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Damage was minimal and no one was injured when a home was struck by gunfire Sunday in Delco. The Sheriff’s Office reported that Maria de Los Angeles called 911 after the home in the 4800 block of Delco Prosper was struck by gunfire. Residents told deputies they heard two shots, and discovered two bullet holes in the siding of the mobile home. Damage was estimated at $200. The...
A former Williams Township firefighter who had also been a part-time Whiteville firefighter has been charged with arson. Tanner Reed Sykes, 19, of 4756 Gore Trailer Rd., Whiteville, was released on secured bond, charged with four felony counts of setting fire to grasslands and woods, according to warrants and detention center records. Warrants show that an investigator for the N.C. Forest Service was called to look into four...
An alleged squatter was charged with trespassing after starting a wildfire while cooking a pork chop dinner in Tabor City. Christopher Gore, 40, of 121 Spivey Rd., Tabor City, was placed under a $500 secured bond on a single charge of second degree trespassing, according to detention center records. Tabor City Police reported that an officer was sent to 398 Stake Road to investigate a possible woods fire,...