The boy was found roaming this intersection of Mt Holly-Huntersville and Rozelles Ferry roads late Saturday, CMPD said. Street View image from April 2023. © 2026 Google UPDATE:…
Read more Boy found roaming Charlotte streets and police can’t find his parents, CMPD saysA robbery suspect fired at officers during a pursuit in Charlotte on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, before crashing and trying to run away, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said. Getty Images/Stock…
Read more Robbery suspect fired at officers during pursuit in Charlotte, CMPD saysA 23-year-old armed robbery suspect was also accused of leading Charlotte-Mecklenburg officers on a vehicle chase and firing a gun at them, a news release Friday said. Christopher…
Read more Armed robbery suspect accused of leading police on chase, firing at CMPD officersWorkers 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…
Read more Armed 14-year-old among 2 arrested at Charlotte New Year’s Eve event, CMPD saysThree women face charges after a 6-year-old girl died in east Charlotte. Mecklenburg Trial Court Administrator’s Office Three women have been charged in the death of a 6-year-old…
Read more Three women charged after girl died in ‘extremely unkempt’ Charlotte homeThe assault happened around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23 in the 2400 block of Booker Avenue, CMPD said in a news release. Street View image from Sept. 2022.…
Read more Fatal stabbing investigated in Charlotte residential neighborhood, CMPD saysThe shootings happened around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, in the 800 block of Farmhurst Drive. The neighborhood is near the intersection of Interstate 77 and Nation’s Ford…
Read more Two teens found fatally shot miles apart are tied to same ‘incident,’ CMPD saysAlbert Lowery, 44, was shot multiple times around 3 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15, as he sat in a car outside Tender Hearts Child Care on North Sharon Amity…
Read more Charlotte granddad interrupted a crime. Hours later, he was shot to death, CMPD saysThe two shootings happened in the 4800 block of Wallingford Street, which is just off Woodlawn Road, maps show. Street View image from Oct. 2025. © 2025 Google…
Read more This block off Woodlawn Road just had its second homicide in 6 weeks, CMPD saysKe’Nadie Cathey’s family and others in the community held a press conference outside Charlotte-Mecklenburg police headquarters on Nov. 8, 2025, to share that her health was not good…
Read more Charlotte student suffered brain injury after officer slammed her, attorney saysPolice are investigating a homicide in the 1600 block of Old Plank Road. Street View image from Nov. 2022. © 2025 Google Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are investigating after a…
Read more CMPD investigating after teen shot and killed early Saturday in north CharlotteA Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer is under two investigations and on administrative leave after video showed him slamming a female student onto the ground while trying to break…
Read more CMPD: Officer under investigation after video shows West Charlotte student slammedCharlotte-Mecklenburg police fatally shot a person accused of kidnapping a woman and killing two others in west Charlotte on Thursday afternoon. Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers shot and…
Read more CMPD officers fatally shoot accused kidnapper who allegedly shot two othersPolice are investigating a homicide on Saturday that involves two locations in the city, including in the 5600 block of North Graham Street.. Street View image from November…
Read more 3 killed in separate areas of Charlotte on Saturday, police sayAndrew Dys York County SC A former Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer admitted in court Thursday he followed and harassed his ex-girlfriend in Rock Hill while carrying a gun, but…
Read more Former CMPD officer admits harassing ex in Rock Hill. He did not go to prisonA Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employee was charged with attempted murder on Friday in a domestic violence case, police said. Muhammad Farhad Getty Images/iStockphoto A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employee was charged…
Read more Charlotte schools employee charged with attempted murder, stalkingThe Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Major Gene Lim speaks during a news conference Wednesday announcing new public safety initiatives in Uptown. Nick Sullivan nsullivan@charlotteobserver.com Charlotte will beef up its…
Read more Perceptions about uptown Charlotte crime prompt CMPD focus on minor offensesCharlotte-Mecklenburg police officers were “entirely reasonable” in shooting a man waiting on an involuntary commitment after he pointed a gun at his brother, District Attorney Spencer Merriweather, shown…
Read more CMPD shooting of man ‘not mentally well’ was ‘entirely reasonable,’ DA Merriweather saysDeputy Police Chief Tonya Arrington of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department told reporters on Friday, May 31, 2024, that police confirmed there was only one shooter in the April…
Read more CMPD rules out second shooter, friendly fire in April 29 police shootout in CharlotteNorth Carolina Department of Corrections Probation Officers Sherri Sullivan, David Gary and LaTonya Lynch hold candles as Mothers of Murdered Offspring and Footprints Ministries sponsor a community candlelight…
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