The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department held a briefing on Friday to discuss several violent incidents that occurred at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools during the first few days of school.
Gaston County Police have charged 22-year-old Matthew Judd with possession of child pornography.
A lockdown at Hough High School has been lifted after Cornelius Police gave the all clear following a bomb threat at the school Friday afternoon.
A 25-year-old has been charged with murder after a man was shot multiple times and killed in southeast Charlotte Monday morning, according to police.
Salisbury Police have investigated 10 homicides in 2021.
A 42-year-old Charlotte man has been arrested on eight charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors, announced South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson on Wednesday.
Rock Hill Police arrested a 38-year-man for kidnapping on Wednesday after he held a woman against her will inside his home.
A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld the conviction and sentence of a man on federal death row for the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation.
A 26-year-old woman has been arrested for the fatal stabbing of a man in Salisbury that happened Tuesday morning, according to the police department.
The Monroe Police Department has arrested a suspect for the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old that happened on the morning of Aug. 8.
The Gastonia Police Department is investigating after a 17-year-old was shot and injured at a park Sunday evening.
A 28-year-old woman has been charged with murder in the the deadly west Charlotte shooting that happened Saturday evening, according to police.
ederal authorities sentenced 39-year-old Raymond Baucom of Charlotte to 25 years in prison on Wednesday for owning child porn.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is conducting a homicide investigation after a hospitalized south Charlotte shooting victim died due to their injuries Wednesday.
Police say Willie Allen is facing several weapons charges after a 4-year-old was accidentally shot by another child in northwest Charlotte.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has charged two suspects for the University-area shooting that left a Cabarrus County Sheriff deputy's son dead in 2019.
A Rock Hill woman has been arrested in a 29-year-old cold case involving the death of an infant, officials said Tuesday.
Police have identified three suspects, including a juvenile, they say are responsible for the death of a man that was found unresponsive at a local Mooresville park Wednesday night.
After close to three years, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has charged two suspects for murder in a south Charlotte homicide case.
Gastonia Police are investigating a shooting that left one man in critical condition on Saturday.
Detectives with the Cornelius Police Department charged 22-year-old Rymyr Quarles for murder after a man was killed in the toll lanes of I-77 on Thursday.
Two Hickory men were sentenced to prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to their involvement in a 2017 shooting at a local pub that left three people dead.
A homicide investigation was sparked after officers found a dead man behind a home in Albemarle Wednesday afternoon.
Police have cleared the scene after a bomb threat was called in to the Matthews Town Hall building.
A man who cut the throat of a Charlotte Uber driver, Marlo Medina-Chevez, during a robbery in 2017 will spend the rest of his life in prison, according to the DA's Office.
A former teacher at Chester High School turned himself in to sheriff's deputies Wednesday afternoon on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor. Zachery Parisher’s arrest comes after a two week investigation by the Chester County Sheriff’s Office.
Federal authorities say two Charlotte men were sentenced to prison on Friday for their involvement in an attempted armed robbery of a local restaurant where a victim was shot multiple times.
21-year-old Christopher Flood has been charged for murder following the fatal shooting of Tavarus Taybron in northeast Charlotte, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives have arrested a man accused of fatally shooting a 34-year-old at a north Charlotte hookah lounge in June.
A former Fort Mill police officer has received probation for attacking his wife and preventing her from leaving their South Carolina home after she said she wanted a divorce, authorities said.
A 25-year-old Denver man is facing drug charges in Lincoln and Mecklenburg counties after over 20 ounces of cocaine was seized on Friday, according to deputies.
Police are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect involved in the armed robbery of a north Charlotte business that happened early Saturday morning.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg detectives have charged two suspects for the attempted murder of a Duke Energy line technician after an east Charlotte shooting sent the victim to the hospital on the night of June 18.
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.
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.
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.
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 sheriff’s 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 a 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 dollars’ 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.
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.
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.
A 35-year-old man has been charged for his involvement in a 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.
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