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A warrant scammer conned a Riegelwood woman out of $16.400, according to the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office said the woman, who is in her 40s, was contacted via phone by a caller who claimed to be a law enforcement officer. She was told that she had outstanding warrants that required immediate payment, or she would be arrested. “The victim subsequently withdrew approximately $16,400 and deposited the funds into a...
A Bolton woman was not seriously injured after a trespassing suspect shoved her to th ground June 16. The Gum Street residence called 911 after the incident. She told deputies she was checking her property after her dogs began barking, and encountered an unknown male between 18-25 years of age. When she confronted the man, the report said, he pushed her down and fled the scene. The incident...
Multiple charges were filed against a suspect who allegedly stopped running from the law when he pulled into the driveway of random residence. Billy Jay Wright, 40, of 414 Country Village Rd., Whiteville, was held under $30,000 secured bond. The sheriff’s office said he was charged with felony fleeing to elude arrest, felony possession of cocaine, maintaining a vehicle for drug activities, misdemeanor marijuana, trespassing, resisting an officer...