Benson Medical Center told police it received a call in the morning. The caller said the building was going to be blown up, police reported. The N.C. 242 North building was evacuated until authorities determined no bomb devices were present, police reported.

Mechanic accused of theft
Smithfield police arrested a Four Oaks man Wednesday afternoon on theft charges for taking a box of copper fittings out of a car he was working on. More charges might follow, according to the Smithfield Police Department.

Wayne Marvin Conley, 48, of 256 Ivey Road, was arrested at Smithfield Chevrolet, where he is a mechanic, at 12:40 p.m. Lynch Commercial Refrigeration of Fayetteville had reported the copper fittings missing from a truck after it was taken there for repair.

Conley was taken to the Johnston County Jail and placed under a $500 bond, but Detective Keith Powell said more charges might follow.

At 2:18 p.m. Wednesday, Smithfield police seized $153 worth of copper fittings from Atlantic Scrap and Processing on Wal-Pat Road as part of the investigation, according to the report.

Benson police nab another drug suspect
Benson police on Thursday arrested an eighth suspect in an undercover drug investigation, according to a report.

Charles Tyson Jr., 42, of Charlotte, was charged with one count each of possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine, selling and delivering a scheduled II controlled substance and maintaining a dwelling or place for a controlled substance. He was placed under $50,000 bond.

Detective Dawn Strickland said police bought narcotics from Tyson in the parking lot at Carlie C’s IGA in March. Police found Tyson at a Benson business on Thursday and arrested him, she said.

Benson police have nabbed eight people as part of the undercover operation, Strickland said. Authorities are still looking for Zackary Everitt Goodwin, 20, of the Dunn area, and Seneca Donelle Jackson, 31, of 305 Harnett St.

Anyone with information about the suspects is asked to call the Benson Police Department at 894-3616.

Sex offender arrested at traffic stop
A Selma man was arrested for failing to register as a sex offender and drugs during a traffic stop on Wednesday, the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office reported.

Calvin David Watson, 27, of 4203 N.C. 96 North, was charged with one count each of failure to register as a sex offender, possession of cocaine, maintaining a vehicle for a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving without a license. He was placed under $90,000 bond.

Sheriff's spokeswoman Tammy Amaon said Watson was wanted on warrants for failure to register as a sex offender two years ago. A deputy stopped Watson at U.S. 70 and Wilson’s Mills Road for a traffic violation, she said. Deputies found a total of 1 gram of marijuana and cocaine on Watson, she said.