(The public reports listed below are provided by the Sampson County Sheriff’s Office, the Clinton Police Department and the N.C. Highway Patrol via the Sheriff’s Office daily jail report.)

Arrests/citations

• Feb. 1 — Eric Terrell Merchison, 26, of 115 Daybreak Lane, Newton Grove, was charged with simple assault. No bond set; court date is Feb. 24.

• Feb. 1 — John Andrew Dalton III, 24, of 60 David Lane, Clinton, was charged with assault on a female. No bond set; court date is Feb. 21.

• Feb. 2 — Ethan Gabriel Autry, 18, of 3666 Garland Hwy., Clinton, was charged with possession of Schedule VI controlled substance. No bond set; court date is March 3.

Incidents/investigations

• Feb. 1 — Laura Cain of Clinton reported a break-in to a Turkey-area home, with several appliances taken. A window air-conditioning unit, electric stove, washing machine and dryer, along with 10 swords, were stolen. The items were valued at $1,750.

• Feb. 2 — Robert Minnich of Clinton reported numerous items stolen from his garage. The items included various hand and power tools, a pressure washer, golf clubs, vacuum, air compressor, barber chair, bounce house and various other belongings. The total value was approximately $3,800.

• Feb. 2 — Woody Goodrich of Salemburg reported the theft of several items during a break-in to his home. A safe, collectible coins, fishing lures, assorted jewelry, cameras, a 12-gauge shotgun, TV and DVD player were among the items reported stolen. The total value was close to $12,000. Damage to two doors was estimated at $1,000.

• Feb. 3 — Pat Oakes Automotive was the victim in the theft of tires and rims, valued at $2,000.

Anyone with information about any of these incidents is asked to call law enforcement at 910-592-4141 (Sheriff’s Office) or 910-592-3105 (Clinton Police). Individuals can also text anonymous tips to the Clinton PD at 847411, beginning text with tipcpd.