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The Ocean Isle Beach Police Department investigated the following incidents last week. All information is taken directly from police incident/investigation reports.

•Property damage on East Third Street; suspect used a large piece of asphalt to break several windows.

•Breaking and entering and larceny on East Second Street; suspect entered home and stole a DVD player, 13-inch color TV and a 13-inch color TV with a DVD player, valued at $400.

The K-9 enforcement team answers calls, conducts driver’s license checkpoints and assists with other agencies when K-9s are needed.

From Feb. 16-22, deputies with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Enforcement Team answered 24 calls and issued 16 uniformed citations.

Brunswick County Sheriff’s deputies investigated the following incidents last week, which are taken directly from sheriff’s office incident reports:

•Property damage on Bluff Drive in Leland; suspect damaged victim’s car window.

•Larceny of a motor vehicle on Whiteville Road; suspect loaded truck on a trailer and took it from an impound lot.

•Larceny on Benton Road in Bolivia; suspect stole victim’s trailer.

The Brunswick County Grand Jury under the direction of Judge Ola Lewis with prosecutor Rex Gore and courtroom clerk Kay Fowler returned the following indictments during a Superior Court session on Feb. 9:

Willie James Bellamy, 20, of 2056 Inland Drive, Ocean Isle Beach; five counts felony breaking and/or entering, three counts felony larceny after breaking/entering.

James R. Bethea, 17, of 2056 Inland Drive, Ocean Isle Beach; eight counts felony breaking and/or entering, six counts felony larceny after breaking/entering.