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Two more four-footed law enforcement officers in Columbus County are now equipped with body armor and trauma kits, thanks to donations through the Columbus County Humane Society. Chadbourn’s Malinois Vito and the Sheriff’s Office German Shepherd Zena were presented with vests and specialized individual first aid kits (IFAK) Tuesday at the Chadbourn Railroad Museum. Vito’s handler is Everett Lewis of the CPD, and Zena is partnered with Matthew...
An independent, nonprofit foundation has been established to benefit employees of the N.C. Department of Adult Correction (NCDAC) in times of need. Articles of incorporation were filed with the Secretary of State’s office in May. The NCDAC Employee Foundation, Inc. is modeled on similar organizations in other states that raise money to assist families of employees who lose their lives in the line of duty, aid those impacted...
Charges have been filed against a man who allegedly ran over another man in June with his vehicle. Danny Paul Price, 50, of 2327 Slipper Log Rd., Whiteville, is being held under no bond. He was arrested Tuesday on a single charge of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, detention records show. Deputies were called to Pleasant Plains Baptist Church June 24 after an injured man...