Public Safety

Authorities on both sides of the state line are searching for a woman reported missing from Horry County. Her husband is in jail in New Hanover County on unrelated charges. Cyrena Anderson, 48, is a white female with blonde hair and brown eyes. She stands 5’3” and weighs around 160 pounds. She was last in contact with family on May 12, according to Horry County Police, and did...

Bitcoin transactions and online activity led to the arrest of a Whiteville man on child porn charges Thursday. Michael Deshawn Smith-Green, 38, of 101 Stanley Street, was jailed under a $5,000 secured bond. He was charged with felony conspiracy to obtain or purchase child sexual abuse material. Whiteville Police Chief Paul Rockenbach said the WPD Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and Investigation Division began looking into...