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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 Feb. 11-17, special operations deputies set up checkpoints on Seashore Road, Mount Pisgah Road, Longwood Road, U.S. 17, N.C. 211, U.S. 421 and Civietown Road.

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  • Sheriff's Office Crime Report

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

    Feb. 8

    Assault on a female communicating a threat on Pinebur Circle, Sunset Beach.

     

    Feb. 13

    Larceny of a RV power cord on Holden Beach Road, Supply.

    Larceny of a RV power cord and vandalism on Holden Beach Road, Supply.

    Larceny of a 40-foot ladder on Oakwest Street, Shallotte.

    Missing juvenile on Warren Landing, Supply.

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  • Sheriff's Corner: Second Amendment

    Recently I have received a number of inquiries regarding my position on the second amendment of the Constitution.

    As Sheriff of Brunswick County, I took an oath to support and defend the United States and North Carolina constitutions. The citizens of Brunswick County entrusted their office of Sheriff to me. I will not act inconsistent with my oath, nor will I allow anyone or group to infringe upon the rights of the citizens of Brunswick County afforded by the Constitution.

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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.

     

    Feb. 11

    Larceny of cash at Golden Corral; suspect grabbed $45 cash from the top of the cash register.

     

    Feb. 14

    Larceny of a briefcase with wheels from Home Depot; suspect carried the briefcase out of the store without paying for it.

     

    Feb. 15

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  • Golf cart batteries hot item among thieves

    In the past two weeks there have been several larcenies of golf cart batteries on Ocean Isle Beach.

    On Sunday, Feb. 10, someone removed batteries from a golf cart on East Second Street. On Friday, Feb. 1, there were two reports of larceny of golf cart batteries on Wilmington Street.

    During the board of commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 12, police chief John Goodwin said the batteries are being taken to salvage yards and sold for cash. He said boat batteries are popular, too.

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  • Sheriff's Office Crime Report

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

     

    Feb. 2

    Simple assault on Mill Branch Road, Ash.

     

    Feb. 3

    Seized property in Bolivia; officers seized a Beretta .25 caliber pistol.

     

    Feb. 4

    Simple physical assault on High Hill Drive, Shallotte.

    Burglary with non-forced entry on Kershaw Street, Calabash.

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  • Sheriff’s Corner: Celebrating a banner year with volunteers

    The year 2012 goes down in the history of the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office as a record year for contributions by dedicated citizen volunteers.

    The Volunteer Services Program contributed 13,717 hours at a value of $210,826 to the operations of our office. These dedicated citizens performed duties in 12 functional areas across the full spectrum of our operations.

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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 week. All information is taken directly from police incident and arrest reports.

     

    Feb. 3

    Obtaining property by false pretense on Main Street; suspect pawned a stolen guitar.

     

    Feb. 4

    Breaking-and-entering and larceny on Whiteville Road; suspect cut a fence and took $6,000 worth of communication wire.

     

    Feb. 6

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  • Single vehicle wreck claims second life in a week on Brunswick County roadways

    BOILING SPRING LAKES—A single vehicle wreck claimed the life of a Holden Beach man on Thursday evening. This is  the second fatal wreck on Brunswick County roadways in a week.

    Preston Maximin, 34, of Holden Beach was killed when he lost control of the 1998 Jeep Cherokee he was operating. The wreck happened at approximately 7:10 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 7 in the area of East Boiling Spring Road between North Shore Drive and Nassau Drive.

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