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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...
ATF offers reward for information on Wilmington burglary
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WWAY) – The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announced a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of suspects involved in a burglary that took place this week in Wilmington. On Monday after 3:00 a.m., the New Hanover...
Man found guilty of possessing gun as a felon
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – A repeat offender with previous convictions for drug trafficking and assault has been arrested and is facing up to 15 years in prison for possessing a gun as a felon. Desmond Antonio Hines, 35, allegedly had a loaded Glock handgun with an extended magazine ‘that...
Quick-Thinking Heroes Save Mother and Children from Vehicle Fire in Wilmington
Tragedy struck Wilmington on Monday night, as a car burst into flames, with a mother and her two young children trapped inside. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of A Street and South Walnut Street, according to FOX29. Local authorities reported to the scene after receiving calls about the vehicle fire and the possibility of passengers being unable to escape.
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...
Crews rescue ducklings from storm drain in Leland
LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - Crews in Leland helped reunite four ducklings with their flock after they had fallen into a storm drain at an apartment complex, per the Leland Police Department. According to the announcement, Leland Fire/Rescue, Animal Control and police responded to the Hawthorne Waterside community last week to...
3 dead after transit van crashes into truck, catches fire on Media Bypass in Delco
UPPER PROVIDENCE, Pa. - A tragic crash involving a dumpster truck and a community transit van claimed the lives of three people in Upper Providence Tuesday morning. The truck was stopped in traffic waiting to exit the Media Bypass onto Route 252 when it was struck from behind by the van, which then caught fire.
Incident report provides more details in theft investigation that led to fatal shooting
An incident report provides more details in a theft investigation in Wilmington that culminated in a fatal shooting. Around 5 p.m. on June 13, 2024, an off-duty detective with the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office spotted a boat and truck matching the description of stolen property that the Wilmington Police Department had been investigating, District Attorney Ben David previously said at a news conference. The suspect, identified as 34-year-old Steven Ryan Todd, was also believed to be in the possession of two stolen firearms.
13-year-old girl in Wilmington allegedly attacked by three teens using airsoft guns
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A 13-year-old was allegedly attacked by three older teenage boys over the weekend. According to the mom’s post on Facebook and the community app Nextdoor, it happened Sunday afternoon in the Fox Run Farm neighborhood north of Monkey Junction at the intersection of Weybridge and Devonshire Lanes.
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