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After four murders in two years and dozens of violent crimes, a superior Court Judge on Friday granted a nuisance abatement order against Sandy Ridge Apartments in Whiteville. Whiteville Police and Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) officers in tactical gear were at Sandy Ridge Apartments Friday within hours of the court action. The officers explained the nuisance abatement order to residents and secured the apartment’s office. The order was...
One woman was shot at the Whiteville San Jose restaurant Friday night, according to Whiteville Police. in a press release, WPD said the woman was transported to New Hanover Regional Health Center with non life threatening injuries. The shooting occurred in the parking lot of the restaurant on South Madison Street. Witnesses said they heard multiple gun shots. WPD is investigating. It was the third shooting in less...
The State Medical Examiner has confirmed that the body found off a Rowland road was Jessica Lawrence. Deputies and search crews found Lawrence’s remains Monday during a ground search off Tom M. Road, Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said in a press release. , Lawrence, 42, of St. Pauls and High Point, was reported missing on Oct. 12 by a family member. “This is not the information we wanted to hear...