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A Raleigh man has been indicted for setting fires inside two Raleigh businesses after a demonstration over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Robert J. Higdon, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that Richard Rubalcava of Raleigh was arrested on June 18 by special agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF). He was charged by indictment with...
New program will have deputies working roadways and waterways. Deputies were hard at work Saturday across Columbus County, monitoring boat and vehicle traffic for impaired drivers, seatbelt violations, and drug offenses. The saturation patrols focused on Bolton, Buckhead, Lake Waccamaw, Guideway, Hallsboro, Nakina, St. James and Pireway, according to a release from the sheriff’s office. Among the arrests were four drug offenses, two insurance violations, 13 speeding tickets,...
Updated Driving 80 miles per hour on Old Lake Road is never a good idea, law enforcement officers say — but especially when there are drugs in the automobile. Daquan Tremain Freeman, 26, of Spearman Road, Bolton, was charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, and maintaining vehicle for drug activities after he was arrested July 15. Freeman’s bond was set at $10,000. The sheriff’s...