Sex offenders

The New Hanover County Sheriff's Office is calling a summer sex predator sting a success. More than one thousand man hours, that included door-to-door checks on sex offender's registered addresses, resulted in multiple arrests. Full story...

The New Hanover County Sheriff's Office is searching for three sex offenders. Deputies say Jamahl Taylor, Nieto Middlebrooks and Gary Reed are sex offenders who are not registered properly according to a recent investigation. Full story...

A Pender County man is behind bars for crimes involving a nine-year-old girl. Fifty-seven-year-old Paul Sorrells was arrested Wednesday and charged with three counts of first-degree statutory sex offense and three counts of indecent liberties with a child. Full story...

A Castle Hayne man is facing charges for sex crimes in Pender County. The Pender County Sheriff's Office arrested 34-year-old registered sex offender, Randall Bryant Thursday night. Full story...

Wilmington Police charged a 27-year-old woman with taking indecent liberties with a minor. Police say they caught Jessica Bailey Wishnask of Oak City in the act around 4:00 a.m. Full story...

Guilty pleas Wednesday for two illegal immigrants, charged with sex offenses in Pender County. Full story...

US Marshals arrested 54-year-old William Goodson Jr. Tuesday morning while leaving his home in Dothan, Alabama. Full story...

Yesterday, WWAY NewsChannel 3 reported on how to learn if a sex offender is living in your neighborhood. Today, we're going to tell you what you can do as a parent and if you discover one is living nearby. Full story...

As parents, we try to do everything we can to keep our kids safe. But how do we know if someone dangerous is living down the street? Full story...

North Carolina residents can now sign up to receive a phone call when a sex offender moves into their neighborhood. Full story...

The issue of banning sex offenders from county parks was voted upon last night at the New Hanover County Commissioner’s Meeting. Full story...

The Pender County Sheriff's Office is cracking down on sex offenders. In the past three weeks alone, three people have been charged with multiple counts of sex offenses against children. Full story...

Registered sex offenders are no longer allowed in Pender County parks. Full story...

Wilmington City Councilman Jason Thompson wants to keep registered sex offenders from visiting local public parks. Full story...

It's now easier than ever to find out if registered sex offenders live in your neighborhood. Attorney General Roy Cooper unveiled an update to North Carolina's online sex offender registry yesterday. Full story...