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Public Safety

  • OIB Crime Report

    Ocean Isle Beach Police report

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

     

    Nov. 26

    Breaking and entering and larceny on East First Street; suspects entered residence and removed four TVs and a bedspread.

    Joseph Wayne Everhart, 30, of 1367 Camel Lane SW, Shallotte, was arrested for being state wanted.

     

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  • Shallotte Crime Report

     

    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.

    Breaking and entering on Main Street; suspect tried to break into a drink machine, causing $3,000 worth of damage.

    Obtaining property by false pretense on Sellers Street; suspect placed international phone calls on victim’s account without consent.

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  • Sunset Beach police advise locking up to avert theft

    SUNSET BEACH—A rash of recent break-ins has Sunset Beach police urging people to be mindful about locking their vehicles and homes.

    Each of three houses that were broken into had unlocked doors and windows, Sunset Beach Detective Joe Smith said. A vehicle that was broken into on Indigo Circle was also unlocked.

    Smith advises the public to lock vehicles and make sure all windows and doors on their homes are locked as well. Another important thing owners can do is keep a log of make, model and serial numbers of all valuable items, he said.

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  • Southport Police seek men in theft spree

    The Southport Police Department needs help in finding William Randolph Spencer and an unidentified white male who are believed to have stolen multiple televisions and computers at the Southport Walmart early Saturday morning.

    The two have been on a spree, police say, and are wanted in connection with multiple thefts from businesses throughout Brunswick County, New Hanover County and Pender counties.

    Spencer’s last known address was in Burgaw, however, he has addresses listed in surrounding counties as well.

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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.

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  • Wanted man arrested in Wrightsville Beach

    A Brunswick County man has finally been arrested after police have been searching for him since early October.

    Kenneth Ross Jessup, 45, of Southport, was wanted for felony worthless check, absconding a felony indictment for a similar charge and a contempt citation from court.

    He had last been seen in the Southport area in mid-November. He was arrested around 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, in Wrightsville Beach.

    According to the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office, officials received an anonymous tip about Jessup’s whereabouts.

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  • Sheriff’s Office crime report

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

     

    Nov. 30

    Burglary with forcible entry on Rosa Trail in Bolivia.

    Larceny of building materials on Milliken Street in Holden Beach.

    Vandalism on Ocean Sound Circle in Supply.

    Larceny and credit card fraud on Beachwood Drive in Calabash.

    Larceny of a fishing pole on Pembroke Street in Ocean Isle Beach.

    Missing person on Scorpion Drive in Leland.

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  • Leland Police report

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

     

    Nov. 25

    Jemar Dominique Davis, 29, of 1008 Hunterstone Dr., Apt. 306, Leland, charged with one count of misdemeanor simple physical assault.

    Onytia Tanik Hewett, 24, 1008 Hunterstone Dr., Apt. 306, Leland, charged with one count of misdemeanor simple physical assault.

     

    Nov. 26

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  • Holden Beach Police report

    The Holden Beach 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.

    A house on Charlotte Street burned down Dec. 1. At 1: 56 a.m., Sgt. M. Hamilton reported smoke and flames coming from the house. Damage to the four-bedroom home was reported at $380,000.

    Breaking and entering, forcible entry on Ocean Boulevard West; a suspect removed a 42-inch flat screen television valued at $800.

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  • Shallotte Crime Report

    The Shallotte 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.

    Shoplifting at Food Lion; suspect stole three bundles of firewood.

    Larceny of a tire; suspect removed a tire from a storage unit.

    Larceny of merchandise at Generation Next; suspect stole two shirts.

    Shoplifting at Walmart; suspect took three computers without paying for them.

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