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A shoplifter took $122 worth of very specific merchandise from the Whiteville Walgreen’s Saturday morning. Whiteville Police reported that the thief allegedly took a male fertility test, deodorant, Sudafed and lubricant. The theft was reported at 9:52 a.m. The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 5’8” tall, weighing 170 pounds.
Skilled scammers conned a local woman out of $61,000 May 16. The sheriff’s office reported that the woman responded to a pop-up message on her computer about a potential virus. She was given a number purporting to be from Apple Care to contact. “Upon calling the provided number,” a sheriff’s office spokesperson said, “she spoke with an individual who claimed her computer—and possibly her bank accounts—had been compromised.”...
What is being referred to as a “large scale” lottery theft ring is under investigation by the sheriff’s office. Four books containing approximately $6,000 in tickets were reported missing from the Sam’s Pit Stop in Bolton beginning in March, the report said. The store is located at 1104 Green Swamp Highway. The books were discovered missing during a routine audit. Sammy Black, owner of the store, told detectives...