Public Safety

Dive teams were back in the water on the Lumber River this morning searching for the body of former Chadbourn Police Chief Anthony Spivey. The sheriff’s office and other local agencies were joined by the Lumberton Rescue and EMS  Water Rescue team early Tuesday. Helicopters and ground search teams are also in place, according to a press release form the sheriff’s office. The disappearance is being treated as a...

The sheriff’s office is investigating a homicide on McMillian Road. Chief Deputy Aaron Herring said the female victim was found Monday morning. “We are treating this as a murder at this time,” Herring said. Investigators are conducting interviews and working on the crime scene, Herring said. Check back for updates.

Search crews are on the Lumber River near Fair Bluff after former Chadbourn Police Chief Anthony Spivey’s truck was found at a hunting camp. Sheriff Jody Greene said Spivey was due in court this morning. The ex-chief was arrested last year on dozens of felony charges. He allegedly stole guns, cash and narcotics from the Chadbourn Police evidence room. Spivey is also alleged to have taken thousands of...