Public Safety

Two shooting incidents were reported on Wright Road over the weekend, but one case was closed after witnesses refused to cooperate with law enforcement. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to a home on Wright Road Saturday just before 7 a.m. A woman told them she heard multiple shots on nearby Deer Lane. As deputies headed in that direction, the report said they heard more gunfire,...

Four mobile testing labs and law enforcement from nine agencies issued 89 citations, charged one person with driving while impaired and arrested a wanted fugitive Thursday (May 30).  Operation Heat Wave was coordinated by the Columbus Sheriff’s Office as part of the Memorial Day Click it or Ticket/Don’t Drink and Drive effort. The CCSO was joined by Chadbourn, Tabor City, Wilmington and Lumberton Police, State Troopers and deputies...

Four vehicles sustained minor damage after a car got off the tracks at an automatic car wash in Whiteville. Whiteville Police Sgt. Scott Moody the incident was reported Thursday at 1:10 p.m. A BMW going though the carwash at Hurricane Express, located at 401 North Powell Boulevard, came off the tracks. That car was struck by the vehicle behind it, causing a chain reaction with two other vehicles....