JPD quick to respond during emergency system issues
If you were a Verizon Wireless customer attempting to call the Jacksonville Police Department 9-1-1 emergency system Sunday night, chances are your call did not go through.Assistant City Manager Glenn...
View ArticleFamily seek answers for teen’s death in South Carolina
The family of a teenager born in Jacksonville is looking for answers surrounding his death that they say is mysterious.Elijah Dominic Weatherspoon, 18, went missing on June 25 while on a boat with...
View ArticleMarine deserter indicted on murder charges
A Franklin County Grand Jury in Virginia recently indicted a Camp Lejeune Marine, who deserted his unit in October 2019, for killing his mother’s boyfriend.Corporal Michael Alexander Brown, 22, of...
View ArticleAbuse cases down due to restrictions of COVID-19
During the stay-at-home order, many people were faced with obstacles that were unfamiliar to their everyday lives as social workers in Onslow County expected a rise in child abuse cases.What they saw...
View ArticleTwo swimmers drown in Emerald Isle Sunday afternoon
Two swimmers in Emerald Isle drowned Sunday afternoon.At approximately 4:17 p.m. 911 received a call about two swimmers in distress near Coast Guard Road and Ship Wreck Lane. John C. Emerline, 73, of...
View ArticlePender deputy fired, charged with DWI following crash
The deputy was transported to NHRMC for non-life-threatening injuries
View ArticleJPD arrest suspect in grocery store shooting
The Jacksonville Police Department arrested a man they say is responsible for a shooting that took place at a local grocery store Tuesday night.Jermaine Lavern Lewis, 33, of 2980 Burgaw Highway was...
View ArticleMan accused of possessing child porn
A man was arrested in Pender County after police received information he was in possession of child pornography.Brandon Giovanni Gil, 27, was arrested Friday by detectives with the Surf City Police...
View ArticleLawsuit: Suicidal soldier wrongly arrested, lawyers failed to defend him
The former Army sergeant was jailed nearly 3 years before felony charges of attempted murder and assault were dismissed
View ArticleCape Carteret family gets surprise from officer
Theresa McCabe and her family were enjoying their normal Monday routine when her husband caught something out of the ordinary with two of his daughters who were riding bikes outside.12-year-old Alicia...
View ArticleJacksonville PD awarded agency of the year
The North Carolina Police Executives Association awarded the Jacksonville Police Department as the 2020 Law Enforcement Agency of the Year.Mayor Pro-Tem Michael Lazzara accepted the award along with...
View ArticleMaysville woman injured in hotel fire
A woman from Maysville was injured in a hotel fire in Jacksonville Tuesday afternoon.At approximately 12:25 p.m. officers with the Jacksonville Police Department along with units from Jacksonville Fire...
View ArticleJPD investigate officer crash with moped
The Jacksonville Police Department investigated an incident on Saturday where they say the driver of a moped crashed into a JPD officer who was driving a patrol car.At approximately 7:46 p.m. JPD...
View ArticleA journal of hope and despair
During a nearly month-long vigil as she waited for any news of her missing step-daughter, Amy Spencer kept herself going by keeping a journal on Facebook.Elizabeth Spencer, 30, went missing in the...
View ArticleJPD seek suspect in Walmart fraud
The Jacksonville Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman they say is a person of interest in a fraud case.The incident occurred at Walmart Supercenter located at 561...
View ArticlePeletier man arrested after body found in home
The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office have released the name of the deceased man they say was found in the home of a Peletier man.Roland Marshal Pridgen Jr., 47, was living in Matthews, North Carolina...
View ArticlePink Hill man pleads manslaughter in son’s death
A Pink Hill man has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of his son in February.Christopher Driver was sentenced on Thursday in Jones County Superior Court to a minimum of 58 months...
View ArticleOCSO investigate death in Piney Green
The Onslow County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident after a man was found dead in his front yard Tuesday morning.Col. Chris Thomas explained the OCSO will know more once the autopsy report...
View ArticleOne dead, another critical after wreck in Richlands
A two car crash in Richlands this week left one man dead while a woman remains in critical condition.JaQuan Respus, 31, of Hubert died at the scene of the wreck that took place around 9:30 a.m. Monday...
View ArticleInvestigation concluded in Calypso barricade, deputy shooting incident
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and District Attorney Ernie Lee have concluded an investigation regarding a deputy involved shooting in Duplin County that left one man dead after he...
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