The above photo is of Coleman Dean Johnson, 41, of Midway Drive in Bladenboro Contributed by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Columbus County, NC –…
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According to Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, on the night of October 13, 2020, a 1996 Chevrolet truck, dark green in color with North Carolina Registration…
Contributed RALEIGH – Chief Justice Cheri Beasley issued an order Wednesday extending emergency directives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Public health precautions remain in…
by Charlotte Smith The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office confirmed an investigation on what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Rumors are circulating; the case…
Contributed The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office is implementing North Carolina General Statute 66-406 which requires all buyers and dealers in precious metals to obtain a…
A Bladen County man has been charged with three (3) counts of Food Stamp Fraud after an investigation by the Bladen County Department of Social…
RALEIGH – U.S. Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. for the Eastern District of North Carolina today announced that the First Fruit Ministries received a $500,000…
On Monday afternoon, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a homeowner on Highway 87 near Dublin, N.C. The caller stated a possible break-in…
Bladenboro, N.C. – On Sunday September 27, 2020, the Bladenboro Police Department conducted a multi-agency traffic checkpoint. The Bladenboro Police Department was assisted by Bladen…
On Thursday afternoon, deputies of the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, Community Impact Team, stopped a vehicle driven by Christopher Blake Caroll on Highway 211 near…
Two people who were wanted by other jurisdictions were charged Tuesday after reports that a motorcycle had been stolen from Tractor Supply in Elizabethtown, according…
RALEIGH – Two Robeson County men were sentenced today to federal prison for heroin and fentanyl distribution. Justin Dwayne Jones, 23, was sentenced to 156 months and Joshua…
Three men from Whiteville were taken to the Bladen County Detention Center and charged with breaking and entering after a manhunt that ended Friday afternoon…
SAN JUAN, P.R. – On Monday, August 31, 2020, defendant, Gary Steven Wykle and Alejandro Cortés-López were arrested and charged in a fourteen-count indictment alleging…
SHP Participates In Booze It & Lose It Campaign RALEIGH – As Labor Day fast approaches, increased congestion across the state is expected as motorists…
WHITEVILLE – Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Vice-Narcotics Unit initiated an investigation into the distribution of narcotics in the Whiteville community of Columbus County. Vice-Narcotics Investigators…
A North Carolina man pleaded guilty today to perpetrating three schemes between March and July 2020 connected to the COVID-19 pandemic, through which he defrauded…
Contributed RALEIGH – The North Carolina Judicial Branch has announced the launch of eCourts Guide & File, a new service that allows attorneys and the…
See updates below. The owners of The Car Wash, a business located in Elizabethtown, are accused of using racial slurs toward people with different ethnic…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Jim McVicker would like to remind everyone it is a crime to damage or remove political signs. North…
Contributed On Thursday morning at approximately 7:30 am, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office, executed a drug search warrant…
On Tuesday, August 25, Troopers Gary White and Justin Hern of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol stopped a four-wheeler being driven on Highway 87…
Update August 26, 2020 at 9:20 a.m. Bladen County Sheriff Jim McVicker announced Wednesday morning an arrest has been made in connection with the body…
Contributed Be aware of a new phishing scam targeting Small Business Administration (SBA) PPP loan applicants. Criminals are impersonating the SBA and its Office of…
RALEIGH – A Lumberton man was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for possessing with the intent to distribute crack cocaine and cocaine, possessing…
RALEIGH – Chief Justice Cheri Beasley issued an order Monday extending and modifying several emergency directives in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order extends…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help identifying suspects in catalytic converter thefts occurring across Bladen County. Thieves are targeting work vehicles, church…
Recently there was another shooting in the Elizabethtown area. Lt. D. Cheshire, with the Elizabethtown Police Department, confirmed shots fired in the area of Martin…
Contributed RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday signed Executive Order 158 to implement fair chance policies at state agencies to increase employment opportunities for…
The above photos are from the Facebook page “Bloods Street Gang” which the defendant was announced to be a known member of in the report.…
The Department of Justice has published proposed regulations that provide a clear and comprehensive statement of sex offenders’ registration requirements under the federal Sex Offender…
The Bladen County Sheirff’s Office published an alert this afternoon. The alert stated, “If someone approaches your home claiming to be with the Bladen County…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that Travis Justin Stout, 36, of Hickory, N.C., was sentenced to 108 months in prison and…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – On Thursday, August 6, 2020, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced a former teacher for receiving child pornography, announced Andrew Murray,…
Contributed On Tuesday morning at approximately 7:30 am, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office was notified about a white male that was found deceased on Pine…
RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible…
A call came into Bladen County 911 dispatch on Monday evening about a stabbing in the Tar Heel area. According to the report an altercation…
RALEIGH – North Carolina Criminal Justice Analysis Center announced Wednesday Part 1 of the study on statewide trends regarding traffic stops in the Justice Analysis…
On Thursday morning, the 911 Center of the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office received a phone call about a female in the Farmers Union area of…
Scam Alert: Free masks for your Medicare Number? Don’t fall for it. Maria Edwards, with the County of Bladen and Kelly Robeson, MSN, RN, CNL, Director…
Four people were arrested Monday morning after a homeowner returned to his residence and found the group taking items from the home, according to Bladen…
RALEIGH – A Robeson County man was sentenced Wednesday to 70 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for a firearm offenses, the…
By: Sheriff James McVicker Last night, July 14th at approximately midnight, Bladen County Sheriff’s Deputies observed a car traveling around 75 miles per hour in…
On Friday afternoon at approximately 12:30 p.m., Bladen County Sheriff’s Deputies and Elizabethtown Police Officers chased Tommy Lee Harmon, of 1797 Baldwin Branch Road in…
On Thursday afternoon, July 9, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Marshals Service arrested Joseph Wayne Hunt, 26 years of age, from…
From: Sheriff James A. McVicker On Tuesday, June 16th, at approximately 5:30 pm, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a man shot…
Contributed RALEIGH – United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon Jr. advised the public Wednesday that cards and other documents bearing the U.S. Department of Justice…
RALEIGH — A Bladenboro man was sentenced Wednesday to 14 months in prison and ordered to pay $213,201.05 in restitution for conspiracy to commit embezzlement…
Revised on July 8th, 2020 From: Sheriff James A. McVicker On July 6th, 2020, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search warrant at a…
A stolen mower and trailer were recovered and returned to the owner after an off-duty deputy saw a person he knew to be involved with…
White Lake Patrolman Saves Life Patrolman Brooks Yandle was dispatched to a Russ Street address on Saturday, July 04, 2020, at 2:44 a.m. for a…
Court proceedings are being held as never before during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The first satellite district court with the Honorable Judge Scott Ussery presiding was…
Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Eric Dreiband reiterated today that cards and other documents bearing the Department of Justice seal and claiming…
Contributed According to Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday morning, nine (9) local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies came together for a drug roundup…
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper held a COVID-19 media briefing on Wednesday, June 25. During the presentation, he announced his decision to extend Safer At…
WILMINGTON – A federal grand jury returned indictments Wednesday charging two Fayetteville men with the arson of the City of Fayetteville’s Market House, a National…
Thefts of copper, aluminum, and other metals from power lines and substations are on the rise. These thefts from electric utilities are responsible for power…
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death in the U.S. More than 35,000…
Contributed By: Bladen County Sheriff’s Office On Tuesday afternoon at approximately 5:30 pm, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a man shot…
Marcus Cyril McKoy of Elizabethtown was arrested at the Bladen County Law Enforcement Center on June 10, 2020, and charged with felony first-degree murder of…
RALEIGH — A Fayetteville man was arrested Friday for taking part in the arson of Fayetteville’s Market House after an otherwise peaceful demonstration over the…
A warrant for First Degree Murder has been obtained for the arrest of Marcus Cyril Mckoy, 28, of Clarkton NC. Mckoy is accused of the…
This week, BladenOnline.com became aware of two lies being spread on Facebook. One was a Facebook paid advertisement, and the other involved our company. First,…
On May 29, 2020, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit executed a search warrant located at 341 Hwy 53 W. Elizabethtown, after receiving community…
Contributed Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Detectives made an arrest today of a Clarkton man who had possession of a go-cart that had been reported stolen…
Three Molotov Cocktails were thrown into a residence on Britt Street in Bladenboro on Monday, June 1, 2020, according to Bladenboro Police Chief, William Howell.…
Bladen County NAACP requested a permit for a parade and protest to be held in Elizabethtown on Monday evening. The parade took place on Martin…
Many residents across Bladen County have reported thefts this year. In March, Bladen County Sheriff’s Office confirmed they were investigating a rash of break-ins. Golf…
WASHINGTON – Attorney General William P. Barr has issued the following statement: “With the rioting that is occurring in many of our cities around the…
Watch the live briefing from North Carolina Governor, Roy Cooper and other officials held today at 4:00 p.m. The briefing was to address the protests…
Hundreds of people marched down Skibo Road in Fayetteville on Saturday afternoon as part of a peaceful protest over the death of George Floyd. Photos…
By Faith Smith Trooper RL Walker of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol reported an accident that occurred on Wednesday, May 27, that left one…
Gang activity is increasing in Bladen County, according to some citizens. The National Gang Center has a collaborative approach to address gang activity through education. …
News of multiple shootings came on Tuesday after the Memorial Day weekend. The crimes have people afraid and wondering what changes need to happen to…
On Sunday, May 24, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office received a call about shots fired into a dwelling at 50 Tina’s…
On Monday, May 25, at approximately 1:14 a.m., the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a subject being shot at 93 Blue Moon…
On Sunday, May 24, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office received a call about shots fired into a dwelling at 50 Tina’s Lane…
A man was found shot to death Sunday afternoon at a residence on Silent Alley and Elizabethtown Police are searching for the shooter, according to…
On March 2, 2020 at approximately 7:21 p. m., Bladen County 911 received a call for a gun shot wound on Blue Moon Drive in…
Burr is the senior senator from North Carolina and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 4, 2005. Burr is next up for reelection in 2022.…
On Friday, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search warrant at 1959 Twisted Hickory Road outside of Elizabethtown. The Sheriff’s Office had received complaints…
The Elizabethtown Police Department released details about the shooting of Thomas Anthony Lewis, Sr. On Monday, May 4th, 2020, Lewis was the victim of gunfire…
On Friday afternoon, May 1, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 224 Timber Haven Drive off of Cromartie Road outside of…
Hallsboro, NC – On March 9, 2020, Columbus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) was contacted concerning a 14-month-old Columbus County child that was a patient at…
On Wednesday night, April 29, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a shooting on Timber Haven Drive outside of Elizabethtown at approximately…
RALEIGH — A Robeson County man was sentenced Wednesday to 115 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office reported an increase in domestic violence calls since North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper’s Stay at Home order in March. Along…
Contributed Wilmington police are hoping to get one step closer to finding a missing couple from Wilmington. 27-year-old Stephanie Mayorga, pictured on the left of…
By Charlotte Smith Bladen County Sheriff’s Office was called to a residence on Porterville School Road in the Clarkton area for a domestic violence assault…
From: Sheriff James A. McVicker On Wednesday afternoon, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at 223 Bladen Lakes School Road, Elizabethtown, at…
From: Sheriff James A. McVicker Two Bladen County men have been charged with illegal dumping in the Clarkton area of Bladen County. Both men were…
Sheriff Cutler along with Pender County Sheriff’s Office Investigators held a joint press conference with District Attorney Ben David and Assistant District Attorney Jason Smith…
By Charlotte Smith Both directions of NC-87, near Tar Heel Road were closed yesterday due to a vehicle crash, according to N.C. Department of Transportation.…
On Tuesday, April 14th, 2020, Myasia Nicole Morange, age 18 of Council, NC and Raymond Lee Brooks, Jr., age 33 also of Council, NC were…
Contributed RALEIGH — In response to the unprecedented crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety on Monday announced it…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office and the IRS are warning of possible scams involving the stimulus payment checks. “We are warning people to be alert…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office and the IRS are warning of possible scams involving the stimulus payment checks. “We are warning people to be…
Assistant District Attorney Quintin McGee, chief prosecutor for Bladen County, gave an overview in March of how the local court system would operate from March…
Patricia Walker, the aunt of Chris Stewart, reached out to BladenOnline.com seeking assistance with the investigation in her nephew’s death. Stewart, who was reportedly murdered,…