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CRIME & SAFETY
Suspect flees with cash register in armed robbery at Robeson Co. store
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — Officers are investigating an armed robbery Thursday at the L&M convenience store in the Fairmont area of Robeson County. Fairmont Police Chief Jon Edwards said a man came into the store, pointed a handgun at employees and demanded money. Edwards said the man became...
Woman charged with involuntary manslaughter in Robeson Co. shooting
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — The Robeson County Sheriff's Office charged a woman with involuntary manslaughter for the death of Nicholas Delane Jones, 21, on Wednesday. Heather Lynn Talley, 37, is being charged with the death of Jones. Deputies responded to Dixie Drive, outside of Red Springs Wednesday in...
Man dies after crashing UTV into utility pole in Robeson County, highway patrol says
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTW) — A man was killed after his UTV crashed into a utility pole in Robeson County on Tuesday afternoon, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said. Robert Dwayne Lewis died in the crash, which happened at about 3:30 p.m. on Chicken Road near Deep Branch Road, according to the highway patrol. […]
VIDEO: Fire rages through Dillon structure
DILLON, S.C. (WBTW) — A large overnight fire in Dillon destroyed a structure and at least one vehicle that was parked nearby. No information was available from fire officials, but Dillon resident Mackie Adams shared a dramatic video of the raging fire with News13. “[I] Stepped outside at 1:45 AM to put my trash at […]
Federal, state police agents working security at Lumbee Homecoming
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — More than 150 extra officers have been called in to help provide security and ramp up safety measures at this year's Lumbee Homecoming taking place in the Pembroke area of Robeson County, according to Robeson County Police Chief Adrian Hunt. Hunt said they plan...
DUI: Soldier Martayia Wright jailed after two shots of vodka
24-year-old Martayia Wright of the US Army was involved in a single-vehicle accident on Tylertown Road on June 20th. When officers arrived, they spoke with Wright, who was unaware of where she was or what was happening. They asked her if she had anything to drink, to which she replied that she had two shots of vodka around 3 hours before the accident. Wright took sobriety tests and performed them poorly. Wright was later taken into custody for driving under the influence.
2 suspects arrested for murder that occurred nearly a decade ago, deputies say
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. — The Robeson County Sheriff's Office has arrested two men for a 2015 home invasion that left one person dead, two others shot, and one assaulted. (Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines) On Sept. 28, 2015, around 10:30 p.m., deputies with Robeson County responded to...
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