Public Safety

A multi-county effort focusing in western Columbus netted a number of traffic violations and a quantity of crystal meth Thursday. As part of the Governor’s Highway Safety Program, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office conducted saturation patrols in the communities of Fair Bluff, Cerro Gordo, Evergreen, and Chadbourn on Thursday (Feb. 8).  Sheriff Bill Rogers invited members of surrounding county sheriff’s offices, and local police from Columbus County to...

Deputies searching for a suspect wanted in Robeson County arrested a man and detained a teenager with drugs and firearms Wednesday. The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office reported that Joseph Graham IV, 19, and a 17 year old male were arrested during a saturation patrol targeting “violent offenders” who were sought by Robeson authorities. Graham was charged with accessory after the fact, two counts of trafficking in cocaine, possession...

Detectives are investigating the apparent shooting death of a Bladen County woman. The Bladen Sheriff’s Office reported that deputies were called to a home in the 18000 block of N.C. 87 at 8:49 p.m. Thursday to a report of a shooting. When they arrived at the Carvers Creek home, they found Sylvia Brown, 63, dead of an apparent gunshot wound. The incident is under investigation.