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Incidents, Arrests and Citations as reported by the Cornelius Police Department Sept 5
Incidents 190830007 B&E Vehicle 7505 Mariner Cove Dr 05:39:00 08/30/19 ACT Bringle, Kasey Griffith 190830008 B&E Vehicle 18535 Caleb Jordan Dr 06:24:14 08/30/19 ACT Chute, Judy & Barbeau, Christopher 190830017 B&E Vehicle 17515 Tuscany Ln 08:29:49 08/30/19 ACT Poteat, Thomas Brian 190830021 B&E Vehicle 17501 Tuscany Ln 09:01:41 08/30/19 ACT Marta, Deana Lynn 190830026 B&E […]
Coastal NC braces for Dorian
Sept. 2. Even though Gov. Cooper has declared a State of Emergency for all 100 counties in North Carolina , it looks like Hurricane Dorian will deal only a glancing blow to the Charlotte region. The more impacted areas will be east of Rockingham, with heavy rain forecast the farther east you go. Dorian, with […]
Sheriff outlines challenges, and path forward
By Debbie Griffin. Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden answered questions for an hour during a Newsmakers Breakfast where the audience asked about everything from ICE cooperation and justice reform to traffic enforcement and budgets. McFadden, the first African American sheriff elected in Mecklenburg County, won the seat in 2018 from long-time Sheriff Irwin Carmichael. He […]
Incidents, Arrests and Citations as reported by the Cornelius Police Department Aug 29
Incidents 190821044 Fraud 19532 Weaver’s Cr 15:23:00 08/21/19 ACT Sommer, John & Diane 190823013 B&E Commercial 10616 Bailey Rd 03:42:00 08/23/19 ACT Lake Norman Lawn Systems Inc 190823018 B&E Vehicle 19735 Kunkleman Dr 07:20:29 08/23/19 ACT Elder, Arnoldo Checon 190823047 Larceny 21300 Davidson St 13:56:35 08/23/19 ACT Standish, Ellen Showen 190824001 Larceny 1721 Lovers Lawn […]
20 units sold in project that taps demand for ultra luxury condos
By Dave Yochum. Some residential projects are game-changers. River Run comes to mind, as well as The Peninsula. These are residential projects that brought an entirely new level of amenities—and price—to the market back in the day. The Watermark condominium project just off West Catawba is another one. With pricing ranging upwards from $800,000 per […]
Days Inn will be torn down in 30 days
Aug. 26. SECU, the North Carolina State Employees’ Credit Union, will soon tear down the now-closed Day’s Inn on Holiday Lane just west of I-77. “We have outgrown our current branch location,” said SECU spokeswoman Sandra Jones. A new 8,500-square-foot branch will go up on the hotel property, just to the north of the existing […]
Back to school: Watch out for kids!
AUG. 26. The weather is perfect for the first day of school for 148,000 students in 175 schools in the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools system. CMS has 19,163 employees, including 14,744 teachers, on duty today. The weather is perfect: 60s this morning, highs near 80 this afternoon. The National Weather Service says there’s a 30 percent […]
W. Catawba widening delays may affect new development
Aug. 23. Phase II widening of West Catawba Avenue in Cornelius, scheduled to begin late next year, will be delayed by as much as three years, according to the NCDOT. The delay may affect local real estate developments, including the $110 million-plus Alexander Farms project at the intersection with Westmoreland, as well as debt financing. […]
Incidents, Arrests and Citations as reported by the Cornelius Police Department Aug 22
Incidents 190814024 B&E Vehicle 19510 Jetton Rd 09:42:48 08/14/19 CAA Athey, Taylor Nicole 190814062 Larceny 22410 Market St 20:52:07 08/14/19 ACT Jones, Nishelle 190814062 Larceny 22410 Market St 20:52:07 08/14/19 ACT Williams, Rufus 190815015 Larceny Vehicle 19116 Statesville Rd 09:23:30 08/15/19 ACT U-Haul 190816019 Larceny 19305 W Catawba Av 09:23:00 08/14/19 CLO CVS 190816043 Larceny […]
Cornelius man authored hate mail to CMS superintendent
Aug. 20. The anonymous letter writer who sent a racist message to the new superintendent of Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools is a white 72-year-old Cornelius resident who lives a stone’s throw from the western boundary of Cornelius Elementary School. The new CMS superintendent, Earnest Winston, is black. The email letter said, in part, “Do you REALLY […]
