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Workers test the lights on a crown backstage at Charlotte’s New Year’s celebration in this file photo. During the city’s 2025 New Year’s Eve celebrations in uptown, police made fewer arrests than in 2024.
Observer file photo
Officers arrested two teens on weapons charges and seized two guns during Charlotte’s New Year’s Eve celebration in uptown, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said Thursday.
A 14-year-old was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a stolen firearm, police said. An 18-year-old was charged with carrying a concealed weapon.
CMPD didn’t say if they know how the 14-year-old got a gun or whether a parent will be charged. Police didn’t reply to an email Thursday.
Police reported no major incidents at the city’s annual celebration , including at Romare Bearden Park and Truist Field.
“At last year’s celebration, officers made 18 arrests and confiscated six guns, The Charlotte Observer reported .
Eight adults were also arrested on drug, weapon, disorderly conduct and other charges during the 2025 celebration. And 10 young people ages 10 through 15 were arrested on charges of violating the city’s youth protection ordinance, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
On Thursday, CMPD thanked these agencies for helping protect public safety on Wednesday night: Charlotte Fire Department, MEDIC, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management, North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Mecklenburg County Alcohol Beverage Control, N.C. Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the FBI.
This story was originally published January 1, 2026 at 10:47 AM.
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