Robbery Suspect Apprehended After Bridgeton Convenience Store Heist
Hal Lyle Becker 22 of Bayboro was arrested in Bridgton after allegedly robbing the One on One Food Store on B Street at 2:20 a.m. He faces robbery with a weapon and resisting arrest charges with a $20,000 bond. Clerk Melanie Garner, 19, and manager Joyce Christopher praised actions and descriptions that led to the capture.
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Bridgeton
Hal Lyle Becker
Bayboro
Craven County
A.J. Ballard
Melanie Garner
Garner
Ballard
Cherry Point C 130s standby to aid Rwanda refugees
Two C 130 aircraft from Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station are staged in Mombasa Kenya to deliver relief supplies to Rwandan refugees. Capt Scott Kisch of the Joint Public Affairs Office says they are not flying for the amphibious group and may extend their Kenya mission for an undetermined period. The planes and four rotating crews from VMGR 252 had been supporting an amphibious ready group off Africa's coast and are expected to return to Cherry Point Tuesday if not extended.
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Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Mombasa
Kenya
Goma
Zaire
Scott Kisch
Joint Public Affairs Office
Kisch
Marine Aerial Refueler Transport
Vmgr) 252
Marine Corps
Africa
Cherry Point
Vanceboro wreck victim moves back to critical list
A Vanceboro woman injured in a Saturday crash was upgraded to serious, then returned to critical today at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Betrina Yvonne Jenkins, 20, was in a life threatening crash and airlifted after her car, driven by Michelle Singleton, swerved off the road and was struck by another vehicle. Singleton and 1-year-old passenger Brittany Renee Singleton were only slightly hurt. the other driver, Robert Harold Woolard, 65, was uninjured. All occupants wore seat belts.
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Vanceboro
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Greenville
Betrina Yvonne Jenkins
Main St
Jenkins
State Highway Patrol
Ing
Michelle Singleton
Onslow County man accused of camp abuse at Fort Barnwell
David Robert Short, 47, of Hubert, was arrested on Wednesday on four counts of sexually abusing minors at the Fort Barnwell Woodmen of the World camp. The alleged abuse occurred between July 18 and Friday. Short posted a $5,000 unsecured bond. Trial set for Oct. 21 in Craven County Superior Court. Names of the minors withheld. Woodmen of the World operates 36 camps nationwide, including two in North Carolina, with 1,200 attendees at Fort Barnwell each summer. Local officials unavailable for comment.
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Onslow County
Fort Barnwell
Woodmen of the World
David Robert Short
Jones Road
Hubert
Short
Craven County
Supe
The
Sun Journal
Omaha
North Carolina
Greensboro
Ods
Canada
Home security boom grows with more average homeowners
Mary Bryan McCotter recalls a break in and notes the security system now protects her home in New Bern. Dealers say demand is rising as crime awareness grows and costs fall, with typical systems ranging from 1500 to 2500 dollars and false alarms declining as tech improves.
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Mary Bryan McCotter
New Bern
McCotters
Jerry Tester
Greenville
Tester
Mark Ackerman
Atlantic Security
New Berm
Ber
Richard Taylor
Taylor
Pam Plante
Coastal Security
Coastal
State Bureau of Investigation
Craven County
Pamlico
Craven
Ackerman
Supplemental state funds boost small counties in 1994 95
The General Assembly approved a 1994 95 budget increasing BEP funds and adding low wealth and small county allocations for Craven Pamlico and Jones counties. Craven Pamlico and Jones will spend BEP gains on hiring staff and reducing class sizes. Pamlico plans computer labs and teacher training while Jones targets counseling staff and psychology services.
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Jones and Pamlico
North Carolina
General Assembly
Jim Johnson
Division of Fiscal Research
Pamlico
Jones
Oral
Craven
Johnson
Craven County
Pamlico County
BEP
Hazel Alcock
Fred A. Anderson
Alcock
Jones County
Norma Sermoner
Judge rings Frazier's bell in Youssef murder case
Craven Superior Court weighs Frazier's continued representation of Reginald Frazier amid disbarment disputes while Ehgin Mohamed Youssef faces trial for the 1992 murder of William Yeats. The judge will review disbarment records by August 5 to decide if Frazier can legally represent Youssef.
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Reginald Frazier
Craven Superior
Herbert O. Phillips
Phillips
Ehgin Mohamed Youssef
Frazier
Youssef
William Yeats
River Bend
Yeats
Washington, D.C
Yates
Washington
Craven County
W. David McFadyen Jr
William Ward III
Ward
New Bern
Josh Willey
N.C
U.S. Court of Appeals
4Th Circuit
Richmond
Greenville
The
Sun Journal
Public hearing on Atlantic bill fishes on August 3
A public hearing will be held by the service to discuss the Fisheries Management Plan focusing on Atlantic bill fishes. The session is scheduled for August 3 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Joslyn Hall. The plan aims to include a formal definition within the management framework.
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Joslyn Hall
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Sheriff's Department
Joyce Christopher
Christopher
Rwanda
U.S
European Command
Jesse Avery
Cation
Boyd
Jones Schools
Atlantic Beach
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