Public Safety

Updated Dec. 5 with information from CCSO. A Delco couple is in jail after they allegedly fired multiple shots at deputies attempting to arrest a man on outstanding warrants. Dale Douglas Malpass, 54, of Kelly’s Plantation Road, was wanted for failure to appear on a misdemeanor, according to warrants. He and Sallie Ann Hewett, 38,  were arrested in the Tuesday incident. Malpass was charged with five counts of...

Updated A Nakina shooting sent a man to jail Thursday. Pasiano Esteban Hernandez, 38, of 12 Lexia Lane, Nakina, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and discharging a firearm inside a structure. Warrants show he fired a 9mm handgun inside a home at 12 Lexie Lane while trying to shoot Ramon Pablo Hernandez.  The victim was treated on the scene by EMS....

A Silver Alert has been issued for Sharon Dunn Elkins. The Bladen County woman was last seen near her home in White Oak Friday, heading toward Tar Heel. She was wearing a blue sweatshirt and unknown color pants. Mrs. Elkins was last seen driving a 2018 burgundy Hyundai Elantra with the North Carolina registration CHH6408. The Bladen Sheriff’s Office said there have been no reports or possible sighting of...