Police
September surprise: Town must spend $600K on radios
Sept. 20. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board has agreed to spend $600,000 on new public safety radios for the police and fire departments. The expense was not budgeted for this year according to Police Chief Bence Hoyle and Fire Chief Neil Smith because the town was under the impression they could wait until […]
Police nab thousands of items for schools
The Cornelius Police Department’s school supply dragnet—better known as Pack the Patrol Car—netted lots of items for students at Cornelius Elementary, J.V. Washam, Bailey Middle and Hough High. Cornelius Police collected over 2,150 school supplies, including 587 notebooks, 328 binders and folders, 181 boxes of crayons, 152 packs of paper, 190 packs of pencils, 120 packs of colored […]
National Night Out is tonight
The Cornelius Police and the Parks, Arts, Recreation and Culture Department (PARC) are hosting “National Night Out” this evening at Smithville Community Park. The event, which runs from 6 pm to 8 pm, is free. The focus is on building and maintaining relations between the police and the community. The annual event has fun […]
Incidents, Arrests and Citations reported by the Cornelius PD – July 5 – July 11
Incidents Incident Nature Incident address Reported Disposition Victim/Complainant 170705005 B&E Residential 21100 Bethel Church Rd 00:43:55 07/05/17 CAM Morgan, Gary Steven 170706028 Damage Property 20300 Sefton Park Rd 08:43:27 07/06/17 ACT CATS 170706078 Larceny 8721 Cherry Blossom Ln 15:41:30 07/06/17 ACT Leclair, Diana 170708063 Damage Property 17301 Statesville Rd 13:23:01 07/08/17 ACT Bernard, Ruth Rachel […]
Cornelius Police announce citizens academy
July 14. The Cornelius Police Department is accepting applications for the Fall 2017 Citizens Academy. The purpose of the academy is to enhance communications between the public and law enforcement personnel. The academy provides citizens with specific opportunities to participate in day-to-day police operations, which helps build stronger relations with the community. The academy will meet on […]
Crazy gridlock
April 20. Police and town officials are keeping an eye on traffic on West Catawba which was fully gridlocked in both directions late this afternoon. Police are watching cameras on the town’s major artery, but there’s apparently no explanation other than unusual delays on I-77.
Boat safely: Free vessel check Saturday
April 21. What’s a backfire flame control? It’s one of nearly a dozen key boating safety features which will be inspected free of charge during vessel safety checks at Blythe Landing. The safety check, sponsored the Cornelius Police Department and the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and will take place Saturday, April 22 and again on Saturday, May 6, […]
Welcome Lex!
March 14. By Dave Vieser. There’s a new police officer in town…and he goes by the name Lex. A 21-month-old male Belgian Malinois, K9 Lex has teamed up with Corporal Derek Queen. They recently completed a two-week training course in Alabama, which included building and vehicle searches, detection of illegal substances, article search, tracking and suspect […]
Adult charged with contributing to delinquency of minors
Nov. 12. Deborah Ann Flowers, 54, of 21444 Country Club Drive, has been charged with contributing to the delinquency of minors by the Cornelius Police. The charge apparently stems from an October 30 party at her home where it is alleged a large number of underage teens were consuming alcohol. As part of the police […]
‘Pack the Patrol Car’ for students in need
Aug. 9. It’s time to “Pack the Patrol Car” with school supplies for the upcoming school year. From now until Aug. 23, donations of school supplies can be dropped off Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm in the lobby of the Cornelius Police Department. Cornelius Police will deliver all the donated items Fri. Aug. 26 to the four Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools […]
