CRIME & SAFETY
Gastonia man killed in York, South Carolina
A Gastonia man was shot and killed in York Saturday evening, according to the York County Coroner's Office. Jai'Shaun Young, 20, was shot near Galilean Road in York County, South Carolina. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No one had been charged by Monday morning. The York Police Department...
Police respond to hoax at Gastonia grandmother's home
Officers stormed into the home of a Gastonia grandmother after someone told police she was holding children at gunpoint. The police said it was a hoax. The woman, who wasn’t home, told Channel 9 the fake call rattled her. The same thing happened to another household on Lakeview Street...
One Arrested after Pursuit with Stolen Vehicle
Staff Reports Crisp County Sheriff’s Office On May 4, 2024, around noon, a Crisp County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a grey Toyota Rav4 at the intersection of GA 30 W and Old Albany Road. The vehicle was reported stolen out of North Carolina. The driver fled, leading law enforcement on […] The post One Arrested after Pursuit with Stolen Vehicle appeared first on Cordele Dispatch.
Police group calls for change after Monday's attack on officers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As Back the Blue N.C. raises funds for the families of four officers killed while they were trying to serve a warrant at an east Charlotte home Monday, the group's leader is calling for reform. "I would say our judicial system definitely needs to change," CEO...
Man killed in shooting at east Charlotte flea market
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A shooting at a flea market in east Charlotte left one man dead on Sunday. The shooting happened around 6 p.m. on Sunday at a flea market on Albemarle Road, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Police found a man dead at the scene. Investigators labeled...
NTSB: ‘Inadequate inspections likely cause of deadly news helicopter crash in North Carolina in 2022
The National Transportation Safety Board said that investigators found missing and disconnected hardware on the helicopter, the agency said in its final report that was released on Thursday, according to The Associated Press.
Bystander livestreams during Charlotte standoff show an ever-growing appetite for social media video
Saing Chhoeun was locked out of his Charlotte, North Carolina, home on Monday as law enforcement with high-powered rifles descended into his yard and garage, using a car as a shield as they were met with a shower of gunfire from the direction of his neighbor's house. As bullets flew just feet away, Chhoeun took out his phone and started live-streaming the standoff between officials and a man wanted for possession of a firearm by an ex-felon and fleeing to elude.By the end of the ordeal, five people including four officers and the shooter were dead and more injured...
Charlotte officer killed in line of duty remembered in memorial as man who'd give the 'shirt from his back'
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Officer Joshua Eyer was honored Friday with a procession and memorial in downtown Charlotte. "What a beautiful experience it has been to see this community come together in support of the ones who chose every day to protect us, even though most of us don't deserve it," Charlie Sardelli, Eyer's best friend of 15 years, said during the slain officer's memorial service.
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