BRUNSWICK, Va. (WRIC) Drugs were dropped from a drone yesterday on the property of Brunswick Academy, a private school in rural Brunswick County. A different cooperating informant for the sheriffs office, Cortland Rogers, shared a jail cell with Smith for a day. High 77F. Best practice is to hang up and contact law enforcement. virtual: false, (The US average is 22.7) Brunswick County property crime is 28.6. Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) DOWNLOAD REQUEST HERE-PDF BRUNSWICK County Anticipated Annual Allocation: 57,541 Date Advertised: Four were arrested and over 1,300 grams of methamphetamines were seized in an investigation by the New Hanover County Sheriffs Office with help from the tcooper@thebrunswicknews.com, By TYLER H. JONES A Brunswick man was arrested Monday after an hours-long 'disturbance' on Bath Road. All of the detectives in the Criminal Investigative Unit work closely with our District Attorneys Office and victims throughout the judicial process. At the time of the incident, the interview, Nicholas Griffin was cooperating with the government, according to court records. Bolivia, NC 28422, Visitors Residents Business Departments Locations Careers News Events, Current Employees Ebook Download Privacy Policy. He says just before 6 a.m. yesterday morning, a school bus driver made their first stop at Brunswick Academy. Griffin was driving through Pine Crest an area of Brunswick County that an Assistant U.S. Attorney called high-crime on July 31, 2018. It also weighed about five pounds. A shootout erupted Wednesday night on Emanuel Avenue in the Arco community north of Brunswick, leaving one man wounded with multiple gunshots,, Police allege that Akeem Juwon Brown conspired with his wife in the shooting death of Corey Joseph C.J. Proctor, accusing both he and Tiffan, Brunswick police said illegal drugs left a man so dazed and confused Sunday that he tried to climb into a car with strangers, a misstep that f, A man attempted to pay for two cigars at a Dollar General store with a $100 bill, which conveyed a more pressing message than In God We Trust, Police arrested a second person overnight Wednesday in the shooting death of a 22-year-old father of the three, pressing murder charges on the, No one has been hurt so far in a spate of four shooting incidents in Brunswick since Friday, including a burst of gunfire early Monday that pe, Glynn County police are looking for three women who have allegedly been seen in Waycross using stolen credit cards, which were taken April 6 w, Police allege Tiffany Renee Brown shot and killed a 22-year-old Brantley County man with a .40-caliber firearm March 17 as he sat in his car a, Agents with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency made an early morning sweep Monday in Glynn County, arresting as many as tw, Corey C.J. Joseph Proctor was set up for murder last month, allegedly coerced into meeting a 32-year-old woman at the remote northern end of, Police arrested a Glynn County woman Friday and charged her with the murder of 22-year-old Corey Joseph C.J. Proctor, who was found shot dea, By the time startled Starling Street residents spotted Lavasia Pullins running down the road at around 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, she already , Arrest made in murder of Brantley Co. man, Police say they have arrested the 18-year-old man responsible for firing the gunshot late Saturday night that left a teenager wounded and spar, Brunswick police arrested an 18-year-old Brunswick man Monday night in connection with Saturday night's shooting of another teen during a carn, Glynn County Police say the shooting incident late Sunday afternoon that killed a 17-year-old Brunswick High student was accidental, according, A 16-year-old boy was shot and wounded late Saturday night at a carnival in the parking lot of Glynn Place Mall in Brunswick, an incident that, A Glynn County grand jury indicted a teen for felony murder who was originally charged with manslaughter for the shooting death of 19-year-old, A 17-year-old Brunswick High student died from a gunshot wound suffered late Sunday afternoon at Eagles Pointe Apartments off Crispen Bouleva, A 16-year-old boy was shot and wounded lateSaturday night ata carnival in the parking lot of Glynn Place Mall in Brunswick, according to Gly, Police said a Florida man crashed his vehicle through the security gates Tuesday night at the heavily-guarded Federal Law Enforcement Training, Brunswick police said thieves put Homeric efforts into a heist overnight Sunday at the local Dollar Tree, prying open the back door, scaling t, Police allege that Tyler Coen sent sexually explicit material electronically to students while he was a teacher at Glynn Middle School, county, Police say a 22-year-old Brantley County man found shot to death Saturday morning inside a vehicle in remote northern Glynn County was murdere, Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered Saturday morning inside a vehicle in a remote area of northern Glynn Cou. He rode with his cousin Hester and another man. Stay up to date and read the latest news from Brunswick County, one of the fastest growing counties in North Carolina. Published: Mar. Its important to always be wary and suspicious of anyone who contacts you and makes demands for money or personal information. The Criminal Investigative Unit consists of 13 full time detectives which are supervised by three Lieutenants and three Sergeants. Operation Hell Swamp: Feds Even Griffin, 41, cooperated with the government for a time, according to court records. Contact Us: We want to hear from you! Griffin was sentenced to more than 29 years imprisonment, according to a news release. All Rights Reserved. Collection: Local crime | Special Reports - The Brunswick News To view our latest e-Edition click the image on the left. These investigations are assigned to a detective who specializes in white collar crimes and also trained in cyber-crimes. We're your neighbors. During that prior sentence, he attempted to start his own set within the Bloods, a four-member group called Mayhem, according to court records. Talk to WWAY's anchors, reporters and meteorologists. Mobile App | Weather App | WWAYTV3 Email Sign Up, We're everywhere you need us to be. are assigned to a detective based on the geographic area of the county that the crime occurred. The caller advises the victim they have failed to respond to a jury summons and must pay a fee. Many of those arrested in Operation Hell Swamp faced charges relating to the possession or distribution of dozens, sometimes hundreds, of grams of cocaine or crack. Plentiful sunshine. The Brunswick News. According to the sheriffs office, a Leland physician received a call from Sgt. Solid Waste & Recycling Information View the list Solid Waste. Threat found written on desk at Risley Middle School, One woman was killed and another is recovering in a Jacksonville hospital, both victims of gunshots in separate incidents occurring in the Gol, A 32-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to the chest late Saturday night at Camellia Apartments, 5800 Altama Ave., prompting paramedics t, A 33-year-old Brunswick woman died Thursday night as the result of a gunshot wound to the head that was suffered at Glynnvilla Apartments, 120, A backseat passenger in a car that was stopped Saturday for speeding in Camden County was not Christopher Williams, as he originally told sher, When local law enforcement officers make a traffic stop on Interstate 95 in Glynn County, suddenly the police beat expands exponentially to in, Police continue to seek information in the Dec. 8 shooting death of a Chicago man inside the home at 873 Old Jesup Road. dropped from drone at Brunswick County school Markeith Minor, a confidential informant in Operation Hell Swamp, began informing for ATF one month after he was convicted of a drug-related felony in Jan. 2017, according to trial transcripts. Griffin would later tell investigators he was kicked out of the gang for committing that transgression, but also that he was the highest-ranking Blood member in Brunswick County. He was also caught with a cell phone while in prison. Brunswick County News - WWAYTV3 The Brunswick County Sheriffs Office responded to a shooting in Longwood, N.C. on Sept. 28, 2018. Griffin fled to South Carolina. Todays gangs arent shit, Davis said in Griffins presence, according to court records. BRUNSWICK COUNTY Federal law enforcement agents and prosecutors took a keen interest in the Brunswick County drug trade, and its gang ties, five years ago. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a deadly hit and run on U.S. Highway 17 near the entrance to the Palm Lake Estates subdivision. BOLIVIA, N.C. (WECT) - Over two dozen people have been recently convicted in federal court as part of Operation Hell Swamp, which targeted violent gang members and high-volume drug traffickers operating in Brunswick County. The Financial Crimes Unit investigates all frauds, embezzlement, forgery, financial transaction card fraud, breach of trust, and financial identity frauds. Quinton Demarr Richburg, 24, of The people featured on this site may not have And contraband at Lawrenceville has been an issue. Angela , A spate of shootings since early October that have left four people wounded by gunfire has prompted local law enforcement agencies to offer a , A stray bullet wounded a woman late Monday night outside of apartments in the 1000 block of Wolfe Street, and Brunswick Police are still tryin, An alleged trio of teenage thieves had their auto burglary spree on St. Simons Island cut short earlier this week by Glynn County Police, Sgt., A Glynn County police officer shot and wounded a man Tuesday afternoon outside of a gas station after an attempted traffic stop on U.S. Highwa, A Glynn County Police patrol officer shot a man during an incident at the Exxon gas station on U.S. Highway 17 near exit 29 of Interstate 95 a, A Maryland man allegedly went on a two-county driving rampage in a stolen car during the predawn hours Wednesday, leading a Glynn County polic, Glynn County police found the body of Carl Ethridge Murphy on a couch inside his home at 311 N. Goodbread Road on the afternoon of Oct. 13, bu, Kingsland police are investigating the deaths of two active-duty sailors found in the same home on Spinnaker Circle in Kingsland on two differ, The .25 caliber handgun was not loaded and had no magazine, but that is beside the point for Glynn County School officials trying to figure ou, Glynn County Police said late Tuesday night that they have recovered the remains of Linda Mansfield, the 72-year-old woman who allegedly was s, A 22-year-old man was arrested Tuesday and charged with the triple murder in June of an elderly couple and their adult grandson in their Wolfe, Jesus Manuel Elias was minding his own business Sunday night on the stairs outside of his room at the Motel 6, but his Hispanic ethnicity appa, A cookout at Selden Park near Brunswick was the apparent scene of a shooting Wednesday afternoon that left two men wounded, one with a gunshot, A 49-year-old father was stabbed Sunday night at the Lanier Plaza in Brunswick, where he answered an elderly womans cry for help, according t. }. A downtown Brunswick business owner was stabbed Monday outside his business with a shard of glass and was airlifted to Jacksonville for medical treatment, The Special Victims Unit consists of highly trained investigators who specialize in child exploitation, and child pornography, Crimes against children, and sexual assaults against children and adults. category_id: null, Fair warning to the hooligans who decided to vandalize the Boys and Girls Club there is now a $500 bounty out for you. The results of the investigation were announced Thursday afternoon by the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina, the Brunswick County Sheriffs Office, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF). Brunswick Crime and Safety | NewsBreak Brunswick, GA Copyright 2023, Brunswick County Sheriff's Office. Agents with the Brunswick County Sheriffs Office Drug Enforcement Unit have arrested two on drug and weapons charges. Copyright 2023, Brunswick County Sheriff's Office. WWAY reported on the missing mans unsolved case as part of Hannah Patricks #Unsolved series that aired in May of 2018. Brunswick Police got three arrests for the long-term effort of one Thursday when the apprehended a man who had eluded them since June. Public Information Reports for February 21 Click on Report to View: 911 CFS Report February 21 Booking Report February 21 Incident Report February 21 Current Number of Inmates Housed in the Brunswick County Detention Facility: 260 (12 booked in, 6 released) Number of Calls for Service to the Brunswick County Read More More Correction: (Sept. 16, 2021)An earlier version of this story misspelled the Brunswick County Sheriffs last name. Winds NE at 10 to 20 mph.. A few clouds from time to time. Brunswick County, NC News | NewsBreak Brunswick Solid Waste & Recycling Information View the list Solid Waste, Brunswick County government offices are closed to observe Labor Day. }); BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) After more than 25 years, a family receives closure after the man who killed their missing loved one pleads guilty in a Brunswick County courtroom. July Meeting for Juvenile Crime Prevention Council has been cancelled. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Brunswick County man accused of impersonating police officer Front page photography furnished by Keith Green, Bolivia NC, Zoning, Land Use, and Solid Waste Complaints, Brunswick Business and Industry Development (BID), Request for Proposals: Brunswick County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council FY 2023-2024, Request for Proposals (Readvertised): Brunswick County Treatment Court Transportation Services, Request for Proposals: Brunswick County Treatment Court Drug Screening Supplies, Request for Proposal: NCDPS JUVENILE CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL CONTINUATION FUNDING FY 2022-23, Request for Proposals: NCDPS Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Continuation Funding FY 2022-23, September 10 Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Executive Committee Meeting, County Offices Closed Christmas Observance, Juvenile Crime Prevention Meeting Cancelled. connection to drugs dropped from The Glynn County Police Department is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest for the shooting that sent a Brunswick man Local During the summer of 2017, Minor facilitated meetings between Smith who authorities call a violent, high-level member of the Bloods street gang and the investigators. WebWelcome to Brunswick County! He told United States District Judge James Dever that despite investigators disbelief to his assertions the gang let him walk out, that was the case. Valuable assistance was also provided by the District Attorneys office for Brunswick, Columbus, and Bladen counties, according to a Department of Justice press release that details more information on Operation Hell Swamp. Brunswick County Government. Local News | thebrunswicknews.com The investigation showed that targets of this operation were moving kilograms of cocaine from the Texas area to the eastern district of North Carolina, said acting U.S. Attorney G. Norman Acker. These detectives are responsible for the documentation of major crimes including homicides, suicides, sexual assaults, armed robberies, shootings, and any suspicious deaths. Smith was arrested nine months later in March 2018. 2023. Port City Daily is your online newspaper dedicated to the Cape Fear region. The Assistant U.S. Attorney would later say in a court hearing that Griffin was informed agents were investigating him, he was given an opportunity to cooperate. , A 42-year-old Indiana man allegedly caused two crashes on Interstate 95 late Wednesday afternoon, leading law enforcement on a wild pursuit in, A dog with no rabies vaccinations and an aggressive reputation was placed on a 10-day in-house quarantine after injuring a boy during an attac, A hound dog with no vaccine records and an aggressive reputation mauled a young boy Friday morning after the child walked into the backyard th, A man in critical condition was flown by helicopter Monday afternoon to UF Health Shands Hospital in Jacksonville, the apparent victim of an a, A 36-year-old Brunswick man was rushed to a Jacksonville hospital with life-threatening injuries Saturday morning, suffering multiple gunshot , A St. Simons Island man answering a knock at his door Sunday afternoon was met by a gun to his head, at which point the intruder demanded to k, Glynn County police made an arrest Wednesday in a Halloween night shooting incident on Nottingham Drive, in which a man allegedly shot out the, Police allege that a man carrying two golfball sized bags of powder cocaine fell asleep at the wheel early Thursday morning outside the driv, The Glynn County Police Department is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest for the shooting that sent a Brunswick man, A Florida man in a new Cadillac allegedly led police on a harrowing, high-speed chase through two counties Thursday morning on Interstate 95, , An 11-year-old boy snuck an unloaded pellet pistol onto Glynn Middle Schools campus Tuesday morning, but an observant fellow student discover, Brunswick police say an already rocky relationship turned violent late Saturday morning when a 19-year-old woman allegedly stabbed her live-in, Brunswick police arrested a woman Saturday morning, charged with allegedly stabbing a man near London and Albany streets, police Capt. lhobbs@thebrunswicknews.com, By GORDON JACKSON I was playing the role of an employee of a repossession company who drove a tow truck and did things like buy and sell cars, flip them, said ATF task force officer Robert Simpson at Smiths trial. Griffin told investigators he was at the September party in question and did argue with Davis, but when he took aim and pulled the trigger, the gun failed to fire. Following Griffins November 2018 arrest, he pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine and 280 grams or more of cocaine base. A Glynn County man died Sunday of gunshot wounds suffered July 25 in a shooting in the Dock Junction community, and charges against the man po, A young man threatened folks with a broomstick Thursday afternoon outside of the Oglethorpe Plaza Efficiencies at 2552 U.S. Highway 341, event, Police seized thousands of dollars in stolen goods Wednesday at a residence in central Glynn County and arrested a couple they say are respons, A 20-year-old Glynn County man has been arrested in a shooting in the Dock Junction community Wednesday night that left a another man in criti, A Kingsland man shot and wounded a woman inside a home in the 100 block of Woobridge Road before shooting himself to death with the gun, accor, A Glynn County woman will no doubt be more selective in the future about the company she keeps, having unwittingly found herself driving the g, One of St. Simons Islands most beloved and, perhaps, most berated forms of transportation was the target recently of a troublesome crime , Editor's note: Carter Thrower completed a Pretrial Diversion Agreement and the charges against him were dismissed by order of the Court on Dec, KINGSLAND A man wanted on armed robbery charges in Jacksonville was arrested Monday by Camden County Sheriffs deputies after leading author, A 12-year-old Brunswick boy shot another boy in the head with a BB gun Monday afternoon in the 1000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard,, The escalating legal troubles of a suspended Glynn County Police officer imploded with lethal consequences Thursday night, ending with Lt. Rob, The Kingsland Police officer who shot a man dead on the night of June 20 during a struggle following an encounter at an intersection in the ci, Police accuse a St. Simons Island man and woman of operating a significant methamphetamine business, which ended early Sunday when a county na, Kingsland Police arrested a woman Monday and charged her with manslaughter and second degree cruelty to a child, stemming from an incident las, Dozens of folks no doubt woke up with thunderous hangovers in the Glynn County Detention Center over the weekend, all of them arrested during , A flat tire was followed by an armed robbery Saturday afternoon for a Darien man who was forced at gunpoint to hand over $2,700 cash along the, Glynn Countys State Court Public Defender was arrested and charged with DUI after midnight Friday on St. Simons Island, his second arrest thi, Two Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Instructors allegedly picked a fight with a group of bikers June 14 at Toucans Ale House, resulti. The results of the Griffin then approached Davis in anger, he recalled. WebNewsBreak provides latest and breaking Brunswick County, NC local news, weather forecast, crime and safety reports, traffic updates, event notices, sports, entertainment, Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Lemmon prosecuted the cases. Many of the detectives possess expertise in various fields of work, and are such assigned cases according to each ones expertise. Joining with the Brunswick County Sheriffs Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the United States Attorneys Office worked a task force as part of a larger Department of Justice program that aims to disrupt and dismantle criminal organization threats to the United States. A man facing murder charges in Glynn County Superior Court was also accused this week of aggravated assault in a separate matter. widget: true, WebThe Brunswick News Police cracking down on suspected drugs, violent offenders The Glynn County Police Department arrested 21 people in the past two weeks for alleged He was arrested in November 2018 after being found driving under a suspended license in North Myrtle Beach. Please share this information with friends, family, and neighbors especially our senior citizens who are many times more vulnerable to these types of scams. Brunswick Co. Sheriffs Office alerting public to court date scam And, in fact, he did say he would cooperate., Court records indicate Griffin stayed at large in Brunswick County, cooperating with the government around the time of the July 2018 incident while still under federal supervised release. Low 63F. The unit also supervises the proper collection of evidence, latent fingerprint processing, and other evidentiary duties relating to major cases. Michael Davis repeatedly tried to assure an alleged St. Simons Island dope dealer that he was a cop, not the man who had, It was supposed to be a simple exchange of property between a young man and his ex-girlfriend in the predawn hours of Sunday morning on Herndo, The Glynn-Brunswick Narcotics Enforcement Team raided a room at the Baymont Inn and Suites near Golden Isles Parkway and Interstate 95 around , Glynn County Police say an Illinois man was in the process of remodeling the home on Old Jesup Road in which he was found murdered Friday nigh, Police are investigating as murder the death of a man found dead inside a home early Friday night on Old Jesup Road, Glynn County Police Sgt. Criminal Investigative Unit Brunswick County, VA News | NewsBreak Brunswick According to data from the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, total crime in the county has been on a downward trend since 2020. It also showed that key portions of the drug trafficking was being done by members of the Bloods street gang., Brunswick County District Attorney Jon David praised the inter-agency collaboration, and said when going after drug cases, his office focuses on the suppliers, who are peddling poison for profit., I am so proud of the Brunswick County Sheriffs Office working closely with the U.S. Attorneys Office to really put a dent in the gang issue here in Brunswick County, David said. He was sentenced to a minimum of 14 years in prison. Download the free 8News and StormTracker 8 mobile apps! Griffin was sentenced to 350 months imprisonment. text: "Promote your event", Brunswick The caller is using real names associated with the Sheriffs Office and is using a spoofed phone number that shows up as the Sheriffs Office number. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Men interviewed by law enforcement told stories of Griffin possessing hundreds of grams of crack at a single time and selling portions to lower dealers twice a day. As Brunswick County sees overall crime decrease, here's what The vehicle made several brief stops consistent with drug activity, leading sheriffs deputies to pull the car over in Calabash. Judgment aims to clean up crime hotspots in this Brunswick The Brunswick County Sheriffs Office responded to a shooting in Longwood, N.C. on Sept. 28, 2018. He was to begin a period of federal supervised release. A dark-colored sedan is now in question. } A spokesperson for the GEO group said in part like many correctional facilities across the country Lawrenceville Correctional Center faces challenges related to the use of drones for the introduction of contraband in a correctional setting.. According to data from the Brunswick County Sheriff's Office, total crime in the county has been on a downward trend since 2020. He was paid around $12,000 for his services in several cases. All Rights Reserved. WebPolice cracking down on suspected drugs, violent offenders. Using state-of-the-art video and still photography equipment, team member record details of a scene for future investigation analysis and preparation for court review. Then two months later in September, he allegedly shot a man. Crime Superior Court Judge R. Roupe signed a consent judgment for a Chapter 19 Nuisance Abatement action against several properties on Carlon Road in Longwood, an LIVE: Law enforcement officials to hold news conference on large number of drug prosecutions in Brunswick Co. Below is a complete list of those sentenced as part of the operation: Copyright 2021 WECT. We're the most trusted source for way more local news. The Oscars will air on ABC and can be streamed on ABC.com and the ABC app as well as Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV or FuboTV. WebCrime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime) Brunswick County violent crime is 13.4. While deputies detained Daniels, Griffins cousin Hester dropped a bag containing two ounces of cocaine (56 grams) behind the rear tire. Officers issued a rem, After stopping a Texas man for speeding Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 95, Glynn County Police officer James Lightsey suspected he was nervou, A Glynn County Police report and 911 radio dispatch communications describe a scene of panic and confusion Saturday morning at 123 North End D, Glynn Academy was under a soft lockdown for around an hour this morning after an attempted robbery on Gloucester Street, according to Brunswic, Glynn County Police have charged a teenage boy with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a 19-year-old man Saturday at 123 North , A man suffered a critical gunshot wound during a shooting before noon Saturday at a residence on North End Drive off of U.S. Highway 17, accor, Glynn County police remain at a loss over who would have wanted Antoni Zalewski dead or why, barely two weeks after the Chicago man was found , Brunswick Police Sgt.
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