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Wilmington Police Department

FIRST ON 3: Three recent deaths attributed to heroin overdoses

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The Wilmington Police Department is investigating three fatal heroin overdoses since Friday, February 25, 2011. The substance is individually package in bindles labeled "Black Magic." We strongly advise anyone who comes in contact with this substance to contact your local law enforcement agency. Full story...
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FIRST ON 3 UPDATE: Reward offered for information on who killed puppies with hammer

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Adopt-An-Angel, a local animal welfare organization, is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who killed two puppies in the Long Leaf Park area. This case remains under active investigation by the Wilmington Police Department. Full story...
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FIRST ON 3: Two puppies beaten and killed with hammer

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Someone killed two puppies by striking them on their heads. The two pups were in a ditch. One already was dead. The other had visible injuries but was still alive. Full story...
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Man says he's stabbed while standing on downtown corner at 3 a.m.

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The victim told investigators that he was on the corner at 10th and Campbell when a man drove up in a burgundy jeep and asked him if he had anything (drugs) to sell. He said that when he replied he didn’t have anything, the man got out of the jeep, stabbed him several times, took his money, and then drove away. Full story...
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WPD: Drunk driver plays bumper-cars last night downtown

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Responding WPD officers spoke with witnesses who said they saw a vehicle hit a car in the unit block (0 – 99) S. Water Street. The witnesses followed the vehicle, trying to get a license plate number, but the car sped away. The witnesses said they relocated the vehicle after it had hit three parked cars in the 1300 block of Dock Street. Full story...
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Evangelous wants more officers downtown

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video Violence in downtown Wilmington has been making news. Now the Chief of Police has an idea to make things better. Full story...
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WPD: B&E suspect arrested, another on the run

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A witness reported that he was driving by the store when he heard a loud noise. He saw someone breaking into the business, and then leaving the area in a truck heading westbound on Wrightsville Avenue. Full story...
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NHSO takes flight with SABLE

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The New Hanover County Sheriff's Office is officially part of the SABLE helicopter program. Full story...
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WPD gives out free gun locks

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Part of being a responsible gun owner is being a safe gun owner. Today the Wilmington Police Department handed out free gun locks as part of a national gun safety program called Project ChildSafe. Full story...
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FIRST ON 3 UPDATE: Local murder suspect commits suicide during stand-off situation in Orlando

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videoUS Marshals and Orange County, FL, deputies say 25-year-old Dwayne Moore died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Friday afternoon. Full story...
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FIRST ON 3: Stabbing suspect in Rhino Club killing will not be charged with first degree murder

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Wilmington Police Department investigators have determined that the accumulated evidence in their ongoing investigation does not support pursuing the charge of First Degree Murder against Angeleos Roamel Williams. Full story...
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Pregnant woman involved in crash

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Witnesses say a pregnant woman ran a red light on Carolina Beach Road at Echo Farms Blvd. Full story...
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Wilmington Police search for attempted murder suspect

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Wilmington Police are looking for a man accused of attempted murder after a shooting early Tuesday morning. Full story...
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UPDATED: Woman shot several times in home

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A woman is recovering at an area hospital after someone shot her in her own home. The shooting happened at the Cypress Grove Apartments. Full story...
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Another stabbing in Wilmington Thursday

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WPD officers responded to 6th and Swann Streets for a fight about 10:25 this morning. A man who lives in that neighborhood apparently had been fighting with another man and was stabbed in the abdomen. Full story...
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