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The Columbus County Sheriff’s office and Animal Protective Services were called about an alleged case of animal abuse Christmas Eve. A woman reported that she was prevented from retrieving two dogs from her previous residence on Christie Road, and a man she knows intentionally allowed one of the dogs to kill another dog. The case is under investigation.
Multiple shots damaged two cars, a home and a storage building Monday night. No one was injured in the 9:30 p.m. shooting, the sheriff’s office reported, but a Chevrolet automobile and two structures sustained extensive damage. Four individuals were inside the home at the time of the shooting. The shooting was the latest in a series of incidents in the Tabor City area. Someone fired at least one...
A single vehicle crash led to a standoff and an apparent suicide Monday on Country Club Road near Whiteville. The sheriff’s office said the victim, who was 53, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Deputies were called to the 100 block of Country Club Road around 8:40 p.m. after a call to 911 about a wreck. “A concerned neighbor reported hearing loud noises and seeing a truck...