The Southern Pines Police Department is seeking the assistance of the community locating an armed, wanted felony suspect, Claude Christopher Miles.

The Southern Pines Police Department has obtained an arrest warrant for Claude Christopher Miles for the charges of First Degree Kidnapping and two counts of Robbery with a Firearm. On December 17, 2018, and January 5, 2019, at approximately 10:30 am. (both dates), armed robberies occurred at Little Ceasars Pizza, located on U.S. Highway 15/501 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.

As a result of a comprehensive investigation conducted by the Patrol and Investigation Divisions of the Southern Pines Police Department, Claude Christopher Miles was identified as the perpetrator of both of these robbery incidents.

Claude Christopher Miles is known to frequent Southern Pines, Aberdeen, Raeford and Eastwood, North Carolina. Claude Christopher Miles has also been known to illegally possess a firearm and has been arrested by the Southern Pines Police Department for previous offenses that have included, but not limited to, Robbery with a Firearm, Breaking and Entering, Violation of Probation, Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Larceny, Felony Narcotic Offenses and Resisting Arrest. Claude Christopher Miles should be considered armed and dangerous and the community should not approach this wanted felony suspect if he is observed.

Claude Christopher Miles is a black male, forty two (42) years of age, 5’9”, 165 pounds, with a bald head and a black beard. Claude Christopher Miles also has a tattoo on his left hand that reads “Soup” and a tattoo on his left forearm that reads “Tribal.”

Anyone with information pertaining to the location of Claude Christopher Miles, or who may be able to provide any information about Claude Christopher Miles, is asked to contact the Southern Pines Police Department at 910-692-7031, or the Southern Pines Police Department’s Crime Tip Line at 910-693-4110. Information can be left anonymously.