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Public Safety

  • Twenty-seven lives lost in Brunswick wrecks

    Fatalities on Brunswick County roadways reached a five-year high in 2012.

    Twenty-seven lives were lost last year, the highest since 2007 when there were 33.

    “We definitely went up this year over last year,” said N.C. Highway Patrol First Sgt. Troy Pope.

    According to the N.C. Highway Patrol, there were 27 fatal wrecks resulting in 27 fatalities in 2012.

    In 2011 there were 16 fatal wrecks that claimed 19 lives. In 2010 there were 21 fatal wrecks resulting in 25 fatalities.

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  • Sheriff's Office Crime Report

    Brunswick County Sheriff’s deputies investigated the following incidents last week:

     

    Dec. 27

    Domestic assault on a female on McMilly Road, Shallotte.

     

    Jan. 4

    Fraud by obtaining money/property by false pretense on Beach Drive, Ocean Isle Beach.

    Larceny, vandalism and simple physical assault on Longwood Road and Gore Road,  Longwood.

    Larceny of a winch and a A/C unit on Funston Road in Winnabow.

    Fraud on Grandiflora Drive, Leland.

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  • Sheriff’s Corner: Heating safety and awareness

    We would like to remind you to use caution when using heaters and other items that produce carbon monoxide.

    Carbon monoxide poisoning is serious and kills hundreds of people, if not thousands all throughout the world. It is odorless and colorless, and it is a deadly poisonous gas that comes about by the incomplete burning of fuels, such as oil or propane, burning wood or automobile fumes.

    Carbon monoxide cuts off the oxygen supply to your organs and tissues after a period of time, causing severe problems and/or death.

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  • Special Operations Report

    The special operations team at the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office includes the K-9 enforcement team and Aggressive Criminal Enforcement (ACE) Team.

    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 Dec. 31 through Jan. 6, special operations deputies set up checkpoints on Stanley Road, the on-ramp to Mount Misery Road, Boones Neck Road, N.C. 74 West ramp, Maco Road, Redbug Road, Holden Beach Road, N.C. 211 at Camp Branch and N.C. 130 at Mirror Lite.

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  • Shallotte Crime

     

    The Shallotte Police Department investigated the following incidents and made the following arrests last week. All information is taken directly from police incident and arrest reports.

     

    Dec. 31

    Mark Douglas Jones, 53, 14 Birch Pond Drive, Shallotte, charged with four counts of felony embezzlement/larceny by an employee from Walmart. He worked in loss prevention.

    Larceny of a cellular phone on Owendon Drive.

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  • Sunset Beach police investigate Food Lion food theft

    Sunset Beach police are investigating a food theft reported Jan. 6 at Food Lion.

    Unknown subjects were seen fleeing the store with food items.

    The items were dropped in the parking lot and near a local convenience store. All items were located, however, they cannot be put back on the shelf and are a complete loss, Sunset Beach Detective Joe Smith said.

    The suspects were able to get away, but evidence to their identity was obtained and the incident is under further investigation.

     

    Other incidents:

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  • One man beaten to death; three men face charges

     

    LELAND—A man is dead after a New Year’s Day fight broke out between neighbors.

    The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for a fight in progress with baseball bats at 6524 Farm Meadows Road, Leland, at 10:38 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1.

    “Deputies were dispatched, and upon arrival they found Hartford Talmage Sellers III, unresponsive and lying in the driveway at 6524 Farm Meadow Road,” said Sgt. Del Routh, BCSO spokesman.

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  • Crime report

    Brunswick County Sheriff’s deputies investigated the following incidents last week:

    Dec. 24

    Larceny of a registration sticker on Stanley Road in Supply.

    Larceny from a mailbox on Kirby Road in Supply.

    Larceny of a GPS from a motor vehicle on Straightway Drive, Leland.

    Burglary with forcible entry and larceny of a lawnmower and scrap steel from buildings on River Street in Supply.

    Simple physical assault on Goose Marsh in Bolivia.

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  • Special operations report

    The special operations team at the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office includes the K-9 enforcement team and Aggressive Criminal Enforcement (ACE) Team.

    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 Dec. 24-30, special operations deputies set up checkpoints on N.C. 133, Mount Misery Road, Cherry Tree and the on ramp to U.S. 74.

    The following suspects were charged:

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  • Sheriff’s Corner: Stay safe in the New Year

    As we begin 2013, I encourage everyone to reflect on our experiences from the past to help make our county a safer place in this New Year.

    Unfortunately, our roadways have continued to be a place of numerous fatalities for various reasons. The concept is simple: Don’t drink and drive; don’t text and drive; and always remain focused on driving while operating a motor vehicle on our roadways.

    The loss of a single life is unacceptable to us and, despite efforts by law enforcement, the number continues to rise.

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