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CMPD is pulling more people over — particularly for issues like expired tags

The Charlotte Observer 22 Jan 2026
Data show traffic enforcement soared last year with 24,000 more stops than in 2024 ... .
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CMPD says special team helped reduce number of crimes by youth in 2025

The Charlotte Observer 22 Jan 2026
Property and violent crime incidents involving teens were down in 2025, but homicides and shootings into occupied dwellings were up ... .
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CMPD report shows Charlotte crime down 9% in 2025 compared to previous year

The Charlotte Observer 19 Jan 2026
CMPD said there was a 13% drop in homicides in 2025 compared to 2024, and a 21% drop in violent crimes ... .
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Hit-and-run claims life of former Queens University student athlete, CMPD says

The Herald - Rock Hill 16 Jan 2026
Lance Andreas Jesus Sotelo, 25, died at the scene of the crash, police say ....
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Homicide investigated in outdoor area just outside uptown Charlotte, CMPD says

The Charlotte Observer 15 Jan 2026
The crime scene is a block northeast of the Brookshire Freeway ... .
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Teen speeding over 100 mph kills 2 women at Charlotte intersection, police say

The Charlotte Observer 15 Jan 2026
A minor was injured in the crash. Police have not said what their condition is ... .
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Police identify 62-year-old man as bicyclist killed in east Charlotte crash

The Charlotte Observer 13 Jan 2026
Police identified the bicyclist killed in a crash involving a car Saturday night ... .
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Charlotte structure fire reveals a body, CMPD says. Investigation underway

The Charlotte Observer 11 Jan 2026
Arson investigators are looking into the cause of the northwest Charlotte fire, CMPD says ... .
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Preliminary data appear to show decline in homicides in Charlotte in 2025

The Charlotte Observer 09 Jan 2026
CMPD supervisors declined to be interviewed about homicides, but said they’ll release more information next week ... .
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Mother of New York lawyer files lawsuit against NC police over his death

The Charlotte Observer 08 Jan 2026
Bodden suffered from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, his mother previously told The Charlotte Observer. She believed he was in crisis ... .
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Charlotte police officer with four children dies suddenly at hospital, CMPD says

The Herald - Rock Hill 07 Jan 2026
He was in the Marines before joining CMPD, officials said ....
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Charlotte has its first homicide of 2026 just days into the new year, CMPD says

The Charlotte Observer 06 Jan 2026
Charlotte had 106 homicides in 2025, records show ... .
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Charlotte aunt charged with abuse in death of 6-year-old given ‘sole’ custody in 2021

The News & Observer 01 Jan 2026
A court order describes the biological mother as struggling with drug addiction, not having a “stable residence” and engaging in prostitution ....
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Police arrest teens, seize guns at Charlotte New Year’s Eve celebration

The Charlotte Observer 01 Jan 2026
Police reported no major incidents where the city’s annual celebration occurred, including at Romare Bearden Park and Truist Field ... .
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Homicide discovered when caller reports an assault at 2:30 a.m., CMPD says

The Charlotte Observer 31 Dec 2025
The person had been shot multiple times, police say ... .

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