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ONLY ON 3: Obviously under the influence, former Mayor's son found "not guilty"

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video The cops pulled him over after spotting him driving with no front tire. Investigators say Charles Holden, son of former Southport Mayor Norman Holden, admitted he had been drinking and was under the influence of prescription drugs. Full story...
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Law enforcement honored after busy Labor Day weekend

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videoResults of the Labor Day weekend "Booze It and Lose It" campaign came out Thursday. Call it "Justice in Motion." Not just the crackdown, but the people who helped make it happen. Full story...
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15 charged with DWI in Brunswick County over holiday weekend

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The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Team hosted three checking stations in the southern part of the county this past Labor Day weekend. Full story...
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Prosecutors seeing increase of prescription DWI

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video Driving while impaired is a problem most communities are aware of, but there's been an increase in a certain kind of DWI, and it doesn't involve alcohol. Full story...
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UNCW Police educate about alcohol, set up check point

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video Students tried to drive a car and walk a straight line with goggles that simulated a blood alcohol content twice the legal limit. Later in the evening, police set up a checkpoint to catch folks who did not get the message. Full story...
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Illegal immigrant who drove into DQ to be deported

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The illegal immigrant who drove his car into a Wilmington Dairy Queen back in May pleaded guilty to habitual drunk driving today and will be deported. Full story...
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ONLY ON 3: Man convicted of third DWI after hitting woman and baby with truck

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videoA woman recovers from stage four cancer, then gets hit by a drunk driver, but it was not the driver's first offense. Peter Generelly has now been convicted of his third DWI. He hit Patti Rippel and her baby last August not even 24 hours after he bonded out of jail for his second DWI. Full story...
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Troopers varying checkpoints to catch drunk drivers

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videoThey're not just your typical check points any more. To crack down on drunk driving, state troopers are targeting different areas throughout New Hanover and Brunswick Counties. As the temperature rises, so do the number of Highway Patrol check points in Southeastern North Carolina. Full story...
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ONLY ON 3: Delay in Petrolino case shows backlog at Raleigh lab

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videoRandi Petrolino did not show up for her first appearance in court today, but she didn't miss much. Prosecutors are waiting for her blood results to come back from the SBI lab in Raleigh, which could take up to a year. Full story...
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14 DWI cases dismissed after officer resigns

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More than a dozen DWI cases lost, because a cop quit the Southport Police Department. The officer resigned in the face of an investigation by the SBI. Now Brunswick County prosecutors are dealing with the set-back. Full story...
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Drunk drivers, boaters busted during holiday weekend

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video Fourth of July is known to be one of the worst weekends on the road for drinking and driving. This year proved no different. Full story...
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Teen charged with huffing after wreck in court

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Randi Petrolino sat anxiously inside the New Hanover County Courthouse for a hearing on a shoplifting charge. We showed up to see if the 19-year-old would talk to us. Full story...
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ONLY ON 3: Did Assistant District Attorney mess up another DWI case in Brunswick County?

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video Remember the story we told you about a few weeks back, about the Oak Island Fire Chief who's DWI appeal got thrown out of court because the Assistant District Attorney handling the case wasn't prepared? We've learned that that ADA most likely messed up another DWI charge this week. Full story...
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Law enforcement launches holiday drunk driving enforcement

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videoThe 4th of July is just days away, and that means time for fireworks and fun. It also means one of law enforcement's busiest weekends when the fun gets out of control. Full story...
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ONLY ON 3: Judge Lewis on why she dismissed Oak Island Fire Chief's DWI

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video Slowly but surely we're getting some answers about why a judge threw out a fire chief's DWI charge two weeks ago. Tonight, those answers are coming from the judge who made the ruling. Full story...
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