Public Safety

The man who allegedly tried to kick in the door of an occupied home last week – and was caught on camera in the process – has once again been done in by technology. Stacy Keith Prince, 26, of 213 Bell St., Tabor City, was charged with felony breaking and entering, and misdemeanor larceny on June 3. Prince was released on a secured bond. Prince allegedly broke into...

Ricky Robinson’s freedom didn’t last long when he was released from prison last week. Robinson, 63, was released from Mecklenburg Correctional after serving time for larceny, and sentenced as a habitual felon. He was immediately taken back into custody by the Department of Corrections and charged with escape. In 2017, Robinson was an inmate in the minimum security section of Tabor Correctional when he escaped while doing janitorial...

Law enforcement officers have identified the man found in a ditch in North Whiteville, and are examining the car thought to have struck and killed him. The body, identified as that of Jean Emmaniste Samedy, was discovered by a passerby Friday morning. Groceries and personal items were found at the scene.Samedy was reportedly a farmworker staying at the Holiday Motel on U.S. 701 in North Whiteville. The woman...