Public Safety

A stolen property investigation led to a major drug bust in Nakina Dec. 5, and more charges are pending. The sheriff’s office reported that detectives executed a search warrant on Nucket Lane, Nakina and confiscated a “significant” amount of stolen property, including three trailers, a dirt bike and a camper. “The investigation led to a breakthrough for the Narcotics Division,” the CCSO said in a press release, “resulting...

A grassfire led to the discovery of a break-in and vandalism of a home Tuesday. Linda Campbell contacted the sheriff’s office after she went to the home on J.D. Cartrette Road after being called about a grassfire on the property. She discovered that someone had broken several windows and damaged a door, causing around $10,000 in damage. Campbell told Deputy T. Stewart that she checks the property daily,...

While there was evidence there are no suspects in a drive-by shooting that damaged several homes on Godwin Trail Tuesday. Deputy T. Stewart was dispatched to the Chadbourn-area property just before noon. William Gause told Stewart that someone in a dark blue SUV opened fire on his property, striking the home and automobile. Two neighbors, Felicia Gause and Robin Johnson, reported their homes were also hit by gunfire....