Public Safety

The Aggressive Criminal Enforcement (ACE) Team is a support unit, whose primary functions are traffic enforcement and assisting in the apprehension of drug traffickers in the county. The ACE team conducts driving while impaired and driver’s license checkpoints, as well as street-level investigations on controlled substances.

The ACE team works with the sheriff’s office K-9 Enforcement Team and Drug Enforcement Unit to apprehend narcotics suspects as well as saturating hot spots where criminal activity is reported.

The Ocean Isle Beach Police Department investigated the following incidents during the past two weeks. All information is taken directly from police incident reports.

•Breaking and entering and misdemeanor larceny on Richmond Street; subject removed generator and downrigger and mount from garage.

•Robert Lee Vaughan, 25, of Shallotte; subject was wanted by state officials.

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

From Jan. 3-9, K-9 deputies answered six calls, wrote seven citations and made six drug arrests. Deputies patrolled Green Bay Village and set up checkpoints at Lackey Road at Mount Misery Road.

K-9 deputies charged the following suspects:

•Melinda Vernett Muldrow, 40, of 1616 Shaw Highway, Rocky Point, was charged with possession of one-half ounce or less of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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

•Property damage on Green Hill Road in Winnabow; suspect knocked down victim’s mailboxes with vehicle.

•Property damage on Green Hill Road in Winnabow; suspect ran off road and damaged victim’s mailbox.

•Property damage on Green Hill Road in Winnabow; suspect ran off the road with vehicle and knocked down victim’s mailbox.