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14-year-old West Virginia boy bitten by shark in North Carolina
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A 14-year-old boy from West Virginia was bitten by a shark as he was swimming at a beach in North Carolina. Blayne Brown of Cabell County, West Virginia, was bit on the leg and ankle by a shark at Topsail Beach Access No. 4 in Pender County, North Carolina, on Sunday, The Herald-Dispatch reported. The boy was reportedly swimming in waist-deep water at around noon with a friend when he was bitten. Brown was about 30 or 40 feet away from the shore, the newspaper reported. The newspaper reported that beachgoers helped provide medical attention to the teen before first responders...
Pender man facing multiple counts of second-degree exploitation of minors
One Burgaw man is facing multiple counts of second-degree exploitation of minors. Richard Peacock, 39, was arrested on Thursday, according to a Facebook post from the Pender County Sheriff's Office. Peacock faces 20 counts of second-degree exploitation of minors related to online internet activities. A CyberTip reported by the National...
SABLE returning helicopters to DOD, transitioning to full-time Unmanned Aerial Vehicle program
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — There will soon be some big changes in the skies over the Cape Fear, as law enforcement begins transitioning the SABLE program to one mostly using drones. The Southeastern Airborne Law Enforcement (SABLE) program was created in 2006 with the main purpose of enhancing law...
Pender County man charged with internet sex crimes involving children
PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A Burgaw man faces charges following a tip regarding his alleged online activities. The Pender County Sheriff’s Office arrested Thomas Richard Peacock, 39, on Thursday for twenty counts of felony Second-Degree Sexual Exploitation of Minors. According to a news release, these charges were...
Burgaw man charged with online sex crimes involving children
PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - A Burgaw man has been accused of numerous sex crimes involving children, according to the Pender County Sheriff’s Office. Per the PCSO, 39-year-old Thomas Richard Peacock has been charged with 20 counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of minors. “These charges were the result of...
Deputies arrest Burgaw, North Carolina man for 20 counts of sexual exploitation of children
PENDER COUNTY, N.C. — The Pender County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man for the sexual exploitation of minors. (Video above: WYFF News 4 Morning Headlines) Deputies with Pender County arrested 39-year-old Thomas Richard Peacock of Burgaw, North Carolina, on Thursday for 20 counts of sexual exploitation of minors related to online internet activities.
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