We start this week with a strange story: at least two dozen vehicles towed from a few blocks in downtown Wilmington. Adding insult to injury, multiple residents were overcharged, as tow companies exceeded the city’s legal limit for towing fees.
The city acknowledged the wrong protocol was used to initiate the towings, but claims the on-street parking spots were clearly marked ‘no parking.’ At the same time, numerous residents deny ever seeing a sign.
There’s video evidence that might prove who’s right. But there’s only one problem — no one’s seen it.
Also this week, a look at what led to New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office deputies shooting and killing a suspect in an apartment complex off Gordon Road. Then, the press conference that wasn’t, and a serious threat to a historically black church in Wilmington’s Northside.
Lastly, a longer look at what’s going on in Wrightsville Beach. When town leaders — and vocal neighbors — don’t like a business, that business tends to get shut down. But how does it happen — and is it legal?
We get into it.
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