CRIME & SAFETY
Sam Poloche gave his all for others. Ultimately, he gave his life in Charlotte shooting
Poloche liked his NC Department of Correction job, but his family was most important to him, his father said. He was looking forward to attending his sons’ graduations soon.
Former refugee who escaped war in 1980s films part of Charlotte police shootout from his garage
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A refugee who fled war-torn Cambodia decades ago and settled in Charlotte was stunned Monday when a barrage of gunfire erupted at the house next to his. Saing Chheon still remembers having to escape war growing up in Cambodia. "The bomb dropped on the village; we lost...
Charlotte shooting suspect had a 20-year rap sheet including drug, assault and weapons charges
Prior to the fierce shootout in Charlotte, North Carolina – in which four law enforcement officers were killed and several others wounded – police had been attempting to serve felony warrants on 39-year-old Terry Clark Hughes Jr.Hughes – who also died in the shootout – had been arrested dozens of times, with almost 50 cases listed online, including charges relating to drug manufacture, firearm possession and aggravated assault.The charges against him stretch back over 20 years and across multiple counties in North Carolina, with one listed against him as far back as 2001 over communicating threats — against his...
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