On Monday, September 13, 2021, the Duplin County Sheriff’s Office arrested Bryan Sentario McClean, a 32-year-old male of Wards Road in Wallace, on First Degree…
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – A Bladenboro man was sentenced today to 6 months in prison for the theft of government property and Social Security fraud and…
The photo above is of Nathaniel Jacob Lee Shipman of Columbus County. On Monday, August 30, 2021, two men had an altercation at a laundromat…
Contributed Columbus County District Attorney’s Office – My office has concluded its examination into an officer-involved shooting that occurred in the parking lot of the…
BOLIVIA, NC – Delbert Almanzo Kurtz was convicted of numerous rape and sexual offense charges earlier this afternoon, relating to the sexual abuse of a…
Contributed NEW BERN — A Roseboro man was sentenced Wednesday to 60 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for possession of a…
The photo above is of the suspect Robby Ernest Mills of White Oak. The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office stated they responded to a call on…
The photo above is of suspect Roy Anthony Potter, a 59-year-old male, of Kelly. On Monday afternoon, investigators with the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office and…
Facebook is a popular social media platform used by many to connect with friends and family. However, some scammers and hackers use the social network…
by Charlotte Smith Over the past several years mental health issues and substance misuse overdoses continue to increase not only in Bladen County but across…
A Bladen County man receives a sentence of up to 20 years in prison for the bloody assault of a Bladenboro woman in her home.…
A Kelly man was shot and killed at his residence and a woman was kidnapped Thursday night, according to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office. Christopher…
Contributed WILMINGTON – A Lumberton man pleaded guilty Tuesday to the possession of another’s identification document with the intent to defraud the United States. According…
Contributed NEW BERN, N.C. –A Fairmont man was found guilty today of four counts of Hobbs Act robbery, four counts of Brandishing a Firearm in…
On Wednesday, August 4, Deputies with the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, Community Impact Team, stopped a vehicle near NC 211 and Highway 242 in the…
From the United States Department of Justice: A Winston-Salem, North Carolina, tax preparer pleaded guilty today to aiding and assisting in preparing a false tax…
On Thursday, July 29, the Scotland County Sheriff’s Office, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation searched multiple areas…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office sent an update on the report they released on July 26 about damages at the cemetery. According to their update…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to be aware of a Failure to Appear Scam that is going around Bladen County. The…
WILMINGTON — A Chadbourn man was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison and three years of supervised release for possessing a firearm in furtherance…
By Cara Beth Lewis July is National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month. According to the North Carolina Traffic Safety Administration, “In 2019, about three-quarters of a…
On Friday, July 16, the Tri-County Task Force conducted an operation in Bladen County to target problem areas and hot spots across the county. During…
On Tuesday, July 13th, 2021, Elizabethtown Police Officer Blake Willoughby conducted a traffic stop on S. Poplar Street near Anderson’s Drug Store. Officer Willoughby developed…
A Willow Springs man was arrested Wednesday on drug charges following a vehicle stop near Tar Heel, according to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office. Cameron…
On Tuesday, July 13, Jami Edwards Burney, a white female, age 34, Pecan Street in Bladenboro, was charged with Illegal Possession and Use of Food…
On Monday, July 12, around 10:15 in the morning, motorists reported shots being fired at them while they were driving. According to the Bladen County…
On Saturday, July 3, 2021, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, Criminal Impact Team conducted a vehicle stop in the 2000 Block of Elwell Ferry Road,…
by Cara Beth Lewis This is a follow-up report of a previous article regarding unlicensed and uninsured contractors. On Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021, BladenOnline received…
According to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, Antwan Jamell Pearson, a 32-year-old of Mercer Mill Road in Elizabethtown, was arrested again with felony charges. On…
By Cara Beth Lewis BladenOnline received a tip from a reader regarding a car chase in Dublin today. The North Carolina Highway Patrol was contacted,…
Contributed On Friday night, June 25, members of the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Community Impact Team and 16 other local agencies conducted a checking station…
On Thursday, June 10, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, Community Impact Team arrested Coty Lane Hunt, W/M/32, of Marsh Road, near Bladenboro, for an outstanding…
The photo above is of the dog that did not survive the altercation. Updated article: Antwan Jamell Pearson Arrested Again; First Hearing on Animal Cruelty…
GREENVILLE, N.C. – A Bladenboro man pleaded guilty today to theft of government property and Social Security fraud. According to court documents, Leslie McCrae Dowless, 65,…
By Beth Soja If you are covering a public body that has resumed meeting in person but is forcing you to participate remotely, they are…
In 2016, law enforcement agencies raided a Crazie Overstock Promotions, LLC business in Mebane for operating a gambling enterprise in violation of Sections 14- 306.1A…
On Wednesday night, June 16, 2021, Deputies with the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, Community Impact Team, arrested Robbie Renae Ault, a 41-year-old of Old Tram…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office reports a significant increase in illegal dumping of litter around the county in recent months. One property owner has had…
Bladen County Sheriff’s Office investigators have issued warrants for two people in connection to the theft of lottery tickets from the Highway 41 Grocery and…
Contributed NEW BERN – A Pembroke man was sentenced Wednesday to 210 months in prison for cocaine distribution. According to court documents and other information…
Contributed NEW BERN – A Lumberton man was sentenced Tuesday to 180 months in prison for possessing a firearm while being a prohibited person. On…
On Thursday, May 27, Detectives with the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office in conjunction with the Bladen County Department of Social Services arrested Bernadetra Teneka Campbell,…
Elizabethtown, North Carolina- Bladen County Sheriff Jim McVicker today announced the release of a traffic safety public service announcement with multi-platinum, award-winning country music performer Toby…
On Tuesday, May 25, investigators with the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office arrested Makey Maleak Jones, B/M/24, of Lumberton for breaking into lockers of employees at…
The White Lake Police Department reported a Greensboro man pulled a gun on a police officer and a Camp Clearwater manager Monday afternoon. The incident…
Contributed RALEIGH — Latisha Harron of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced to 170 months in prison and three years of supervised release and ordered to…
On April 22, 2021, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office received a report from a parent that her 13 year-old daughter had been sexually assault over…
Update May 20, 2021 – REWARD The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office is offering a REWARD in the homicide of Germaine Trayvon Menser who was killed…
District Attorney Jon David announced on Thursday, May 6, 2021, a Brunswick County Jury found Eugene Anthwon Powell (24) guilty as charged of one count…
A Hope Mills man was in the Bladen County Detention Center following a shooting Tuesday morning near Cain’s Grill in White Oak, according to the…
On Tuesday, May 4 at approximately 10:45 am, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shots fired call in the White Oak area near…
WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Lumberton man was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for robbery, carjacking, and kidnapping. On June 16, 2020, Trenton Pearson…
A man wanted on drug charges in South Carolina was arrested Tuesday at Smithfield Foods near Tar Heel, according to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office.…
On Friday, April 23, the Tri-County Task Force completed an operation in Bladen County that consisted of arrest, citations, and seizures of drugs. Officers and…
Christopher Neil McLean was sentenced Monday, April 19 to 10 years in federal prison on conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50…
According to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, on April 9, warrants were obtained for larceny of a motor vehicle for Nona Belle Strickland, 18, 527…
By: David Donovan with nclawyersweekly.com The elected district attorney for Bladen, Brunswick, and Columbus counties has been named as the defendant in a civil lawsuit alleging…
Contributed RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has proclaimed April 18-24 as Crime Victims’ Rights Week in North Carolina. Coinciding with the 40th Annual National Crime…
Contributed The FBI and the Lumberton Police Department are seeking information from the public in three death investigations. The bodies of the three women were…
By Jordan Wilkie Carolina Public Press Bladen County officials estimate the county is making hundreds of thousands of dollars per year, on top of creating…
A woman from Spring Lake was charged last month when drugs were found in her vehicle during a traffic stop, according to the Bladen County…
Update Monday, April 12, 2021 – The autopsy’s of the two victims located off of Cribb Road near Elizabethtown on Thursday have been completed and…
Thursday morning, a fatal crash took the life of White Oak, North Carolina resident, Mrs. Sara Dowd. According to North Carolina Highway Patrol First Sergeant…
Contributed On Thursday, April 01, 2021 at approximately 12:38 am, Dejywan R. Floyd, 29, of Lumberton, NC was arrested in Parkview Apartments in Lumberton, NC.…
REWARD INCREASED-$20,000.00 NEW PHOTO BE ABOVE SHARE PLEASE Robeson County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in the homicide investigation that occurred in the…
March 28, 2021 8pm-The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in the homicide investigation that occurred in the area of exit 22…
Litter has plagued the roadways in Bladen County over the past year. Covid halted the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office litter pickup program and affected the concern for…
Want to help keep North Carolina clean? You can do your part and it’s easy. Simply sign up using your computer or mobile device for…
According to friends and family, Brandon McDonald from Clarkton, N.C., was last seen on Thursday, March 25. Bladen County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday morning an…
Contributed From Sheriff Wilkins, Robeson County Sheriff Friday March 26, 2021 5pm – The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office is announcing a $10,000.00 reward for information…
Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday announced that the state is offering a reward up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of…
Friday morning, investigators with the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit, the Community Impact Team, and Patrol Deputies served a search warrant at 115 McLean…
Photo above is of Colby Hester. Brunswick County Sherriff’s Office released arrest warrants for James Dean Varner, a 31-year-old male of Parkway Blvd in Wilmington,…
The rise in overdoses, suicides, and other substance misuse issues has caused much concern in local communities. The Bladen County Substance Misuse Task Force met…
This Wednesday morning Bladen County Sheriff’s Office was seen at Michael’s Treasures located at 111 W. Railroad Street in Bladenboro. A U-Haul truck was loaded…
On Thursday night, March 11, the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, Community Impact Team, stopped a vehicle on Highway 87 West near Bladen Union Church Road…
On Wednesday, March 10, 2021, the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office announced that the Criminal Investigation Division is seeking public assistance. Law enforcement is searching for…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation made an arrest this morning in a months-long drug investigation into the distribution of…
On March 10, 2021, a Brunswick County jury convicted Steven Rouse for Habitual Driving While Impaired. Rouse admitted to his habitual felon status and was…
On Sunday night, March 7, the Bladenboro Police Department and multiple local agencies from surrounding counties conducted a Booze It and Lose It checking station.…
Columbus County, NC – On March 3rd, Columbus County Sheriff’s Office arrested two additional individuals for the murder of Jacqueline Elaine Landreth. Jamaal Omar Green,…
by Charlotte Smith Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey and the North Carolina Department of Insurance announced this week is National Consumer Protection Week. The week focuses…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office conducted a routine search yesterday of the inmates and cells at the Bladen County Detention Center. As part of their…
The photo above is of Charlie Franklin Boyd Gathings. On Wednesday afternoon, March 3, Detectives with the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office received a telephone call…
Several citizens are raising concerns about the litter scattered across the county. The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office has provided the Roadside Litter Pick-Up Program since…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office asks the public to be aware of a scam aimed at grandparents. According to law enforcement, the grandparent receives a…
The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to be aware of a Failure to Appear Scam that is going around Bladen County. The…
One man has been charged with the killing of a Clarkton woman missing since February 8, 2021. Timothy Ray Cain II, of 641 Merritt Road,…
The photo above is of Ruben Lee Harrelson, a 45 year old, white, male of Rosindale Road in Clarkton. On Thursday, February 25, Bladen County…
Chadbourn Man Charged with Missing Mother’s Murder https://bladenonline.com/chadbourn-man-charged-with-missing-mothers-murder/ Many in Bladen County have been searching for the beloved mother of two, Jacqueline Elaine “Lynn” Landreth,…
The Elizabethtown Police Department is investigating two break-ins that occurred early Saturday morning, February 20, 2021. The local police posted one of the break-ins occurred…
Chadbourn Man Charged with Missing Mother’s Murder Orginal article: Bladen County Sheriff’s Office and citizens continue searching for the missing mother from Clarkton, North…
Columbuscountynews.com reported this morning, East Bladen athlete Lamont Pridgen has died from bullet wounds he sustained in Whiteville, February 10. Jefferson Weaver wrote an article about…
Photo by DEA of Crystal methamphetamine The Bladen County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have wrapped up a major drug investigation in Bladen…
Above are photos of the suspects Jamie T. Cotton and Majuan Mckoy The Elizabethtown Police Department released a crime report today and is seeking the…
Attempted to Defraud IRS of More Than $3.5 Million A Rocky Mount, North Carolina, tax return preparer was sentenced to 50 months in prison today…
Braulio Matamoros entered a plea in Brunswick County Superior Court on Wednesday, February 3, 2021, to five counts of first-degree statutory rape, one count of…
The Tri-County Task Force conducted saturation patrols in Bladen County and Columbus County on Friday, January 29, 2021. The patrols targeted community complaint areas for…
Contributed The Department of Justice is remaining vigilant in detecting, investigating, and prosecuting wrongdoing related to the crisis. Be aware that criminals are attempting to…
Update at 8 a.m. On January 27, 2021- Law Enforcement reported receiving a tip regarding the 10 year-old girl, Breanne Marie Jones, missing from Sampson…