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Bladen County man charged with raping child

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A Bladen County man is in jail charged with raping a child. The Sheriff's Office charged John Owens Jacobs, 42, of Bladenboro, yesterday with two counts of first degree rape of a child under the age of 13 and one count of first degree sex offense of a child. Full story...
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WPD arrests three more for April robbery

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Wilmington Police have arrested three more people in connection with a robbery last month on Navaho Trail. Full story...
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DA Jon David will contest Joseph Sledge's claim of innocence in 37-year-old murders

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Joseph Sledge must overcome a skeptical district attorney if his murder conviction in the deaths of two women more than 35 years ago is going to be overturned. Full story...
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Police investigating after man shot in arm

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Police are investigating a shooting. Dispatch says a man was shot in the arm and has been taken to the hospital. Police responded to the area of 10th and Queen streets around 8:30 tonight. The call to police came in around 9:20. Full story...
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Man accused of shooting ex-girlfriend in Georgia arrested in Wilmington

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A man wanted for allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend in Georgia has been arrested in Wilmington. Full story...
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BSL Police arrest two men on prostitution charge involving minor

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videoBoiling Spring Lakes Police have charged two Brunswick County men in connection with a prostitution investigation that began in November. Full story...
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Juvenile charged, victim in ICU after Leland shooting

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Leland Police are investigating a shooting that happened near the Walgreens on Village Road Sunday night. Full story...
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Court cases of former BSL police chief, son continued

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The court cases of former Boiling Spring Lakes Police Chief Emmett Ballree and his son Michael have been continued. Full story...
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Former DA Gore headed to trial

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Rex Gore, the former District Attorney in Bladen, Brunswick and Columbus counties, will head to trial this summer for allegedly signing off on false expense reports for an assistant district attorney while in office. Full story...
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Sunset Beach cop fired after investigation into court testimony

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videoSunset Beach has fired a police officer who was under investigation after issues about testimony he gave during a recent court case. Full story...
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Man accused in father's stabbing death denied bond; 911 call describes frantic scene

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videoA Wilmington man is in jail without bond after allegedly stabbing his father to death last night. Corey Eugene Roberts, 20, is charged with first-degree murder. Full story...
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NC district attorneys present plan for safer state

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District Attorneys across North Carolina came to Charlotte Thursday to push for a safer state. Full story...
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Woman charged with gun at Whiteville High School

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videoA woman is in jail after police says she showed up on a school campus armed. Whiteville Police Lt. Marc McGee says Michelle Walling had gotten into a car accident, left the scene and drove to Whiteville High School. The other driver involved in the crash followed her to Whiteville High, where they got into an argument. Full story...
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Wilmington man sentenced to 50 years for robberies

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Federal prosecutors say a Wilmington man will spend more than 50 years behind bars after being convicted in January of robbery and other charges. Full story...
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Leland man charged with raping pregnant woman during break-in

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A Leland man is in jail without bond accused of breaking into a home and raping a pregnant woman. Full story...
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