Police
Police: Business owner ‘safe’
Sept. 18. UPDATE 9:45pm. Cornelius Police at 9 p.m. Friday said The Wine Cellar owner Alain Jeantet is safe and not in danger. A missing persons report was filed yesterday on the popular owner businessman and host. Located on West Catawba Avenue at One Norman Boulevard, The Wine Cellar hosts organizations like the Small Business Network and other organizations that […]
Coffee chat with officials at 9 am today
The Town Commissioner “Coffee Chat” gets started at 9 am at Acropolis Café, featuring Police Chief Bence Hoyle. Sen. Jeff Tarte will provide a brief legislative update from Raleigh. The chats are hosted by Commissioners Woody Washam and Jim Duke, both of whom are running for re-election.
Friday, bloody Friday, but it’s OK
Aug. 21. There’s nothing to see folks, move along. It looked like the crime of the century occurred at the Cornelius Police Station today, but really, it was nothing. Sort of. This was posted on Facebook: “Anybody know why there’s bloody footprints and a ton of blood at the Cornelius Police Station? It’s roped off, and […]
Watch that dive: Lake is low!
Aug. 9. By Dave Vieser. The lowest lake levels on Lake Norman since the 2008 drought have prompted officials to close some launching ramps and issue warnings to boaters. As of Friday Aug. 7, the lake level was 95.5, compared with a target level of 98. This level is almost 4.5 feet below full pond. Full […]
National Night Out
Aug 5. It was a nice hot evening for everyone in Cornelius who turned out for National Night Out at Jetton Village. The community-building event is part of a nationwide effort that “promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, better places to live.” The Cornelius Police Department and the PARC Department […]
Police ID two in Jetton crash
Aug. 6 UPDATE. Cornelius Police have identified the driver and the passenger in the fatal crash on Jetton early Sunday morning. The driver was Andrew Mark Krolikowski, 24, of Huntersville, and his passenger Jason Ray Monroe, also 24, of Charlotte. They were killed at about 1:30 Sunday morning after police gave up a pursuit that began near West […]
Officer Macon is Police Employee of the Quarter
July 28. Cornelius Police Officer John Macon has been named Employee of the Quarter for his attention to detail and training in crime scene processing. On May 3, the Cornelius Police Department was experiencing an increase in vehicle break-ins. Macon processed a vehicle which had been broken into and was able to lift several fingerprints. These fingerprints […]
National Night Out is Aug. 4
Cornelius Police and the Parks, Arts, Recreation and Culture Department will host National Night Out 6-8 pm Tuesday, Aug. 4 at the gazebo in Jetton Village. National Night Out is an annual community-building effort that promotes involvement in crime prevention activities, police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. The event, which includes food, children’s activities, a dunk tank and […]
Dips in the road: Sign vandals hit The Peninsula
June 12. The Cornelius Police Department has been growing its network of video surveillance cameras. In fact, there are more than five dozen cameras around town, with more on the way. But that’s apparently not enough to capture vandals in the act in The Peninsula. Vandals on the prowl have damaged and in some cases […]
Cornelius Cares: $1,600 raised for officers involved in shooting
The town’s police force knows “Cornelius Cares” after one of the most devastating incidents in the department’s history May 2. Residents came together for police to the tune of $1,600 in nickels, dimes, tens and twenties during the Cornelius Cares police fund drive over the next 10 days. It all happened after a double shooting […]
