Public Safety

The suspect in a home invasion also faces narcotics charges, according to warrants. Sheldon Glen Patrick, 59, was arrested Aug. 20 on charges of discharging a firearm in a home to incite fear; to counts each of kidnapping and breaking and entering to terrorize or injure; assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill; possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver methamphetamine; maintaining a dwelling for...

Multiple charges were filed after a Cherry Grove man allegedly choked a woman unconscious with an extension cord. Jonathan Grooms, 27, of 562 Cheery Grove Rd., Cerro Gordo, faces charges of assault by strangulation, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, common law robbery, domestic violence, misdemeanor child abuse, and communicating threats, according to warrants and detention center reports. The alleged incident was reported Aug. 23....

Heavy winds damaged Galloway Farms Maze Craze Friday, toppled trees at Lake Waccamaw and elsewhere, and dropped from three to seven inches of rain across the county. An event venue at Galloway Farms was knocked down, and the top of a grain silo thrown into a tree.  Street flooding was reported in Chadbourn, and around 1,600 people were left without power. CCN Meteorologist Christopher Cawley said his College...