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LELAND HIRES FIRST POLICE CHIEF McCarthy Sets Priorities For Department BY I'KRRY POPE Leland's first policc chicf said he spent 10 days working on an organi /ational plan for Leland's new po lice department before his interview with the town council last month. lohn McCarthy, a 27-year veteran of the New York City Police De partment, said he doesn't view his new job as a stepping stone to help further his career. He retired and moved to the W i I in i 11 g t o n area in ll>87. "This is a job that's made for N,CCAR?Y me." said McCarthy, who was hired on a 3-2 vote of the council last Thursday. He says crime prevention and formation ol community watch groups will be among the fledgling department's top priorities. Me currently lectures at Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington and serves as a consul tant for the Wilmington Police Department. In December, he hopes to have his lapsed policc certifica tion renewed. McCarthy, 53, advanced with the New York police force from patrol officer to detective, sergeant, super visor of detectives, lieutenant and acting captain in the internal affairs division. From a list of 20 applicants, he was one of two people chosen to be interviewed in open session by the Leland Town Council July IS. n Also interviewed was Lt Franklin Strickland of the Durham Police Department, who withdrew his name Aug. 4 after failing to gel assurance from the council that the chosen candidate would receive an unanimous vote of the board, said Councilwoman Lynette Carlisle. "We've been needing somebody for a long time," said Ms. Carlisle. "Mr. McCarthy brings us a tremen dous amount of experience and knowledge, much more than we thought we could ever hope for when we first advertised the posi tion." Ms. Carlisle, Mayor Russell Baldwin and Councilman William Benton voted to hire McCarthy. Council members George Yates and Jane Gilbert voted no. Yates said he believed neither candidate was the right person for Lcland and that more candidates should have been interviewed. In a statement to the council last Thursday, Yates said he was con cerned about the "inconsistency" of some answers McCarthy gave dur ing his interviews with the screen ing committee and council. "1 am troubled by the conclusion I reach when I try to understand the reason for the differences in those answers," said Yates. McCarthy's lapse in certification and his lack of experience in a small town were also conccms Yates list ed. The town should be "cautious and deliberate" in making the deci sion on whom to hire, he said. "I feel now, as I fell last Sep tember, that we neetl to provide ad ditional law enforcement to the citi zens of the town of Leland." said Yates. "I do not, however, think it is w ise for us to hire a police chief just for the sake of being able to say we have hired a police chief." Ms. Gilbert said she was also concerned about McCarthy's lack of certification and inexperience with a small department but vowed to support him if selected. McCarthy who was at work Monday as an unpaid volunteer, will officially start work Sept. 9, said Ms. Carlisle. His salary, rang ing from $21,051 to $29,851, will be negotiated with the council. Following are some comments McCarthy made during the coun cil's interview: On llecoming Chief: "I see this as an opportunity that's really a once in a lifetime opportunity for most people, to begin from scratch a police department that will be a model for other departments." Unnecessary Force: "I would not tolerate it. I think any good offi cer feels exactly the same way." Domestic Calls: Officers need to convince one side to temporarily leave the hostile environment, he said. "There arc probably mere po lice officers killed responding to do mestic calls than to bank robberies. Going there and just quieting every one down doesn't work." Teen-age Crime: "It depends very much on the circumstances. We don't want to get these youths into the criminal justicc system, if we can avoid lhat. We try to resolve it at this level, or back at the home." One-man Department: "For as long as it takes. You must be flexi ble; you must be adaptable. If the money's not out ihere, obviously, you can't spend it." Small Department: "New York City is actually a number of smaller cities. Working precincts, it's almost like working in a small town. It's not so large and impersonal as it may seem. I honestly believe polic ing, is policing, is policing, no mat ter where it is." Organization: "It'll probably take three months to get the depart ment organized well enough to pro vide closc to full-time scrvicc. It's going to take time." New Officers: "One of the prob lems a small department faces is turnover, people that start their ca reers there with the intention of leaving. I'd want policc officers out there discovering the problems be fore they surface." Approach: "As soon as possible, if not the first day, I'd get out and about, to become visible in the com munity. The chief's position is go ing to call for something more than eight hours a day." Priority: Crime prevention and community watch programs. Community: "I was frequently called upon to organize new units to deal with problems. I organized a community council that met on a regular basis. The policc chief plays an important part in making com munity watch activc." Calabash Break-Ins Land Ash Man In Jail BY TERRY POPF A string of break-ins that began last September has netted an Ash man 14 years in prison. Darre'll J. Cokeley, 23, of Route 1, was charged by Brunswick County sheriff's detectives with a number of break-ins in the Calabash area. He pleaded guilt> in Brunswick County Superior Court last week to eight counts of breaking and enter ing. six counts ot larceny, six counts of possession of stolen gixxls, two counts of uttering and one count of forgery. Judge B. Craig F.llis sentenced Cokeley to 10 sears on the breaking and entering and possession charges, two years on the forgery and uttering charges and two years for a probation violation. The cases were consolidated for sentencing. Cokeley was also ordered to pay the following amounts in restitu tions to the businesses that reported break-ins between Sept. 8 and Oct. 29: S55 to Letino's Cafe; SI 75 to Moore's Grocery ; S186 to Calabash Laundry Mat; SI, 050 to Derbster's Restaurant; S718 to Tony's Pizza; and S75 to Bill's Auto Center in Supply. Judge Ellis also heard the follow ing cases in Brunswick County Superior Court last week: ?Thomas Pendleton Carr, 38, of Nun Street, Wilmington, pleaded guilty to sccond-dcgree kidnapping, larccny of a firearm and armed rob bery. Sentencing was continued to allow testimony against a co-dcfen dant, James Wayne Smith, 48, of Wilmington. They arc accused of kidnapping a woman w ho was at work on a tele phone cable on April 22 south of Shallotte, with taking her truck and a gun inside. Smith was indicted on the same charges plus a charge of first-degree sexual offense stem ming from that same incident. ? Keith Lee Fields, 22, of Route 5, Lumberton, pleaded guilty to felo nious breaking and entering and larceny. He was sentenced to six years in prison, suspended for five years and placed on five years' in tensive probation. He must serve 60 days in the Robeson County Jail with work release, perform 100 hours community service, submit to searches, pay a S500 fine and court costs and testify truthfully against a co-defendant if requested by the state. Fields was charged May 5, 1990, by Ocean Isle Beach Policc Officer Jerry Bass following a break-in at a home on East 2nd Street. ?Kenneth Goodman, 23, of Route 2, Bolivia, was found guilty by a ju ry of felonious larceny and was sen tenced to five years in prison, cred ited for time served and, when eligi ble for work release, ordered to pay SI, 800 to D&J Mini Mart at Auto Accidents Disability Job Injuries ARE VOU A HARD WORKER NOW INJURED OR DISABLED? CALL: 1-800-336-0155 Kathleen Shannon Glancy Attorney at Law 114 S. Front St., Wilmington, NC LET ME WORK HARD FOR YOU TO OBTAIN FAIR AND REASONABLE COMPENSATION FOR YOUR INJURIES What drove a 65-year-old grandmother to murder her U year-old granddaughter? This sumniin> story of North Carolina's most bizarre murder case is striking portrayed in The Legend of Nance Dude by Maurice Stanley. Meet the author Maurice T'^zaf Stanley Friday, Aug. 23 j 3-6 PM ^ ai L Bookworm Stanley, a Sunset Beach resident, is a columnist and college instructor. Don't miss this opportunity to meet him as he autographs copies of his critically acclaimed book. A. CAUSEWAY PLAZA AT THE BRIDGE HOLDEN BEACH ? 842-7380 ? 10-9 DAILY ?1991 THE BRUNSWICK BEACON The Legend Of Sane e Dude BY MAURICE STANLEY ff / Winnabow plus attorney fees. Goodman was accused of reach ing behind a counter at the store in October 1990 and taking SI, SIX) in cash. ?Kenneth Elton Hooper, 3it of Route 1, Leland, pleaded guilty to felonious possession of a weapon of mass destruction and was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for five years and placed on five years' intensive probation. He must also serve 90 days in the Brunswick County Jail with immediate work release beginning Aug. 8 at 8 p.m. Hooper, who was charged Dec. 24, 1990, by Brunswick County Sheriff's Detective Ken Mcsscr, must perform 100 hours of commu nity service, pay court cost and S525 in attorney fees. The weapon, with an 1 1 7/8 inch-long barrel, is to be turned over to the sheriff's de partment to be destroyed. ?Kenneth J. Beagle, 26, of Holden Beach, was found guilty by a jury of driving while impaired. He was scntcnccd to 60 days in the Brunswick County Jail, suspended for two years, ordered to pay a SI (X) fine and court cost, serve 24 hours community service within 60 days and attend alcohol driver's educa tion classes. He was ordered to sur render his license and to not operate a motor vehicle for a year except for limited privileges. ?Bryan Carpenter, 20, of Greensboro, pleaded guilty to driv ing 40 mph in a 35 mph zone and was fined S5 plus court costs. He was charged Oct. 4, 1990, with ex ceeding a safe speed by Southport Police Officer R.T.Willis. ?Earl Dean Dial, 50, of Sandpiper Drive, Shallottc, pleaded no contest to driving while his license was re voked and was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for five years and placed on five years' su pervised probation. He must pay a S300 fine and court costs and not operate a motor vehicle in North Carolina until issued a valid license. SECURITY SYSTEMS RESIDENTIAL - COMMERICAL - INDUSTRIAL ^ PELEN, inc Palmetto Electronics & Engineering "Professional Sound & Security" ?Burglar Alarms 'Closed Circuit TV ?Fire Alarms -Sound & Intercom ^?Medical Alert -Digital Dialers (919)754-5333 (803) 249-3333 LICENSED IN NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA 3769 Sea Mountain Hwy Little River. 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The check Has the town's share of taxes paid on ille gal drugs that were confiscated during an arrest six months ago. Cause said it was the third and largest check the town has received since the state drug tax law was passed in 19H9. No Harm Expected From Dredge Dredging ihc Wilmington Harbor occan bar channels and dumping spoil off Bald Head Island won't significantly effect the quality of the human environment, according to an Army Corps of Engineers offi cial. Col. Walter S. Tulloch, district engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, rcachcd a "finding of no significant impact," or FONSI, which means that tin Environmental Impact Statement on the project not be prepared. The Wilmington Harbor occan bar channels arc a scries of channels or "rcachcs" at the mouth of the Cape Fear River. These include the Baldhead Shoal, Smith Island, Cas wcll-Southport, Southport and Bat tery Island channels. Authorized di mensions of the channels arc 500 feet wide and 40 feet deep. Approximately 840,000 cubic yards of dredged material arc re moved from these channels each year and disposed of in a 2.3 square nautical mile area about four miles southwest of Bald Head Island. The Corps plans to manage the site so that mounding docs not pose a navi gation problem. This year, up to 320,(KK) cubic yards of material may be placed on the ocean beach al Bald Head Island in a cooperative agreement in which the Village of Bald Head Island covers 50 percent of the cost. The Corps' Wilmington district says report that it docs not antici pate any effects on water quality, wetlands, threatened and endan gered species or archaeological and historic resources as a result of the project. Dredging and ocean dumping arc not expected to impact commercial or recreational fishing in the ocean or coastal and cstuarinc areas. The project also isn't expected to affect navigation, marine resources or scientific study and research, ac cording to the report released last week. The dredging will be done by hy draulic pipleine dredge or bucket and barge dredge. Board Sets Meetings The Lcland Sanitary District txi ard meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Lcland Sanitary District building, according to Janet R. Reed, office clerk. All meetings are open to the pub lic. Residential ? Commercial ? Burglar Alarms Fire Alarms ? Medical Alert ? "Panic" Alarm! SOUTHERN ECURITY Y QT F M ^ "From closed circuit TV ? ^ 1 l- to door chimes." Call for consultation/no charge estimates. P.O. Box 3002 g-i Q-754-2033 "Max" Lauzon Shallotte, NC 28459 24 Hr Service Bruce Lauzon Q. What is anterior uveitis? A. Anterior uveitis is an inflammation of the middle layer of the eye, which includes the iris and adjacent tissue, known as the cilliary body. Q. Is the disease serious? A. If untreated, anterior uveitis can lead to other eye problems and cause permanent damage. It usually responds well to treatment, however, there may be a tendency for the condition to recur. Q. What causes anterior uveitis? A. Anterior uveitis can occur as a result of trauma to the eye, such as a blow or foreign body penetrating the eye. It can also be a complication of other eye disease, or it may be caused by gen eral health problems such as rheumatoid arthritis, rubella and mumps. In most cases, there is no obvious underlying cause. Q. What are the signs/symptoms of anterior uveitis? A. Signs/symptoms may include a red, sore and inflamed eye, blurring of vision, sensitivity to light and a small pupil. Q. How is anterior uveitis diagnosed? A. Since the symptoms of anterior uveitis are similar to those of other eye diseases, your optometrist will carefully examine the inside of your eye, under bright light and high magnification, to determine the presence and severity of the condition. Your op tometrist may also perform other diagnostic procedures and ar range for other tests to help pinpoint the cause. Q. Does anterior uveitis affect vision? A. If untreated, anterior uveitis can affect adjacent eye tissues, causing the development of glaucoma, cataracts or retinal ede ma leading to a loss of vision. Q.What is the treatment for anterior uveitis? A. Usually prescription eyedrops which dilate the pupils, in combi nation with anti-inflammatory drugs are needed. Treatment usu r" ' ' eral days, or up to a few weeks, in some cases. In ihc interest of better vision from the officc of: Brunswick Vision Care Chris Moshoures, O.D. Pine St., Shallotte, 754-2020 Salt Marsh Sq., Calabash, 579-4020 ?
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