A Georgia man is suing the New Hanover County Sheriff s Office, among others, after he says he was illegally kept in jail for more than two weeks.
Shawn La Derrick Hill, of Augusta, Georgia, filed a lawsuit against the sheriff s office, New Hanover County, and officer J.M. Buoniconti on April 7.
According to the lawsuit, Hill came to the Port of Wilmington as a truck driver to pick up a load for his employer on April 22, 2019. A port employee called the N.C. Ports Authority police after scanning Hill s ID, though the lawsuit does not state why police were called in initially.
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The Cape Fear area is home to more than 80 unsolved murder cases.
While detectives in the tri-county area work tirelessly to solve cold cases, lack of evidence and information are largely the reasons homicides have gone unsolved for years.
These are unsolved cases, and are never really cold
Lt. Israel West with the Brunswick Sheriff s Office Detective Unit said, We don t have a cold case unit, we have an unsolved case unit. Our cases are unsolved until they are solved. We do not use the term cold case.
The Brunswick sheriff s office didn t have an unsolved case unit until 2016.
A 97-year-old veteran got a surprise from his community for his birthday that he will never forget.
A veteran of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, George Vanvekoven goes by “Van” in his community and is known for telling captivating tales about his time in the Air Force.
So, his community decided they wanted to give back to this special member of their community.
Local restaurant Mission BBQ, members of local motorcycle groups, the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office and the Fire Department, and American Honor Guards made a collective effort to celebrate Vanvekoven’s birthday with a parade, WWAY reported.
Benjamin Schachtman Update Monday, April 5 at 12:30 p.m. The Wilmington Police Department has ruled the death of David Bostian, Jr. a suicide by gun.
The Wilmington Police Department have confirmed that David Bostian, Jr. was found dead at his residence this morning by officers responding to a 911 call.
The cause of death is still under investigation and is not being called a homicide investigation at this time but no further details have yet been released; according to WPD, more information will be provided once a thorough investigation is completed.
Earlier this morning, Bostian was arrested by the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office. He is charged with two counts of sexual offense by a government employee; according to the Sheriff’s Office, a female victim reported to law enforcement that the offenses allegedly took place in 1992, when she was a 16-year-old student at New Hanover High School.