Police say they got a tip through the Internet Crimes Against Children database. Matthews Detectives say they immediately opened an investigation and identified Jean Paul Vaca-Lopez.
Detectives are on the scene of a death on Nations Ford Road in southwest Charlotte Thursday morning.
A man is now charged in connection to the death of a woman in Newton.
The investigations stemmed from reports of inappropriate online activity involving the possession and downloading of child sexual abuse materials.
Home surveillance video appears to show the moment when shots are fired in a west Charlotte neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.
The incident happened Thursday morning on Lawyers Road. According to a CATS representative, two people on the bus were involved in an altercation.
Investigators executed a search warrant at the home and found more than three pounds of fentanyl, about 87 grams of crack cocaine and about two pounds of marijuana.
What hasn't been made at the bakery lately is money, ever since President Trump took office. Betancur's books show his 27-year business has lost money every day since the inauguration.
A 60-year-old man working as a nail technician at a salon in Huntersville is charged with three counts of sexual battery involving clients.
A former daycare worker in Conover is out of jail on bond, charged with eight counts of assault on a child under 12.
A man and woman are in jail charged in what the Chester County Sheriff is calling the largest fentanyl seizure ever seen in Chester County.
CMPD is asking for help identifying two hit-and-run suspects from two different cases in south Charlotte.
A mother is pushing for change after her four-year-old son was allegedly abused in a York County classroom.
A fugitive wanted for first-degree murder in North Carolina was arrested in January in Los Angeles, California after almost 18 years on the run.
Gavin Guffey was 17 when he allegedly met Hassanbunhussein Lawal. Investigators says Lawal was pretending to be a young woman.
Police arrested and charged Sean Simpson in connection to a deadly shooting over the weekend in Gastonia. The victim's family says they are happy their loved one's alleged killer is behind bars, but now two families are dealing with the loss of two lives.
Union County Sheriff's deputies began investigating Jason Lottmann and multiple reports of fraud involving his business, Champagne Manor, in December 2024.
Gaston County police arrested and charged a 16- year- old for shooting and killing another teen while he was walking to the store Sunday.
A driver accused of hitting a man in Monroe and continuing to drive has been arrested. Police arrested 38-year-old Lazaurus Cunningham on Tuesday.
The shooting happened around 7 Tuesday night on Copper Creek Court. Medic say it took one person to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Police are asking for help to identify a man seen on surveillance video using a sledgehammer to break open a display case inside Belk at SouthPark Mall.
A 16-year-old boy is charged with first degree murder and attempted first degree murder following the shooting of Zaquavious "Tank" Dawkins in Gastonia.
A man wanted for robbing three Dollar General Stores in Statesville earlier this month has been arrested in Charlotte.
The FBI and the SBI worked together to arrest 57-year-old Blace Nalavany.
Troutman Police have arrested 51-year-old Arlo Gutierrez of Troutman on child sex crime charges.
Monroe Police have arrested two people in connection to an animal cruelty case from last week. Detectives arrested 25-year-old Octavion Jamal Harrell of Monroe and 26-year-old Da’najah Mary Horne of Monroe.
A 24-year-old man has been extradited to the United States from Nigeria to face prosecution in a partially unsealed indictment for the sextortion of a Rock Hill minor, which led to the victim’s death.
No arrests have been made after a triple shooting in East Spencer.
Parents are angry with a Monroe daycare after an employee was arrested and charged with misdemeanor child abuse. Childtime Learning Center is facing backlash for what some parents have called harsh treatment of kids.
An 18-year-old man and another juvenile have been charged with murder in connection to a deadly shooting at a convenience store on January 14th.
One person has been transported to a local hospital after being shot on I-85 near Beatties Ford Road in Charlotte.
Kannapolis Police are investigating the accidental death of a child, according to a news release.
The Statesville Police Department says two people were arrested after a local pastor was assaulted, robbed, and had his vehicle stolen while renovating his church.
Police say a driver pulled up to an apartment complex and left their car running and unattended. When the driver came back, a stranger was inside the car, and the two began to fight.
CHARLOTTE, NC -- A person was shot and killed in north east Charlotte Wednesday night. Medic says it happened on Catalina Avenue near the intersection of W. 28th Street. The victim was pronounced dead…
The federal government is asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the family of Shanquella Robinson.
The teen who police say murdered a woman at a North Carolina Walmart is behind bars. Officers arrested Ezekiel Burden in Chicago on Tuesday.
The former Chester County Sheriff and one of his lieutenants convicted of corruption have been released from custody.
Police are investigating a deadly shooting in Uptown Charlotte.
Five men are charged with soliciting children for sexual acts over the internet. The arrests are part of a yearlong operation focused on human trafficking in Rowan County.
Police are investigating a double shooting in south Charlotte. The shooting happened on Peaceful Glen Road.
Investigators are searching for a possible arsonist after an early morning fire at a vacant warehouse in Gastonia.
A man is facing charges after police say he beat his wife to death. Police charged Clarence Pinckney with first-degree murder.
Monroe Police found the severely neglected dog on Friday morning behind the Dollar General store on W. Franklin Street.
Police were called to the scene in the 5700 block of Leake Street around 10:15pm Tuesday.
Detectives found unread messages on an app they believed could have been linked to the sexual exploitation of a minor, and they found several of Madalina's belongings burned in a fire pit.
A man accused of killing a woman in Rock Hill is denied bond.
Brett Kimbrell is charged with 10 counts of felony second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.
CMPD says 22-year-old Daniel Wheeler has been arrested and charged with the murder of 18-year-old Jordyn Campbell. Campbell died after a shooting on Nobles Avenue in west Charlotte on December 29, 2024.
Ramirez-Duarte was arrested in connection to Sanchez's murder, those charges were later dropped. He was arrested again in 2021 in connection to a another murder 10 months before Sanchez was killed.
Police are investigating an alleged assault and robbery that occurred at a Bank of America in Rock Hill on Thursday afternoon
Preschoolers from Primrose School of South Charlotte celebrating National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day with a visit from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department!
CMPD is reporting a 3% decrease in overall crime in 2024. The department credits its focus on key areas such as juvenile crime, automobile thefts, street takeovers and curtailing violent crime in areas of high victimization.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department provides the department’s 2024 End of Year Public Safety Report.
On Tuesday, deputies responded to a domestic incident at 108 Claremont Way in Mooresville.
A North Carolina appeals court says the mother of a student killed while on a ride-along in a Highway Patrol cruiser can continue suing for gross negligence against the trooper who was driving.
The Chester County Sheriff's Office busted an alleged drug ring being run out of a local motel.
New information from the Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office says it appears a man took his own life after deputies say they watched him kill a woman in the Providence Manor neighborhood in Harrisburg.
A 16-year-old faces weapons charges following a chase and crash involving a school bus in Chester, South Carolina.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division investigated 285 tips about human trafficking that included nearly 400 potential victims in 2024. According to a new report, a majority of the tips investigated involved minor victims.
Monroe Police are warning people not to leave their vehicles warming up unattended despite winter temperatures after a weekend arrest.
A 17-year-old young man is recovering after shots were fired into a home in Rock Hill Sunday night.
The Union County Sheriff's Office says their investigation began after a local victim came forward to accuse her private tennis coach, 47-year-old Timi Kano Solomon, of inappropriate sexual conduct.
Investigators say 28-year-old Davis Travis Benton of Dallas was arrested on January 8th.
A Charlotte driver is in custody after police say he shot into another car and severely injured two people.
Medic says two people have serious injuries following a shooting near I-485 Outer and South Tryon Street.
Police are looking for two men in connection to a deadly shooting Monday night in Kannapolis.
A man is in the hospital and a second man is in jail following a shooting at an apartment complex in Hickory.
Dirk Rodney Nixon was arrested and charged with trafficking fentanyl and more.
That type of disturbing discipline didn't stop with that student, according to Smith and Perez said. Perez said she witnessed the teacher spraying two-year-old's in the face with disinfectant spray.
The Union County Sheriff's Office says a Monroe man started the new year by making the same poor choices.
Police say three people are wanted for an armed robbery at a grocery store in Monroe.
Trump is certified as the winner of the 2024 election without challenge, a stark contrast to the violence of 4 years ago.
A 27-year-old Charlotte man is in jail without bond, charged with a violent robbery attempt at a liquor store in Lancaster County, South Carolina.
Police say 35-year-old Sabrina Roth is accused of conspiring to rob and kill Diondre Bittle.
One person is in the hospital recovering after a traffic stop involving Kannapolis Police escalated to a shooting Saturday night.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police say 18 people were arrested during the New Year's Eve celebration in Uptown Tuesday. Police are crediting their "successful strategic operations plan" that resulted in no major incidents during the festivities. According to a news release posted to the department's website, officers seized six firearms.
Eighteen people were arrested and six firearms were seized but no major incidents occurred in Uptown during the New Year’s Eve celebrations.
One person is in the hospital after being stabbed in west Charlotte overnight.
Hickory Police have made a second arrest in a New Year's Day shooting that seriously injured one person.
Charlotte is on high alert as the biggest charlotte sporting event of the young year is Friday night, the Duke's Mayo Bowl.
CMPD is investigating a shooting involving four people in east Charlotte that happened late Thursday night.
37-year-old Shawn Phillip Pulver of Pleasant Creek Drive was taken into custody on Friday, December 27, 2024.
The shooting happened at the Weldon Heights complex on Barkley Street.
Officers are investigating a shooting in a Wendy's parking lot in east Charlotte.
A U.S. Marshals task force has tracked down and arrested a fugitive who was wanted by the Union County Sheriff's Office. Baldomero Hernandez-Jimenez was on the run for several years.
Authorities say a man driving a pickup truck sped through a crowd of pedestrians in New Orleans’ bustling French Quarter district early on New Year’s Day, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 30.
At least 5,000 people bought tickets to the biggest New Years Eve party in Charlotte. For the first time, Charlotte Knights and Center City Partners hosted CLTNYE inside Truist Field during Light the Knights.
Investigators say a three-alarm fire at an apartment complex in Landis was intentionally set.
A Concord woman is behind bars and is accused in the death of her 22-year-old niece.
Police are investigating a shooting on Bancroft Street in north Charlotte.
N.C. State's offseason began with an overhaul of the coaching staff.
An 18-year-old is in custody charged with the July murder of 18-year-old Rashaka Prince on Cattail Court near Plaza Road Extension.
Court records show CMPD officer Onesiphorus Williams has been arrested for violating a domestic violence protection order. The arrest happened three days after he was charged in a domestic violence case.
Five people face charges and six trucks have been seized following a street takeover near Mooresville.
Firefighters are investigating a suspected arson at a business in east Charlotte.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are investigating after they say a man was found shot to death in the 8200 block of Dave McKinney Avenue in northeast Charlotte.
CMPD says 35-year-old Wonah Abu-Baby Konte Jr. died and two other people were hurt in a shooting in University City Sunday night.
A teenager is facing serious charges in Monroe. Police say that suspect used Facebook Marketplace to steal items from different sellers. WCCB Charlotte's Zane Cina spoke with one of the victims who has new fears for doing business.
The two were communicating using Facebook Marketplace. When the victim arrived, the teen pointed a gun at the victim, stole the phone and ran away.
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