Crime & Public Safety

Columbus County Arrests: March 4–5, 2026 The Columbus County Detention Center recorded multiple arrests between March 4 and March 5, 2026, according to the facility’s media intake report. Charges ranged from impaired driving and drug […]

ADR and mutual‑aid partners bring structure fire under control Columbus County, NC — Acme‑Delco‑Riegelwood Fire‑Rescue responded at 4:41 p.m. on March 4, to a reported structure fire on Beaver Ridge Drive in Riegelwood. Smoke was […]

A Chadbourn woman is facing multiple charges after being booked into the Columbus County Detention Center earlier this week. Arrest details According to publicly available booking information, Advaneek Ridgeway, 32, of 22 W. Second St., […]

Authorities in Columbus County are investigating an incident in which a man allegedly displayed a rifle during a confrontation with an Animal Protective Services (APS) employee. According to information confirmed through public‑safety listings and county […]

Drug Trafficking, Assault, and Weapons Charges Lead Columbus County Arrests WHITEVILLE — A series of felony arrests over a two-day span has filled the Columbus County Detention Center with suspects facing charges ranging from drug […]

Juvenile petitions have been filed after a masked youth was accused of pulling on door handles at several homes in Cerro Gordo, according to the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were contacted on February 27 […]

Multi‑agency enforcement effort yields 41 officers, 41 citations and charges February 27, 2026, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office partnered with the NC Governor’s Highway Safety Program to conduct a saturation operation in the Clarendon community […]