CRIME & SAFETY
9 people hurt after deck collapse at Charlotte home
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Several people are in the hospital after a deck collapsed at a west Charlotte home Saturday afternoon. Medic confirmed it happened around 2 p.m. at a riverfront home along Hadlow Court, near the Berryhill Nature Preserve. While it's not known how or why the deck collapsed, Medic said 9 total patients were taken to hospitals for treatment.
Slain Charlotte officer remembers as hard-charging cop with soft heart for his family
Friends, colleagues and the wife of fallen Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Joshua Eyer remembered him Friday as a hard-charging outwardly stern cop who also peppered friends with “how's things” texts and showered love on his wife and young son.Thousands packed the sanctuary at Charlotte's First Baptist Church for Eyer's memorial service, badges crossed with black ribbons, as they honored the life and sacrifice of a man who would push as hard to arrest a homicide suspect as he would someone who stole a sandwich.Eyer was killed Monday along with three other officers and the suspect they were trying to arrest...
Final NTSB report released after deadly news helicopter crash in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WGHP) — The National Transportation Safety Board released its final report on Thursday in connection to a fatal WBTV News helicopter crash in Charlotte in 2022. Pilot Chip Tayag and station meteorologist Jason Myers died in the crash in Nov. 2022. NTSB officials determined inadequate inspections by the pilot and maintenance personnel led to […]
Funeral held for fallen Charlotte officer on Friday
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WGHP) — One of four fallen officers will be honored with a procession and funeral on Friday. Officer Joshua Eyer was laid to rest at 10 a.m. in Charlotte after he was shot and killed on Monday, responding to a warrant service at an east Charlotte home along with the US Marshal’s Service. […]
Operation Fly Our Flag plans memorial ride for Charlotte officers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WGHP) – The founder of Operation Fly Our Flag started planning a memorial ride in honor of the four fallen officers and the four injured officers following a shooting in Charlotte this week. “Within the 24-hour window, it was like … here we go again … Let’s do something big,” founder of Operation […]
APD records: hooded suspect, 'serious bleeding,' Gucci bag stolen in Tunnel Road murder
ASHEVILLE — Recently-released officer response notes detail an alleged armed robbery and murder on Tunnel Road April 18 between two people who law enforcement say might have known each other. Kenneth Maurice West Jr., 24, of Rock Hill, South Carolina, was arrested around 7:45 p.m. April 18, about four...
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...
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