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An alleged squatter was charged with trespassing after starting a wildfire while cooking a pork chop dinner in Tabor City. Christopher Gore, 40, of 121 Spivey Rd., Tabor City, was placed under a $500 secured bond on a single charge of second degree trespassing, according to detention center records. Tabor City Police reported that an officer was sent to 398 Stake Road to investigate a possible woods fire,...
Chadbourn Police dealt with some of the heaviest snow accumulations in the county during a busy weekend. From Saturday through Monday, CPD helped three motorists get home after they were stranded in deep snow, and drove one resident a ride to the warming shelter in Whiteville. They also assisted with three EMS calls, according to a post on social media. Police also had their routine patrol activities –...
A fight between two girls left a woman shot near Elizabethtown Monday, Bladen investigators said. The suspect, who is 17, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to inflict serious injury and discharging a firearm in an occupied dwelling, according to the Bladen Sheriff’s Office. Because she is underage her name was not released. The suspect was taken to the juvenile detention center in Fayetteville....