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Summits on Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion
In partnership with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, Leland Police Department and Fayetteville Police Department, the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition will host two regional gatherings on...
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Woman pleads guilty after dispute at work with father of children
A woman plead guilty Monday in Bladen County Superior Court to misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon as a result of a domestic issue at work that saw the father of her two children cut with a knife....
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Jury selection begins in McKoy’s attempted murder trial
McKoy Jury selection began Monday afternoon in the trial of Elizabethtown teenager Marquail Dashawn McKoy. The 17-year-old rejected a fourth plea offer from the state and plead not guilty to charges of...
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Crash on Martin Luther King Drive results in fatality
By: Erin Smith A crash in the 2000 block of Martin Luther King Drive resulted in a fatality late Monday night. According to Elizabethtown Police Lt. Mark McMichael, the crash was a single car accident...
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Testimony begins in McKoy’s attempted murder trial
Terrence Montgomery testified Tuesday in the trial of Elizabethtown teenager Marquail McKoy that an argument led to him being shot at outside a Kemp Street home in March 2015. Montgomery was the first...
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Bladenboro PD receives good news on audit review
The Bladenboro Police Department recently received some good news. Chief Chris Hunt said the department has earned a 1A rating from the NC Law Enforcement Training and Standards. Chief Hunt said that...
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Violent Gang Members Sentenced in Drug Conspiracy in Bladen and Columbus...
RALEIGH – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that in federal court today Shawn Schneck, of Clarkton, was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard, to 276 months...
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McKoy testifies he fired shot because he felt threatened
Marquail McKoy testified Wednesday that he felt threatened when he fired a shot at Terrence Montgomery as Montgomery was leaving a home on Kemp Street in Elizabethtown in March 2015. McKoy, who is 17,...
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McKoy not guilty of attempted murder, guilty of discharging weapon into home
Marquail McKoy flipped through a Bible at the defense table, pausing occasionally, perhaps, to read a verse as he waited for the jury to return with their verdict. A few minutes later, the 17-year-old...
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Violent gang members are off the streets after joint investigation
By: Erin Smith Columbus County Sheriff Lewis Hatcher, Bladen County Sheriff Jim McVicker and US Attorney Leslie Cooley held a briefing on Thursday afternoon to discuss the recent sentencing of eight...
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Third man pleads guilty in August robbery of Dublin Dollar General
The final man charged in the armed robbery of the Dollar General store in Dublin last August plead guilty Thursday in Bladen County Superior Court. Carlton Terrell Smith Jr., 23, was sentended to...
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Man sentenced for passing counterfeit $100 bills
A man was sentenced Thursday in Bladen County Superior Court for passing counterfeit $100 bills in at least two Elizabethtown businesses earlier this year. John Selester Clax plead guilty to uttering a...
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Littleton Man Sentenced For Shipping Heroin Through Mail
WILMINGTON – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that on Friday, May 13, 2016 in federal court, Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox sentenced Jason Brian Bunch, 42, of Littleton,...
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Bladenboro PD now carrying Narcan kits
By: Erin Smith Bladenboro Police Officers officially have a new tool to help them in their efforts to save lives. The department has added the use of Naloxone inhalers also known as Narcan to their...
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Motorcycle and car collide at NC 242 and US 701
Motorcyclecrash4 Motorcyclecrash3 Motorcyclecrash6 Motorcyclecrash5 Motorcyclecrash2 By: Erin Smith The southbound lane of US 701 at the intersection of NC 242 was closed briefly on Thursday afternoon...
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Counterfeit goods off the streets in Robeson County
More than $100,000 in counterfeit goods have been taken off the streets thanks to a partnership between the Robeson County Sheriff’s office and the NC Secretary of State’s Office. The counterfeit items...
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On the Road, On the Water, Don’t Drink and Drive Campaign Begins This Week
RALEIGH — The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, State Highway Patrol and Mothers Against Drunk Driving kicked off the sixth annual “On the Road, On the Water, Don’t Drink and Drive” campaign with a...
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Watch out for IRS phone scam
By: Erin Smith At least one Bladen County resident says he has received a telephone call from a scammer claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service. Everett Butler of Bladenboro said he was away...
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Former Eastpointe CFO, contractor indicted by federal grand jury
A federal grand jury in Wilmington returned a 47 count indictment against former Eastpointe CFO William Robert Canupp and a contractor, Ronnie L. Davis, on Tuesday. The indictment charged Canupp and...
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FBI attempting to identify more victims in case involving man with White Lake...
The FBI is attempting to identify possible victims of child sex abuse that involve a man who is alleged to have White Lake connections The FBI along with the Raleigh Police Department and the...
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