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…
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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,…
WASHINGTON (April 3, 2020) — This morning, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler hosted an interactive telephone call with U.S. retailers and third-party marketplace…
Two men from Elizabethtown were charged Thursday in the shooting death of a Fayetteville man. Antonio Lamel Murchison (pictured, left), 26, and Eric Christopher Bennett…
Beware of scammers trying to get your personal information or your COVID-19 Economic Impact Payment! The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will begin to distribute COVID-19 Economic…
U.S. Attorney Brandon J. Fremin of the Middle District of Louisiana, who also serves as the Executive Director of the National Center for Disaster Fraud…
Contributed To stop the spread of coronavirus, the North Carolina Division of Prisons will not accept offenders from the county jails and will dramatically reduce…
Contributed Hunter Joseph Lent, entered into an open plea earlier Monday afternoon to eleven (11) different sexual charges including: two counts of first degree statutory…
On Friday, April 3, 2020, at approximately 9:40 am an inmate with the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center’s Litter Patrol Unit, located a stolen…
RALEIGH — An offender at the minimum custody unit of the Caledonia Correctional Complex in Tillery has tested positive for coronavirus, the N.C. Department of…
Updated at 10:30 p.m. on 3/28/2020 By Charlotte Smith On Saturday, March 28, Fresh Foods IGA on Poplar Street in Elizabethtown was caught selling disposable…
By Charlotte Smith As of Tuesday afternoon, March 31, 2020 no suspects have been named in the vandalizim case, according to Kenneth Register. Anyone with…
As of March 31, 2020 no suspect has been named in the church break-in which occured on Friday, March 20th, according to Detective Sgt. Thomas…
Two Bladen County men have been arrested for a shooting that occurred on Harrelson Road near Clarkton on Friday, March 13, according to the Bladen…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office began limiting access to its offices on Smith Circle in Elizabethtown late Thursday afternoon in response to concerns about COVID-19.…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for a man who is said to be posing as an…
By Charlotte Smith Update: The autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, 2020, according to the Medical Examiner. As of Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at…
Update: As of 5 p.m. on Wednesday the Sheriff’s Office has no arrests in the case. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff’s…
Calls about a shooting occurring on Harrelson Road in the Clarkton area came in to the Bladen County dispatch center on Friday afternoon. Chief Deputy…
The Honorable Douglas B. Sasser, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge, and the Honorable Scott L. Ussery, Chief District Court Judge in consultation with the Office…
Computer Operations Director Robin Hewett sent out an urgent email on Friday morning warning about a malicious website. According to Hewett’s report, a malicious website…
Bladen County Court is in session today, but Clerk of Court Niki Dennis is on the court steps asking if anyone is sick and making…
On Wednesday, March 4, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office intercepted two letters containing controlled substances hidden behind the stamps of letters mailed to inmates at…
Citizens in the Bladenboro area reported a rash of break-ins recently. On Monday morning, Chief Deputy with the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office confirmed there had…
By Charlotte Smith Recently reports on social media claim students are exiting Bladen County School buses and fighting. Some parents and area residents are concerned…
For the second time this year the water tower on N.C. 242 near Bladen Memorial Gardens Cemetary has been shot and the Bladen County Sheriff’s…
The felony charges filed against, Heath Christopher Britt, 41 of 109 S. Newton Street in Elizabethtown, NC were dismissed, according to court documents. Lack of…
On Monday night, March 2, 2020 at approximately 7:21 p. m., Bladen County 911 received a call for a gun shot wound on Blue Moon…
On Friday afternoon, Ashley N. Bullard, Executive Assistant to District Attorney Jon David released a statement on behalf of Bladen County District Attorney Jon David…
By Charlotte Smith A former Elizabethtown doctor with a history of reprimands and his reported office manager and girlfriend were arrested in 2018 on charges…
RALEIGH – Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that in federal court this week, JAMES CALVIN BREEDEN, a…
Bladenboro area residence complained about suspected heroin sales in the area of Butler Loop Road. Following an investigation of the complaints by the Bladen County…
By Charlotte Smith In recent days local church goers have reported receiving text messages from their pastor asking for gift cards to benefit cancer patients.…
The former secretary-treasurer of the union representing workers at the Smithfield Foods plant in Tar Heel was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Raleigh after…
By Charlotte Smith North Carolina Highway Patrol, Trooper Smith, confirmed there was an accident involving a Bladen County School bus this afternoon on NC Highway…
Update Monday, February 24, 2020 at 2:19 p.m. By Charlotte Smith Taurean Reshaul Johnson, 36, of Clarkton (pictured) suspected of a triple homicide turned himself in…
Over the past several months, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit has received community complaints at a residence located on Butler Loop Road in…
By Charlotte Smith Lennon Lacy, who was a 17-year old West Bladen High School Football player, was found dead in August of 2014. He was…
By Charlotte Smith Two males and one female have all died due to suspected drug overdoses recently, according to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office. The…
Update: February 14, 2020 at 3:26 The two persons of interest in reference to breaking and entering of a motor vehicle that occurred on W.…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office is warning citizens about internet and telephone scams. Please review the following information from the Federal Bureau of Investigations to…
By Charlotte Smith Heath Christopher Britt, 41 of 109 S. Newton Street, Elizabethtown, NC was placed in the Bladen County Detention Center in mid-January, 2020…
By Charlotte Smith The former Town of Bladenboro Manager, Charles Delane Jackson of New Bern, NC pled guilty to the misdemeanor charge of Public Employee…
The Elizbethtown Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifing the person and vehicle in reference to a felony larceny investigation. On January 24th,…
Earlier this month, we told you about a growing scam : people pretend to be from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and try to get…
On Friday January 31, 2020 the Elizabethtown Police Department executed a search warrant at 204 Wright St. Apt. 32E, Lewis Village Apartments after conducting an…
Demery Bernard McLymore of Roseboro was found guilty Tuesday of carjacking and firearm charges during a robbery spree in Sampson County more than three years…
The former president of the union representing workers at the Smithfield Foods plant in Tar Heel was sentenced Tuesday in federal court after pleading guilty…
Columbus County Commissioner with District 2, James Prevatte was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery in Brunswick County. On September 28, 2019, Prevatte allegedly assaulted…
There is a new scam to be aware of according to Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. Scammers are sending text messages and emails that appear to…
Update on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. ***Update***Trooper and Suspect Identified in SHP Member Involved Shooting RALEIGH – Authorities have identified the state trooper…
On January 14th, 2020, members of the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division and Narcotics Unit investigated citizen complaints concerning narcotic complaints in the…
On Friday, January 10, 2020, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit conducted a vehicle stop on US 701 in the White Lake area for…
On Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at approximately 1:50 pm, Trooper Jason Weissinger of the North Carolina Highway Patrol, Troop B, District 5, clocked a car…
Gov. Roy Cooper is urging the public to be vigilant of phishing emails, ransomware attacks and other cyberthreats, following recent world events. This message comes…
On January 6th, 2020 the Elizabethtown Police Department received reports stating suspected skimming devices had been located at some local gas stations. In a media…
On Tuesday, January 7, 2020 Elizabeth Carter who was shot in the head during a domestic dispute by her husband was released from UNC Medical…
By Charlotte Smith Officials are hoping 2020 will be better than 2019 when there were several suspicious fires reported in the Dublin area. The first fire…
On Thursday, January 3, 2020, members of the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit and the Bladenboro Police Department executed a search warrant for drugs…
Shortly after 9:00 am on Thursday morning, January 2, 2020, the Bladenboro Police Department responded to 209 W. Walnut Street Apartment 3C, in reference to…
A new decade is at the door and the year 2019 is running out of time. Before moving forward to the 2020s, here is a…
Cape Fear Valley Lifts Precautionary Lockdown Update on Monday, December 30, 2019 at 2:22 p.m. FAYETTEVILLE – Dec. 30, 2019 – Cape Fear Valley Health is…
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NEW BERN – David Christopher Stuart was sentenced Wednesday to 130 months in prison for assaulting a postal worker in Turkey more than a year…
Contributed On December 16, 2019 in the Criminal Session of Columbus County Superior Court, Keira Ann Williams was sentenced to 48 to 70 months in…
RALEIGH – United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that on Friday in federal court, Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced ANTONIO FOSTER,…
RALEIGH – The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announces that United States District Judge James C. Dever,…
RALEIGH – Robert J. Higdon, Jr., the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that Chief United States District Terrence W.…
There are Publishers Clearing House scammers hoping to trick local residents, warns Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy, W. M. (Mac) Warner, III. The trick…
A man who helped law enforcement during an active shooter situation at Smithfield Foods in Tar Heel on Nov. 21 was recognized Thursday by Bladen…
A man from Bladenboro who was accused of shooting a man last Christmas Day and was apprehended in February on a drug charge, was sentenced…
Dionne Ward pled guilty Wednesday to assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury for a stabbing that took place more than a year ago.…
A stabbing during a domestic dispute in August has resulted in a Bladenboro man being sentenced up to eight years in prison. Biney Graham III,…
By Charlotte Smith There have been many suspicious fires in the Dublin area since February. A structure fire near the intersection of Highway 41 and…
By Charlotte Smith This month has passed by with a lot of crime reports. There are two court cases our office receives a lot of…
Contributed RALEIGH – The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announces that TERRENCE CORNEILUS CLYBURN, 45, of…
Two of five men indicted Thursday for illegal reentry into the U.S. or on a weapon charge were found in counties that neighbor Bladen County.…
By Charlotte Smith Updated at 10:00 p.m. on Nov. 26, 2019 Lance Edward Smith, the suspect who shot at law enforcement officers on Friday after…
Update on November 26, 2019 Two people were shot on Thursday, November 21st at Smithfield Foods and Jaquante Hakeem Williams is in custody on two…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the…
Bladen County Sheriff James McVicker is warning the public about several phone scams being seen in the area. “We are getting reports from citizens who…