Public Safety

Authorities have tied nearly 100 vehicle break-ins to a Maple Hill man who was tracked down and jailed in Elizabethtown Thursday. Joseph Clark Jr., 40, of Maple Hill, is being held under a secured bond after allegedly breaking into at least 91 vehicles since February. He faces charges of breaking and entering a motor vehicle, larceny and possession of stolen goods. The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office said in...

Two men were jailed after a chase Monday with speeds reaching 130 miles per hour. Jacques Ali Vereen, 29, of 619 Mollie Rd., Whiteville, as charged with felony fleeing to elude arrest and multiple traffic violations, as well as failure to appear. He was held under $11,000 secured bond. L’Keir Murchison, 18, of Collins Place, Elizabethtown, was held under $8,000 secured bond. He was held for Bladen County...

Bond was set at $100,000 unsecured for a man charged with two counts of sharing sexually explicit images of a woman without her consent. Bobby Holtzclaw, 19, of 8287 Red Hill Rd., Whiteville, was arrested Thursday on warrants that were taken out Feb. 14. He was charged with two counts of disclosing private images of an adult. He was released on bond. The warrants show that Holtzclaw is...