Lawmakers issue letters to Charlotte officials over safety, crime
RALEIGH — Near the end of 2025, the co-chairs of the N.C. House Select Committee on Oversight and Reform sent letters to officials from both the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County related to crime and public safety. The letters are all similar and were signed by state Reps....
CMPD trains new recruits in effort to fill vacancies
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is addressing a problem it has been facing for some time by training just over 100 recruits.
Monroe Police search, locate person experiencing mental health crisis in wooded area
The Monroe Police Department responded to a mental health crisis involving an individual with special needs on Friday evening, prompting a significant law enforcement presence on Secrest Shortcut Road, police said.
Preliminary data appear to show decline in homicides in Charlotte in 2025
Police incident data show that there were 105 homicides in Charlotte in 2025, down from 111 that Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police reported for 2024. The 105 includes eight homicides in which CMPD did not bring charges because investigators determined the killings to be “justified.” In an email to The Charlotte Observer,...
Reuben Vincent’s Homecoming Show Bookends a Tale of Return and Rebirth
Reuben Vincent was ready to come home. From just a brief glance at his history, it might seem like the young lyricist has gotten quite a lot out of his career without having to go too far. The Charlotte emcee, originally discovered by renowned producer 9th Wonder on Twitter when Vincent was just 13 years old, has had...
Neighbors shocked after road rage incident leaves elderly man injured
An area of York County is normally pretty quiet, but all of that changed Saturday morning when a good part of a street in York was blocked off.
Police Seek Suspect Vehicle Linked to Repeated Crimes at Indian Land Construction Site
INDIAN LAND, S.C. – The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) is asking for the community’s help in identifying a vehicle linked to multiple criminal incidents at a commercial development in Indian Land. According to investigators, the vehicle is a suspect in a burglary that occurred recently on December 26, 2025....
Charlotte Police Arrest 22-Year-Old Aristides Orellana-Ramirez on Murder Charges in Steele Creek Homicide
In the ongoing investigation of a homicide in the Steele Creek Division, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department have made a significant breakthrough with the apprehension of 22-year-old suspect, Aristides Eli Orellana-Ramirez, as detailed in a recent CMPD news release. Following warrants for his arrest, Ramirez was...
Silver Alert issued for missing Lincoln County woman
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a missing 71-year-old woman Friday morning.
‘Inmate doors’: Monroe High School removes padlocked bathroom doors after backlash
Newly installed and quickly removed, bathroom doors at Monroe High School caused quite the controversy this week.
