16A THE NEWS-TIMES Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014

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CCEC delivers six gift bikesDarryl Marshall of Salter Path, left, and Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative Vice-president of Engineering and

Operations Jake Joplin load bikes that were purchased for needy children as part of Project Christmas Cheer. The Salter Path Men’s Dinner Club collected money to buy six bicycles and helmets and delivered them to the cooperative, where employees matched the bikes to children they had adopted through the program. (Contributed photo)

RALEIGH — Since a new salvage yard reporting law went into effect a month ago, the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles’ License and Theft Bureau has received 41 reports of stolen vehi-cles, stopping 22 from being sold to salvage yards and confiscating 19 following sales.

The new law requires sal-vage yards and metals recyclers to verify vehicle information before selling parts or crush-ing vehicles they buy. Of those identified, the bureau and several local law enforcement agencies have recovered 33 vehicles and uncovered three fictitious IDs still under investigation. Additionally, the bureau is beginning to receive reports of illegal activities in buy-ing and selling junked cars.

“This is a great example of how one new law has already made a big difference in a very short amount of time,” said Motor Vehicles Commissioner Kelly J. Thomas.

He said the number of vehicles stolen in North Carolina during 2012 totaled more than 15,876.

DMV’s new North Carolina Scrap Vehicle Reporting System requires metals recyclers and sal-vage yards to verify whether a vehicle brought to them without a title and more than 10 model years old has been reported stolen prior to purchase.

With access to the system, these recyclers can cross-refer-

ence DMV files. North Carolina salvage yards and recyclers were required to begin verifying the status of vehicles brought to them as of Dec. 1. Businesses who have not registered with the Division will be audited and are subject to felony charges if unregistered.

If a vehicle is reported stolen, the system notifies the salvage yard or recycling business to verify the vehicle identification number and stop the purchase of the vehicle. The system imme-diately notifies the Division’s License and Theft Bureau about the stolen vehicle and the busi-ness notifies local law enforce-ment. If the vehicle is not report-ed stolen, the system will allow the sale to continue, requiring a copy or scanned image of the seller’s driver license and iden-tifying information about the vehicles to be maintained by the business.

The system will continue to check the vehicle’s status for up to 30 days after the initial request. The metals recycler or salvage yard will not be held liable if the motor vehicle later turns out to be stolen.

Passage of the law was ini-tiated by Rep. Tim Moore of Kings Mountain. The Carolina Auto Recycler Association and the Recycle Association of North Carolina also worked to help shape the legislation.

New law curbs attempted sales of stolen autos

PUBLIC RECORDSDEED TRANSFERS

These deed transfers were recorded by Carteret County Register of Deeds Joy Lawrence from Dec. 19-31. The revenue stamp represents $2 per $1,000 of the purchase price:

White Oak Township• Damon Braun to Coady Haga, rev. $450. • Larry Watson to Vincent LaSorsa, rev. $200. • Julie Glanzer to LaRue Foltz, rev. $300. • Jason Sharp to John Ferguson, rev. $923. • William Wyatt to Annette Rains, rev. $450. • Bogue Town Properties LLC to Douglas McLeod, rev. $180. • McNeill and Associates Rentals Inc. to Danny Conway, rev. $240. • Stone Bay Partners LLC to Charles Miles Jr., rev. $695. • WSLD Bogue Watch VI LLC to Savvy Homes LLC, rev. $120. • Francis Mitchell to Larry Meadows Jr., rev. $200.

Morehead Township• Herbert Ellis Jr. to William Turlington, rev. $915. • Billy McLeod to Rebecca Farmer, rev. $140. • Lido Properties LLC to JEJR

Properties LLC, rev. $54. • Kevin Furtner to John Fountain, rev. $740. • Valerie Ballard to John Williams, rev. $318. • Michael McCausland to Jeffrey Sarvey, rev. $672. • Thomas Bennett Jr. to G&H Partners, rev. $192. • David Rea to Frelin Weaver, rev. $270. • David Harris to Richard Luettich Jr., rev. $690. • Thomas Ramsey to Mildred DeVita, rev. $36. • Juanita Paull to Bonnie Dudley, rev. $300. • FMB at the Grove LLC to James Burks Jr., rev. $180. • Wagner Family LLC to Pamela Doster, rev. $614. • Substitute Trustee Services Inc. to PNC Bank National Association, rev. $252. • 105 Ocean Drive LLC to Evelyn Faulkner, rev. $1,000. • Trustee Services of Carolina LLC to Wells Fargo Bank N.A., rev. $2,138. • Bank of America N.A. to Larry Stover, rev. $211. • Substitute Trustee Services Inc. to Sea Oats Emerald Isle LLC,

rev. $298. • Mary Lowe to Thomas Brammer, rev. $1,680. • Tatnal Fearing to Jaime Smith, rev. $280. • Gerald Jackson to Joseph Waller, rev. $100. • Heritage Cabinet Co. Inc., rev. $58. • Sean Cunningham to Ernest Odum, rev. $436. • Jerome Wolff to Jerry Wolff, rev. $110. • Anastas Provatas to Edgar Haggerty, rev. $458. • Judy Aanstad to Larry Hungerford, rev. $410. • Streamline Developers LLC to Douglas Sherline, rev. $590. • Wells Fargo Bank N.A. to Carl Hasselman, rev. $1,153. • Edwina Shaw to William Jones, rev. $770. • MGM Inc. to Ryan Merritt, rev. $518. • Scott Siakel to Stephen Blackwell, rev. $540.

Newport Township• William Sanders to Jamie Wingfield, rev. $224. • Conner-W LLC to CMH Homes Inc., rev. $70. • Joshua Waters to Wells Fargo

Bank N.A., rev. $417. • WAL LLC to Carlos Rivero, rev. $140. • Shirley Chambers to Hildren McRoy, rev. $30.

Harlowe Township• Atlas N.C. I SPE LLC to Robert Wuncsh, rev. $195. • Steven Feiner to Stephen Demianczyk, $220.

Beaufort Township• James Belcher to Wibedi Inc., rev. $97. • Leonda Dudley to David Clark, rev. $200. • Safrit Properties LLC to Gerald Austin, rev. $650.

Straits Township• First Federal Bank to Micro Investments LLC, rev. $340. • Sharon Willis to SC of Alamance LLC, rev. $400.

Harkers Island Township• Robin Glover to Randy Pulley, rev. $160.

Marshallberg Township• John Willis to Kenneth Humphries, rev. $170.

Cedar Island Township• Patricia Palmer to Rodney Farnsworth III, rev. $250.

The following divorces were granted recently in Carteret County: • Jonothan and Amity Peppers.• Jennifer and Donald Lee. • Nicole Crane-Squires and Michael Squires. • Davey and Faye Shingleton. • Jennifer and Dharma Gibbs. • Timothy and Susan O’Sullivan.• Rebecca Sheppard and David Sheppard Jr.• Robin Wynne and Michael Wynne II.• Michael and Brenda Pollard.• Lindsay Lutz and Kurtis Lutz Jr.• Richard and Lise Fondren.• John Robinson II and Michelle Lindsey.• George Aswad and Kelly Gumpert.

Recent marriage licens-es issued by Carteret County Register of Deeds Joy Lawrence:• Michael Pickles to Karen Gehrke.• Joseph Miller-Hall to Jordan Cummings. • Joseph Mann to Tamara Styron. • John Jatnieks to Brittany Jones. • William Soltis to Caitlyn Dudley. • Justin Garrison to Amanda Elkins. • Andrew Henderson III to Paula O’Malley. • Charles Taylor to Jennifer Ryerson. • George Bergamini to Anne Blevins. • Preston Corbett to Amanda Merrell. • James Collins to Jacqueline Kiernan. • Joseph Kokoruda to Crystal Quinn. • Timothy Davis to Andrea

MARRIAGES• Landon and Rachel Willis.• Sandy and Robert Hollis.• Roald and Melody Eide.• Elizabeth and Brandin Young.• Joe and Audrey Kugler.• Marvin and Stephanie Fulcher.• Timothy and Cathy Franklin.

Bernier. • Ronald Jones to Cortney Sales. • Steven Carter to Kelly McDaniel. • David Nelson to Laura Jimenez. • Titus Lowell to Barbara Podeszwik. • Primitivo Estevez Lopez to Marisol Lopez Gonzalez. • Steven Mohney to Tracy Pigott. • Daniel Garner Sr. to Serena Judy. • Asuncion Contreras Ruiz to Esther Ovando Marquez.• Ernest Odom to Shi’Teria Hill. • Dennis Person Jr. to Christine Lepere.

DIVORCES

BRIEFSPolice investigate consignment store

Morehead City detectives are investigating the closure of a local consignment business and concerns by customers.

According to Detective Lyle Evans, Déjà vu Consigned Designs at 4637 Arendell St. in Morehead City closed without advanced notice and patrons who had left items to be sold are concerned that their items have not been returned.

The detective said attempts are being made to contact owner Jenny Swearingen. The case is under investigation and no charges have been filed.

Detective Evans said that any-one who feels they are a victim in this incident should call him at 726-3131.