A Charlotte Area Transit light rail train stopped and passengers evacuated at Tom Hunter Station due to a bomb threat Monday. Charlotte Mecklenburg Police swept the train and the threat was deemed not credible. Following the search, the train continued normal operations. According to WSOC-TV one person was taken into custody.
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Alvin C Jacobs Jr/CJCAs U.S. Customs and Border Protection launched a major immigration operation this weekend and arrested dozens, it’s still not clear who agents arrested. The Department of Homeland Security hasn’t released names or charges. Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino has shared photos on social media of some of the people arrested, saying they are undocumented people who had DUIs or other criminal histories such as assault, but the agency is withholding their identities. -
Nick de la Canal/WFAEU.S. Customs and Border Protection agents were seen making arrests along two of Charlotte's main immigrant corridors on Saturday, prompting businesses to close and restaurants to lock their doors. The arrests preceded a protest in uptown, were tensions ran high over the deployment of federal immigration agents to Charlotte.
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Following a two-week investigation by four different county sheriff's departments across the Piedmont and other agencies, 23 individuals were arrested for allegedly attempting to engage in sexual abuse of a child. -
Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden said Thursday that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are expected in Charlotte for an immigration operation as soon as Saturday. -
With the holiday shopping season underway, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are urging residents to protect their valuables and stay vigilant while out shopping.
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This week, President Trump pardoned allies accused of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. It is part of an uptick in "insider pardons" issued in his second term, one legal expert says. -
The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell. -
Three North Carolina Republican lawmakers are urging Gov. Josh Stein to deploy the National Guard to Charlotte, saying police are strained and violent crime is a growing concern. The request comes despite CMPD data showing overall crime is down this year. -
A man was shot Tuesday afternoon at the Gaston County Courthouse in Gastonia. It was unclear if the shooting happened inside the building, but police said there was no ongoing threat to the public, and the building remained open. -
Charlotte Mecklenburg Police are investigating a double homicide in north Charlotte. Police say it happened at about 2:30 pm Sunday when officers responded to a call for an assault on Oakdale Road between I-85 and I-77. They found two males with gunshot wounds who were pronounced dead at the scene.
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A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer has been placed on administrative leave following an altercation with a student during a large fight at West Charlotte High School Friday afternoon, CMPD said.
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A second person has died in a shooting last week that led to a kidnapping and car chase ending with Charlotte-Mecklenburg police shooting and killing the suspect just outside uptown Charlotte.Shabazz Mesiah Gran, 34, died from his injuries Sunday. He and 38-year-old Justin Carlton were shot Thursday on Hoskins Road in northwest Charlotte. Carlton died at the scene.Police identified the suspected shooter as 28-year-old Joseph Andrade. Investigators say that after the initial shooting, Andrade broke into a house, kidnapped a woman and stole her car. Officers later found the vehicle, and a chase began.The State Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the shooting.
