Public Safety

By the time everyone sees this message, Christmas will be over and New Years will be just a few days away.

Please keep in mind a lot of people will be traveling all over going to events and parties to celebrate the evening.

The most important thing that is always a concern is, “Don’t drink and drive.” If you are at a party or a function and are drinking, get someone to take you home. Better yet, have a designated driver already pre-arranged.

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.

Christopher Lynn Charles, 23, 5126 Matt Hair Road, Fayetteville, was charged with felony obtaining property by false pretense.

Obtaining property by false pretense at Pawn USA; suspect pawned stolen items.

Larceny of a tire and rim on Country Club Villa Drive; suspect removed a wheel from a victim’s vehicle.

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.

The Leland Police Department investigated the following incidents and made the following arrests in the last two weeks. All information is taken directly from police incident and arrest reports.

Dec. 11

Driving while impaired; suspect was driving while impaired on Lanvale Road.

Simple assault; subject hit victim in the face and stomach on Village Road.

Dec. 12

Vandalism; subject damaged tires on a vehicle parked on Townsend Lane, causing $50 in damage.