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A runaway turkey has a new home after being taken into custody by Bladenboro Police. BPD said in a social media post that a citizen called after seeing the turkey escape from a poultry carrier in the city limits. The bird was injured in the area of Elizabethtown Road and Seaboard Street. “Rather than leaving the turkey to fend for itself, our officer took the time to provide...
A boy called 911 after the woman he was riding with passed out behind the wheel Aug. 7, and the Virginia woman now faces charges of DWI. child abuse, marijuana and possession of a stolen gun. Natoya Cherrelle Hairston, 37, of Spencer, Va., was arrested on N.C. 130, according to the sheriff’s office. She was charged with driving while impaired, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of marijuana...
The reported victim of a shooting found himself going to jail, rather than the hospital, after another visit to an ex-girlfriend’s home. James Stucarter Best, 48, of 1204 Rico Rd., Clarkton, was held under a secured bond on charges of misusing 911 and resisting an officer. Best allegedly called 911 on Aug. 7 from a home on Mt. Calvary Road. He said he had been shot. Deputies arrived...