Cornelius Police Dept.
Police blotter: Jan. 18-24
As reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 230118068 Fraud 18253 John Connor Rd 11:33:00 01/18/23 ASN Mashburn, Lindsey 230118069 Larceny 20125 N Main St 12:05:00 01/18/23 CLO Food Lion 230118091 Larceny 17111 Statesville Rd 14:59:00 01/18/23 CLO Home Depot 230119081 Fraud 20301 W Catawba Av 12:55:00 01/19/23 […]
Still missing Madalina: Saturday marks 2 months
Jan. 20. By Dave Yochum. The search for 11-year-old Madalina Cojocari, who was last seen publicly on Nov. 21, continues unabated. As the two-month mark approaches, Cornelius Police have logged countless hours in the quest to find the Bailey Middle sixth-grader. Her mother and step-father, who said they last saw her Nov. 23, remain in […]
Police Blotter: Incidents, arrests, citations Jan. 4-Jan. 10
As reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant Larceny 20820 Torrence Chapel Rd 17:58:00 01/07/23 ASN Blount, Tykhira B&E Residential 19627 Smith Cir 09:43:23 01/09/23 ASN Sitdikova, Kristina Arrests Arrest Charge Defendant DOB Gender Race Date Address 230106003 Driving While Impaired Beal, Dylan 9/15/2001 M W 1/6/2023 Old Statesville […]
Police: Incidents, arrests, citations Dec. 21-Jan. 3
As reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 221221063 Fraud 18602 Balmore Pines Ln 11:23:00 12/21/22 ASN Zartman, David 221221119 Larceny 20125 N Main St 19:58:00 12/21/22 CAA Food Lion 221222060 B&E Vehicle Robbins Preserve Rd 10:23:00 12/22/22 ASN 221222063 Larceny 19621 Statesville Rd 10:57:23 12/22/22 ASN NAPA […]
Missing Madalina: Police looking for possible witnesses in Madison County
Jan. 6. Cornelius Police, in a Facebook post, say the search for Madalina Cojocari includes Madison County. The 11-year-old, who was last seen as she got off of her school bus in Victoria Bay on Nov. 21, is the subject of an intense search that has received national attention. CPD, the FBI and the SBI […]
Parents of missing Madalina must turn in passports
Dec. 28. A judge decided the mother and step-father of missing 11-year-old Madalina Cojocari each must surrender their passport if they post bail. Diana Cojocari, 37, and stepfather, Christopher Palmiter, 60, have been charged with failure to report the disappearance of a child to law enforcement. There’s been no sign of Madalina, a sixth-grader at […]
Madalina update: 245 homes canvassed by law enforcement
Dec. 27. By Dave Yochum. Cornelius Police once again took to Facebook to appeal to the public for any information that would help find 11-year-old Madalina Cojocari who wasn’t reported missing until three weeks after the fact. To view the video, click here. Her mother, Diana Cojocari, 37, and stepfather, Christopher Palmiter, 60, have been […]
Madalina’s extended family asks for information to help find the 11-year-old
Dec. 22. Law enforcement returned to the Victoria Bay neighborhood last night where Madalina Cojocari was last seen independently on a CMS bus cam Nov. 21. Her case, which is featured on FBI.gov in the “Most Wanted: Case of the Week,” has stumped investigators since Cornelius Police began working on a missing person’s report involving […]
Hundreds attend candle-light vigil for Madalina
Dec. 21. By Dave Yochum. Only days before Christmas, hundreds of people from her neighborhood, the rest of Cornelius and Lake Norman came together for a candle-light vigil for 11-year-old Madalina Cojocari who has been missing for nearly a month. They shared remembrances of the Bailey Middle sixth-grader, prayed and sang, concluding with Amazing Grace […]
Camera footage from Nov. 21 shows Madalina exiting CMS bus
Dec. 20. Camera footage from the school bus Madalina Cojocari was exiting about 5 pm on Nov. 21 has been released by Cornelius Police Police. Click here to view the footage. Meanwhile, the search continues for the 11-year-old who was reported missing some three weeks after the fact: A second day of searching Lake Cornelius […]
