Crime

Officials say a NFL player was cut from the Detroit Lions after being arrested in Charlotte on domestic assault charges.

Police say a woman was charged after she put a dead cricket on her plate at a Gastonia restaurant so she could get her meal for free.

Two men were arrested for allegedly murdering a Burke County woman.

The cousin of a teen who was accidentally shot and killed in Lenoir is in jail, charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Video of what deputies say is a fight between a West Rowan High School teacher and student surfaced Friday.

Police are asking for the public's assistance in a death investigation.

Police have reportedly charged a second man in connection with a theft of firearms, cash and coins from a Lincoln County home.

DNA is credited with helping police make an arrest in a cold case murder that happened in Charlotte's Elizabeth neighborhood nearly three decades ago.

Police say a Salisbury man stole a car that had a three-year-old in the backseat.

A man viciously beating a dog in his backyard… and it's all caught on camera.

Chief Charlie Franklin was placed on a five-day suspension last Friday to allow him to review parts of the city's report against him.

Police have identified a driver involved in a fatal hit and run in south Charlotte.

Police arrested a man on animal cruelty charges after someone posted a video of him allegedly beating a dog at his home.

Police say a mother and boyfriend where arrested for sexually abusing her child.

Police are searching for a woman who was allegedly involved in a shooting in Kannapolis.

Peter Kiever now faces 22 felony charges, including rape of a child, exploitation of a child and indecent liberties with a child.

The FBI is seeking the public’s help in identifying an unknown male who may have information about the identity and whereabouts of a young girl depicted in a series of photos being sexually abused.