Crime

The man dubbed the "Bad Wig Bandit" for his propensity to wear distinctive wigs while robbing banks has struck again, the FBI said. According to the FBI,…

The FBI is asking for help in finding a bank robber they have dubbed the “Bad Wig Bandit.” The same suspect is believed to have robbed three banks in the…

Police say a 46-year-old man was shot and killed Friday night in a townhome community off Independence Boulevard, bringing the number of homicides in…

Updated Sept. 1, 2019, 8:01 a.m. A quadruple shooting at a house party in north Charlotte has left one man dead and three others injured. The shooting…

Police have arrested a man in the Monday afternoon shooting of a transit bus driver in uptown Charlotte.Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say 57-year-old T.B.…

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney told City Council members Monday night that his department is working to reduce the city’s violent crime…

Charlotte's City Council members on Monday will get an update on community safety and learn more about an effort to better prepare law enforcement to help…

Updated 11:30 a.m. A barrage of bullets fired outside an east Charlotte McDonald's early Saturday left four people wounded, including a ride share driver,…

Police say a woman was found stabbed to death early Tuesday morning in east Charlotte. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers found the woman, later…

Police say they’ve arrested a 15-year-old in a weekend rape case in Charlotte’s University City area. The teenager’s name is being withheld because of his…