Crime & Public Safety

WHITEVILLE, N.C. — Deputies are investigating a false pretense scheme after a Whiteville resident reported hundreds of dollars in stolen building supplies Wednesday afternoon. Officers responded to the 300 block of Best Road around 5:04 […]

FAIR BLUFF, N.C. — A Fair Bluff man was arrested Wednesday night following a physical altercation and property damage incident. Deputies with the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office took Scotty Alan Williams, 58, into custody at […]

CHADBOURN, N.C. — Local authorities are searching for a missing vehicle following an unauthorized use report in Chadbourn on Wednesday afternoon. Command staff with the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 100 block of […]

WHITEVILLE — A joint operation between local and regional law enforcement agencies culminated in a search warrant execution on Thursday, resulting in the arrest of a Whiteville man on multiple felony drug charges. Christopher Jerome […]