Robber Flees HY TERRY POPE Detcctivcs believe a man who nibbed the Sandpiper Seafood House restaurant in Lcland Sunday had robbed a Wilmington convenience store earlier in the day. The man entered the restaurant on Village Road around 3:21 p.m. and asked to use the restroom, said Brunswick County Sheriffs Detec tive Gene Caison. He returned from the restnxim two minutes later, gave the cashier a plas tic bag and told her to fill it with SlOs and S5s, said Caison. He left with an undetermined amount of money. "We're thinking it's possibly the same guy," said Caison. "He never showed a weapon. He just placed his hand up under his left armpit like he had one." A description of the black male that robbed a Fast Fare store on Wrightsville Avenue in Wilmington around 1 1 am. fit those of the Lcland robber. He is described as 20 to 25 years old, approximately 6 feet tall, weigh ing from 200 to 210 pounds, with a light complexion, short black hair and a large nose. He was wearing a red flannel shirt over a second shirt and dark pants. 'Hie suspect in the Wilmington robbery was also wearing glasses, a baseball cap and work boots. Restaurant employees said the rob ber fled on foot toward Old Fayettevillc Road. In other reports on file at the sher iffs department: ?rhieves knockcd a hole in the wall at The Junction nightclub in Ash Monday, April 20, reported Deputy Phil Bryant, and took $500 in coins from two pool tables, poker machines and a juke box and causcd SI 00 in damage. ?Four televisions were stolen from Hughes Motel at Shallotte Point dur ing a break-in between Nov. 28 and April 23, Bryant reported. ?Damage was S2.000 to a telephone booth owned by Atlantic Telephone Membership Corp. struck by a van Wednesday, April 22, at the N.C. 904 and U.S. 17 intersection at Grissettown, Bryant reported. The brakes on a van driven by Mary E Daniels did not work, causing the crash, said Bryant. ?A 19-year-old Wilmington woman shot in the right arm at Home Crest Trailer Park in Bolivia early Friday told Deputy Pete Moore she did not want to press charges. She was visit SHELTON HERB FARM ?Spring Herbs ?Specialty Vegetables Goodman Rd. off Hwy 1 7 3 Miles N. of Winnabow Wed Sat 10 5 2S3-5964 COMPLETE INTERIOR DECORATING SERVICE ? Carpet ? Vinyl ? Ceramic Tile ? Window Treatments ? Wallcoverings Ruby Floyd Oce<z*i late /7ctteruon& Hwy. 904. #3 Seaside North 579-6091 Im| ?(tuW#C? MACON J Make your pool ready when they are. Open your pool the right way and it will be ready for fun all season long. As a BioGuard' dealer, we have the knowledge you need to make your pool more fun and less work. Relax. Bring your pool to ' BioGuard. Three steps to easy pool care 1 Stingy Slick* 2. Bum Out* 3. Back Up* PROFESSIONAL POOL MAINTENANCE Island Village Specialty Shops Hwy. 179, Ocean Isle Beach (Behind IGA) Open Monday-Saturday 579-8828 SB Daily Maintenance Chemicals, Accessories & Equipment Leland Restaurant With Cash CRIME REPORT ing a resident when an argument broke out He pushed the victim while holding a handgun, causing it to accidentally fire, Moorc reported. ?A home and vchiclc were hit by gunfire in the Calabash area last week. At Carolina Shores North, someone shot the near window of a parked van, causing S500 in damage April 22. Damage was S 100 to a win dow at a home on Persimmon Road on April 21. The resident heard a bul let hu the glass before a vehicle fled the scene, Bryant reported. ?Three homes on Live Oak Drive in Sunset Beach were burglarized last week, Bryant reported. Rods and reels and frozen meats worth $450 were taken from one. Damage was $250 at a second home where $870 in Fishing equipment and SI, 300 in appliances were stolen, Deputy J.M. Adams reported. A third home sus tained S300 in damage, but entry was not gained, Bryant stated. ?A lawnmowcr worth $330 was stolen from Sea Oats Motors Inc. in Shallollc April 22, Adams reported. ?A Leland resident had her purse stolen while in the Leland Post Office April 22, Moore reported. The purse was left on a customer desk while lite victim was talking to the postmaster. ?A diamond ring worth $1,800 was reported stolen from a home off of Royal Oak Road north of Shallollc, Deputy Richard Long reported. ?Someone broke into a car on N.C. 87 at Winnabow Saturday and took a radio cassette player worth $300, Deputy Richard DuVal 1 reported. Sunday Afternoon ?A television and radio were stolen from the security building at Brunswick Plantation Saturday, Bryant reported. Damage was S2 (X) to a window. ?Someone broke a window and pulled up several fence posts at a home in Seabreeze Estates between March 27 and April 24 causing $300 in damage, reported Deputy Patti HcwctL ?A 1990 Pontiac Grand Am was re ported stolen from the Auto Mart on N.C. 133 near Southport Sunday, Deputy Cathy Hamilton reported. ?Someone trial to break into a home in Olde Towne between April 8-24 but did not gain entry. Deputy Steve Mason reported. Damage to a garage window was S 100. ?Taken from a Bonaparte Retreat I home between April 18 and 29 were a lawnmowcr and microwave oven worth S750, Deputy R.W. Long II rcT ported. Damage was S 1 00. ?Four chairs worth SI 50 were stolen from a home in Inlet Wacche near Shallotte between Apnl 19 and 26 af ter a front door was pried open, re ported Adams. BRAND NEW LEADERSHIP FOR BRUNSWICK COUNTY ss^r \ Sound Financial Management Is A Must In County Government BRUNSWICK COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS INCOME & EXPENSE RECORD* 1989-90 1990-91 Register of Deeds Office Income Expense Net Deficit 1 987-88 1 988-89 $359,48747 $370, 786s3 ,T -$466, 72390 -$402, 29573 -$107,23643 -$31 .50920 $363,61 5* $374,845 70 -$440, 94306 -$392, 33609 -$77,327" -$17,49039 Total Net Deficit For Last 4 Fiscal Years $ *As Per Brunswick County Finance Office EDUCATION East Carolina University Bachelor of Arts Business Administration PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT 1 965- 1 968 Brunswick County Board of Education Teacher 1 968- 1 969 Mutual of New York Insurance Co. Underwriter 1 969- I 990 Mlntz Chevrolet of Bolivia Dealer & Owner 1 990- Ocean City Chevrolet Manager ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS-PAST Si PRESENT North Carolina Automobile Dealers Assoc.-Area Chairman j'iu ' ? I* r\ r?-? nkllo Hnn'/irr A O cr\s*lri Chevrolet Motor Division-Dealer Council Resources and Development Commission for Brunswick Co. Brunswick County Parks and Recreation Board United Carolina Bank Advisory Board South Brunswick high School-Advisory Board Bolivia Lions Club Bolivia Volunteer Fire Dept. Town oj Bolivia-Alderman Brunswick County Teaching Fellows Committee South Brunswick High School Cougar Club President John Motley Morehead Foundation local Committee Let's Hire This Man To Work FOR US. Register of Deeds c? 13? Paid For By The Committee to Elect Edward Mintz

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