Public Safety

Two women were charged after they allegedly stole a chest freezer from Walmart. Ashley Dawn Graham, 31, and Deziray Pauliena Ray, 21 each face charges of misdemeanor larceny, according to Detention Center reports, Ray was also charged with possession of marijuana paraphernalia, while Graham faces an additional charge of trespassing. Warrants show that the two women allegedly conspired to steal a five-cubic-foot chest freezer from the Whiteville retailer,...

A woman told deputies she was strangled and sexually assaulted near Tabor City early Saturday morning. The victim, who is in her 20s, told deputies she was dropped off at a gas station on the state line, and the suspect was at the station at the time. He offered her a ride home, the report said, and she agreed. He is alleged to have choked the woman and...

The county’s 13th traffic fatality might have been avoided if the driver had been wearing a seatbelt, the Highway Patrol said Monday. Michael Lee Shipman, 50, was traveling east on Charley Lennon Road near the county line when he lost control of his Chevrolet Silverado pickup, according to Trooper P. Collins of the Highway Patrol. The truck went off the right side of the dirt road at an...