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A missing girl was found near Sawmill Apartments in Whiteville around noon today. Jessica Diaz, 13, of Kelly was reported missing Sunday night, according to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office. She was last seen leaving her home on foot, but was thought to have caught a ride in a Chevrolet Tahoe around 11 p.m. The BCSO said the girl was heading for Columbus County, possibly Whiteville. Whiteville Police...
The second time wasn’t exactly the charm for a juvenile who broke into a Whiteville vape shop. Whiteville Police were called to the World Vape and Tobacco at the intersection of West Williamson and J.K. Powell shortly before 11 a.m. on Nov. 4, according to a report. Employees discovered an alleged break-in had occurred earlier that day. The next morning, police were called back to the store just...
Two men are charged with illegal dumping after they were caught red-handed unloading trash from a U-Haul truck Wednesday, the sheriff’s office reported. Jashawn Anthony Brown, 23, of 147 Godwin Trail, Chadbourn, and Shaun Khalil Willis, 20, of 173 Campground Rd., Whiteville, were arrested for illegal dumping, detention center records show. Willis was also charged with an outstanding warrant of felony larceny. Both were held under secured bonds....