Public Safety

An impaired driver crashed his way into handcuffs while law enforcement prepared to set up a checkpoint Friday night.

Local law-enforcement officers were preparing for a roadblock at U.S. 74/76 at the Brunswick River Bridge in Leland when Patrick Deon Davis, 28, of Wilmington rear-ended the car in front of him.

According to law-enforcement officials, he was so intoxicated he vomited repeatedly, making it impossible for law enforcement to give him a breathalyzer test. He was given a blood alcohol test onsite in the Bat Mobile.

We have been fortunate this week to have the N.C. State College of Veterinary Medicine at our Animal Protective Services facility in Supply, along with its spay/neuter van.

This free “Spay a Stray” clinic was sponsored by Petsense and managed by our friends at Paws-Ability. This was a great reminder of how important it is to have our pets spayed or neutered. Spay or neutering animals not only increases the longevity of their life and helps them live a healthier life, it also decreases the intake of unwanted pets into our shelter.

The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Vice Narcotics Task Force arrested nine people for heroin and other drug charges last week in Brunswick County.

In three days, deputies removed more than 200 bindles of heroin, more than 156 Xanax— also called alprazolan—tablets and more than 4.4 ounces of marijuana from the streets.

Sunset Beach police investigated the following incidents and made the following arrests.

Alan Dale Smith, 38, 1301 Beach Drive, felony probation violation/child support on Marcy 8.

Marybob Wilson Anderson, 43, 1735 Ocean Haven Road, DWI and simple possession of a Schedule II controlled substance.

Larceny of a plastic plumbing valve cover was reported March 11 on Cobia Street.

Breaking-and-entering and larceny of cash were reported March 16 on Sunset Oaks Lane. There was no sign of forced entry.