New Hanover & Pender County District Attorney

Benjamin R. David

North Carolina Prosecutorial District 6

UPDATES REGARDING COVID-19:

Effective March 13, 2020, New Hanover and Pender County Superior and District Courts remain open for jail defendants only for the following procedures: first appearances, bond hearings, probation hearings, probable cause hearings, and other non-jury hearings. If you are not in custody, then your case will be continued, and an Order for Arrest will not be issued. Notices will be sent from the Clerk's Office.

For further information, please check www.nccourts.gov for current updates.

* Please click here for information regarding traffic citations and defense driving school (updated April 1).

* Watch a message from DA Ben David and local law enforcement leaders in "Together We Can, Together We Will."

* Watch the Wilmington Business Journal's interview with DA Ben David about current operations in our courts and prisons (April 27).

* Read the press release: "Safety tips for living with an abusive partner" (May 8)

The DA's Office is operating with limited staff; please call the front desk at 910-772-6900 for assistance.

Law Enforcement Agencies

If you wish to report a crime, please immediately contact the appropriate law enforcement agency or call 911.

The DA's Office does not investigate crimes. All investigations are conducted by local law enforcement.

New Hanover County Sheriff's Office

910-798-4200

Wilmington Police Department

910-452-6120

Wilmington Downtown Task Force

910-343-3627

Carolina Beach Police Department

910-458-2540

Kure Beach Police Department

910-458-7586

910-962-2222

Wrightsville Beach Police Department

910-256-7945

Pender County Sheriff's Office

910-259-1212

Burgaw Police Department

910-259-4924

Surf City Police Department

910-328-7711

Topsail Beach Police Department

910-328-4851

State Highway Patrol - Troop B

910-395-3917 New Hanover, 910-259-5176 Pender

State Alcohol Law Enforcement - District 1

910-346-2121

NC Marine Patrol

910-796-7220

NC Wildlife Resources Commission Enforcement

1-800-662-7137

Inmate Lookup

For inmates in the New Hanover County jail, please click here.

For inmates in the Pender County jail, please click here.

For inmates in a NC Department of Adult Correction prison, please click here.