Public Safety

Town police investigated the following incidents reported within the past week:

•Breaking-and-entering to a motor vehicle and larceny from a motor vehicle were reported Feb. 29 on Dunbar Drive. About $25 worth of change was reported stolen, according to Sunset Beach Detective Joe Smith.

•Injury to real property was reported March 1 at an address on West Main Street.

A couple of weeks ago I heard words I never wanted to hear. They were words that brought instant tears to my eyes, words that should have been spoken differently.

“You can pay me to do the procedure or you can pay me to put him to sleep.”

One of my cats was sick.

When the vet said these words to me, I had a knee jerk reaction. My eyes flooded with tears. I was already aware the vet bill was double what I had in my account at that moment.

Agents with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit made the following arrests last week:

•Saul Hernandez Ruiz, 27, of 8963 Fish Road, Leland, was charged with trafficking cocaine, possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine, manufacturing cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Ruiz was taken to the Brunswick County Detention Center, where he was placed under a $200,000 secured bond.

The ACE Team is a support unit whose primary functions are traffic enforcement and assisting in the apprehension of drug traffickers in the county.

From Feb. 20-26, ACE deputies patrolled Winnabow, Longwood, Calabash, Holden Beach, Supply, Southport and Leland. They set up checkpoints at Mount Misery Road, Grey Bridge Road, Long Beach Road, Longwood Road, Holden Beach Road, N.C. 904, Blue Banks Loop Road and Old Ocean Highway.

ACE deputies conducted 103 traffic stops and issued 48 total charges and citations, including two driving while impaired (DWI) charges.