Thirteen interested in replacing Hewett

I recently read an article in the State Port Pilot about the candidates for sheriff. I was shocked to see that that Willie Sloan had unpaid taxes.What suprised me even more was that Mr Sloan said he wasn't aware that the taxes had not been paid. So lets take a look at Mr Sloans resume.He says he has the administrative skills to run the sheriffs office with a 9million dollar budget but he has a problem paying his property taxes since 2001. Come on Willie who are you trying to fool?You put the blame on Mr Brown who is a co-owner of the property for not paying the taxes as if you didn't know about them.If you look at the mailing address of where the tax bill goes isn't that your address Mr Sloan? Seems like your resume is no better than Ronald Hewetts. We don't need another man in the sheriffs office who claims he doesn't know whats going on.

I believe that if you look at the Brunswick County Tax records, you will find that Willie Sloan and Bobbie Brown have not paid taxes on the property that they jointly own on Chappell Loop Rd. The taxes have been unpaid since 2001. I am sure that if you look further, it may even go further than that, however, the tax records are only on the web site till 2001. I wonder why the county has not started foreclosure proceedings to get their money. Wasn't it only a few years ago that the county foreclosed on a elderly lady on a fixed income? Is this the kind of person that the county wants for their Sheriff? One who can't even be bothered to pay their taxes to the county.

Willie Sloan is a horrible choice for Sheriff... That man is no better than Ronald Hewett. He has no law enforcement history but I bet he has a history of crime. Kind of like being charged with similar stuff Ronald is charged with now. If Brunswick County replaces Willie Sloan the former President of the long shore man association which every drug dealer in Brunswick is a member of.... will regret it! We might as well drop everything and put Ronald back in office! Please have some sense and at least put a man or woman in office that has experience in fighting crime not crime itself....

I believe this indivitual has been under indictment several times.. whether he was convicted or not is unclear... It would be really nice to have background information on all candidates, could prove very interesting.

This super heroes attracts lead why in the world would he want to be sheriff...

Jerry Van Dove needs to be Sheriff like I need a hole in the head. He was forced to retire from the NC Highway Patrol due to issues. He has been the Police Chief for x amount of years in a one horse town. He cant wear a uniform right, with his belly hanging over the top of his belt and his pouch hanging even further than that. He cant even shoot above a 75%. But yeah okay lets elect him - - - I would rather put Hewett back in. At least he can shoot. I have faith that a good person will get the position but the last thing we need in there is another freaking politican. We need a good person that will get down and dirty and clean this god foresaken county back up and place the criminals back in the jail or on the nuse. We have enough back stabbing good ole boys in the county. LOL I was in the court house the other day turning in my citiation book and I over heard someone complaing that he recieved a ticket for speeding while stating I guess he doesnt know who I am. That is pure bull crap. We need a REAL SHERIFF that will uphold the law and that will stand behind it and that sure aint Jerry Van Dove. And on another note, Southport used to buy new patrol cars and new equipment for its officers and now the newest car they have is a 2005 with 130,000 miles yeah thats what I want coming to me when I call 911. He spends money wrong and he doesnt back his officers, trust me because I am a officer. Thanks for your ear and go enjoy your evening with your family.

I can understand why you do not want another "politician" as Sheriff but HELLO, local Sheriff's are ELCETED so by the nature of that, all Sheriffs are politicians. If, you are indeed a LEO, then I hope with you out there carrying a gun you do know that the budget a Chief uses is the budget he is given by, the "Town Council". What I see Dove doing in Southport is living within his means. That "means" within what the town allows him to spend. If it is true that the police department in SP is using antiquated equipment, that is the fault of the Town, not the Chief. As far as shooting goes, I would rather the "road dog" officers be able to shoot than the administrator. And by the way, was that great shooting by Hewett, drunk, or sober. Better than 75 drunk is pretty darn good. However, we don't need a marksman that is too drunk to know the good guys from the bad. Lastly, it would be much better for us if our Sherif had too much fat in the mid section than too much ego between the ears. Check out history. It seems that those that hung paper and pictures of themselves all over the place are always the bad ones. Every time you turn a corner at the Brunswick County Sheriff Department there is another picture of Hewett. Would Dove bring Marksmanship to the job? I do not have a clue and I will take your word for it that he would not. Would he bring decency to the job. Absolutely, yes and right now we need decency in that position. You must be a cop and not a deputy if you were turning in your ticket book. Under Hewett, the only ticket books the deputies had were ticket books for golf tournaments. And for those that think that statement is untrue, pick any day of the week and go to traffic court. See how many deputies are there to testify for the tickets they wrote. You may on a rare occasion see a very few. All the rest, local cops and state patrolmen.

Just curious, you stated "Well the only name on the list that is fit enough to be Sheriff is Wiley Snow!! He is a good man and he would make a GREAT Sheriff. Although I wish our Sheriff was still Ronald Hewett. Some of the names that are listed on this list are law breakers themselves!" Sir, I believe that Mr. Hewett is also up for grabs on the whole criminal thing also, so perhaps comparing Wiley Snow to him is not such a great idea. Just a thought