2-19-26: Cold Case Murder Solved
Tune in here to this Thursday edition of Breaking With Brett Jensen!. Breaking Brett Jensen talks about a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department press conference that announced an arrest in a homicide case that had remained unsolved for over 35 years. During the press conference, Deputy Chief Ryan Butler announced...
2 MS-13 leaders sentenced to decades in federal prison
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two leaders of the MS-13 gang were sentenced in federal court this week for violent crimes committed in support of the criminal organization, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina announced. Fredy Mauricio Buruca, 27, of El Salvador, received a 30-year prison...
Man airlifted after being struck by vehicle in Matthews parking lot
A man is in stable condition after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday night in what investigators say stemmed from a domestic dispute.
Charlotte has 3 of the worst highway bottlenecks for trucks in the US, study...
Pay no heed, Charlotteans, to transplants who say we have it a lot better than they did when it comes to congestion on our highways . Proof came this week that stretches of our interstates rank among the worst. The Charlotte area has three of the top truck bottlenecks in the U.S., a national study revealed. Although...
Dispute outside Cracker Barrel ends with man run down in parking lot, NC cops...
A 2008 Chevy Impala was used as a deadly weapon when it hit a man outside a Cracker Barrel restaurant, according to investigators in Matthews, North Carolina. The incident happened just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at 9330 East Independence, and the man remains hospitalized, Matthews police said in a Feb. 19 news...
Charlotte Uber driver says he was asked to pick up 5th grader at CMS...
A rideshare driver in Charlotte, North Carolina, raised safety concerns after being dispatched to pick up a fifth-grade girl from Montclaire Elementary School.
CMPD K-9 Ozzy Records Two Busts in First Week at Charlotte Airport
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department brought K-9 Ozzy into its airport security squad. The dog snagged two busts during his opening week at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Those first seven days wrapped up after he completed training and got certified. Ozzy clocked in last week. He'd finished his...
I hit a police car that suddenly veered left at a traffic light while...
When Your Green Light Turns Into Red And Blue You’re cruising through an intersection on a fresh green light, already thinking about what’s for dinner, when—bam—a police cruiser suddenly veers left in front of you. Crunching metal, flashing lights, and your heart in your throat. Then comes the real gut punch: you get...
Woman loses Facebook business account to person posing as social media influencer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (InvestigateTV) — A North Carolina woman who uses Facebook for her business says a person posing as a social media influencer locked her out of her own account, threatening her side business. Laura Stotts created her Diary of Abandonment page on Facebook page nine years ago, where...
Teen sentenced for role in Charlotte Jack in the Box killing
A teenager will be spending the next six to nine years in prison for his role in the killing of a Charlotte fast-food restaurant worker.
