The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is ramping up its efforts to combat violent crime in Uptown by increasing officer patrols in the city’s entertainment areas.
CMPD and Center City Partners announced the initiative on Wednesday, and it comes in response to a summer marked by violent incidents around bars and nightclubs. CMPD is launching the ‘CROWN’ initiative, which stands for ‘Center City’s Restoration of Order, Wellness, and Non-violence.’
“You should expect elevated police presence and strict enforcement within a half-mile radius of Trade Street and Tryon Street, which is ‘the square,’” said Major Gene Lim of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. “Disorder will not be tolerated.”…