Public Safety

District Attorney Jon David was recognized by Attorney General Josh Stein Tuesday for David’s efforts to combat opioids, violent crime and child abuse. David, who is chief prosecutor for Columbus, Bladen and Brunswick counties, received the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award at a ceremony in Wilmington. The Dogwood Award is given to people who work to improve the “health, safety, and well-being of their fellow North Carolinians,” a press...

Deputies and troopers ended a high-speed chase with tire-deflation devices Monday and arrested a fugitive from South Carolina. Kendan Quashan Crawford, 27, of Longs, S.C. was held under no bond as a fugitive and also faces multiple traffic charges, according to detention center records. Cpl. J. Reaves was on patrol on Swamp Fox Highway East late Monday afternoon when Horry County Police reported they were in pursuit of...

A single federal indictment in the Eastern District of North Carolina charges 16 members of two outlaw motorcycle gangs – the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) and the Red Devils Motorcycle Club (RDMC) – for their alleged roles as part of an enterprise engaging in violent criminal activity in and around Raleigh and Fayetteville. The RDMC is the main support club nationwide for the HAMC. Five of the...