Crime

Surveillance photo of a suspected thief during a bank heist in South Charlotte.

Surveillance photo of a suspected thief during a bank heist in South Charlotte.

A 19 year old man in Mooresville is charged with having sex with a 12 year old girl.

A 19 year old man in Mooresville is charged with having sex with a 12 year old girl.

The reason: allegations the person was stealing from lost and found. The investigation into exactly what happened continues.

The reason: allegations the person was stealing from lost and found. The investigation into exactly what happened continues.

A Hickory man will spend more than 15 years in prison for beating a man to death.

A Hickory man will spend more than 15 years in prison for beating a man to death.

Three people are in jail accused of targeting women and snatching their purses at a Wal-Mart in Albemarle.

Three people are in jail accused of targeting women and snatching their purses at a Wal-Mart in Albemarle.

Mayor of Waxhaw Daune Gardner will not go to jail for drunk driving after pleading guilty Wednesday.

Mayor of Waxhaw Daune Gardner will not go to jail for drunk driving after pleading guilty Wednesday.

If you recognize the man in the picture, call police.

If you recognize the man in the picture, call police.

The little girl was nine when she disappeared from Shelby 14 years ago. As detectives work the new lead, residents continue to hope and wonder.

Three suspects are in jail accused of stealing an ATM in Shelby.

Police say a woman was cut with a box cutter over a Facebook friend request.

The search is on for a gunman who shot a man in the leg in west Charlotte Wednesday.