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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Onslow County Sheriff's Office and Jacksonville Police Department team up for Kits4Kids
ONSLOW COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — The Onslow County Sheriff's Office is teaming up with the Jacksonville Police Department to assemble and receive Kits4Kids. The First Responder Kits4Kids program as developed to help alleviate kid's anxiety during emergency situations. The program was developed by North Carolina men James Fisher-Davis and Kevin Gatlin. The two are devoted fathers who saw a need for children to be comforted during traumatic emergencies. Every kit contains a playtime disposable play pad that has 25 interactive activities, crayons, a Rubik's cube, a miniature emergency vehicle, Play-Doh, a puzzle, noise cancelling earplugs, a colorful stress ball, hand wipes and a hand written note from first responders to provide encouragement. The event will happen on June 11, at 10am at the Jacksonville Department of Public Safety. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Yahoo
Fallen officers honored as part of Peace Officer Memorial Day in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Thursday, May 15, 2025, is Peace Officers Memorial Day and people gathered to honor and remember them in Jacksonville. It's meant to honor law enforcement officers who have died or have become disabled in the line of duty. The ceremony took place in front of Jacksonville's Public Safety Remembrance Garden which commemorates officers who have given the ultimate sacrifice to the city. 'You don't forget them. You know, it's this profession has its risks, obviously, but their family, their families are our family,' Onlsow County Sheriff Chris Thomas said. 'And we will never forget them.' Over the years, eight law enforcement officers in the county have fallen in the line of duty, including: Deputy Steve Black, Deputy Jerry Barber, Deputy Steve Bohem, Officer Terry Lanier, Officer Mark Laskowski, Special Agent Brent McKee, Captain Jerry Scantling and Detective William Whitehead. 'It's just a constant reminder and a way for them to live on and for us to show our reverence and our gratitude for what they do for us,' Deputy Chief of the Jacksonville Police Department Ashley Weaver said. Weaver worked with Laskowski up until he died in 2022. His family members joined her in laying a brick at the memorial in his memory. 'While it is a solemn occasion, it's not meant to be about the sorrow,' Weaver said. 'It's meant to be about a celebration of their life and their service and what they did for their community.' Laskowski and other officers were honored with a 21-gun salute, Taps, Amazing Grace and a radio call along with a wreath at the fountain. 'We're fortunate in Onslow County. The support our county has for us is deep,' Sheriff Thomas said. 'They are very supportive of us and military as well. So, that makes it better in my profession to know that we have that support.' Jacksonville Mayor Sammy Phillips also issued a proclamation marking May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Yahoo
Jacksonville law enforcement looking for suspects in larceny from multiple stores
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The Jacksonville Police Department is looking for three suspects involved in a larceny from Dick's Sporting Goods and Spencer's on Western Blvd. Anyone with information on the identities of the suspects is asked to call (910)-938-5034, email sbutler@ or call Crime Stoppers at (910)-938-3273. (Photo courtesy of Jacksonville Police Department) Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards of up to $5,000 for information determined to be valuable to law enforcement. Callers to Crime Stoppers are not required to reveal their identities. Information can also be anonymously texted via Text-A-Tip by typing TIP4CSJAX and your message to 274637 (CRIMES). Please refer to Case 25-03273 when calling or texting about these photos. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WNCT.
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Sport
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Jacksonville Police Department, Onslow County Sheriff's Office participate in annual torch run
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Tuesday is the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run in Jacksonville. The run includes Jacksonville Police Department officers, Chief Jarad Phelps and Onslow County Sheriff's Office deputies. This benefits Special Olympics North Carolina, a non-profit that helps intellectually disabled athletes compete in twenty different sports programs year-round. The run will begin with police officers at the Department of Public Safety and onto the Onslow County Sheriff's Department where the torch will be passed to deputies for leg 4 at Piney Green Road. The Flame of Hope is carried across the state in The Torch Run Final Leg to light a cauldron that officially opens the Special Olympics North Carolina Summer Games. The Jacksonville Police Department has participated in the annual run for over 20 years. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Daily Record
05-05-2025
- Daily Record
Bodies of two young boys found inside home as woman arrested
WARNING DISTRESSING DETAILS: Police officers in the New South Wales town of Coonabarabran, Australia, now say there is no ongoing threat to the public after the welfare check. A woman has been arrested after the bodies of two children were discovered during a welfare check. Emergency services were called to a property on Emu Lane in Coonabarabran, New South Wales just after 2pm on Monday. Inside, cops made the horrific discovery of the bodies of two boys, aged six and seven-years-old. A 66-year-old woman, believed to be the children's grandmother, was arrested at the scene and taken to hospital for further evaluation. She is currently under police watch. Officials have confirmed that the woman and the children were known to each other. Police have assured that there is no ongoing risk to the public and they are not looking for any other persons related to this incident, reports the Mirror. NSW Premier Chris Minns expressed his sympathies, saying: "What has occurred is terrible, and as a state we share in the Coonabarabran community's grief over the loss of two young boys who had their whole lives ahead of them. "I can't begin to imagine the heartbreak their family, friends, and teachers are going through." He also expressed gratitude to local police for their professionalism and bravery in handling the tragic situation. NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb confirmed that extra police resources have been sent to the town as the investigation progresses. The inquiry is still ongoing. An American couple is facing a lifetime in prison following the tragic death of their two year old child, who was left in a sweltering car along with three siblings. Another child, aged 3, also died due to malnutrition after being taken to hospital. Deja and Justin Rollins have each been given a 70-year sentence, concluding what prosecutors have labelled one of the most "disturbing" cases they've ever encountered. The pair confessed to leaving their four children - aged 2, 4, 7, and 10 - in a scorching car while they rushed their fifth child, aged 3, to Little Rock Children's Hospital in Arkansas on July 7, 2024, according to the Pulaski County Attorney's Office. Prosecutors revealed that the couple's three year old passed away from severe malnutrition, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding the other children. "This case is one of the most disturbing and heartbreaking our office has ever encountered", stated prosecuting attorney Will Jones. Officials report that Deja, 28, and Justin, 30, locked their four children in the overheated vehicle, which they parked at Arkansas Children's Hospital as they sought "urgent medical treatment" for their 3 year old. Police were dispatched to the hospital following a report of child abuse and neglect, where they discovered the car outside the facility. However, Deja and Justin failed to disclose the location of the vehicle to the police, as per the Jacksonville Police Department. The children were rushed to the hospital for treatment of heat exhaustion. Tragically, the youngest child, two year old Jay'Dien Rollins, succumbed to fatal heat exhaustion and severe malnutrition the next day. The married couple both admitted guilt to two charges of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree domestic battery.
