A search warrant revealed how Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police identified a suspect in the destructive car break-ins throughout Charlotte in the days before Christmas. Investigators believe at least one juvenile was involved in the crimes. Channel 9′s Jonathan Lowe learned that juvenile helped lead investigators to at least one other suspect. PREVIOUS REPORTING: The search warrant Lowe […]
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CMPD cancels alert for missing woman
CMPD canceled the alert issued for a 70-year-old woman missing from her family’s home in Charlotte. They canceled the alert around 12:28 p.m. Sunday and did not specify whether Virginia May Oates has been found. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: A woman’s car tag was spotted an hour away from where she told her family she was going, […]
CMPD officer who shot and killed man during domestic dispute won’t be charged
“Within a matter of seconds,” Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officers “confronted a sequence of serious and imminent threats” before one of those officers fatally shot a man during a domestic dispute in August, Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather said Friday. The DA said he will not seek charges against Officer Tyler Bourque, who fired the fatal […]
Juvenile accused of killing group home worker, CMPD says
A juvenile at a group home is accused of killing an adult who worked and lived there, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said Thursday night. The deadly encounter started with a physical altercation at the home in the 5200 block of Swearngan Road near North Hoskins Road in northwest Charlotte, police said. 2 shootings, 1 block […]
18, arrested, 3 officers injured on New Year’s Eve in Uptown: CMPD
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Three officers are injured and a total of 18 arrests/citations were made in and around Uptown on New Year’s Eve, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. On Sunday, thousands of people were in Uptown at a city-sanctioned event to ring in the new year. CMPD says it provided more than […]
5 people hit in burst of gunfire at popular Uptown park on New Year’s Eve, CMPD says
New Year’s Eve celebrations in Uptown Charlotte were marred just before midnight when five people were hit by gunshots at Romare Bearden Park, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police. All five victims are expected to survive, police said. Their identities have not been released. It happened around 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31, and police officers were patrolling […]
DNA evidence released in 1990 murder of Charlotte woman CMPD
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — New details are becoming publicly available in the 1990 cold-case murder of Kim Thomas. Less than two hours before the end of the year, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) released DNA evidence following a judge’s order last March. On July 27, 1990, officials say the then-32-year-old Kim Thomas […]
CMPD releases DNA evidence from 33-year-old cold case to public after judge’s order
Officials with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department released the results of DNA evidence from a 33-year-old cold case murder investigation on Sunday, following an order by a judge. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: UNSOLVED: Police have new DNA evidence in Charlotte mom’s 1990 murder, attorney says The announcement comes a year after police announced new DNA evidence in the […]
Suspect caught after fatal stabbing in southwest Charlotte, CMPD says
A suspect has been captured in connection with a stabbing death in the Steele Creek area of southwest Charlotte, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police. Identities of the victim and suspect have not been released. The stabbing is believed to be a case of domestic violence, CMPD said. It was discovered around 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, […]
CATS bus driver hit by stray bullet in northwest Charlotte, CMPD says
A city bus driver was hit with a stray bullet Friday afternoon in a northwest Charlotte neighborhood, police said. It happened after 4 p.m. Friday on Lasalle Street at English Drive. There are two bus stops near the intersection, and the area is not far from West Charlotte High School. RELATED: CATS bus driver who […]
Blame game over spilled drink at Bojangles leads to shootout, CMPD says
A spilled drink inside a Bojangles near Uptown led to a shootout outside the restaurant, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said. PAST COVERAGE: CMPD responds to incident at Bojangles near Uptown Saturday Harry Bailey is facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm in the city. It all started Saturday night when […]