WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – A young man was arrested Tuesday for assaulting an officer and for having drugs.

Officers responded to a disturbance call at a home on 11th Street Tuesday, where witnesses say Timothy Tyre Miller, 20, had "flipped out" and started to destroy property. Witnesses told police Miller had left the home and it was discovered he also abandoned his seven-year-old sister at the home.

An officer helped walk the girl to her home about a block away and found Miller, who was irate at the time, inside their home.

Police say Miller left the house and began yelling and swearing at the officer. He then attempted to physically confront the officer who deployed his Electronic Control Device to subdue him.

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – A 50-year-old man was apprehended by New Hanover County Sheriff’s detectives with 26 bags of heroin and a small piece of crack cocaine in his possession, according to Sergeant J.J. Brewer.

Detectives reportedly went to the area of Swann Street and James Alley in response to a citizen complaint on Monday afternoon. They witnessed Shannon Lucas, 50, and Earl Jackson Jr., 52, engage in a street level drug transaction, Brewer said.

Jackson did not have anything illegal, but he was charged with conspiracy to sell or deliver a controlled substance.

Lucas was charged with possession with the intent to manufacture, sell or deliver heroin; possession of cocaine; resisting, obstructing, or delaying an officer; and conspiracy to sell or deliver a controlled substance.

“I encourage and thank our citizens who continue to call whenever they believe something illegal is occurring in their neighborhood. Together we are much more effective in combating criminal behavior,” stated Capt. D.A. Ciamillo of the New Hanover County Vice and Narcotics Division.

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WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Wilmington Police are investigating a robbery that put one man in the hospital Saturday night.

Three men attacked the victim as he walked on Harnett Street towards the Salvation Army, according to police.

The suspects stole the victims wallet and $120, according to a release from the department. The victim was taken to the hospital for non life-threatening injuries.

Officers did not locate any suspects, but they did find heroin, marijuana and a prescription drug in the bushes near the scene of the robbery.

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