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Columbus Sheriff Bill Rogers joined his counterparts from Bladen and Robeson and state officials this morning to announce a new drug task force. The Borderbelt Drug Task Force is a cooperative effort with the three counties, State Bureau of Investigation and prosecutors in both counties, Robeson Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said. The agencies will share intelligence, coordinate investigations, and pool resources across county lines to target drug trafficking operations...
A nine-year-old girl is recovering after she was struck by a car at Lake Waccamaw Sunday. Lake Police Chief Corey Finch said the collision happened around 5:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of Canal Cove Road. The girl apparently stepped from behind a bush into the path of an oncoming 2014 BMW driven by Pamela Ann Ashenfelter. Ashenfelter told investigators she never saw the girl, but knew she...
A Hallsboro family reported finding a hidden camera in their home July Saturday. The sheriff’s office was called to the home around 10:31 a.m., according to the sheriff’s office. Three people live in the home, according to the report. Additional details were not provided due to the ongoing investigation. State law allows the use of hidden cameras for security in common areas of homes as long as audio...