CRIME & SAFETY
‘Someone knows something’: Family of Oak Island woman found dead in Smith Creek offering $5,000 reward
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A family is now offering a $5,000 reward for any information about their daughter who went missing six months ago. Anna Walker left her home in Oak Island on October 28, 2023, and then her body was found floating in Smith Creek in Wilmington about a month later on November 25, 2023.
Man charged with stealing food truck in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington Police Department arrested and charged 24-year-old Joao Vithor De Lara Silva with stealing a food truck on Wednesday, May 1. According to the WPD, officers were called about the theft initially near 1000 South College Road. The WPD says it was found on Peachtree Avenue soon after, and Silva was found trying to get out of the truck’s window.
Wilmington police searching for missing teen
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington Police Department released a missing juvenile report for Tywain Clanton on Tuesday, April 30. Per the WPD, Clanton is 16 years old, 5 feet and 9 inches tall and has brown eyes and black hair. He was last seen in the 1100 block of S. College Road.
Pender Man Jailed in Multi-County Theft Spree
Authorities have tied nearly 100 vehicle break-ins to a Maple Hill man who was tracked down and jailed in Elizabethtown Thursday. Joseph Clark Jr., 40, of Maple Hill, is being held under a secured bond after allegedly breaking into at least 91 vehicles since February. He faces charges of breaking and entering a motor vehicle, larceny and possession of stolen goods.
Wilmington man charged following traffic stop, police chase
Carolina Beach police arrested a Wilmington man after they say he fled from a traffic stop Saturday. According to a news release from the Carolina Beach Police Department, officers arrested Nasir Logan, 22, of Wilmington after a traffic stop. The release states that officers conducted a traffic stop on a...
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