Deputies search for answers after abandoned Jeep found across county lines
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Sheriff’s detectives are trying to piece together why a stolen vehicle from New Hanover County was abandoned in Brunswick County.
Traffic on westbound Highway 17/74/76 was snarled from the Brunswick River Bridge to the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge around lunchtime Wednesday.
Leland Police say a passerby spotted the red Jeep, but no one was found in the vehicle or the nearby marsh.
The vehicle was stolen in New Hanover County.
If you know have any information about this case, call the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office.