One of a trio of suspects wanted in connection with an armed home invasion in the Bolton community last week has been arrested, according to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office.
Detectives with the Sunset Beach Police Department are hoping the public can help identify a person of interest in a string of vandalism incidents in the town.
Be skeptical if you receive a phone call from someone claiming to be a family member needing money. It’s happened before and it’s happening again — the “Grandparent Scam” is going around in the area, according to the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office.
New Hanover County, and more specifically Wilmington, has seen three school bus wrecks in the past 30 days. Two of which sent children to the hospital, but resulted in no serious injuries.
A 20-year-old Wilmington gang member is headed to federal prison after pleading guilty to a heroin charge, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Bladen County Sheriff’s Office, the North Carolina Highway Patrol, and the North Carolina Wildlife Enforcement Division will be able to use the substation while working in the Kelly area.
Deputies with the Pender County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s help to locate a man accused of breaking into a woman’s home and assaulting her earlier this week.
The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office has charged a teen after he allegedly made a social media post, threatening to shoot up a Wilmington movie theater.
A man has been sentenced for distributing synthetic marijuana that authorities believe made several people sick, including more than 100 military members.
Deputies with the Bladen County Sheriff’s Office are warning of a rash of property thefts following the recent recovery of a stolen all-terrain vehicle.
Detectives with the Wilmington Police Department are hoping newly released photos of debris left behind by the suspect vehicle in a fatal hit-and-run over the weekend can help lead investigators to an arrest.
Erica Paquette began her career as a sheriff’s deputy in the jail, then worked patrol before becoming a school resource officer at New Hanover High School.Eventually, the ERT caught her eye and she became determined to make it.
Barkym Lamar James, 28, was arrested on Sept. 27 and charged with attempted first-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping, attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon, discharging a weapon into an occupied property causing serious injury and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Investigators have arrested Nikia Jovon Allen, 29, in connection with the shooting death of Nathaniel Johnson, 41, according to Lt. Ryan Flood, with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office.
A 21-year-old gang member from Wilmington will spend a decade in prison after he was sentenced on federal drug charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of North Carolina.
Two pedestrians were killed in Wilmington this weekend in separate instances while trying to cross heavily traveled roads. Police are looking for the driver involved in one of the cases.
According to a Facebook post from the Leland Police Department, the person in the photo “attempted to gain entry into the cash register at the McGee Market” at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 3.
According to its Facebook page, Bone & Bean BBQ on Carolina Beach Road was the victim of a break-in early Sunday morning but the suspect didn’t get away with much.
Sebastian Gerard Robinson had been charged with first-degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon in the fatal shooting of Antwyn Beatty in 2016.
Three people suspected of transporting drugs from out of state to the Wilmington area were arrested Saturday, September 14. Detectives arrested James Vaughan, Nicole Williams, and Rachael Ermacor and charged them with numerous drug offenses including trafficking heroin and trafficking MDMA.
Officials say that the WPD property crimes units has been investigating the theft of thousands of dollars worth of equipment from businesses and private citizens over the last month and a half.
The Sunset Beach Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying two people wanted for questioning in connection to a larceny at the town’s Food Lion.
Law enforcement has arrested two people and are seeking to identify two others after a boat that was stolen from a Wilmington marina was located in Florida.
State and local investigators have discovered skeletal remains that are believed to be that of a missing Boiling Spring Lakes man, bringing an end to a 24-year-old cold case.
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to locate a man wanted for questioning in connection with last weekend’s triple homicide.
