Crime & Public Safety

WHITEVILLE, NC — A 65-year-old Whiteville man is in custody under a heavy bond after being picked up on outstanding felony warrants Wednesday afternoon. Columbus County Sheriff’s deputies arrested John Kennedy Ford at 1:15 p.m. […]

WHITEVILLE, NC — Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a residential theft on Pleasant Plains Church Road after a homeowner reported his handguns and military credentials missing. Deputy Trae Marlow responded to 2535 Pleasant Plains Church Road […]

CHADBOURN, NC — A 41-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday evening following a violent disturbance on Pines Acres Avenue that left a pregnant woman assaulted. Deputies with the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office responded to 290 Pines […]

WHITEVILLE, NC — A South Carolina man remains behind bars in Columbus County after being arrested Tuesday on multiple felony component theft charges. Dustin William East, 39, of Loris, SC, was arrested by Columbus County […]

CHADBOURN, NC — A Chadbourn man is back behind bars without bond after local law enforcement executed warrants charging him with opium and heroin trafficking. Henry Shorron Gerald, 42, was taken into custody by Columbus […]

WHITEVILLE, NC — Columbus County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a high-value theft after a contractor was cleaned out of thousands of dollars worth of professional power tools and high-capacity batteries early this week. Deputies responded […]

RIEGELWOOD, NC — A midnight domestic dispute in Riegelwood led to the arrests of a man and woman on assault charges late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. Columbus County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a […]

CHADBOURN, NC — Sheriff’s deputies are searching for suspects following a multi-victim burglary and vehicle break-in along Hickory Hill Road early Monday morning. Deputy Travis E. Tyson responded to 434 Hickory Hill Road in Chadbourn […]