An elementary school assistant principal in Iredell County has been accused and charged for committing a sex crime against a child, Iredell-Statesville Schools officials announced Thursday.
It's an unusual tool in the fight against crime. Iredell County's Sheriff says they used drones to help them catch a drug dealer. Investigators had their eye on James Morrison, better known as Faron.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives have charged a 29-year-old man with murder in a south Charlotte homicide case that happened Friday afternoon after the victim died from apparent trauma.
Officials with Sugar Creek Brewery in Charlotte say Sugar Creek, Queen Park Social, and Protagonist were all burglarized around 5:30 a.m. Sunday morning.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives charge 24-year-old George Winston for the murder of Cedric Kirkland.
Detectives say Tiberius Lee, 18, Emanuel Cuffie, 20, and a 17-year-old have been additionally charged for the murder of Jyasin Dearmon.
A man died in a southwest Charlotte crash after being shot several times Thursday night, sparking a homicide investigation, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.
Detectives say 25-year-old Desmond Mason has been charged for his involvement in a serious hit-and-run with a bicyclist on January 22nd.
Officers with the Boone Police Department say Bryan Davis, 49, of Boone was arrested after breaking into a local steakhouse and stealing a large amount of money.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects accused of armed robbery at a business last Thursday evening.
Detectives say 23-year-old Milton Edwards Jr. of Cleveland County has been arrested and charged for his involvement in an aggravated assault involving two drivers that occurred on January 13th.
Detectives with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department say 33-year-old Cynthia Marcano has been charged for her involvement in the death of David Mercurius.
Officers with the Mount Holly Police Department say 81-year-old Joseph Laine of Lincolnton, N.C. is under arrest for his involvement in a fatal hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian.
Officials with High County Crime Stoppers and Boone Police are asking for the public's help in finding who is responsible for the theft of over 5,000 dollars worth of jewelry taken from an unoccupied room at a Comfort Inn and Suites on December 31st.
Police say they arrested a teenager who is accused of robbing his friend at gunpoint Tuesday evening in Rock Hill.
An 82-year-old victim has died following a violent Rock Hill home invasion that happened on New Year's Day, according to the Rock Hill Police Department.
A 2-year-old Salisbury girl has been found dead after she and her 7-year-old brother were abandoned in a pickup truck in a wooded area of central Mississippi, a sheriff said.
Hickory Police officers say they responded to a call for service around 1 a.m. on January 24th to find a 59-year-old Black man, Marty Brown, dead in his living room lying on the couch with an apparent gunshot wound.
CMPD detectives identify 21-year-old Jamias Shropshire as the gunshot victim who passed away in this case, his family has been notified of his death.
The group, 'Stop Killing Our Children' hosted a march in South Charlotte.
Police with the Iredell County Sheriff's Department say 21-year-old Javier Roberto Hernandez is under arrest for felony indecent liberties with a child.
Detectives with the Rowan County Sheriff's Office say 16-year-old D'andra Scott and 19-year-old Jatice Wactor died in a shooting on January 22nd after a failed financial transaction in Rowan County.
A Charlotte federal jury has convicted 37-year-old Marcus Curry of Gastonia, North Carolina on drug trafficking and firearms charges after a three-day trial ending on January 22nd.
Eddie Doh pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, attempted murder, and assault on a police officer.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Homicide Unit have classified a fatal northeast Charlotte shooting from September 2020 as a justified homicide, police say.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives have charged a second suspect in connection to a deadly shooting that happened near the UNC Charlotte campus in early November.
A 30-year-old Rock Hill man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison Tuesday for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, as well as conspiracy to commit money laundering, according to U.S. Attorney Peter McCoy, Jr.
An investigation is underway after a seven-year-old boy was struck by a stray bullet Tuesday afternoon following a north Charlotte shooting, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department reports.
A 17-year-old has been charged with attempted murder after she strangled her mother in a Rock Hill hotel room Saturday morning, police say.
A man accused of stabbing two people, including his mother, has been arrested after barricading himself inside a Hickory home Monday morning, according to Catawba County deputies.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg officers say they are investigating a group of fraudsters who posed as police officers on January 15th in order to get money out of their victim.
Hickory Police say they are searching for 44-year-old Chad Byrd who is the suspect in three breaking and entering cases.
Deputies with the Chester County Sheriff's Office say they were involved in a two-county high speed chase, with S.C. Highway Patrol, on Saturday morning that lead to a driver losing control of their vehicle and crashing.
90 CMPD Officers and 40 Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Deputies will leave for Washington, D.C., Monday
Lancaster police say 21-year-old Reco Miller is under arrest for his involvement in three armed robberies at businesses located in Lancaster County from December 14th through December 23rd.
A 34-year-old Lincolnton man was arrested Wednesday on child sexual assault charges, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
A 9-year-old girl, a 16-month-old toddler and their dad were in that golf cart. The kids were thrown from the vehicle and were hurt. They're all OK but still very shaken up.
A 21-year-old Taylorsville man was arrested and charged Wednesday for the statutory rape and incest of a child, according to the Alexander County Sheriff's Office.
Police don't believe the shootings are connected.
An employee of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has been arrested and charged for driving while impaired Tuesday morning, according to CMPD.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Homicide Unit have classified a fatal south Charlotte shooting from October 2020 as a justified homicide, police say.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives are looking for a suspect that has been accused of shooting one person at a south Charlotte bowling alley Saturday evening.
Detectives with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department say the driver of a silver 2005 Honda Accord died after losing control of his car and colliding with a 2011 Hyundai Sonata SE on Mount Holly Road.
Fire Investigators with the Charlotte Fire Department and Arson Investigators with the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department say they are investigating a fire in west Charlotte that left one person dead.
Deputies say they were dispatched around 11:30 a.m. to an incomplete 911 call from a convenience store, the Market Basket, in Caldwell County where two individuals were shot and one man died on Tuesday, January 5th.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say on January 6th the driver of a stolen 2019 Toyota Highlander collided with another vehicle causing serious injuries on Tom Hunter Road in north Charlotte.
Detectives with the Iredell County Sheriff's Office say a science teacher at North Iredell High School is under arrest after he exchanged sexual messages with a student.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say a west Charlotte homicide investigation is underway after one person was shot and killed Tuesday evening.
Police are conducting Charlotte's first homicide investigation of 2021 after a man hit two people, killing one and critically injuring the other in an incident they say was intentional.
A 53-year-old man has been arrested after he was accused of communicating threats against a 15 year-old employee at Zaxby's in Hickory on Sunday.
A 19-year-old has been arrested and charged after one person was hurt in a drive-by shooting in Salisbury Monday morning.
No arrests have been made.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say 25-year-old Yosel Pineda has been charged for the death of Alejandro Arreola after a fatal shooting on December 21st.
The Gastonia Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect vehicle in a hit-and-run on Christmas Eve that killed 33-year-old James Marshall Nichols of Kings Mountain.
A homeowner has been charged for discharging his firearm into an occupied vehicle, and three teens are facing burglary charges after officers say they forced their way into a home in Taylorsville demanding money and other items.
Lancaster Police officers say they responded to reports of shots fired shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30th on Woodland Drive to find a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
Detectives with the Burke County Sheriff's Office say they are investigating several cases where it is believed a credit card skimmer was used to compromise credit and debit cards in the Rutherford College area.
Detectives with CMPD say the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Vontairius Doster in south Charlotte has been classified as a justified homicide.
Deputies say 38-year-old Timothy Stafford of Bethlehem, N.C. is under arrest for impersonating a police officer.
Jail officials say while two Union County Sheriff's Detention Officers were processing inmate mail on Tuesday, December 29th, one officer was exposed to Fentanyl when they accidentally inhaled a powdery substance inside a Christmas card addressed to an inmate.
Troopers say they responded to a three-vehicle collision on Interstate-40 West where four individuals received injuries and one man was charged for failing to maintain lane control on December 30th around 11 a.m.
Detectives say 19-year-old Destinee Little and three male juveniles are under arrest for armed robbery after a Facebook Marketplace exchange backfired in east Charlotte.
Gastonia Police say 25-year-old Anfernee Patterson is under arrest for first degree murder for the fatal shooting that killed 18-year-old Jeremy Lipscomb on December 21st.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say 28-year-old Herbrea Keels has been identified as the gunshot victim in the fatal northeast Charlotte shooting.
A grim and troubling end to 2020. 123 people have lost their lives to violence in Charlotte this year, the most on record.
Police say they charged a man with voluntary manslaughter after he stabbed another man to death during a domestic situation in northwest Charlotte, according to a news release.
Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are investigating a fatal stabbing that happened shortly before 9:30pm on December 28th on Newell-Hickory Grove Road in northeast Charlotte, according to a news release.
Charlotte police say the man that was found dead after a welfare check early Sunday morning in northwest Charlotte has been identified.
Gastonia Police say the Amber Alert for Kaysie Jay Lipscomb has been canceled, after she was found safe in Union County, NC in the Stallings area. The Union Co. Sheriff's Office has taken suspect Raheem Tyshawn Pate into custody on unrelated charges.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say 16-year-old Katherine Lopez Cruz and 13-year-old Michelle Robles were killed in a shooting in east Charlotte on December 24th.
Detectives with the Pineville Police Department say Carolina Place Mall closed Christmas Eve after police received multiple 911 calls reporting shots being fired inside the mall.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say an investigation is underway after a 24-year-old man was fatally shot in east Charlotte Tuesday night.
The funeral service for 25-year-old Officer Jason Shuping, who was killed in the line of duty last week, was held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 22nd at Cabarrus Arena and Events Center.
Iredell County Deputies say a Mooresville couple was taken into custody on child abuse charges after an investigation determined they were high on meth and marijuana while caring for their infant child.
A Kings Mountain police officer is recovering from surgery Saturday night after he was shot near Kings Mountain Country Club.
U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell sentenced Darren Matthews, 46, of Conover, N.C. to 78 months in prison for child pornography charges, according to a news release.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives identify the victim in the fatal shooting as 17-year-old Sharrieff Jones Jr. and charge 18-year-old Deontae Eddings for his involvement in the incident that occurred on December 13th.
Following the arrival of multiple ultralow freezers, extensive training of its team members, and a successful day of mock distribution and administration, Novant Health inoculated its first front-line health care workers today, using the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say two teenagers accused of robbing a 14-year-old at gunpoint in northeast Charlotte Sunday night have been arrested.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper granted a pardon of innocence for Ronnie Long, a Concord man who spent 44 years behind bars for a rape conviction he said he didn't commit.
A 9-year-old girl was seriously injured in a shooting that happened Wednesday afternoon in west Charlotte.
A police officer has died following an officer-involved shooting at the Mount Holly Car Wash and Arcade. Officer Tyler Herndon's funeral was held on Tuesday, December 15th.
A Charlotte woman pleaded guilty in connection with a five-year debt collection scheme that defrauded hundreds of victims across the country out of nearly $2 million, federal prosecutors said.
Lancaster Police are investigating after a woman was killed and a man was critically injured in a shooting early Sunday morning.
A northeast Charlotte homicide investigation is underway after a man was found fatally shot early Sunday.
Police are investigating a homicide after a man was shot to death in south Charlotte Saturday night.
Hundreds of people from across the community honored the life of Officer Tyler Herndon on Sunday night. Back-to-back vigils were held, one in the city where he served, the other in the place where he grew up.
A community in mourning is coming together to remember a Mount Holly police officer killed in the line of duty. Officer Tyler Herndon would have turned 26-years-old on Sunday. He died while responding to a break-in early Friday morning.
Deputies say a 10-year-old boy died after being shot in Catawba County on Friday, December 11th.
Troopers say 2-year-old Atticus Stamey of Hays, North Carolina died after wandering away from his home and getting hit by a vehicle on December 10th.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives say 25-year-old Joshua Sealy was killed in a fatal north Charlotte shooting on December 10th.
Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are asking for the public's help with identifying the suspect accused of robbing a north Charlotte business.
Police say one person is dead and another was injured in a northeast Charlotte shooting that happened early Thursday morning.
Deputies with the Iredell County Sheriff's Office Interstate Criminal Enforcement (ICE) Team say they arrested two individuals for trafficking drugs after conducting a traffic stop on December 7th.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are asking the public's help with identifying three suspects accused of robbing an arcade in south Charlotte early Saturday.
Charlotte police say the man wanted in a fatal northwest Charlotte shooting that happened Thanksgiving Day has been arrested in Arkansas.
Detectives with the State Bureau of Investigation say they are investigating a southwest Charlotte shooting involving an officer.
An investigation is underway after a Charlotte fire truck and two other vehicles were struck by stray bullets in southwest Charlotte Monday morning.
A 16-year-old boy is in the hospital after being shot in the face at a home in Chester County. Investigators arrived around 5:30 on Saturday morning to find multiple shots fired at the home from the outside.
Detectives with the Albemarle Police Department say three suspects are under arrest for the murder of 24-year-old Brian Smith who was fatally shot on August 25th, 2018.
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