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Someone cut 16 catalytic converters worth $12,800 from the Research Station near Whiteville. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies were called to the USDA Crops Research Station on Border Belt Drive Thursday. Dustin Mercer told investigators that the area was secured July 15 at 2 p.m. Eight Ford trucks were damaged in the theft. Although the facility has video surveillance, there was no footage of the theft, the...
A nationwide outage was caused by a software glitch that led to problems with computer systems across the country today (Friday), including some emergency and bank networks. Locally, county and municipal governments, 911 and law enforcement agencies have reported no problems. License plate and driver’s license agencies are offline, according to a press release from the Dept. of Motor Vehicles. The outage occurred when a software update by...
The suspect in a May armed robbery has been arrested. Farajili Jamaal Smith, 39, is being held under $250,000 bond on a single charge of armed robbery. His address was listed in detention center reports as 328 Hammer St., Fair Bluff. He was taken into custody July 12. The sheriff’s office reported that Robert Tyler contacted law enforcement around 2:15 a.m. Tyler said he was robbed at gunpoint...