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Cory Finch is the new police chief for the town of Lake Waccamaw. The veteran and longtime officer replaced Scott Hyatt, who retired last week after 26 years at the position. Finch previously served in the military and worked for the Whiteville Police. He officially took office last week, as Hyatt was bid farewell by town staff and officials. Hyatt led the effort to have every member of...
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...