Public Safety

A midnight break-in attempt led to the arrest of a Whiteville man near Clarkton. James Best, 48, was held under $5,000 secured bond, charged with second degree trespass and possession of drug paraphernalia. His address was listed as 1204 Rico Rd., Whiteville. The sheriff’s office reported that deputies went to the home on Mt. Calvary Road after a 911 call about an attempted break-in in progress. A resident...

A man was transported for a mental evaluation after reports that he was standing by an area road with a machete July 18. Deputies were initially called to the 20000 block of Peacock Road to a disturbance. They made contact with a man fitting the description of an individual walking beside the road with a machete. The man was not carrying the tool at the time deputies found...

Two people were shaken but unhurt after someone fired multiple rounds into their home Friday. Deputies were called to the home on Wayne’s Way just before 11 p.m. An unknown person fired multiple rounds from Pine Log Road into the dwelling. At least one round passed through a window of the home and caused additional damage. Deputies recovered the spent bullet inside the home, and multiple .45 casings...