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YouTube video shows would-be shoplifter, store employee struggling

Submitted by Sarah Crandall, Web Producer
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 6:14pm
YouTube video shows would-be shoplifter, store employee struggling

SHALLOTE, NC (WECT) – An incident at a Dollar Tree in Shallotte involving a store employee taking down a woman accused of shoplifting was caught on camera and posted to YouTube recently, depicting the woman accusing the employee of hurting her and grabbing her breast.

The video, posted April 26, shows a male employee attempting to pin the flailing woman to the ground as she screams.

“Sir, get off!” she yells. “I have a bad back! What the [expletive] are you doing?! Sir, get off of me!”

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VIDEO: Fisherman catches stingray at Ocean Isle Beach

Submitted by Michelle Li TV, Fox Wilmington - WECT Anchor
Tuesday, June 19th, 2012, 5:02pm

OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC (WECT) - It's not everyday you see a stingray being reeled onto shore.

Ben Powell was working on an assignment in Ocean Isle Beach when he saw a guy fishing. He didn't think much of it but was looking for video of beachgoers. And, Ben ended up catching a guy catching a stingray.

Ben didn't even get the guy's name, but you can see the man gingerly trying to unhook the stingray before setting it free back into the ocean.

Not bad for a day's work!

Do you have a fish tale?  Let us know!

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What doesn't belong in this photo?

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011, 12:34pm
What doesn't belong in this photo?

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) — WECT reporter Kristy Etheridge snapped this photo at the beach access at East First St. and Monroe in Ocean Isle Beach.

Something in this photo seems odd to us in the newsroom. Can you figure out what it is? Look closely.

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Alligator spotted at Sunset Beach this morning

Submitted by Ashley Barker, Community Web Producer
Monday, May 23rd, 2011, 11:39am
Alligator spotted at Sunset Beach this morning

SUNSET BEACH, NC (WECT) — These seven pictures were sent to WECT by a viewer. Claudia says that the alligator was at Sunset Beach this morning.

Code enforcement officers reportedly relocated the alligator to a more safe location.

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