Public Safety

Whiteville first responders discovered the driver in a single car wreck Wednesday night had been shot. Whiteville Police Chief Douglas Ipock said the call came in around 1130 p.m. A car had crashed into a utility pole in the 300 block of Madison Street. Police, Whiteville Fire and Whiteville Rescue responded. The driver had suffered at least one gunshot wound, Ipock said and was seriously injured. He was...

Deputies had deja vu after arresting two female suspects and the resident on a variety of charges at a Shug Norris Road home over the course of three days. One suspect allegedly led law enforcement on a 100 mile per hour chase from Hallsboro while returning to the home where she had been arrested 48 hours before. Preston Sasser Jr., 44, initially called 911 to report that his...

Deputies had to put out two fires before arresting a man Saturday for allegedly threatening his mother. James Earl Whitman, 41, was released on a $1,500 unsecured bond on charges of communicating threats and burning personal property. Jail reports gave his address as 119 Fairfield Dr., Whiteville. Deputies were called to 199 Fairfield just before midnight Saturday, the report said. Deputy J. Bland immediately used a fire extinguisher...