Public Safety

Shallotte police charged the following people and investigated the following incidents during the past week. All information is taken directly from police reports.

•Police charged Jack Russell Bellamy, 68, of 1520 Hickman Road NW, Calabash, with failure to yield right-of-way after a wreck on Main Street and Sellers Road in which his 2005 Ford was rear-ended by a 2005 Honda driven by Patrician Ann Morgan, 33, of 1538 North Wind Drive, Ocean Isle Beach.

SUNSET BEACH—Police investigated a motor vehicle break-in and larceny reported June 7 on Sailfish Drive. A cell phone was stolen from an unlocked vehicle.

Another car break-in and larceny were reported June 8 on Sixth Street. A purse and wallet, credit cards, money and personal checks were stolen. The purse was recovered from the waterway.

Damage to personal property was reported June 8. Someone slashed a tire in the Food Lion parking lot.

Brunswick County Sheriff John Ingram has a message for those hitting the roads during the county’s peak tourist months—slow down.

Sheriff’s deputies have stepped up patrols and checkpoints, targeting impaired, aggressive and speeding drivers on Brunswick’s roadways as traffic volume swells during the bustling summer months.

“It’s killing people,” Ingram said about speed, impaired driving and aggressive driving.

“And we are going to do everything we can to stop it.” 

Shallotte police charged the following people and investigated following incidents last week. All information is taken directly from police reports.

•Police charged Nicholas Shaun Anderson, 26, of 9044 Shady Forest Drive, Calabash, with larceny and misdemeanor possession of one-half ounce of marijuana at Walmart. He was taken to the Brunswick County Detention Center under a $1,000 secured bond.

•Breaking and entering and larceny of cash at Rourk Library; suspect took $15 gift card and $35 in cash from victim’s unlocked vehicle.