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A new name will be called at Friday’s Peace Officer’s Memorial Service at the sheriff’s office. Peace Officer’s Memorial Day is held annually across the nation on May 15. Communities gather to honor officers who died while on duty. The event is part of National Peace Officers Memorial Week. “This annual service serves as a time of remembrance, reflection, and gratitude, bringing together law enforcement, families of the...
Large quantities of cocaine and a firearm were seized Wednesday in a raid on a Hallsboro area home. Jamal Devon Bryant, 40, and Susan Blair Rabon, 37, were arrested when Vice/Narcotics agents, detectives and deputies executed a search warrant at 514 Red Bug Road. During the extensive undercover operation, the sheriff’s office said multiple controlled buys of illegal drugs were conducted at the residence. Investigators found “trafficking” quantities...
Updated May 14 with additional information State investigators, Columbus County deputies and Whiteville Police raided a Whiteville gun shop and outfitter Tuesday, seizing counterfeit firearm components and arresting the owner. John Phillip McPherson III, 41, was released on $5,000 secured bond. He faces a total of seven felony charges of selling counterfeit trademark property, obtaining property by false pretenses, and attempted obtaining property by false pretense. His address...