Public Safety

A suspect who allegedly ran over a deputy’s foot with his car while escaping a traffic stop was arrested the next day – when he might have gotten away with a warning ticket. Antonio DeWayne Goodman, 32, of 117 Canyon Dr., clarendon, was held under a $1,000 secured bond, according to detention center reports. He was charged with fleeing to elude arrest, resisting an officer, assault on an...

Authorities are searching for a black man in dark clothing who robbed the Fair Bluff Dollar general Sunday. The sheriff’s office reported that the unknown man came into the store around 10 p.m., went to the cash register and demanded cash from both the register and the store safe. The report did not say if he displayed a weapon. The employee put around $200 on the counter and...

The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program is reminding drivers to slow down, buckle up and never drive distracted or impaired. The Highway Patrol, Highway Safety commission and other law enforcement agencies announced the anti-speeding program Monday at the N.C. Highway Patrol Training and Driving Facility in Raleigh. The campaign, which runs through July 26, will target drivers that exceed the speed limit. Law enforcement agencies will increase patrols in all...