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Jacob Hilton

DALLAS, N.C. – An inmate escaped Saturday afternoon from Gaston Correctional Center in Dallas and was on the run for about four hours. Jacob Hilton, 22, was noticed missing at 1 p.m. when prison officials conducted an inmate count, according …Read More

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Jessie Dean Frye

HICKORY N.C. – A Claremont man was arrested Thursday night with 73 grams of marijuana after a Hickory police officer saw him run a red light. The officer was on routine patrol when he saw a blue Buick traveling south …Read More

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Man Shot In Leg In Overnight Shooting

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A shooting in East Charlotte early this morning left one person with a gun shot to the leg. Police were called about a shooting at the Peppertree Apartments on Central Avenue around 1 a.m. Once they arrived …Read More

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Woman Boards A School Bus And Assaults A Student

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A woman boarded a Ridge Road Middle School bus Friday morning and assaulted a student who was involved in a fight with her son, according to Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. A student on the bus said the woman’s …Read More

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Gaston County Narcotics Investigation Rounds Up 18 People

GASTON COUNTY, N.C. —On May 16-17, the Gaston County Police arrested 18 people as part of a warrant roundup following several narcotics-related investigations and undercover operations. Those arrested were from Gaston County as well as neighboring counties and had multiple …Read More

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12 Drunk Drivers Picked Up At DUI Checkpoint Overnight

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The University City Division along with the Major Crash Investigation Unit hosted a DWI Checking Station last night. They sat up their station around the 70o block of W. Mallard Creek Church Road.  the BAT Mobile was …Read More

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Chris Clark

CONCORD, N.C. – Concord police on Thursday arrested a South Carolina store manager from Indian Trail who they say exposed himself multiple times at a Concord business plaza and another time at the Lancaster Belk Store where he works.  He …Read More

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CMPD Investigating East Charlotte Homicide

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department are conducting a homicide investigation that occurred on Filbert Lane in East Charlotte overnight. Officers responded to a call saying a man had been shot.  When officers arrived on scene, they …Read More

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DA News Release: 8 Defendants Convicted In Homicide Cases

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Homicide Team convicted eight defendants in homicide cases May 16, 2013, in Mecklenburg County Superior Court. The defendants entered their guilty pleas before The Honorable W. Robert Bell, Superior Court Judge. Habacu …Read More

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DA News Release: Habitual Felon Team Convicts 27, Sends Defendants To Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Habitual Felon Team convicted 27 defendants May 13-15, 2013. The defendants entered their guilty pleas in Mecklenburg County Superior Court before The Honorable W. Robert Bell, Superior Court Judge. Twenty of them …Read More

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Quenton Milhouse

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Yesterday we reported on an incident where police responded to a call on the 3400 block of Mathis Drive. You can read the details of the story here. Two men were involved in a fight and one …Read More

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Bomb Threat Leads To Evacuataion At Troutman Relay For Life

IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. — Police evacuated the Iredell County Fairgrounds after a bomb threat against the Troutman Relay for Life event Friday afternoon. Police did not take any chances at the event that benefits cancer research. They cleared out the fairgrounds, …Read More

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