The Latest Breaking News from CMPD

Discovery of North Carolina police officers’ alleged racist texts prompts review of arrest records

‘Deeply troubling’ messages came to light during investigation into misuse of Flock camera system

The Guardian - US · Oct 20

Four year-old boy shot dead while sleeping as 80 bullets fired in drive-by: ‘He should have been safe in his bed’

Gunmen opened fire on four houses in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing boy and injuring an adult woman in an attack police called ‘an act of unthinkable violence’

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Dead but deportable: US immigration judge signed order to eject teen murder victim

North Carolina judge said Levi Mendez-Maldonado failed to show up in court – even after being told he had died in 2024

The Guardian - US · Jun 3

Taco Bell employee shot by customer over wrong change, say police

Doll McLendon, 67, became ‘aggressive’ at the restaurant’s drive through window, then stormed inside and allegedly opend fire

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Two children, ages 6 and 12, rob Charlotte woman with BB gun, police say

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 12-year-old and his 6-year-old brother robbed a woman at gunpoint in southwest Charlotte Sunday morning, police said.

Tribune News Service · May 22, 2023

Arrest made in cold case murder of single mother, young son in Charlotte 40 years ago

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New DNA testing led to an arrest in the nearly 40-year-old murder case of a Charlotte woman and her 10-year-old son, police announced Thursday.

Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2023

Charlotte mall closed as police investigate report of shots fired there

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Northlake Mall is closed for the rest of Sunday as the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department investigates a shots fired call, according to the department.

Tribune News Service · Feb 5, 2023

A North Carolina man says he lost 2 fingers during a protest in 2020. Now he’s suing police

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — If Kyre Mitchell needs a reminder of the Charlotte protests arising from the 2020 murder of George Floyd, he need look no further than his right hand — specifically where his middle and ring fingers used to be.

Tribune News Service · Jan 16, 2023

Police: Hornets' James Bouknight had gun, was passed out in car before arrest in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Additional details from a police report on Charlotte Hornets guard James Bouknight’s arrest from Sunday show he was found unconscious in his car in an uptown parking deck and had a gun. He was charged with driving while impaired, according to Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office arrest records.

Tribune News Service · Oct 18, 2022

Packed concert with 4,000 fans inside locked down as police rush to reports of bomb threat

A music concert starring Latin icon Karol G was delayed after a police bomb dog alerted officers suspicion in bin nearby the Spectrum Center where the singer was performing

Daily Mirror · Sep 21, 2022