CRIME & SAFETY
What we know about the suspect in the Charlotte police ambush
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Just months before four law enforcement officers were killed and four others were injured during a standoff, the man at the center of the deaths led police on a high-speed chase in Lincoln County. Lincoln County Sheriff Bill Beam told WCNC Charlotte one of his officers...
Police: Woman arrested after nearly 9 lbs of fentanyl sized in Gaston Co.
GASTONIA, N.C. (WBTV) - A woman was arrested on Thursday, April 25, after authorities seized nearly 9 pounds of fentanyl in Gaston County, according to the police department. Maria Guadalupe Arroyo, 20, of Sandy Springs, Georgia, was placed in the Gaston County Jail under a $100,000 bond and charged with two counts of trafficking fentanyl.
1 person taken to hospital after truck overturns in Gaston County
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — One person was taken to the hospital after a work truck was found on its side in Gaston County, Gaston County Office of Emergency Management and Fire Services confirmed. It happened in the area of April Drive and Homestead Drive in Gastonia, not far from...
Drugs seized, 20-year-old arrested after traffic stop: PD
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Drugs were seized and a 20-year-old is in jail following a traffic stop last week, Gaston County Police said Monday. Deputies conducted a traffic stop last Thursday on Georgia resident Maria Arroyo, 20, During the traffic stop, four kilos of fentanyl were seized and Ayyor was arrested. She […]
Police Seize Over $900,000 Worth Of Drugs At Local Hotel
GASTONIA, N.C. – Two people are facing charges after police seized approximately $910,000 in drugs at a Gastonia hotel. Police seized nearly $400,000 worth of cocaine and more than $500,000 worth of fentanyl. Officials said they obtained a search warrant on two hotel rooms in Gastonia following an investigation...
Drug Overdose Numbers Drop
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. – Gaston county police say they have made dozens of drug busts in the past year and that is all because of the growing presence of cheap fentanyl. WCCB Charlotte’s Emma Mondo sat down with Captain Jeff Phelps with the Gaston County Police Department Special Investigations Unit to who sees it all first hand.
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