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Authorities are investigating after a man allegedly brandished a rifle from inside his truck during a dispute with an Animal Protective Services employee. The report said the APS officer was attempting to get a dog out of the road at Silver Spoon and Old Lumberton roads Tuesday when the incident occurred. A man identifying himself as the dog’s owner pulled up to the scene around 2:10 p.m. and...
A fight in the parking lot at a West Columbus basketball game led to a female suspect and two juveniles being charged with assaulting a pregnant woman. Advaneek Ridgeway, 32, of 22 W. Second St., Chadbourn was held under $2,500 secured bond on charges of assault on a pregnant woman, communicating threats, battery of an unborn child and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, detention center reports...
A crackdown on dangerous drivers with 41 officers from multiple agencies led to 41 charges Friday in Clarendon. The Columbus Couny Sheriff’s Office worked with the Highway Patrol, Robeson and Brunswick sheriff’s offices, and police from Lumberton, Jacksonville and Whiteville on the operation. The Dept. of Health and Human Services Blood Alcohol Testing (BAT) Mobile Unit was also deployed. The effort was part of the Governor’s Highway Safety...