielder selected in second round of 2026 MLB Draft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe stated that he was robbed by gun point, after he got out to move the log, by three masked men, who were waiting in the woods. The person stated that they were robbed of their cash.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Investigators did not report the man was injured.<\/p>\n<p>Maps show the site of the incident is sparsely populated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you were traveling through the Parktown\/Inez Road area during this time and date, and saw anything relevant &#8230; please contact the Warren County Sheriff\u2019s Office,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published <span class=\"inline-block\">July 12, 2026 at 9:04 AM<!-- --><\/span><span> with the headline <a class=\"origin-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charlotteobserver.com\/news\/state\/north-carolina\/article316474174.html\"> &#8220;Bandits put log in road, ambush driver when he gets out to move it, NC sheriff says.&#8221; <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4453\">This is how rich SpaceX workers are after the IPO<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Driver reports he got out of his car to move log from road and was robbed by three masked men who were hiding nearby in the woods, North Carolina sheriff says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-todays-edition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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