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While car theft and identity theft aren’t unusual, the sheriff’s office is investigating after an alleged thief went above and beyond the usual crimes. Deputies were contacted after a local man reported that his identity had been stolen and used to make purchases on a credit card as well as to buy an $86,681 Tesla Cybertruck. The truck was purchased in Mooresville, according to investigators. Additional information was...
Deputies charged a China Grove man with drug and firearm offenses today (Aug. 13) after he allegedly had marijuana and an illegally possessed handgun at Southeastern Community College. Chrysler Chance Chavis, 18, was released on a $10,000 secured bond. He was charged with carrying a concealed handgun, possession of a firearm on school grounds, and manufacture, sale, and distribution of marijuana within 1,000 feet of a school. ...
Whiteville Police arrested two men on multiple charges of breaking and entering vehicles. Casey Latrail Wilder, 18, and Justin Alexzander Stroud, 21, are being held under secured bonds. They face charges of breaking, entering and theft from motor vehicles, larceny of a motor vehicle, larceny of a firearm and attempted breaking and entering, according to detention center records. Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach said investigators used Flock...