Pair arrested on drug-trafficking charges after 18-month investigation Two men were arrested on multiple drug-related charges following an 18-month investigation by the New Hanover County Sheriff s Office and the Carolina Beach Police Department. (Source: NHCSO) By WECT Staff | February 16, 2021 at 4:07 PM EST - Updated February 16 at 4:07 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Two men were arrested on multiple drug-related charges following an 18-month investigation by the New Hanover County Sheriffâs Office and the Carolina Beach Police Department.
According to a news release, vice agents from both agencies concluded the investigation on Feb. 3 by executing a search warrant at the home of Ari Chaim Adler on Fontana Road.
More than 30 of the 80 employees at New Hanover County’s 911 call center have been affected by Covid-19 exposure. (Port City Daily / Courtesy New Hanover County)
NEW HANOVER COUNTY â County Manager Chris Coudriet, in an âexecutive decision,â directed health officials to generate a plan that allows employees of the New Hanover County Detention Facility and 911 Communications to receive Covid-19 vaccinations immediately.
Over the last few months, the two wings of county government have faced exposure to the coronavirus, which forced substantial numbers of staff into quarantine.
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âIâd like a plan that brings forward county personnel that work in those facilities into the vaccination schedule asap,â Coudriet wrote in a Wednesday email to county leaders. âThere may be others that need to be advanced too, but I canât accept anything less than our team in those sites beginning their journey to immunity now.â
Camera catches suspects, Sheriffâs Office hoping to do the same
Camera catches suspects, Sheriffâs Office hoping to do the same By Bob Bonner | February 12, 2021 at 5:35 AM EST - Updated February 12 at 12:16 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Surveillance cameras were rolling at the Dollar General store on Castle Hayne Road in Wilmington on February 2nd. The New Hanover County Sheriffâs Office is using the captured images to help track down suspects after a larceny at the store.
NHCSO Case #- 2021-00832 Location: Dollar General: 2523 Castle Hayne Rd. Crime: Larceny Date of Offense: February 2,.Posted by New Hanover County Sheriff s Office on Thursday, February 11, 2021
The blaze happened in a duplex at 1011 S. Lincoln Ct. around 8:20 p.m. Monday.
Upon arrival, WPD officers Kyle Petrone and Bradley Speight attempted several times to break down the apartment s steel door with the help of a citizen on the scene. While attempting to get inside, they also broke windows to try and let thick smoke out of the apartment to locate possible victims.
Petrone also reached through a window to try and unlock the door, but it was too hot to touch, according to a release from WPD.
The officers continued to kick the door in until they could gain entry, where the two WPD officers and a New Hanover County Sheriff s Office deputy found an unresponsive 39-year-old female victim on the floor with severe burns, the release stated.