Crime
Police Blotter: Nov. 19-25
As reported by the Cornelius Police Department Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 251119004 B&E Commercial 20900 N Main St 01:10:19 11/19/25 CAA Cycle Path 251119027 Fraud 14906 Reese Finley Ln 10:28:30 11/19/25 ASN Kenneth Rethmeier 251120045 Larceny 17111 Statesville Rd 12:33:00 11/20/25 ACT Home Depot 251120050 Larceny 20605 Torrence Chapel Rd 13:29:00 […]
Two arrested in Jay’s at the Lake stabbing
Nov. 28. A stabbing early Friday morning at Jay’s on the Lake left one man in intensive care and resulted in two arrests, according to the Cornelius Police Department. Officers were called to the bar on Statesville Road at 2:20 a.m. to respond to the incident. The victim, whose name was not released, was stabbed […]
Police Blotter: Nov. 12-18
As reported by the Cornelius Police Department Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition 251112049 Fraud 10143 Washam Potts Rd 10:35:56 11/12/25 ASN 251112117 Larceny 19000 Jetton Rd 19:30:41 11/12/25 ASN 251113057 Fraud 19615 Liverpool Pkwy 13:34:52 11/13/25 ASN 251114054 Larceny 19911 Zion Av 11:49:22 11/14/25 ACT 251115050 Fraud 19144 Coachmans Trace 13:44:24 11/15/25 ASN […]
Cornelius man arrested in child exploitation investigation
Nov. 19. Aaron Alvin Schaller, 28, was arrested earlier this week following an investigation by Cornelius Police Department detectives assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. On Oct. 25, officers executed a search warrant at 22415 Market St. in Cornelius after receiving a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited […]
Police Blotter: Nov. 5-11
As reported by the Cornelius Police Department Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 251106045 Fraud 21320 Fiesta Pl 11:47:56 11/06/25 ACT Cherri Strome 251108068 Larceny 13400 Mayes Rd 14:20:06 11/08/25 ASN Logan Crouser 251109046 Larceny 20510 N Main St 15:15:00 11/09/25 ASN Ace Hardware 251110048 Larceny 17111 Statesville Rd 11:46:00 11/10/25 ASN Home […]
Police Blotter: July 2-8
July 9. Incidents, arrests and citations reported by the Cornelius Police Dept. Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 250702038 Fraud 18506 Oakhurst Blvd 10:45:00 07/02/25 ASN Ana Cira 250703040 Comm Threats 19208 Old Statesville Rd 11:05:43 07/03/25 ASN Crystal Jordan 250703048 Larceny 17830 Statesville Rd 13:31:51 07/03/25 CLO 131 Main 250703075 Larceny One […]
In Cornelius, you can put Humpty Dumpty together again
Jan. 14. By Dave Yochum. All will soon be right in Cornelius: The $2,500 needed to put Humpty Dumpty back in his rightful spot in front of Cornelius Elementary School has been raised. Humpty sat atop a brick wall in an open book with the nursery rhyme engraved on the left side and a word […]
‘Swatting’ call results in massive police response on Queensdale just off Bethel Church Road
Aug. 1. A prank 911 call yesterday afternoon resulted in a massive police response and fear among neighbors on Queensdale Drive, just off Bethel Church. “Swatting,” the practice of making phony calls with threats of violence such as a bomb, a hostage situation, or a shooting to trigger a law enforcement response, is a crime. […]
Mother of missing Madalina appears to be en route to her native Eastern Europe
July 9. By Mark Washburn. Is Diana Cojocari returning to Moldova? A post on a Facebook account for the mother of the missing Madalina Cojocari, suggested that she was returning to her native Eastern Europe. “On the way from New York JFK to Frankfurt then to Bucharest … after 9 years of absence from the country,” said the Sunday post. It’s since been taken […]
Drug dealer who ran student party den in Cornelius sentenced to 7 years
July 8. [Updated July 9] By Mark Washburn. Family and friends of two Hough High School students who died of fentanyl poisoning filled two benches Monday at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse to watch a Cornelius drug dealer admit her guilt in a trafficking scheme that targeted local youths. Asked whether she was in fact guilty, […]
