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Public Safety

  • Two women accused of conspiring to sell cocaine

    The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office says two women conspired to sell cocaine in the county.

    Twenty-six-year-olds Tiara Nichelle Hodge of Crawford Road in Raleigh and Lashika Denyelle Oates of Clay Street in Wilmington were arrested Jan. 31 and each charged with possession with intent to sell or deliver cocaine and conspiracy to sell or deliver cocaine."

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  • BCSO arrests three men in Leland shooting

    The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office arrested three Leland men in a Friday afternoon shooting. No one was injured.

    Aaron Grant Oliver, 19, of Hewett Burton Road SE was arrested Feb. 2, while Torrance Lemar Shaw Jr., 24, of Black Chestnut Drive and Dontee Deshawn Forte, 18, of Alfred Lane were arrested Monday night. Each is charged with discharging a weapon into an occupied moving vehicle, discharging a firearm from within an enclosure and six counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.

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  • Shallotte Police reports

    Shallotte police investigated the following incidents in the past two weeks. All information is taken directly from incident reports.

    Jan. 26

    Call for service; a Brooks Court resident reported she received a debit card she did not request.

    Jan. 27

    Defrauding innkeeper and injury to personal property by throwing A-1 steak sauce, Heinz 57 sauce, Tabasco sauce, salsa and Coke products across the Waffle House on Whiteville Road, causing $12 in damage and then leaving without paying.

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  • Leland Police reports

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

    Jan. 17

    Obtaining money by false pretense by using victim’s checking account to make a $214.79 purchase.

    Resisting, delaying and obstructing a police officer by causing a disturbance and providing false information.

    Jan. 18

    Breaking and entering and larceny of $150 from a motor vehicle parked at an Egrets Nest Circle residence.

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  • Shallotte Police reports

    Shallotte police investigated the following incidents and made the following arrests in the past two weeks. All information is taken directly from police incident and arrest reports.

    Jan. 14

    Misdemeanor larceny of $2.27 in gas from Murphy’s Express.

    Jan. 16

    Damage to personal property by breaking the rear window on a vehicle parked on Whiteville Road, causing $200 in damage.

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  • Leland Police reports

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

    Dec. 26

    Larceny of a jacket and hat worth $39.77 from Wal-Mart on New Pointe Boulevard.

    Dec. 29

    Forgery and counterfeiting of instrument and uttering forged instrument by forging a check for $1,890.41.

    Jannie Sue Nan Deans, 26, of Blue Banks Loop Road, was arrested on a felony charge of larceny from a merchant and a misdemeanor larceny charge.

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  • Sunset Beach Police Department Jan. 22-29 2018

    Sunset Beach police investigated the following incidents and made these arrests. All information is taken directly from department reports.

    Jan. 22

    Jason Brown, 40, of Resort Circle was arrested on charges of communicating threats and being drunk and disruptive.

    Michael J. Bailey, 69, of Oyster Pointe Drive, was arrested on an assault on a female charge.

    Jan. 24

    Matthew Strake, 27, of Elderberry Lane, was found in possession of a stolen license plate out of Leland.

    Jan. 25

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  • Sunset Beach Police Department Jan. 8-21 2018

    Sunset Beach police investigated the following incidents and made these arrests. All information is taken directly from department reports.

    Jan. 8

    Breaking and entering on Beach Drive, where several TVs and a laptop were stolen from an office area.

    Mailbox damaged on Sandpiper Bay Drive.

    Communicating threats at Seaside Cleaners off Beach Drive.

    Jan. 9

    Harassing phone calls reported on Dogwood Drive.

    Charles Maree, 61, of Marsh Drive, arrested on second-degree kidnapping and assault by strangulation charges.

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  • Calabash Fire Department sets record calls for 2017

    The Calabash Fire Department had another busy month, setting a yearly record for calls during 2017 with 2,125 responses for the year, spokeswoman Honey Chiocco said.

    Chiocco said it was the second highest number of calls for a fire department in Brunswick County, second only to Leland, which had 2,188 calls.

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  • Sunset Beach Police Department Dec. 21-31 2017

    Sunset Beach police investigated the following incidents and made these arrests. All information is taken directly from incident and arrest reports.

    Dec. 21

    Hit-and-run of a truck by another vehicle on Magnolia Drive.

    Dec. 23

    Laurie Eubanks, 41, of Shady Rest Place in Shallotte was arrested on outstanding warrants.

    Dec. 26

    William Michael Ramsey, 22, of Gray Road in Lexington was stopped for speeding and cited on simple possession of less than one-half ounce and possession of drug paraphernalia charges.

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