Public Safety

An all-terrain vehicle stolen Monday was retrieved Tuesday, and the alleged thief jailed. Theodore Jevaugh Booker, 44, of Pinewood Drive, Whiteville, was charged with felony larceny and held under a $5,000 secured bond, according to the sheriff’s office. The sheriff’s office reported that Adrian Johnson called 911 on Dec. 28 from Brookside Road after discovering his ATV missing from his carport. Detectives developed leads that placed the ATV...

UPDATE: John Maples has been located and is safe, according to the Whiteville Police. Whiteville Police are searching for a man reported missing early Wednesday (today). John Maples, 54, was reported missing just after 5 a.m., according to Lt. s. Moddy of the Whiteville Police. He is 6’1” tall and weighs 350 pounds. Maples was last seen wearing a black cap, blue zippered jacket, red shirt, blue pants, and...

Two suspects in the same vehicle were involved in two different incidents and two foot chases  near Chadbourn Sunday.  The sheriff’s office said a deputy was on stationary patrol on Joe Brown Highway just after 3 a.m. when he observed a speeding vehicle.  When the deputy attempted a traffic to stop, the driver accelerated and drive into the town of Chadbourn. The deputy observed the vehicle stop briefly on...