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Public Safety

  • 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 Oct. 22-29, special operations deputies set up checkpoints on Maco Road, U.S. 74 off ramp, Mount Misery Road, Hickman Road, McLamb Road, U.S. 74 on ramp, N.C. 87, U.S. 74/N.C. 133 and Shell Point Road.

    The following suspects were charged:

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  • Shallotte Crime Report

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

    Larceny of various lawn equipment from Kimball’s Furniture; items taken include a flat bed trailer, a white box trailer, two riding mowers, a blower, hedge trimmers, a push mower and two license plates.

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  • Drug Report

     

    Drug report

     

    Agents with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Vice Narcotics Unit made the following arrests recently:

    •Tony Veiga, 35, of 402 McClure Circle, Ocean Isle Beach, charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, four counts of trafficking opium or heroin, possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver a schedule III controlled substance (70 hydrocodone tablets), sell/deliver a schedule III controlled substance. Veiga was placed under a $750,000 secured bond.

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  • County Crime Report

    Brunswick County Sheriff’s deputies investigated the following incidents:

     

    Sept. 29

    Larceny from buildings on 8th Street in Southport; suspects removed copper and brass material and damaged the building.

     

    Oct. 10

    Simple assault on Beulah Lane in Leland.

     

    Oct. 18

    A Ziploc bag containing a white powder found on Pine Hill Drive in Shallotte.

    Missing juvenile on Robin Drive in Shallotte.

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  • Sheriff’s Corner: Animal Protective Services launches new website

    Just last week we opened our new web page for Animal Protective Services. Visit Brunswicksheriff.com and follow the link on the right side of the page for Animal Services.

    This page provides a lot of information as to what services are offered. We hope this page will provide you with answers to your questions about pet adoption, shots, rabies and general information.

    If you have any questions or suggestions about this new site, please call or e-mail us at 253-2777.

    We are committed to protecting the safety of citizens and animals within our community.

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  • Sheriff’s Office volunteer report

     

    During the month of September, the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office V.O.I.C.E Citizens Patrol conducted 27 patrols countywide with 30 volunteers, totaling 229.5 volunteer hours and logging a total of 2,338 miles.

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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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  • Shallotte Crime Report

     

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

    Larceny of license plate on Holden Beach Road; suspect removed a license plate from a vehicle parked in the driveway.

    Obtaining property by false pretense and forgery of an instrument at carious locations; suspect used the victim’s credit card without permission for six transactions.

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  • Attempted break-in in Sunset Beach

    The Sunset Beach Police Department is investigating an attempted breaking-and-entering and injury to real property.

    The incident was reported on Oct. 13 at an address on Canal Drive, according to Sunset Beach Detective Joe Smith.

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  • SBPD investigates incidents

    The Sunset Beach Police Department investigated the following incidents reported in the past week, including a rash of break-ins.

    Breaking-and-entering, larceny, injury to real property reported Oct. 9 on West Main Street.

    Hit-and-run, injury to personal property reported Oct. 10 at Minuteman Gas Station.

    Breaking-and-entering into motor vehicle, larceny reported Oct. 10 on Dunbar Drive.

    Breaking-and-entering, larceny, injury to real property reported Oct. 10 on 40th Street.

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