Public Safety

One home was struck by gunfire in Whiteville Jan. 8 while Whiteville Police Officers were investigating a possible break-in – after another shots fired call. Lt. Andre Jackson of the WPD said officers were called to Stanley Street at approximately 2:40 a.m. when someone called 911 about hearing gunfire. No shell casings, damage, vehicles or shell casings were found. Officers were at Stanley Street when a woman called...

WPD: Suspect was passed out at gas pump. Using a false name didn’t work out well for a suspect found passed out at a Whiteville convenience store early Sunday. Austin Cross, 26, was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, giving false information to an officer, possession of marijuana, and drug paraphernalia, assault on a female, damage to property, and failure to appear. He was held under no bond....