A man and woman from Fayetteville are facing numerous drug-related charges after allegedly selling edible Xanax in a community in Bladen County, according to the sheriff’s office.
A Columbus County man is accused of using nearly $55,000 in counterfeit checks to buy vehicles from two area dealerships, the Wilmington Police Department announced Friday.
On Friday, the WPD released surveillance pictures of a man and a woman who alleged stole more than $200 in goods from Dick’s Sporting Goods in Mayfaire on May 9.
Police have obtained warrants for 36-year-old Rebecca Jane McArthur. She is being charged with hit and run leaving the scene with property damage and failure to see before backing.
The Whiteville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying “persons of interest” in the breaking and entering of coin-operated machines at two business.
The Wilmington Police Department, New Hanover County District Attorney Ben David and NC Attorney General Josh Stein made the announcement Monday that Wayne Edward Soller, 61, of Deltona, Fla., was arrested June 5 for the 1996 sexual assault.
The criminal charges against James Bader were leveled in the midst of a bitter child custody battle, and were later dismissed due to lack of evidence to warrant prosecution.
Attorney General Josh Stein, WPD Chief Ralph Evangelous and District Attorney Ben David are expected to speak at a news conference Monday “regarding a major cold case announcement.”
Rodriquez D. McNeill, 23, has been charged with first-degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon.
A Leland man will spend at least ten years in prison after shooting a former Marine during an attempted armed robbery in the parking lot of a Wilmington hotel in 2017.
Detectives with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s help to identify a man and a woman accused of passing thousands of dollars in bad checks at an area credit union.
More officers died by suicide than in the line of duty in the United States for the third straight year in 2018, according to the nonprofit Blue H.E.L.P, run by active and retired officers.
According to Chief Jim Hock with the Burgaw Police Department, officers were dispatched to the store located at 400 W. Wilmington St. for a report of an armed robbery.
Richardo Quamaine Tillery, 33, was sentenced to 108 years in prison followed by three years of supervised parole after he pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute heroin.
A Wilmington man charged in the killing of his girlfriend claimed in an interview with police the victim pulled a gun on him, according to court filings in the case.
According to a Facebook post by the Sunset Beach Police Department, 23-year-old Jacob Tyler Cortes is wanted on four felony charges and a misdemeanor charge for an incident which took place Thursday at Walgreen’s.
Detectives with the Leland Police Department are asking for the public’s help to identify a woman they say may have been involved in a cell phone theft last month.
An autopsy found 95 stab and slash wounds, as well 33 blunt force injuries on a 63-year-old woman who police say was killed by her daughter in October of last year.
After several days of testimony, the state wrapped its case Monday in the trial against a driver accused of killing a boy just before his third birthday.
The Wilmington Police Department has identified 62-year-old Gerard Tremblay as the man shot and killed by officers outside of his Owens Court home Wednesday night.
The Wilmington Police Department has identified the officers involved in the fatal shooting of 62-year-old Gerard Tremblay outside of his Owens Court home Wednesday night.
A Whiteville man was convicted in federal court on Thursday on charges related to a daring bank robbery in Lumberton and subsequent police chase that spanned two counties last year.
911 calls released Thursday revealed the tense moments before a 62-year-old man was shot and killed by Wilmington police after he reportedly refused to drop his weapons when confronted by officers.
A Columbus County man who was released from jail last year due to “human error” is back in custody after he was arrested in Rhode Island earlier this month.
Hundreds of inmates and prison staff throughout the state are suffering the extreme heat in numerous prison facilities because they do not have air conditioning systems.
Haywood Elwood Garner, 71, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of statutory sex offense, three counts of first degree sex offense, and one count of indecent liberties with a child.
Mack Vay Edwards, 42, is accused of operating the business and has been charged with possession/sell of alcoholic beverage with no permit and possession of a spirituous liquor on a premises not authorized by ABC law.
No law enforcement officers will be charged after an incident involving a man who was tased and injured during an encounter with Pender County sheriff’s deputies in March.
Wagus Moore has been charged with discharging a firearm into an occupied property, possession of a firearm by a felon and discharging firearm in a reckless manner.
David Wayne Gore walked out of the Bladen County Courthouse a mostly free man Friday, and not long after descending the front steps of the courthouse, he was also forgiven by a woman still grieving the loss of the man Gore killed.
The budget set to be released by the North Carolina Senate next week will include money to test all untested sexual assault kits across the state, according to a source with knowledge of the budget, who asked not to be named to discuss legislation that had not yet been released.
According to a Facebook post from the sheriff’s office, the theft occurred Wednesday at approximately 3 p.m. at the Gator Hole Country Store located at 2801 River Road SE.
As temperatures continue to rise into the heart of summer, officers are working double time to remind parents and animal owners to never leave them inside a vehicle.
Wilmington City Council approved a special use permit application Tuesday to allow New Hanover County to expand its Juvenile Justice Center in downtown Wilmington by more than double its current size.
A Navassa man is headed to prison after he was found guilty of assaulting his girlfriend to the point where she lost an eye during an altercation at their home in 2017.
According to the Wilmington Police Department, officers responded to the 700 block of Queen Street just before 1 a.m. after a ShotSpotter notification of gunfire in the area.
The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in a possible larceny at the Walmart located at 5135 Carolina Beach Road.
A man involved in a drug trafficking organization in Wilmington will spend 16 years in prison. Richard Stinson pleaded guilty in July 2018 to several heroin-trafficking-related crimes and possession of a firearm.
A patrol officer began trailing a vehicle driven by Nathaniel Turner after watching him commit a traffic violation near Seventh and Red Cross streets shortly after 11 p.m.
Deputies with the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office are searching for a man they say robbed a Walgreens in the northern party of the county Tuesday afternoon.
The Wilmington Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman suspected of stealing a credit card and using it to buy nearly $1,200 worth of items.
Agents with the Pender County Vice/Narcotics Unit arrested and charged four people in connection to a month-long investigation into the sale of methamphetamine in the Hampstead area.
Mary Deschamps says hearing the news that her ex-boyfriend was accused of killing a woman was not surprising. Deschamps was one of his victims. He stabbed her in 2006.
