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North Carolina’s largest annual impaired driving enforcement effort kicked off this morning. Operation Firecracker is part of the Booze It and Lose It campaign sponsored by the Governor’s Highway Safety Program. State troopers, deputies and local law enforcement will be conducting aggressive, extensive patrols through July 7 to cut down on impaired drivers. A total of 176 alcohol-related crashes and five fatalities occurred on North Carolina roads during...
Multiple law enforcement agencies joined the Columbus Sheriff’s Office in bringing some “heat” on narcotics suspects across the area Monday After a months-long narcotics investigation dubbed Operation Heat Wave, deputies fanned out across the county to serve multiple search and arrest warrants. They seized narcotics, firearms and cash form multiple properties, according to a press release. Operation Heat Wave involved the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives...
Narcotics investigators arrested a Clarkton area man after he allegedly sold drugs to two different undercover buyers. Kenneth Bowen, 58, is being held under $550,000 secured bond on multiple charges of trafficking in opiates, possession with intent to manufacture sell and deliver narcotics, sale and delivery of methamphetamine, maintaining a dwelling for drug activities and other charges. On court documents he gave addresses of 1001 East Arcadia Road,...