A juvenile faces charges in two Chadbourn shooting incidents, according to Chadbourn Police. “It’s been a long night,” Chief Ken Elliot said. “Our department has been working s...
• No one was injured, but homes and vehicles were damaged. Chadbourn Police are investigating a series of shootings that occurred between 6:30 and 8 p.m. Tuesday. Police Chief Ken...
• Drugs were worth $150,000 on the street Two suspects are in jail and $150,000 worth of crystal methamphetamine is off the street after an investigation by Whiteville Police.Mayer Nunez...
Two alleged drug dealers had firearms and body armor in a home near Tabor City. The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office reported that Rico Antonio Smith, 37, and Forest Dean Bielinski,...
One home was struck by gunfire in Whiteville Jan. 8 while Whiteville Police Officers were investigating a possible break-in – after another shots fired call. Lt. Andre Jackson of the...
WPD: Suspect was passed out at gas pump. Using a false name didn’t work out well for a suspect found passed out at a Whiteville convenience store early Sunday. Austin...
The county’s first highway death of the year occurred Wednesday, when a Clarendon man lost control of his car and crashed. Gary Wayne Cartrette, 62, died Thursday from injuries sustained...
William James Purdie turned himself in to Bladen authorities Wednesday to face charges of murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Purdie, 37, of Airport Road, Clarkton, was charged with...
Vice-Narcotics detectives have arrested another alleged cocaine, methamphetamine and opiate dealer near Chadbourn. Kelly J. McClure, 38, of 97 McDuffie Lane, Chadbourn, was jailed under $301,000 bond ...
Pursuit of a fleeing suspect led deputies from Whiteville to Hallsboro and back again just before midnight Wednesday. Brandon Lee Lewis, 39, faces multiple charges including fleeing to elude arrest,...
DWI suppression efforts working, sheriff says. Checkpoints in December and January turned up stolen vehicles, drugs, fugitives, and multiple traffic violations, but the sheriff’s office did not arrest...
More than $32,000 in cash, a quantity of marijuana and two shotguns were confiscated after a man fleeing from deputies allegedly hit a patrol car, causing it to crash into...
Three detectives escaped injury after another driver struck their vehicle Thursday night. The Highway Patrol said the investigators were in a Columbus Sheriff’s Office SUV on Strawberry Boulevard in C...
Malek Moore, who was found dead in his prison cell at Tabor Correctional Wednesday, was facing charges in two separate murders. Moore allegedly killed Christian Mbimba in Greensboro Sept. 3....
Five people were arrested Dec. 28 after detectives raided a home on Shade Fisher Road and discovered a large quantity of illegal drugs. The sheriff’s office reported that the Vice-Narcotics...
The Lake Waccamaw man who ran into a pole trying to avoid arrest is back in jail. Henry Charles Brandt, 33, was charged with felony possession of both prescription narcotics...