Crime

The North Carolina Post-Release and Parole Commission has denied Brett Abrams release more than 20 times since 1993, even after a federal district court judge blasted the commission in 2015 for not providing people who committed crimes as children a “meaningful opportunity” to prove they’ve been rehabilitated. Now, he's suing.

Daszmar Lockhart, 37, was arrested Tuesday by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police and charged with four counts of indecent liberties with a child, two counts of statutory sex offense and one count of rape.

Juvenile crime spiked last year in Charlotte with more than 3,000 arrests, and it has continued to rise this year. Most kids who are arrested don’t go to a detention center. Many are assigned to programs that aim to stop them from getting in trouble with the law. One program is focused on building relationships and exposing kids to new experiences.

Derek Chauvin was moved to a prison in Texas months after he was stabbed in a different facility. Meanwhile, another former Minneapolis officer, Thomas Lane, was released from prison in Colorado.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police on Monday held a press conference to discuss a growing problem: While property crime remained flat through June, violent crime saw an increase, especially homicides.

Who was Corey Comperatore, the man killed in the assassination attempt at this weekend's Trump rally in Pennsylvania?

Public and private groups said Monday that CMPD’s initiative is one of many efforts to improve safety challenges in uptown. CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings said the goal of the home visits is to not only ensure safe celebrations this year, but also provide young people with the resources to get them on the right track.

Nine people were injured, including two young children and their mother, after a shooter opened fire at a splash pad in a Detroit suburb where families gathered to escape the summer heat Saturday.

The Indigenous activist has been in prison nearly 50 years for the 1975 killing of two FBI agents. In ailing health, supporters say this might be his last bid for freedom.

How can Charlotte reduce teen crime? The Charlotte City Council is wrestling with that question amid a spike in juvenile arrests since 2020. Advocates say guns and social media may play a part, and compassionate adult mentors might be the antidote.