Public Safety

Sunset Beach police said they have taken many reports of homes being burglarized over the past few weeks.

All the homes where break-ins occurred or were attempted were unoccupied.

Police have taken reports on the mainland as well as the island and believe most if not all of the entries occurred at night.

“We are asking our residents to be aware and be sure to keep your homes locked and leave exterior lights illuminated when not present in the home,” according to a town news release issued Friday, Nov. 30.

Brunswick County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Leland man accused of committing a weekend robbery.

James Tallman, 30, of Pinecliff Drive NE is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver a schedule IV controlled substance and misdemeanor assault by pointing a gun.

During the month of January 2019, the Calabash Fire Department responded to 196 calls: five structure fires, two woods/brush fires, two fire alarms, four motor vehicle accidents, one rescue, two investigations, 32 public assistance, one other and 147 EMS first-response calls.

A Brunswick County Detention Facility inmate who attempted suicide in his cell died Tuesday.

Dustin Lynn Kinlaw, 26, was booked in the jail Friday, Jan. 18, on possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver cocaine, possession of cocaine, possession of a schedule II controlled substance, possession of a schedule III controlled substance, possession of marijuana and two counts each of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of heroin, according to a Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office news release.