The Lincoln County Sheriffβs Office has received 1,268 requests for gun purchase permits through June 30, 2020 compared to 997 purchase permits issued during all of 2019.
A man from Huntersville is facing numerous felony charges following an investigation into several sexual assaults that happened in 2006, according to a news release.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Departmentβs Homicide Unit have classified a fatal east Charlotte shooting from March 2020 as a justified homicide, police say.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Detectives have charged a 23-year-old suspect in connection with the fatal Monday morning east Charlotte shooting.
The Statesville Police have arrested and charged the resident that fatally shot an alleged trespasser Monday morning.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Detectives have charged an 18-year-old for the attempted murder of six victims after he shot into a vehicle with a rifle Monday afternoon.
Police are investigating after shots were fired at officers and civilians at the scene of a Huntersville crash early Monday morning.
City leaders are planning new steps to curb violent crime in Charlotte. A "violence interrupter" pilot program could launch this fall. It calls for community members to mediate ongoing conflicts.
A North Carolina couple and their two daughters were among five people killed in a chain of car crashes started by a speeding driver, according to police and a newspaper report.
A 13-year-old is expected to be charged after a Gastonia shooting Sunday evening, police say.
Police are investigating after an 18-year-old was shot several times in Gastonia early Thursday.
Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite who was accused by many women of helping procure underage sex partners for Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday in New Hampshire, the FBI said.
A Catholic priest in North Carolina will remain on administrative leave after allegations of sexual abuse against him were revealed last year, the Charlotte dioceseβs bishop said.
CMPD said in January, the department will consider modeling their approach after another major city. It comes as nearly 60 people have died because of senseless violence in Charlotte so far this year.
Huntersville Police say they are investigating a road rage incident that ended with a driver being shot.
Concord Police say they charged a man from Denver, North Carolina with solicitation of a child by electronic device.Β Β
Belmont Police say they are investigating after someone drew a noose around the neck of an African American woman depicted on an advertisement outside BB&T Bank.
Watch the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's Chief of Police swearing in ceremony from Charlotte, North Carolina.Β Chief Johnny Jennings was sworn in on Wednesday, July 1st at 10am.
The Caldwell County Sheriff's Office investigators are searching for a suspect after a fatal Caldwell County shooting Monday night.
According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police, a man was shot and killed in north Charlotte late Monday night.
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