A trooper was involved in a shooting Monday afternoon along Interstate 95 in Robeson County that sent a person to the hospital, according to N.C.…
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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…
RALEIGH – Robert J. Higdon, Jr., the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that Chief United States District Judge Terrence W.…
By Charlotte Smith There was an active shooter reported Wednesday morning, November 6, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, according to Fayetteville Police…
Murray McNeill Todd of Bladenboro was sentenced Friday to more than seven years in prison for his role in a money laundering scheme, U.S. Attorney…
William Matthew Fortney was found guilty of first degree murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon by a Columbus County jurt, District Attorney Jon David…
Adam Brent Bass was sentenced up 128 months in custody Monday in Columbus County Superior Court after being found guilty of breaking into the home…
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced Monday it has awarded more than $85.3 million to bolster school security, including funding to educate and train…
Update at about 10:00 p.m. on October 17, 2019 Fayetteville police say teen was found “safe and unharmed” after the Amber Alert was issued earlier…
Riegelwood, NC – On October 12, 2019, Columbus County Sheriff’s Office joined forces with neighboring law enforcement agencies to conduct a checking station at the…
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is asking for assistance in locating Johnny Ray Lewis Jr. Lewis. Lewis is wanted for outstanding warrants in Columbus County…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search warrant at 207 Gooden Street in Elizabethtown on Thursday evening October 10 and seized a trafficking amount…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officers (SROs) reviewed tactical defensive movements and Rescue Task Force integration this week under the direction and watchful…
Contributed The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Jim McVicker is advising everyone to be aware of the “grandparent scam” that is going around Bladen…
A bill named after former State Trooper Kevin Conner of Bladenboro is now law after Gov. Roy Cooper signed the measure Wednesday. Conner was shot…
By Charlotte Smith This week there were two court cases of interest on the docket for Bladen County Superior Court. The two defendants, Delane Jackson…
Contributed On September 24, 2019, a 2015, John Deere Gator owned by Tennessee Green Plumbing Service, LLC, was reported stolen from NC Hwy. 131 near…
Whiteville Police are investigating a body found in Nolan Park early Monday near the recreation center. The victim has been identified as Cavon Jones, of…
Contributed On Wednesday, September 25, 2019, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit began conducting saturation patrols in narcotic complaint areas in the East Arcadia…
Contributed RALEIGH — On Sept. 28 at approximately 9:45 p.m. at Columbus Correctional Institution, offender Scott Whitmeyer (#1402845) was assaulted with a homemade weapon at…
Contributed Brunswick County District Attorney Jon David announced that on Wednesday, September 25, 2019, Charles Austin Lane pled guilty to possession of firearm by a…
Two Robeson County men were sentenced Friday for a robbery of a convenience store in Fayetteville a year ago, the office for the U.S. Attorney…
Contributed On Sunday night, September 23, 2019, at approximately 6:30 pm, Sherman Cromartie, 55, of Bladen County was arrested in Little River, South Carolina by…
By Charlotte Smith Bladen County Board of Elections held their canvasses Monday morning at 9 a.m. The board confirmed findings of two Bladen County voters…
Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene is requesting assistance from citizens in locating an individual wanted for questioning. The following individual is currently wanted for questioning…
On September 9, 2019, at approximately 10:03pm Columbus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Deputies, Nakina Fire and Rescue (NFR), and North Carolina Highway Patrol (NCSHP) were…
Sheriff Jody Greene would like to ask the citizens of Columbus County for their assistance in locating a wanted individual. The following individual is currently…
On September 9, 2019, at approximately 10:03pm Columbus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Deputies, Nakina Fire and Rescue (NFR), and North Carolina Highway Patrol (NCSHP) were…
By Charlotte Smith This week there were two court cases of interest on the docket for Bladen County Superior Court. The two defendants, Delane Jackson…
Contributed ELIZABETHTOWN, NC – Elijah Coston, 27, of Elizabethtown, entered guilty pleas to Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury,…
State Officials Warn of Potential Cybercrime and Social Media Scams Associated with Hurricane Dorian
State Officials Warn of Potential Cybercrime and Social Media Scams Associated with Hurricane Dorian
Raleigh, N.C. – Officials with the N.C. Department of Information Technology (N.C. DIT) are urging North Carolinians to be cautious of cybercrime and social media scams…
The office Jon David, District Attorney for the Fifteenth Prosecutorial District of North Carolina announced today a Columbus County man will receive 15 to 19…
RALEIGH – The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announces that a Federal grand jury in Greenville has…
On Friday morning, August 23, 2019, at approximately 6:00 am, a stabbing was reported to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office by a caller in the…
RALEIGH — The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon Jr. announced Wednesday that United States District Judge Louise…
Over the weekend, NCALE Special Agents and Columbus County Sheriff’s Office shut down the Triple K Ranch, an illegal night club in Delco, NC. The club…
On Wednesday afternoon the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office released information on recent methamphetamine, heroin, and other drug arrests. They also released a list of suspects…
Contributed Bolton – On July 9, 2019, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Uniformed Patrol Division was dispatched to a reported armed robbery at Donnie’s…
Please take a moment to complete this questionnaire for the betterment of our community: Bladen County Opioid and Other Substance Use Community Survey http://app.surveymethods.com/EndUser.aspx?C6E28E96CE819191C1…
Contributed District Attorney Jon David announced on Monday, August 19, Defendant Francis Zober pled guilty to a number of offenses including attempted first-degree rape, second-degree…
Contributed ELIZABETHTOWN – Marquail Burney, 25, of Bladenboro, entered guilty pleas to second degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and felony larceny on Monday…
Contributed ELIZABETHTOWN, NC – Trevor Demon Hall, 40, of Reigelwood, entered guilty pleas in Bladen County Superior Court to charges of Assault with a Deadly…
A man died from an apparent gunshot wound Monday near the Bladen County-Columbus County board in what did not appear to be a random act,…
Brunswick Fire Department assistant chief and treasurer David Heath Porter was arrested Monday on embezzlement and obtaining property by false pretense, the Columbus County Sheriff’s…
RALEIGH – A St. Pauls man was sentenced Thursday to eight years in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release after pleading guilty…
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By Charlotte Smith A man involved in a 6-hour standoff with law enforcement in Dublin on November 21, 2017 charged with three felony counts of…
Update: This story initially listed charges against Tonya Britt Long in connection with this case, but Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said Long’s name…
Michael Devonte Hill of Robeson County was sentenced 25 years in prison Tuesday in federal court in Raleigh for robbing three Fayetteville-area convenience stores two…
Attorney General William P. Barr Directs the Federal Bureau of Prisons to Adopt an Addendum to the Federal Execution Protocol and Schedule the Executions of…
The Department of Justice today announced three major developments related to the implementation of the First Step Act of 2018 (FSA): Over 3,100 federal prison…
By Charlotte Smith Bladen County Clerk of Superior Court, Niki Dennis sent out a warning on Thursday evening of scammers threatening local residents. Mrs. Dennis…
Sheriff James A. McVicker said the second suspect in the abduction of 4 month old Lonnisha Renee Askew on Monday has been arrested. McVicker said…
Sheriff James A. McVicker said the second suspect in the abduction of 4 month old Lonnisha Renee Askew on Monday has been identified. “We now…
By Charlotte Smith Juanita Askew faced Judge Ashely Gore in Bladen County Superior Court today after she was arrested by Bladen County Sheriff’s Office yesterday,…
By Charlotte Smith In July there were two court cases of interest on the docket for Bladen County Superior Court. The two defendants, Delane Jackson…
Update from Bladen County Sheriff’s Office at 4:13 Amber Alert Lifted For 4 Month Old Sheriff James A. McVicker announced the recovery of 4 month old…
A four-month old girl was abducted from a day care facility near Bladenboro on Monday afternoon by her mother who was not allowed unsupervised visits,…
Clarendon, NC – On July 12, 2019, at approximately 11:40 am Columbus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Deputies were dispatched to the 2100 block of Walter…
By Charlotte Smith An Elizabethtown resident and mother was murdered by her father’s own hands this week. Jada Swindell, 21, texted, “He’s killing us,” to…
Abby Lynn Patterson has been missing from Lumberton since 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. In September of the same year a reward was…
Rakeem Sincere Douglas of Spring Lake entered guilty pleas Monday afternoon in Bladen County Superior Court for an armed robbery of the Family Dollar store…
Bladen County Sheriff’s Office announced narcotics arrests around Bladenboro Middle School and surrounding areas early on Wednesday morning. Sheriff James A. McVicker released the names…
RALEIGH – United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced AARON…
A person suspected of stealing a tow truck in Johnston County died Monday afternoon after the vehicle ran off the road and struck trees following…
The U.S. Marshals Eastern District of North Carolina Violent Fugitive Task Force, in coordination with various federal, state and local agencies, arrested 174 people in…
Derby C. Sykes of Bladenboro was arrested Friday and charged with third degree criminal sexual conduct in North Myrtle Beach, the town’s police department announced…
Operation Sugar Hill Gang defendants receive more than a century of time in federal prison. RALEIGH – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern…
Sheriff James A. McVicker said a call into the Bladen 911 Center shortly before 10 am by a concerned neighbor resulted in the foiling of…
Robeson County Deputies, Bladen County Deputies and Highway Patrol Trooper’s are in the area of Littlefield School with ground units and a helicopter searching for…
RALEIGH – United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced LUIS JOEL ROBLES…