Crime & Public Safety

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Southport, NC — January 8, 2026 Traffic Stop Leads to Fentanyl Trafficking Arrests Following Community Complaints The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three individuals on multiple narcotics […]

A Brunswick County man will serve a minimum of 25 years in prison after being convicted Wednesday in Superior Court on multiple felony charges, including two counts of first‑degree murder. Lucas Sutton, 21, was found […]

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. — A Calabash man has been taken into custody on multiple felony charges following an investigation into the sexual exploitation of a minor, according to the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities arrested […]

LELAND, N.C. — One person was killed, and two others were injured in a shooting early January 2 on Dixie Drive, according to the Leland Police Department. Officers responded to the scene around 3:30 a.m. […]

The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division, with assistance from the Narcotics Unit, cracked an investigation involving a series of larcenies impacting the south end of Brunswick County, North Carolina. After an extensive investigative […]

Press Release 12/30/2025 03:26 p.m. The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office has charged Trevor Joe Freeman, 24, of Civietown Road in Supply, with attempted first-degree murder following a shooting incident that occurred on December 29, 2025, […]