From reading all the comments it seems to me that the money that disappeared has been distributed to his watchdogs....LOL Don't you all know that DC and Hege was the laughing stock of the USA and now we are still laughing at you especially if you reelect him... Why Don't all the criminals file and run for office in Davidson County you all can have a family reunion there, and to think that they made the show in Mayberry LOL they should have made it in DC..HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Hege did his job as Sheriff, GRICE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE! He never has, I've heard from a few people as long as Grice is in office, they aren't worried about any drug dealers in their family going to jail, because according to them " Grice Will Allow it" Hege wouldn't allow it & he would be SURE to bust them. Hege wasn't afraid to push buttons with anyone while he was sheriff & that is why he is where he is now, they knew hege was out to do his job & they started to get worried and had to get him out of there. That's the ONLY reason Hege is where he's at, he was a good sheriff, HE'S GOT MY VOTE. & hopefully if you're going to do the right thing you'll put hege back in office!

& for the people running their mouth that aren't in davidson county; why are you even complaining or running your mouth when you aren't even in OUR county! STAY OUT OF IT :]

« Trialbyjustice wrote on Sunday, Nov 08 at 11:43 AM »

I have been in Law Enforcement, and did work in Davidson County while Hege was Sheriff. When speaking with him he referred to everyone as "scumbags" and Drug Dealers. He did favors for the ones that supported him even if it meant making up charges. He had a so called "rat" Ron Richardson to plant listening devices so that he knew what people were saying about him. If Hege was doing his job and keeping watch over his own hen house then he would have known about the 3 Deputy's that were charged and convicted and went to prison. If Hege was so much a part of drug enforcement, how did he not know what Vice was doing. I know for a fact by speaking with the charged officers that Hege was involved in this so called circle. They would rob the drug dealers, take their drugs and cash and then resell the dope for more cash. The criminal Justice and training standards of NC which regulates police employment and background approvals will automatically reject someone from being employed if they have been convicted as a Felon. This would be the same thing as if you had someone that molested a 10 year old girl running for Sheriff. Now does the type of crime dictate the persons rights? Hege was covicted of a Felony, not given his rights to even vote as a US citizen but yet you want this man back in office. How pathetic can you people be. Would you vote for the President of the united states for committing treason against the US. I would hope not. I am glad that I do not live in Davidson County, it has been the laugh of the state. Davidson County needs a Sheriff more like Sam Page in Rocking County. He believes in letting his Deputies do the work while he concentrates on the administration of the department. How can you run a department efficiently if you are concentrating on painting jail cells pink with crying teddy bears and driving spider cars. I believe that he needs to be shipped overseas to Iraq or Afghanistan to see what it's like to really fight someone who is out to kill you. I am thankful for the men and women in our military who stand up and fight for our freedom, not ridicously take it away like hege plans on doing. One last point, I guess since Hege will not be able to carry a gun anymore he will carry his walking tall stick around. Has anyone checked his home for weapons, as a convicted felon he is not supposed to have one. that's kind of stupid for a sheriff not to be able to protect himself but only with a stick. I hope that he doesn't tick off any of the gun toteing drug dealers that know where he lives it will be like shooting fish in a barrell.

Yea he can vote

OH this for all of you

Know Your Voting Rights

STEPS FOR FORMER FELONS

If you are convicted of a felony in North Carolina, you lose your citizenship rights, including the right to vote. However, after completing all terms of your sentence (including parole, probation and restitution), you do not have to do anything to have your citizenship rights, including your voting rights, restored. Those rights are automatically restored.

If you have completed all parts of your sentence for a felony conviction or have been pardoned, you are eligible to vote in North Carolina. In order to vote, follow the steps listed below.

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» Former convicted felons must fill out a voter registration form even if you were registered before your conviction. You can register at any point after completing all parts of your sentence.

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I just wanted to make a comment about what Chris coble hit on. The sheriffs department is responsible for submitting crime statistics to the SBI for a statewide database management system. It doesn't take a dummy to realize that the statistics are not going to go down 53%. You would have to look at the overall arrest and conviction ratio's not just the arrests. Hege was the worlds worst for making arrests and not getting convictions. That's why out of County Attorneys loved cases in Davidson County. Hege was a great Politician and could make people believe anything. He had his department intimidated, and look at the turn over rate the department had since he took office. Look at the history of the Davidson County Sheriffs Department and find anywhere where 3 deputies and the Sheriff were charged and removed from office for committing Felony's. We need a Sheriff like Jaybird McCrary, he was for the citizens of Davidson County and ran a tight ship. His turn over rate was low and morale was good. Also check out why Hege was fired from the Sheriffs Department when he was a Deputy. There have been stories where he was given keys to certain restaraunts to keep a check on. He would go inside and steal meat from their freezer and put it in the back of the patrol car. This was verified by one of his riding partners. Would you trust him with the keys to your home. You might as well if he is elected Sheriff again. This message is brought to you by "Stupid is what Stupid Does"

I have been in Law Enforcement, and did work in Davidson County while Hege was Sheriff. When speaking with him he referred to everyone as "scumbags" and Drug Dealers. He did favors for the ones that supported him even if it meant making up charges. He had a so called "rat" Ron Richardson to plant listening devices so that he knew what people were saying about him. If Hege was doing his job and keeping watch over his own hen house then he would have known about the 3 Deputy's that were charged and convicted and went to prison. If Hege was so much a part of drug enforcement, how did he not know what Vice was doing. I know for a fact by speaking with the charged officers that Hege was involved in this so called circle. They would rob the drug dealers, take their drugs and cash and then resell the dope for more cash. The criminal Justice and training standards of NC which regulates police employment and background approvals will automatically reject someone from being employed if they have been convicted as a Felon. This would be the same thing as if you had someone that molested a 10 year old girl running for Sheriff. Now does the type of crime dictate the persons rights? Hege was covicted of a Felony, not given his rights to even vote as a US citizen but yet you want this man back in office. How pathetic can you people be. Would you vote for the President of the united states for committing treason against the US. I would hope not. I am glad that I do not live in Davidson County, it has been the laugh of the state. Davidson County needs a Sheriff more like Sam Page in Rocking County. He believes in letting his Deputies do the work while he concentrates on the administration of the department. How can you run a department efficiently if you are concentrating on painting jail cells pink with crying teddy bears and driving spider cars. I believe that he needs to be shipped overseas to Iraq or Afghanistan to see what it's like to really fight someone who is out to kill you. I am thankful for the men and women in our military who stand up and fight for our freedom, not ridicously take it away like hege plans on doing. One last point, I guess since Hege will not be able to carry a gun anymore he will carry his walking tall stick around. Has anyone checked his home for weapons, as a convicted felon he is not supposed to have one. that's kind of stupid for a sheriff not to be able to protect himself but only with a stick. I hope that he doesn't tick off any of the gun toteing drug dealers that know where he lives it will be like shooting fish in a barrell.

Randy G.

Thomasville

>QUOTE<

(« BillyBob86 wrote on Thursday, Oct 22 at 03:30 PM »Officers say statistics were `fixed'

By RACHEL LEONARD

The Dispatch

... Sheriff Hege is `big' about keeping the crime statistics down low," said Lt. Tony Roberson. "I know that Sheriff Hege tells Capt. (Chris) Coble that he wants the numbers low and Coble passes that message down to me."

Coble, who was responsible for compiling crime statistics to submit to the State Bureau of Investigation, said Hege asked him to "fix" numbers that were too high.

"Sheriff Hege has on occasion also told me that if I could not fix the numbers, I would be looking for another job," Coble said. "In response to my fear and worry about Sheriff Hege's reaction to higher crime statistics I began to research ways in which the numbers could be evaluated and reclassified so that there would not be a negative effect on the crime stats.")

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MOSTLY SOUNDS LIKE HEARSAY WHICH AINT DIDDLY IN COURT

« BillyBob86 wrote on Thursday, Oct 22 at 03:37 PM »

How quickly we forget ...

...From a 2003 newstory on www.freerepublic.com

"Sheriff of Davidson County since 1994, Hege is accused of stealing $6,200 from an undercover drug buy fund and using part of it to pay for reelection celebrations in 1998 and 2002. He is also accused of blocking an investigation into the disappearance of money seized by his office during a criminal investigation. And he is accused of conspiring with a former county maintenance director to conduct surveillance of law enforcement officers investigating him. Additionally, Davidson County District Attorney Gary Frank, in moving to have Hege removed from office, accuses him of a pattern of intimidation and threats against deputies he believed were cooperating in investigations against him."

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DONT NEED TO SAY MUCH HERE AS YOU SAID ACUSSED

AND IT SEEMS Gary Frank had it in for HEGE FOR AWHILE

QUOTE......

« midniter wrote on Monday, Oct 26 at 05:06 PM »

I know for a fact that Hege was geting money under the table from certain drug bust & i bought several cars & hot rod trucks that was seized in drug raids form mexicans immigrants.The good thing about these nice automoblies that they didn't go through the proper channels on seized vehicles & you could buy them at a real good price.I know for sure i won't be voting for no crook to put on the force that can set up anyone he doesn't like.You look at the people they had to turn loose & charges droped because of how crooked they were while he was sheriff,and not counting the law suits that are still agaist the county while he was sheriff.Do we really want someone in the sheriff office that has no respect for the law or the people that pay his salary i don't think so.He'd just soon to set you up to take a fall for something that he did or his deputies.I hope we have come to our sences & not put back a walking tall want-a-be in sheriff office again.I think grice has done a great job considering what kind of mess he was left with.

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So if there is even remotely a chance that >QUOTE< (i bought several cars & hot rod trucks that was seized in drug raids form mexicans immigrants.) SHOULDNT YOU TURN YOURSELF IN WITH PROOF AND PAY FOR ALLEGED CRIME .

AND QUOTE ...

(You look at the people they had to turn loose & charges droped because of how crooked they were while he was sheriff)HATS USUALLY CALLED PLEA BARGINING OR A LESSER CRIMINAL TURNING IN A BIGGER FISH .THIS GOES ON ALL OVER THE USA NOT JUST IN DAVIDSON COUNTY .

I know for a fact that Hege was geting money under the table from certain drug bust & i bought several cars & hot rod trucks that was seized in drug raids form mexicans immigrants.The good thing about these nice automoblies that they didn't go through the proper channels on seized vehicles & you could buy them at a real good price.I know for sure i won't be voting for no crook to put on the force that can set up anyone he doesn't like.You look at the people they had to turn loose & charges droped because of how crooked they were while he was sheriff,and not counting the law suits that are still agaist the county while he was sheriff.Do we really want someone in the sheriff office that has no respect for the law or the people that pay his salary i don't think so.He'd just soon to set you up to take a fall for something that he did or his deputies.I hope we have come to our sences & not put back a walking tall want-a-be in sheriff office again.I think grice has done a great job considering what kind of mess he was left with.

How quickly we forget ...

...From a 2003 newstory on www.freerepublic.com

"Sheriff of Davidson County since 1994, Hege is accused of stealing $6,200 from an undercover drug buy fund and using part of it to pay for reelection celebrations in 1998 and 2002. He is also accused of blocking an investigation into the disappearance of money seized by his office during a criminal investigation. And he is accused of conspiring with a former county maintenance director to conduct surveillance of law enforcement officers investigating him. Additionally, Davidson County District Attorney Gary Frank, in moving to have Hege removed from office, accuses him of a pattern of intimidation and threats against deputies he believed were cooperating in investigations against him."

bevshabull, you dont know how WRONG you are! -And you ARE a fool if you vote for Hege.

HIS NUMBERS WERE FIXED TO FOOL PEOPLE LIKE YOU!!

See the news story below ....

Officers say statistics were `fixed'

By RACHEL LEONARD

The Dispatch

Published: Saturday, September 20, 2003 at 8:33 a.m.

Last Modified: Saturday, September 20, 2003 at 12:00 a.m.

When Sheriff Gerald Hege took office in 1994, about 1,000 burglaries were reported to the sheriff's office every year. By 1998, that number had fallen to about 400. Last year, it was 33.

Forcible rape also declined from about 20 reported incidents per year in the mid-1990s to three in 1997. No rapes have been reported to the sheriff's office since 1999. And recent statistics show aggravated assaults - which numbered more than 150 in 1994 - fell to only five for the entire year of 2000, although they have since risen.

Statistics such as these allowed Hege in 2001 to claim a 62 percent drop in crime since he took office. Hege attributed the decrease to his high-profile image and aggressive style of law enforcement, but affidavits from Hege's top officers now say the sheriff ordered them to manipulate the numbers.

" ... Sheriff Hege is `big' about keeping the crime statistics down low," said Lt. Tony Roberson. "I know that Sheriff Hege tells Capt. (Chris) Coble that he wants the numbers low and Coble passes that message down to me."

Coble, who was responsible for compiling crime statistics to submit to the State Bureau of Investigation, said Hege asked him to "fix" numbers that were too high.

"Sheriff Hege has on occasion also told me that if I could not fix the numbers, I would be looking for another job," Coble said. "In response to my fear and worry about Sheriff Hege's reaction to higher crime statistics I began to research ways in which the numbers could be evaluated and reclassified so that there would not be a negative effect on the crime stats."

I also live in Davidson County and I WILL vote for Hege again. I believe the people who do not like him are probably for crimnals getting by with their crimes. I believe that what he did is no worse than a lot of other people do.....and NO, I am NOT a fool. What kind of person wants crime to be permitted? They are the ones who are fools. Hege has my vote and my family's votes.

Im a Davidson County resident and I'll never vote for Hege.

The only reason why he had as many drug busts as he did was because his office didnt follow proper procedures. After one arrest, the criminals would get off on a technicality only for Hege to go out and arrest them again. When Hege was in office, Defense Attorneys LOVED coming to Davidson County!

Not only was Hege shuffled off to jail, but before that AND under HIS watch, several of his deputies were arrested for drugs and extortion.

In my opinion, he is as bad as the criminals he claims to be going after.

This ego-maniac should never be allowed to wear a badge again. If there isnt a state law that prohibits felons from running for public office, there should be.

« pissed off wrote on Friday, Oct 16 at 11:28 PM »

how the hell can a felon be sheriff. not to mention he is and always will be a crook

NO law against a felon running for sheriff. And always aint every time , if a cop stops you for speeding and lets you off with a warning is he a crook or are you ?

LOOK BELOW

« DAAAA wrote on Friday, Oct 16 at 11:33 PM »

WHAT IS WROG WITH YOU DAMN FOOLS

The only fool i see is the one that cant spell WRONG !

AT LEAST HE ADMITTED WHAT HE DID , WHAT ABOUT THE ONES THAT ARE WORRIED !

« pissed off wrote on Friday, Oct 16 at 11:28 PM »

how the hell can a felon be sheriff. not to mention he is and always will be a crook

What general statue says that he cannot ?

WHAT IS WROG WITH YOU DAMN FOOLS

how the hell can a felon be sheriff. not to mention he is and always will be a crook

« revots wrote on Sunday, Sep 20 at 06:37 AM »

Headline should read "Former Sheriff Hege Still Has STUPID Supporters"

Sounds like someone seen to much of the pink walls..........

Headline should read "Former Sheriff Hege Still Has STUPID Supporters"