Search underway for breaking and entering suspect in Rockingham County
WXII 12 NEWS, THIS IS BREAKING NEWS. WE’RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OUT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY RIGHT NOW. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE SEARCHING FOR AN ARMED SUSPECT IN THE EDEN AREA. WXII 12 JOSHUA DAVIS IS ON THE SCENE NOW. AND, JOSHUA, WHAT DO WE KNOW SO FAR? LINDSAY. GOOD EVENING. WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR IS THAT ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES, POLICE AND HIGHWAY PATROL ARE SEARCHING FOR AN ARMED SUSPECT. WITH ME RIGHT NOW IS ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SHERIFF SAM PAGE AND SHERIFF PAGE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. CAN YOU TELL US WHAT DO WE KNOW SO FAR? WHO ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? WELL, YOU KNOW, EARLIER THIS MORNING ABOUT 930, WE GOT A REPORT OF A BREAK IN HOME INVASION IN THE WHIPPOORWILL HILLS SUBDIVISION, WHICH IS NEAR YONTZ ROAD AND HARRINGTON HIGHWAY. AN EXHAUSTIVE SEARCH WAS MADE IN THAT AREA UTILIZING K-9 FROM MULTIPLE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE AREA HERE. EDEN POLICE, SHERIFF’S OFFICE, REGIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE HAD ROCKINGHAM COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HELP WITH THE DRONE SYSTEM, DOING AN OVERHEAD SEARCH AND CONTINUE THAT SEARCH. AND IT APPEARED THAT THEY HAD MOVED ACROSS THE ROADWAY NOT FAR FROM THE FROM THE HOUSE WHERE THE ORIGINAL WAS AT. SUSPECT IDENTIFIED AS A AS A WHITE MALE, VERY SKINNY BUILD AND WEARING A WHITE HOODIE AND BLUE JEANS AND WAS SEEN WITH A WITH A SHOTGUN. OKAY. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT OUR VICTIM HAD A SHOTGUN THAT HAD BEEN STOLEN FROM A RESIDENCE. AND OF COURSE, WE’VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR A SUSPECT FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH THAT DESCRIPTION, IT LED US TO A LOCATION NOT FAR AWAY FROM THAT LOCATION, JUST ACROSS THE STREET FROM HER HOUSE. AND WE CONTINUE THE SEARCH. AND WE GOT A CALL ABOUT 230 THIS EVENING ABOUT A WHITE MALE SUBJECT MATTER DESCRIPTION. SO AT THIS TIME, BECAUSE WE FOUND SOME OTHER CLOTHING ITEMS THAT HAD BEEN DISCARDED, BUT WITH THE T SHIRT, BLUE JEANS, VERY SKINNY MALE SUBJECT AND HAD A SHOTGUN. AS QUICKLY AS WE COULD GET THERE. AND WE STARTED SEARCHING, STARTED SEARCHING WITH THEIR DOG TEAMS. WE RUN THE DOG TEAMS ALL AFTERNOON FROM DIFFERENT ALSO, WE HAD BROUGHT SOME DRONES UP EARLIER, AND WE’RE GETTING READY TO LAUNCH SOME DRONES JUST A LITTLE BIT AT THIS TIME. THERE’S A VERY GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT THE SUBJECT THAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR HAS GOTTEN OUT OF THE AREA, BUT WE STILL WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT’S WHERE WE’RE GOING TO LAUNCH DRONES BEFORE DARK AGAIN. AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE’LL HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE IN THE AREA FOR FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENS IN THIS DISTRICT AND THE AREA THAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT IS AREA NEAR HARRINGTON HIGHWAY TO YANCEY ROAD TO LONG HOKE ROAD AREA. SO WE’LL HAVE THAT’S IN THE EDEN AREA OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY. GOT YOU. SHERIFF PAGE, THANK YOU. HAVE YOU ALSO ALREADY MADE OUTREACH TO ANY OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE SURROUNDING AREA, SURROUNDING COUNTIES, SURROUNDING TOWNS? THEY WILL BE SENDING OUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT THIS TIME. WE’RE TRYING TO DEVELOP. OUR SUSPECT IS AND ALSO TRYING TO LOCATE THE SUSPECT. ONCE WE IDENTIFY WHO THAT PERSON IS. SO WE ARE DOING THAT. WE ARE SENDING INFORMATION OUT TO SURROUNDING AGENCIES JUST IN CASE THEY GET A CALL. AND I WILL SAY THIS, IF YOU LIVE IN THE AREA OF HARRINGTON HIGHWAY, YANCEY ROAD, LONG HOKE ROAD AREA, IF YOU SEE ANYBODY MATCHING THAT DESCRIPTION, VERY SKINNY SUBJECT, WHITE T SHIRT, BLUE JEANS. AND OF COURSE, IF YOU ARE CARRYING A WEAPON, IF YOU SEE THAT, REPORT IT TO NINE ONE RIGHT AWAY SO WE CAN CONSIDER THE SUSPECT ARMED AND DANGEROUS. WELL I’M CONSIDERING YES, BECAUSE HE IS CARRYING A SHOTGUN THAT WAS STOLEN FROM A RESIDENCE. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. SHERIFF PAGE, THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. LINDSAY. THOSE ARE THE BASICS OF WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR. WHEN YOU GET ANY MORE UPDATES, WE’LL BRING YOU THAT ON AIR AND ONLINE. FOR NOW. AND ROCKINGH
Search underway for breaking and entering suspect in Rockingham County
Updated: 6:12 PM EDT Apr 12, 2026
A search is underway in Rockingham County for a suspect in a breaking-and-entering investigation, according to Sheriff Sam Page.Around 9:30 a.m. Sunday, the 911 center received a call from a woman reporting a break-in at her home on Springwood Drive in Eden. Sheriff Page said the woman was outside tending to her animals when she saw a man with a shotgun in her yard. Realizing her home had been broken into, she immediately called 911. Authorities said the man stole her shotgun and ran.No one was injured.Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page shared an update on the search. Click the player above to watch.The suspect was wearing a light blue hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, a ball cap, and could be carrying a long gun type firearm believed to be stolen from the victim’s home. A search was launched, and K9 units found the sweatshirt and ballcap. Around 2:30 p.m., someone in the Yount Road area reported seeing a man matching the description.The suspect is approximately 6 feet tall and around 200 pounds.At this time, the search is focused on the area of Highway 87 and Harrington Highway.Several agencies are assisting with the investigation including:Eden Police Department and their K9 UnitsReidsville Police Department and their K9 UnitsRockingham County Sheriff’s OfficeRockingham County Emergency ManagementThis is a developing story; check back for updates.
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. —
A search is underway in Rockingham County for a suspect in a breaking-and-entering investigation, according to Sheriff Sam Page.
Around 9:30 a.m. Sunday, the 911 center received a call from a woman reporting a break-in at her home on Springwood Drive in Eden. Sheriff Page said the woman was outside tending to her animals when she saw a man with a shotgun in her yard. Realizing her home had been broken into, she immediately called 911. Authorities said the man stole her shotgun and ran.
No one was injured.
Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page shared an update on the search. Click the player above to watch.
The suspect was wearing a light blue hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, a ball cap, and could be carrying a long gun type firearm believed to be stolen from the victim’s home. A search was launched, and K9 units found the sweatshirt and ballcap. Around 2:30 p.m., someone in the Yount Road area reported seeing a man matching the description.
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The suspect is approximately 6 feet tall and around 200 pounds.
At this time, the search is focused on the area of Highway 87 and Harrington Highway.
Several agencies are assisting with the investigation including:
Eden Police Department and their K9 UnitsReidsville Police Department and their K9 UnitsRockingham County Sheriff’s OfficeRockingham County Emergency Management
This is a developing story; check back for updates.