CRIME & SAFETY
Charges filed in deadly fiery crash on Hwy 74 in Laurinburg
LAURINBURG, N.C. (WPDE) — Charges have been filed against a driver in a deadly, fiery crash last Thursday on Highway 74 in Laurinburg, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Officials said failure to reduce speed was a contributing factor to the crash. Troopers said Billy Oxendine, 64,...
Suspect arrested in Hamlet shooting; accomplice remains unidentified
HAMLET — One man suspected of shooting into a home earlier this month is in custody. Kamarie Javon Morrison, 18, is one of two men caught on camera firing shots into a home on Seaboard Street around 10 p.m. April 7, according to investigators with the Hamlet Police Department.
Pembroke man identified in Robeson County homicide probe
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — A Pembroke man’s death is being investigated as a homicide, the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office announced. Kenny Dean Locklear, 47, was found dead when deputies arrived at a 2663 West McDuffie Crossing Road address in Lumberton on Saturday afternoon, Sheriff Burnis Wilkins said in a news release. Authorities said Locklear […]
Marlboro Co. deputies search for tractor stolen from field
MARLBORO COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Marlboro County deputies are searching for a John Deere tractor and the person suspected of stealing it after it was taken from a field in Bennettsville. The 4120 tractor was taken from 593 Highway 79 East on Monday. Deputies ask that anyone with information...
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