Police arrested 53-year-old Elizabeth Carserino (also known as Elizabeth Freeman) Saturday in Jackson County, west of Asheville. She's now being held in the Avery County Jail, charged in the murder of 70-year-old Lynn Keene.
A 35-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed in northwest Charlotte early Saturday morning sparking an investigation, according to police.
A juvenile has been charged after a south Charlotte crash involving a motorcycle Thursday night left a 22-year-old dead, according to police.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives are investigating after a late Thursday night hit-and-run crash in north Charlotte left one man dead.
Eleven members of a methamphetamine trafficking ring in Western North Carolina were sentenced to prison on Thursday, federal authorities say.
Investigators say Tangela and Eric Parker are back in Hickory in police custody after going on the run in January following the murder of Phelifia Marlow.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say that the fatal shooting of a 33-year-old man at a southeast Charlotte apartment complex has been classified as a justified homicide.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say that the fatal shooting of a 43-year-old man in north Charlotte has been classified as a justified homicide.
At least three Charlotte families have lost thousands of dollars in personal belongings in the past six months, including items that were irreplaceable, due to moving company scams, according to CMPD Detective Richard Taylor.
Local leaders are taking new steps to curb violent crime in Charlotte. After more than a year of planning, a "violence interrupter" program is launching in the Beatties Ford Road and Lasalle Street corridor.
A pedestrian was struck and killed by an impaired driver early Saturday morning in west Charlotte, according to police.
A teenage girl was killed in a hit-and-run collision in Hickory and a 18-year-old man later turned himself in.
The Monroe community is outraged after two killings in two weeks.
Two masked robbers got away with two boxes filled with drugs.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives are investigating a fatal shooting after finding a man dead in a north Charlotte hotel on Saturday.
Officials have released social media influencer Hayes Grier from the Mecklenburg County Jail. Officers arrested Grier on Friday just after 2:30p. According to jail records, officials issued a warrant for his arrest in California. He's facing three felony charges, including assault causing bodily injury, common law robbery, and felony conspiracy.
The Salisbury Police Department has finished a lengthy investigation into individuals who illegally possessed or distributed narcotics and firearms.
Detectives say they are still searching for a suspect vehicle after a woman was killed in a hit-and-run collision with two cars in northeast Charlotte.Β
A former employee of a north Charlotte business was arrested and charged after a robbery Monday night where three people were shot and taken to the hospital, police say.
Troopers are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect involved in a hit-and-run with a pedestrian on I-77 southbound in Mecklenburg County.
Walmart, in partnership with the Salisbury Police Department, is publicly identifying shoplifters in their new three-month-long anti-shoplifting campaign.Β
Detectives have charged Burl Yates, 35, for the murder of Joshua Bullock in north Charlotte.
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a Rock Hill pharmacy that happened Thursday afternoon, according to officials.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say the fatal stabbing of 69-year-old Calvin Hilton in south Charlotte has been classified as a justified homicide.Β
Three people were arrested in Lancaster after police executed a search warrant of a home on Tilly Lane and say they found illegal drugs inside.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have charged a 19-year-old man for an east Charlotte shooting that left an 18-year-old dead in early July.
According to the Iredell County Sheriff's Office, a third person was found dead late Wednesday afternoon after a suspicious house fire in Troutman.
Two people were found dead after a home in Iredell County went up in flames on Tuesday, deputies say.
A 15-year-old has been identified as the suspect in a Rock Hill shooting that killed a 16-year-old Monday night, police said.
A man accompanying his wife to the Mecklenburg County Courthouse for a traffic ticket tried to enter the building with a pistol and ammunition, a sheriffβs office says.
A 32-year-old man was fatally shot Monday night in Gastonia, sparking a homicide investigation, according to Gastonia Police Department.
Loyalti Allah was sitting at a picnic table in her neighborhood, waiting to eat, when she was gunned down. Her family and friends are mourning the young girl who they say stood out.
A 63-year-old York man has been arrested and more than 80 animals have been seized following an animal abuse investigation, according to the York County Sheriff's Office.
Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed in west Charlotte early Monday morning, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
A makeshift memorial is growing at the spot where a 13-year-old girl was killed in a drive-by shooting. Monroe Police now have four suspects in custody.
It happened around 8 p.m. Saturday on Icemorlee Drive.
Police have charged one man for murder after finding aΒ retired Rock Hill Police Lieutenant dead inside an apartment Friday afternoon.
A candid CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings didn't hold back during an exclusive interview Friday. WCCB Charlotte's Alexandra Elich asked him directly if Charlotte has a gang issue.
Police have charged 25-year-old Mark Ellis for the murder of Catrell Hollaway in northwest Charlotte.
A Burke County Deputy has been cleared to return to work after a TikTok video surfaced showing the deputy choking a suspect until he appeared to be unconscious.
Three people, including a juvenile, were charged for the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old man that happened during a targeted home invasion in Gastonia, according to police.
61-year-old Jennifer Banner was found dead near a west Charlotte strip mall.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized over six pounds of cocaine at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport from a man attempting to smuggle the drugs into the United States.
Dallas Police have arrested an 18-year-old 7-Eleven employee and a juvenile for their involvement in an armed robbery of the convenience store in Gaston County.
Two fugitives who were wanted in connection to a murder in Atlanta, Georgia have been arrested in Charlotte, according to police.
A 24-year-old Charlotte man has been charged with using someone else's financial card to rack up thousands of dollarsβ worth of fraudulent charges to their bank account, according to Lincoln County deputies.
A man is wanted in York County following a shooting that happened at a home in the Mill Creek Falls Subdivision on Eskridge Terrace in Clover.Β
A 35-year-old man was arrested early Tuesday morning after he barricaded himself in a home outside of Uptown Charlotte, following an accused assault of a woman, according to police.
A 41-year-old man was arrested and charged Monday in connection to a shootout with a Mexican drug cartel in Alamance County that left two men dead in April 2021, according to the Alamance County Sheriff's Office.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police released body camera footage on Friday of a SWAT operation that left a home in east Charlotte in unlivable conditions last year.
A deputy is recovering from a gunshot wound to the leg after responding to a domestic dispute in Granite Falls, according to a news release.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives are investigating a homicide after a gunshot victim arrived at a hospital in Pineville, N.C. on Thursday.
Police were able to take Donnell Ellison into custody on Thursday for his involvement in the murder of 8-year-old Ah'Miyahh Howell in Statesville.
Police are asking for the public's help identifying two suspects involved in a home invasion where they beat and robbed a disabled man in east Charlotte
Two 15-year-olds have been charged for a Wednesday afternoon Rock Hill shooting after a car chase, according to police.
Detectives say 19-year-old Karla Guerrero-Morales died on Tuesday from injuries she received in car wreck that occurred on Friday, July 9th in northwest Charlotte.Β
A Salisbury man is facing a slew of charges after officers say he tied a woman up with duct tape and pointed a rifle at her.Β
A 35-year-old man has been charged for his involvement in aΒ hit-and-run collision in Catawba County on Friday that left one motorcyclist with serious injuries.
A 48-year-old man has been charged after a victim was sent to the hospital following a shooting in front of the Caldwell Count Courthouse in Lenoir Monday morning.
A balloon release ceremony was held for Inna Gonzalez and Davion Funderburk.
A pedestrian was killed and a Lexus driver was seriously injured after a drunk driver ran a red light in northwest Charlotte early Saturday morning, Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say a Honda driver is facing charges for his involvement in a fatal collision in south Charlotte where he fled the scene.
Sheriff Garry McFadden says a former Mecklenburg County Detention Officer was fired on Friday for assaulting an inmate back in May.
A federal jury in Charlotte has convicted 38-year-old Ron Garland for his role in several armed robberies, attempted robberies, and related firearm offenses.
A 56-year-old Lincolnton man was found guilty by a Lincoln County Superior Court jury in connection with a sexual assault that happened in 2019.
A 26-year-old Charlotte man has been arrested for murder in connection to a Kannapolis homicide case that happened on July 3, according to police.
A 27-year-old woman has been charged for the Tuesday evening robbery of a south Charlotte Wells Fargo Bank, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives.
The Gastonia Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying a suspect that robbed a business on June 26.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have charged a man for the fatal Fourth of July shooting that killed a 16-year-old boy in South End.
Detectives are investigating after three people were shot and one person was stabbed in Rowan County.Β
Police have identified the victim who was fatally shot at a Mint Hill apartment complex early Tuesday morning as a 21-year-old man.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating after a woman was shot and killed in west Charlotte early Wednesday morning.
7-Year-Old Maliki Ramseur is one of three children shot last Monday in their Statesville neighborhood. One child was killed. No one has been arrested for the crime.
Monroe Police arrested four people Sunday night for firing shots towards residential homes with AR-15-style guns.Β
Detectives say a 33-year-old woman was killed in West Charlotte after a fatal hit-and-run collision on Sunday.
A heavy police presence in South End on Sunday afternoon as CMPD investigates the city's latest shooting.
We're hearing from the parents of a six-year-old boy killed in a street racing crash. Liam Lagunas and his father Santiago, who is now out of the hospital, were innocent victims after one of the cars street racing - crossed the center line, hitting them head on. It happened on U.S. 74 in Gaston County last Saturday night.
Detectives have identified the victim in the fatal southeast Charlotte shooting as 24-year-old Jason Farmer.Β
Police responded to a shooting on King Street in downtown Boone, N.C. on Saturday where one person was injured.
Officers arrested a man and a woman in Lancaster County Wednesday afternoon after finding illegal drugs, guns, and cash inside the home.
A passenger on their flight out of Charlotte Douglas International Airport was arrested Thursday night after opening the emergency exit door of the plane and jumping out.
The Rock Hill Police Officers involved in the controversial arrest of Ricky Price were named during his preliminary hearing on Friday at the Moss Justice Center.Β
Catawba County deputies say a hostage situation in Claremont, N.C. ended peacefully Wednesday night after several hours of negotiation.
A 39-year-old Dallas, North Carolina man has been charged with possession of child pornography, according to the Gaston County Police Department.
A juvenile and a 24-year-old man have been charged in connection to a deadly northwest Charlotte shooting that happened Tuesday night, police said.
Detectives say new evidence reveals Ronald "Jimmy" Ward, 29, shot his two sisters and father before intentionally setting the home in Lenoir on fire and shooting himself.
Liam Lagunas mother and father were hand-in-hand at a vigil for their 6-year-old son. Their grief was palpable. Liam and his father, Santiago, were on their way to get ice cream. Moments later, one of the alleged street racers crossed the center line and hit them head-on, killing 6-year-old Liam.
A 8-year-old girl was killed and two other children were hurt after two separate drive-by shootings in Statesville Monday night.
Four people were found shot to death after an apparent explosion at a home in Lenoir on Wednesday morning. Investigators are still working to determine how it all started.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say two drivers were seriously injured after a police chase from Charlotte ended in a crash in South Carolina early Wednesday morning.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police have charged one of their own officers in a domestic violence investigation.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has charged a 24-year-old man after a deadly east Charlotte shooting that happened early Sunday.
No charges will be filed against the U.S. Marshal who shot and killed Frankie Jennings at a gas station on The Plaza in March, according to the Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather III.
A woman has been arrested for hitting and killing a 13-year-old boy with her vehicle in a northeast Charlotte hit-and-run that happened early Sunday, according to police.
A New Jersey man is facing several charges after the Iredell County Sheriff's Office said he sent inappropriate messages to a local North Carolina child in 2019.
A deadly street racing crash claims the life of a 6-year-old boy. He and his father, innocent victims, after one of the cars street racing -- crossed the center line. We're now hearing from a woman who tried to save the little boy's life.
Loved ones released balloons Sunday celebrating the life of Kelly Miller.
Highway Patrol says a six-year-old has died following a street racing crash in Gaston County. Investigators say two cars were racing on U.S. 74 near Sparrow Springs Road just before 9:30 on Saturday night, when one of the cars crashed into a third car with a father and child inside.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say they are investigating a homicide in east Charlotte after a 42-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday night.
Gastonia Police are asking for the public's help finding a suspect wanted in an armed robbery that occurred Saturday afternoon.
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