Crime

Citizen's Court: Talking It Out With Your Neighbor

Tasnim Shamma — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:00:00 +0000

The Mecklenburg County Courthouse processes up to 1,600 misdemeanor cases a day. And administrators are always looking for ways to bring that number down so that judges have more manageable caseloads. One of the newest initiatives is mediation. Also known as Citizen's Court.

Family Of Dead Pastor Asks Judge To Show Mercy

Tasnim Shamma — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:58:33 +0000

A woman who killed a pastor while drunk and high on drugs will only serve a one year prison sentence – in part because the pastor's family asked the judge to show mercy.

Learning How To Expunge A Criminal Record

Tasnim Shamma — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:13:42 +0000

We’ve all done things we wish we could take back and start over. It’s harder for some than others – especially if that mistake involves a criminal conviction. But some people with a criminal past can wipe the slate clean if enough time has passed.

Gaston Commissioners Want Gun Permit Records Secret; Approve Resolution

Tasnim Shamma — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:01:35 +0000

Gaston County Commissioners voted 6-0 Thursday night in support of a resolution that calls for the General Assembly to make gun permit records secret. Commissioner Tracy Philbeck says the resolution was in response to news outlets publishing gun permit information after the shootings at Sandy Hook elementary in Connecticut.

"I'm a strong proponent of government transparency," Philbeck says. "At the same time, I think the press, in a lot of cases, have used the freedom of information act to bring forth an anti-gun agenda to criminalize those that own a gun."

Charlotte Sees Spike In Violent Crime, Decrease In Burglaries

Tasnim Shamma — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:55:55 +0000

It was a busy year for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. The city's crime rate increased by nearly three percent – in large part because of jumps in robberies and domestic violence. But there was some good news in the numbers released Wednesday.

Police Round Up Family In West Charlotte Drug Bust

Julie Rose — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 22:36:58 +0000

Charlotte police and federal drug officials on Friday rounded up nine men and the matriarch of a family selling cocaine and marijuana in the Enderly Park neighborhood.

Jeremy Mayfield Makes Surprise Call To NASCAR CEO

Tasnim Shamma — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:21:38 +0000

Suspended NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield has been out of racing since 2009, when he tested positive for methamphetamine. Mayfield wants to return to the track, and this week called in to a radio show to ask NASCAR CEO Brian France to give him a chance.

Teen Charged In Vandalism Of Tombstones

Tasnim Shamma — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:24:48 +0000

City workers in Concord say they were really creeped out on Thursday morning.

At 11:30, a city employee who helps care for the Oakwood cemetery noticed something really strange. A teenager was pushing over tombstones in the furthest section of the 44-acre cemetery. The employee immediately called police.

David Ratchford is the city of Concord's director of building and grounds. He looks after Oakwood, which is one of the city's four cemeteries.

"This is just shocking, we've never had this level of vandalism," Ratchford says.

Police Arrest Five Teens Accused of Fatally Shooting Local Teen

Tasnim Shamma — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:04:39 +0000

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police arrested five teenagers early Tuesday morning in the shooting death of a 17-year-old boy in Northeast Mecklenburg County on Sunday night.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say that trouble started on Saturday. Five teenagers believed 17-year-old Kydaryune “K.C.” Curry disrespected them in front of a girl.