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Thieves have been scoring big in recent days in the city of Whiteville, hitting unlocked vehicles and even stealing two. Lt. Scott Moody of the Whiteville Police said the thieves are taking advantage of unlocked vehicles to collect electronics, computers, tablets and especially firearms. “Never leave a firearm in your car,” he said. “Take it inside when you get home, and lock your vehicle, even at home.” Two...
Updated 1:17 p.m. A Whiteville man has been charged in Sunday’s killing on Dudney Lane. Williams Cody Inman, 28, is being held under no bond, charged with first degree murder and two counts of discharging a firearm into occupied property, according to detention center reports. He was arrested at the scene without further incident, the report said. Inman is alleged to have shot and killed David Ray Ivey,...
A Beaverdam man died while fishing in White Marsh near Whiteville Thursday morning. Charles D. Godwin, 72, was found floating under the bridge on U.S. 74, in the area near Red Hill Road known as the Beaver Ponds. Wildlife Enforcement Officer S. Hawrysch said in his report that Godwin and Robert Simmons were headed back upstream when Simmons pulled his boat to the south bank to take a...