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Three people, including a former employee, have been charged with shoplifting form the Bolton Dollar General store. Naudia Pyatt and her brother Jaylen Pyatt were charged with misdemeanor larceny in the Dec. 13 case. Jaylen Pyatt’s girlfriend Taleesha Bryant was charged with aiding and abetting. Deputy C. Weaver reported that he responded to the store at N.C. 214 and N.C. 211 to investigate a report of shoplifting. A...
A pit bull mix that may have been used for training fighting dogs was seized Friday near Whiteville. The male dog was found tied to a tree in the yard of a home on E.A. Barnes Road without shelter, during last week’s subfreezing temperatures, the sheriff’s office reported. A contractor saw the dog and alerted authorities, said Samantha Baxley of Animal Protective Services (APS). APS Officer C. Bryan...
The North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program is partnering with local and state law enforcement to enforce a simple, but weighty message: if you have consumed impairing substances, do not get behind the wheel. The statewide “Holiday Booze It and Lose It” enforcement campaign increases public awareness and deters impaired people from driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs and other impairing substances. “Driving under the influence is...