Public Safety

Two Robeson County Sheriff’s Office Deputies are hospitalized after they were shot attempting to arrest a wanted suspect who was on pretrial release under a murder charge. “I am as frustrated as I have ever been,” says Sheriff Burnis Wilkins. “We continue to pray that we don’t lose either of these Deputies due to the actions of a suspect who clearly has shown he is a dangerous criminal....

Two West Columbus High School students were turned over to their parents and two hunting rifles seized at the school Monday. The sheriff’s office reported that two rifles were found in separate trucks on the school grounds just before 11 a.m. The owners of the guns, ages 16 and 17, told officials that they forgot to remove the rifles after going hunting. The weapons were seized, and the...

Sheriff Bill Rogers has released additional information on several major drug investigations from October. Throughout the month, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office made multiple arrests in the county for offenses ranging from narcotics trafficking, assault on law enforcement officers, and weapons violations. Deputies were also involved in a vehicle pursuit. On Oct. 23, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Vice–Narcotics Unit was investigating complaints of narcotics activity by Michael...