Crime
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 […]
Tmelines differ in Madalina’s disappearance
Dec. 19. Madalina Cojocari’s mother, Diana Cojocari, and stepfather, Christopher Palmiter, were both arrested on Dec. 17 for failure to report the disappearance of a child to law enforcement. Their bond is set at $250,000 and $200,000 respectively. Here’s a rundown, based on the arrest sheet, of what happened leading up to their arrests. It […]
Only mother, step-father can explain why they waited 22 days to report Madalina missing
Dec. 20. By Dave Yochum. Bailey Middle School officials are letting parents know that enforcement agencies may be requesting interviews from students, families and staff as the search for Madalina Cojocari goes into its sixth day. Meanwhile, police and fire will be back out on Lake Cornelius for a second day today in an effort […]
Madalina is still missing, search enters Day 6 tomorrow
Dec. 19. The search for Madalina Cojocari will go into its sixth day tomorrow after nothing turned up in Lake Cornelius today. The 11-year-old was reported missing last week—after disappearing three weeks earlier. Madalina was last seen at home and has not been seen since. Mother, step-father jailed Her mother and step-father, Diana Cojocari, 35, […]
Prayer vigil for missing 11-year-old Tuesday evening in Victoria Bay
Dec. 19. There will be a prayer vigil for Madalina Cojocari at 7 pm tomorrow in the common area across from the home in Victoria Bay where she was last seen Nov. 22. The 11-year-old wasn’t reported missing until Dec. 15 by her mother and step-father, Diana Cojocari, 35, and Christopher Palmiter, 60, who have […]
Now the mother: Madalina’s mom arrested for failing to report missing child
Dec. 17. Hours after her husband was arrested for failing to report the disappearance of a child, the mother of a missing girl was also arrested under the same charges. Cornelius Police have arrested Diana Cojocari, the 37-year-old mother of Madalina Cojocari, 11, who was last seen in Cornelius on Nov. 23. The step-father, Christopher […]
Step-father arrested in connection to child disappearance from Victoria Bay
Dec. 17. Cornelius Police have arrested the step-father of the 11-year-old Cornelius girl who was reported missing three weeks after the fact. Christopher Palmiter, 60, was charged with Failure to Report the Disappearance of a Child, a felony. Madalina Cojocari, who was last seen at home in Victoria Bay the evening of Nov. 23 dressed […]
Shooting death on Lynn Lane
Nov. 27. [Updated Nov. 28] There was a shooting on Lynn Lane Saturday afternoon, resulting in the death of one person. Cornelius Police did not release the name of the victim, a male, but they said it does not appear to be a random shooting. No arrests have been made. What we know Police responded […]
