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‘Without that elevator, I cannot operate full time’: Security cam footage shows man kicking and damaging elevator in Trust Building; one business temporarily closes
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Video shows a man kicking an elevator in the Trust Building in downtown Wilmington. In the video, people can also be heard, clearly scared. Investigators say those passengers ended up getting stuck for close to an hour. Police say the man in the video caused so much damage, the elevator stopped working.
Wilmington police looking for missing man
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The Wilmington Police Department announced that it is looking for 40-year-old Justin Daniel Duthie. Per the WPD, Duthie was last heard from on Saturday, June 13. He was last seen on Sigmon Road near Walmart. Police describe Duthie as being 6′03″ tall, weighing 184 pounds and...
Popular spot in Wilmington's Brooklyn Arts District is the victim of an armed robbery
A popular bar and venue on North Fourth Street in Wilmington was the site of an armed robbery over the weekend. Addie Wuensch, owner of Bottega Art & Wine at 723 N. Fourth St. in downtown's Brooklyn Arts District, said a man came into her establishment around 4:50 p.m. Sunday and "pretended like he wanted to buy a soda. He paid with a card (but) it was declined."
Man charged with larceny after allegedly breaking into trailer
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Tuesday, July 23rd just after 12:20 a.m. WPD units were dispatched to a breaking and entering call. It was reported that the victim was sleeping in a trailer when he heard someone breaking into an adjacent trailer. He ran over and slammed the door, locking it from the outside with the suspect still inside.
Good samaritan aids injured pedestrian: New details on Wilmington hit and run
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — WWAY is learning new details about an alleged hit and run in that we reported on Friday. Police say on June 25 at the 800 block of S 5th Ave., a woman who we now know as 68-year-old Bridget Penny was hit while walking in a crosswalk while she had the right of way. The driver then turned down Dawson St. in the wrong direction.
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