Public Safety

A fight in the parking lot at a West Columbus basketball game led to a female suspect and two  juveniles being charged with assaulting a pregnant woman. Advaneek Ridgeway, 32, of 22 W. Second St., Chadbourn was held under $2,500 secured bond on charges of assault on a pregnant woman, communicating threats, battery of an unborn child and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, detention center reports...

A crackdown on dangerous drivers with 41 officers from multiple agencies led to 41 charges Friday in Clarendon. The Columbus Couny Sheriff’s Office worked with the Highway Patrol, Robeson and Brunswick sheriff’s offices, and police from Lumberton, Jacksonville and Whiteville on the operation. The Dept. of Health and Human Services Blood Alcohol Testing (BAT) Mobile Unit was also deployed. The effort was part of the Governor’s Highway Safety...

No one was injured but a home sustained damage Monday after someone fired shots at the property. Deputies were called to 72 Ninth St., Bolton at 5:32 p.m., the sheriff’s office said. The homeowner told investigators that the residents had heard multiple gunshots. He later discovered damaged to the siding and a storm window. No injuries were reported. In an unrelated shooting incident, a motorist on U.S. 74...