An apparent roommate of a Durham man found dead in the Cape Fear River has been arrested for the killing. Jim Robert Goins, 41, was arrested in Wake County by U.S. Marshals and Bladen County [Read More]
Updated 11:45 a.m. Thursday Betty Smith Bryant, 63, has been charged with first degree arson after allegedly setting fire to the home, according to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. The fire allegedly stemmed from a [Read More]
Jewelry and cash were taken from a Gilliard Road woman in an alleged robbery Aug. 25. Deputies responded to the home near Chadbourn on a disturbance call. Kayla Todd told the sheriff’s office that a [Read More]
A detective working on another investigation ended up literally chasing down a new case just after midnight Monday morning. Det. Paul Rockenbach was on Seven Creeks Highway in Nakina when he spotted a four-wheeler erratically [Read More]
UPDATE: Monday 2:58 p.m. Bladen County authorities have identified Kenneth Ross Covell, 54, as the body found in the Cape Fear River near Golf Course Road.The body of the suspected murder victim was found roughly [Read More]
A Shallotte man found out you can’t outrun the long arm of the law Aug. 18. Skyler Wade Peacock, 20, was charged with child abuse, fleeing to elude arrest, carless and reckless driving heorin possession [Read More]
DSS takes custody of child from “filthy” home. Two women were arrested on drug charges and a toddler was turned over to Social Services after an Aug. 13 raid on a home described as “filthy”. [Read More]
Drugs and paraphernalia were allegedly found in a Clarkton man’s car after he briefly fled from deputies Aug. 14, according to the sheriff’s office. Kameron Blake Quattlebaum, 21, of 69 Sabels Run Trail, Clarkton, was jailed [Read More]
Complaints from citizens led Columbus County Deputies to spend some extra time in the Rico community recently, and the effort paid off with two arrests for multiple felony charges. Arrest reports show Terrance Omar Shipman, 32, [Read More]
Crystal meth, marijuana and firearms were among the contraband seized during a raid on a home at 6368 Old Lake Road home Aug. 14. Barbara Lynn Sessions, 42, was charged with possession with intent to manufacture, [Read More]
Citizen complaints helped put an alleged Brunswick drug dealer behind bars Aug. 8, according to the sheriff’s office. Anthony Legrant Hawkins, 64, was charged with possession of crack cocaine, and held under a $3,500 bond, [Read More]
A teenager could face charges after she allegedly assaulted a woman during a car crash Aug. 14. The sheriff’s office reported that Erica Hinz, 26, was involved in a collision in the area of 1767 [Read More]
UPDATED. Cocaine, heroin, opiates, pills confiscated in undercover cases. Deputies seized drugs and cash in a series of narcotics raids over the weekend. The sheriff’s office arrested suspects in Bolton, Chadbourn and the Tabor City [Read More]
An alleged husband and wife crime duo is back in jail after another alleged attack involving a baseball bat. Ashley Nicole Jones, 37, of Ward Town Road, Whiteville, was arrested Aug. 13 on charges of [Read More]
The break-ins occur in batches each night, generally after midnight and before dawn. An additional six vehicle breakins were reported in the Nakina area Thursday, according to the sheriff’s office. Homes along Ervin Richardson and [Read More]
Updated with additional information A Whiteville man is recovering in New Hanover Regional after he became the second shooting victim in a month at Sandy Ridge Apartments. Whiteville Police Lt. Andre Jackson said Stephon Geathers, 35, [Read More]
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