Public Safety

CCN Radio News – Afternoon Report for May 8, 2025 (Press Play for the Audio)

Squatted trucks are no longer welcome in Tabor City. In a memorandum sent to Tabor City Police and shared on social media this week, Major C.G. Hilburn reminded officers that squatted trucks are now illegal in North Carolina, and that TCPD personnel can have vehicles towed if they are deemed a safety hazard. State law allows for fines and potentially even license suspension for anyone operating a truck...

Citizen complaints led to an investigation and a raid on a home in Brunswick April 30, netting a quantity of drugs and cash. Joseph Stephens, 48, was jailed under $500,000 secured bond, according to a press release from the sheriff’s office. He faces eight counts of trafficking in opiates; seven charges of possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver Schedule !! and IV drugs; maintaining a dwelling...