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CRIME & SAFETY
Customers upset after east Charlotte beauty supply store burglarized yet again
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is searching for the suspect who broke into an east Charlotte beauty supply store early Wednesday morning. Making it worse, this is not a new occurrence for the business. The front glass window at CosmoProf was shattered. That is where the thief...
Charlotte's 4th of July Uptown Event Managed with Strategic Police Plan, Results in Drug and Weapons Arrests
Last Thursday's celebrations in Charlotte's Uptown district saw a collaborative effort by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department that resulted in multiple arrests but no major incidents. A strategic operations plan was implemented to maintain order during the public fireworks display. According to a statement from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, twelve individuals, including two adults and ten juveniles, were detained for offenses ranging from drug possession to carrying concealed weapons.
Police: Man shot in uptown Charlotte after suspect steals gun
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Police are investigating a shooting that left one person hurt in uptown Charlotte early Friday morning. The shooting happened around 3 a.m. in the area of West Trade Street, near Cedar and Fifth streets, which is just a couple blocks from Truist Field and Bank of America Stadium.
Adoptive mother forced child to buy supplies & dismember sibling's body, warrants allege
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The adoptive mother of five children – two of whom she is now accused of murdering – forced one of the children to purchase tools and dismember one of the bodies, according to an arrest warrant dated June 26. Avantae Deven forced one of...
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