NHCSO asks for publicâs help in identifying suspect in aggravated assault case
NHCSO seeking identity of assault suspect By Jack Gallop | May 5, 2021 at 5:11 AM EDT - Updated May 5 at 12:20 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - New Hanover County Sheriffâs Office is asking for help from the public identifying a male that allegedly committed aggravated assault.
NHCSO posted a photo of the male suspect to their Facebook page on Tuesday. They say the crime happened on April 10 at the the Scotchman at 5302 Carolina Beach Rd.
If you can identify the male in the attached photo, please contact Detective Fex-Overton at (910)-798-4261, or to remain anonymous, visit this link to submit a tip. If you submit a crime tip, please reference the case number: 2021-02809.
âShe is resilient:â Hanover student survives crash, determined to graduate
âShe is resilient:â Hanover student survives crash, determined to graduate By Jasmine Turner | May 3, 2021 at 2:41 PM EDT - Updated May 3 at 6:24 PM
HANOVER, Va. (WWBT) - A Hanover County high school senior is determined to make it across the stage to receive her diploma after a serious car crash.
On April 18th, family says 18-year-old Mackenzie Greene was driving home and lost control of her car, approaching a curve in the road. The Hanover County Sheriffâs Office says on Beaverdam Road she collided with several trees.
Greeneâs sisters say she crashed into a ravine, and found the strength to climb back up to the road. A couple eventually stopped to help her.
UPDATE: Missing teens found and safe
Sheriffâs office searching for missing teens By WECT Staff | May 3, 2021 at 8:40 AM EDT - Updated May 3 at 9:51 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The two teens reported missing to New Hanover County Sheriffâs Office Monday morning have been located and safely returned home.
The sheriffâs office reported Monday evening that Sarah Elizabeth Williams, 16, and Mason Edward Huie, 16, have been found.
Williams was last seen on April 28 on Lockwood Drive. She was last seen wearing a white tank top and pajama shorts.
Williams is 5â²7 and weighs about 120 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes and has a butterfly tattoo on her left wrist.
Crimes of the Cape Fear: FBI secretary murdered in New Hanover Co.
FBI file recently released on 1999 murder case that went cold for years before arrest
Crimes of the Cape Fear: New evidence closed Melissa Mooney case By Ann McAdams | April 28, 2021 at 11:04 AM EDT - Updated April 29 at 4:05 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Theyâd spent their entire FBI careers investigating horrible crimes, but it was still the last thing theyâd expected: finding one of their own co-workers, murdered. In the summer of 1999, agents assigned to the Wilmington FBI office found themselves in that very situation. Despite all their experience, the shock of finding the body of FBI secretary Melissa Ann Mooney after going to her home for a well check made one agent on the scene vomit.