Public Safety

Mushrooms, LSD and around four pounds of marijuana were confiscated after a traffic stop Aug. 13.  Randy Dakota Jacobs, 26, of Titus Road, Lumberton, was held under $125,000 secured bond on charges of possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, trafficking in LSD, drug para0phernalia, maintaining a vehicle for drug activities, and failure to wear a seatbelt. Narcotics agents found around four pounds of marijuana and marijuana...

911 systems statewide are down, emergency officials said. Local calls are being routed to Robeson County and dispatched. Bladen, Brunswick, and Pender counties are reporting similar problems. Columbus County residents who cannot get through on 911 should call 910.317.5477, 910.317.5472 or 910.317.5476. This is a developing story.

The suspect in a drug investigation near Chadbourn is no stranger to law enforcement. Malik “Hatch” Billings, 26, has been arrested multiple times for narcotics and weapons charges. He is currently being held under $75,000 secured bond on charges of trafficking in opiates, possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine and marijuana, maintaining a dwelling for drug activities, destroying evidence, drug paraphernalia and resisting. His address was...