Carolina Beach
CRIME & SAFETY
Searches underway for missing swimmers at NC beaches
A search for a missing swimmer is underway at Kure Beach.An eyewitness shared video with ABC11 as the search took place on the North Carolina coast.The video showed a Coast Guard vessel on the water.Lifeguards cleared the ocean during that search for a 22-year-old man who disappeared about noon Thursday. He disappeared near the 100 Block of Atlantic Ave, close to the Kure Beach Pier, WWAY reported.Carolina Beach Police, the Coast Guard and other agencies were helping with the search, which continued into the evening.ABC11 has also learned that a water rescue was happening at North Topsail Beach, where crews...
Rescue agencies searching for missing swimmer in Kure Beach
KURE BEACH, N.C. (WWAY) – Officials with the Kure Beach Fire Department say they received a call for a missing swimmer at 12:11 pm near the 100 Block of Atlantic Ave, right by the Kure Beach Pier. Kure Beach lifeguards were in the water assisting other swimmers when a...
More than 70 rip current rescues in New Hanover County, lifeguards say
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. — There have been more than 70 rip current rescues Friday. New Hanover County lifeguards report there were 60 rescues at Wrightsville Beach, 13 rescues at Carolina Beach, and six rescues at Kure Beach. Lifeguards said this in addition to the 70 rescues on July...
I-40 Chase Ends With Crash And Discovery Of Drugs, More Than $20,000 In Cash
SAMPSON COUNTY – A motorist involved in a two county chase on Interstate 40 is facing a long list of charges. Around 1:30pm Wednesday, a Sampson County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Interdiction Team deputy observed a silver Honda CRV traveling on I-40. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle for a window tint violation.
Wilmington PD looking for missing teenager
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington Police Department announced that it is looking for 16-year-old Marlo Hernandez-Saucedo. Per the WPD, he was last seen at around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, in Wilmington. At the time, Hernandez-Saucedo was wearing black/dark blue pants and no shirt. Police describe Hernandez-Saucedo as being...
Castle Hayne man convicted of methamphetamine trafficking
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A Castle Hayne man will spend at least 5 years behind bars after pleading guilty to trafficking methamphetamine. According to a news release from District Attorney Jon David’s office, 62-year-old Joseph Grizzle made the plea and was sentenced in Brunswick County Superior Court this week.
Mistrial declared for some charges of man arrested in 2021 Monkey Junction shooting
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - On July 3, the judge declared a mistrial in the case of Uriah Butcher, a man charged with accessory after the fact in a shooting at Bennett Village Apartments back in Nov. 2021, according to District Attorney Ben David. 19-year-old Quashawn Pearsall was killed in the...
ATF doubles reward for info on New Hanover County burglary
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the trade association for the firearms industry, has announced an increased reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a burglary occurring in Wilmington.
6 Charged In North Carolina Kidnapping And Robbery Conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Announces
A federal grand jury has indicted six North Carolina men on charges of kidnapping, robbery, and firearm offenses, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The indictments are part of a larger federal strategy to combat violent crime in...
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