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Two girls tell jury about sexual assault in salon
For the first time, two girls, 17 and 20, told a jury how they were sexually assaulted inside an east Charlotte hair salon three years ago. Duncan "Ray" Bynum is on trial in connection with assaults at his salon on Shamrock Drive in 2009. The girls told jurors the man ...
Police: 2 shot, killed in north Charlotte
Police say a Charlotte man will face murder charges after he fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. Authorities arrested Jacquece Forest early Tuesday morning in a traffic stop on East Harris Boulevard. Police said the mother of Forest's 2-year-old son called 911 around 1 o'clock Tuesday morning, apparently ...
Police investigate after man shot in head, neck
Police are looking for the people who shot a man in the head several times in a drive-by shooting in North Charlotte on Saturday night. Detectives spent hours at the house on Sunstone Drive, looking for clues in a drive-by shooting that's left one man fighting for his life. "All ...
Concerned citizens speak out against rising crime
Concerned citizens and Charlotte city leaders came together Saturday to call for a stop to rising crime. A Stop the Violence rally, sponsored by the Ketchmore Kids Foundation, was held in the Greenville Neighborhood of north Charlotte. The area is served by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's Metro Division. Statistics show overall ...
CMPD releases crime stats; robberies increased 15 percent
New numbers from Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department give a better idea of where certain crimes are increasing in Charlotte. On Thursday, police said that overall, robberies in Charlotte had increased 15 percent this year. Using the latest numbers that CMPD released on its website, we now have a look at ...
Police arrest 2 in Hickory in connection with armed robberies
Agents found two men accused of 10 armed robberies in three states at a motel in Hickory. The men are wanted for a string of robberies over the last three weeks. Police hit the motel Friday morning while the men were sleeping. One of the suspects told Eyewitness News he ...
Two men say they fought against armed attacker
Two men said they fought back against the same armed attacker. Police arrested David Bruce, charging him with two attempted armed robberies within minutes of each other in south Charlotte on Monday. Calvin Schmaltz said he kicked Bruce twice in the crotch after he said Bruce attacked him. Not long ...
Lancaster father in jail after leaving children for beer
http://bcove.me/160muljn A Lancaster man is accused of leaving an infant and a 2-year-old home alone to make a late-night beer run. Chris Blackmon, 26, is charged with public drunkenness and two counts of unlawful neglect of a child. Lancaster County sheriff's deputies said Blackmon left home around midnight Monday, and ...
Investigators: Fire set at Gastonia building intentionally set
Fire investigators said that an office building that went up in flames in Gastonia Monday night was intentionally set. Investigators said the building on Kyle Court had been vacant for about a year. Authorities believe the fire was set to go off later, but because it was spotted early they ...
1 dead; several hurt in SC shooting
Greenville County sheriff's deputies say two officers and a suspect have been wounded in a shooting after a standoff in Greer. Investigators say a man entered a house around 9:30 p.m. Sunday and shot and killed a man. Deputies say the suspect then took four adults and two children ...
Burke County man to be in court after Friday night stabbing
A Burke County man will be in court Monday after deputies said he stabbed a man. Investigators said Dwayne Abee stabbed Bryan Cook in the throat Friday night. Officers found Cook lying on a porch at a home on Claude Brittain Road. Witnesses told deputies Abee stabbed Cook. Officers arrested ...
Organizers hope event raises awareness about domestic violence
Community members in Charlotte came together to raise awareness about domestic violence. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police and other agencies took part in a walk-run at Alexander Graham Middle School in south Charlotte. Assistant District Attorney Jamie Adams hopes the event will help people come forward about abuse. “It’s even more important for ...
Block party held Saturday to help combat crime
A southwest Mecklenburg County community hopes a block party held Saturday will combat crime. The Steele Oaks-Braddock Green homeowners association and crime watch held the event off Red Hickory Lane. City Councilwoman Lawana Mayfield said neighbors getting to know each other creates a safer community. “If someone new is driving ...
Woman stabbed in June suffers from nightmares of incident
A woman stabbed outside of work told Eyewitness News about the constant nightmare she lives through, knowing her attackers could still be out there. Police said they still haven’t found the people responsible. “It’s healed,” Lash said, showing her scars. “Yes, this one’s healed, completely healed.” Lash said after an ...
Police: Men forced woman into car, took money from her account at ATM
Robbery detectives in Charlotte are hoping a surveillance picture from an ATM will help them track down the men who robbed and kidnapped a woman in east Charlotte Wednesday night. The woman, who police have not identified, told Eyewitness News she was leaving work on Executive Center Drive, off Albemarle ...
CMPD Sex Assault Cold Case Unit solves cases as new staff gets to work
One year ago Wednesday, the Charlotte City Council awarded Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department a nearly half-million-dollar grant to help the department's Sex Assault Cold Case Unit. The money was used to hire a dedicated prosecutor and DNA analyst. Detective Troy Armstrong said the unit has had success since it started in 2006, but ...
Argument over length of a shower leads to stabbing
Investigators say an argument over how long a woman had been in the shower led to a Sumter County stabbing. Deputies told The Item of Sumter they found the 23-year-old victim with four puncture wounds to his back after being called to investigate a fight late Saturday. Investigators ...
Police release surveillance pictures of suspects in convenience store robbery
Police are asking for help identifying two suspects in a convenience store robbery. On Monday, two men grabbed a store clerk at a 7-11 on Eastway Drive and forcibly moved him to an office area before taking money and merchandise from the store, investigators said. Police said the men also ...
SC store owner busted for selling bath salts, police say
Police made a synthetic pot bust only a half-mile away from a Fort Mill middle school. Police said a tip led them to the T&T Express convenience store on East Highway 160. Police said the store was selling bath salts to customers. An undercover officer bought the synthetic marijuana Wednesday ...
Armed man jumps counter, robs stores
Cabarrus County deputies need help catching a dangerous armed robber who's already stolen from two businesses along Highway 49 this month. Deputies told Eyewitness News the same man stole cash from two stores located just a few hundred yards away from each other. Until he's caught, investigators are concerned he ...
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