Bo-Berry biscuit goes blue for law enforcement
RICHLANDS — The look of his Bo-Berry biscuit was what a Jones County Sheriff’s Office deputy appreciated more than the taste Wednesday morning as he stopped by the Richlands Bojangles.The heart-shaped...
View ArticleCocaine dealer convicted by federal court
A Jacksonville man was found guilty of possessing at least 280 grams cocaine and will face up to 110 years in prison once he is sentenced.Anthony Depree Smith, 44, was convicted in federal court...
View ArticleLarceny arrest - Cody Blake Huffman
Cody Blake Huffman, 25, of Futrell Road in Richlands, was charged Jan. 30 by the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office with felony conspiracy, felony possession or attempted possession of firearms by a person...
View ArticleJPD seeks information on suspicious man
The Jacksonville Police Department is seeking information regarding a suspicious man.A report came in to the police department that a man may have approached two juveniles in the 300 block of New River...
View ArticleJacksonville fire battalion chief retires
A longtime Jacksonville firefighter and battalion chief retired Friday.William Lee, who served four years as a battalion chief and 28 years in the fire service, said he’s always been driven by helping...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Supreme Court to examine Smithfield payments
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's highest court will weigh in on whether money paid by the world's largest pork producer for environmental restoration projects should go to public schools...
View ArticleHRPD asks for help identifying suspect in forgery case
The Holly Ridge Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying a woman in security footage pulled from the Holly Ridge State Employee's Credit Union drive-through.The woman is accused of...
View ArticleDrug arrest - Robert P. Broadhead III
Robert P. Broadhead III, 31, of Wolf Run Drive in Jacksonville, was arrested on Feb. 1 by the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office and charged with felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell and...
View ArticleDrug arrest - Antonio Worthey
Antonio Worthey, 38, of North Marine Blvd. in Jacksonville, was arrested on Feb. 2 by the Jacksonville Police Department and charged with felony possession of cocaine.Worthey is accused of possessing...
View ArticleLarceny arrest - Devonte Marquise Howard
Devonte Marquise Howard, 19, of Mill Pond Road in Jacksonville, was arrested on Feb. 2 by the Jacksonville Police Department and charged with felony possession of a stolen motor vehicle.Howard is...
View ArticleDrug arrest -Sonia Latrese Curbelo
Sonia Latrese Curbelo, 35, of Briarneck Road in Jacksonville, was arrested on Feb. 2 by the Jacksonville Police Department and charged with felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell and...
View ArticleProbation violation arrest - Erica Lee Peterson
Erica Lee Peterson, 28, of King Street in Hubert, was charged Monday with two counts felony probation violation and felony obtaining property under false pretense.Peterson is accused of violating the...
View ArticleUPDATED: 911 system issues fixed
UPDATE: 12:45 p.m. A Verizon Wireless spokesperson stated the issue affecting cell phones to 911 was resolved at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.The culprit, according to Verizon Spokesperson Kate Jay, was...
View ArticleOCSO searches for runaway teen
The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the help of the public in locating a runaway 15-year-old girl.Alice Star Morris, 15, of Hubert, was last seen by her grandmother about 3 a.m. Monday,...
View ArticleCamp Lejeune Marine charged in Connecticut armed robbery
A Camp Lejeune Marine was arrested in West Haven, Connecticut over the weekend.Private First Class Anthony Campbell, 19, originally of Hartford, was charged by the West Haven Police Department with...
View ArticleMan accused of getting $15K through insurance fraud
A Jacksonville man is accused of receiving more than $15,000 in insurance money illegally.Alexander Stephan Poulin, 32, of Blue Creek Farms Drive in Jacksonville was arrested Feb. 5 by the N.C....
View ArticleIncident between student, SRO under investigation
Law enforcement and school officials are investigating an incident that occurred Wednesday at Onslow County Learning Center during which a student was injured.Family members have reported that Jorge...
View ArticleUPDATED: SBI investigating teen, SRO 'altercation'
Updated 4:20 p.m.The State Bureau of Investigation has been called in following an incident involving an Onslow County Learning Center student and the school resource officer.In a press release...
View ArticleForgery arrest - Kenshica C. Jones
Kenshica C. Jones, 35, of New River Drive in Jacksonville, was charged Feb. 6 by Jacksonville Police Department with felony larceny of chose in action; felony obtaining property by false pretense,...
View ArticleMan to serve up to 59 years for raping young girl
A New Bern man will serve up to 59 years in prison after being found guilty of raping a young girl.Harvey Essary, 46, was found guilty in Onslow County Superior Court of statutory rape of a...
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