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Driver did shots, then wrecked on Jetton Rd.; man pulls a gun on W. Catawba
A 23-year-old Cornelius man who admitted to having six to eight shots of whiskey was not seriously hurt, but was charged with DWI early Sunday when he drove off Jetton Road at high speed, near North...
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Cyclist struck on W. Catawba; jumping dogs cause wreck; shooting suspect out...
A 16-year-old Cornelius bicyclist was hospitalized with minor injuries Sunday evening after she was hit by a car while riding across the driveway of the Harbor View shopping center off West Catawba...
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Chief says teen planned to ‘ambush’ police; bail set at $1M+
Grey Ferrell James Quattlebaum By DAVID BORAKS CorneliusNews.net A Cornelius teen who shot a police officer Saturday was armed, wearing a bullet-proof vest and prepared “to ambush” police as they...
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Quattlebaum out of hospital; officials say fellow officers saved his life
By DAVID BORAKS CorneliusNews.net Lt. James Quattlebaum (CorneliusNews.net file photo) Cornelius Police Lt. James Quattlebaum was released from Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte Monday, two days...
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Updated: Police officer and suspect shot on Coachmans Trace
Emergency workers responded to the incident on Coachmen’s Trace, off Washam Potts Road. Updated 10:26pm A Cornelius police officer was shot Saturday morning while responding to a call about a domestic...
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1 hurt as car crosses I-77 median and wrecks in woods
The car left I-77 northbound, crossed the median and wrecked in the woods on the southbound side. (Huntersville Fire Department photo) HUNTERSVILLE – One driver was extricated and taken to the hospital...
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Thieves hit auto and tractor shops; another scooter stolen
Security cameras caught thieves on camera early Saturday at Diezel’s Auto Report off Bailey Road. Recognize these cars? See the April 25 news item below. Also, click for a Facebook post about the...
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Community rallies around Mr. RJ, crossing guard struck by car
Rob Jarosz stops traffic on the first day of school at Cornelius Elementary (Jonathan Cox/CorneliusNews.net). The community’s prayers are with Robert Jarosz, the crossing guard who was seriously...
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Crossing guard struck, seriously hurt outside Cornelius Elementary
Updated 10:30pm The school crossing guard at Cornelius Elementary School was seriously hurt after being struck by a car Thursday afternoon on Catawba Avenue near the school. Traffic was being re-routed...
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Car break-ins at Peninsula, stolen mopeds reported
Unknown suspects broke into five cars parked in the Peninsula neighborhood over the past week, stealing a total of $624 worth of goods. Meanwhile, police investigated the theft of a pressure washer...
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Car hits fountain at Carolina Cones; $1,777 stereo gear stolen from car
A driver accidentally accelerated while attempting to park at Carolina Cones on North Main Street last Thursday, jumping the curb just feet from the ice cream shop’s benches and colliding with a stone...
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Stabbing suspect now in jail, bail set $217,500
Joshua SloopThat Cornelius man arrested on charges of stabbing a woman Sunday morning in the Willow Pond neighborhood has been released from the hospital and now is being held in Mecklenburg County...
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6 hurt in 4-car wreck on NC 115 at Bailey Road
Six people were hospitalized with minor injuries and one driver was issued a citation Tuesday afternoon after a four-car wreck on NC 115/Statesville Road, at the intersection with Bailey Road. Three of...
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2 stabbed at Willow Pond home Sun. morning; man charged
Joshua Thomas Sloop Police cars and crime tape could be seen on Willow Pond Road early Sunday morning after a domestic dispute turned violent, injuring a man and a woman. Joshua Sloop, 36, was charged...
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Car chase ends in front of Town Hall
Kennedy can be seen exiting the car in the center of this photo, taken shortly after he was stopped (photo Jessica Boye) The driver of a stolen car led Cornelius police on a car chase down I-77 to...
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Driver charged with possessing crack; aggressive panhandler faces charge
Police obtained an arrest warrant for a man who was aggressively panhandling in front of a downtown comic book store Friday. Meanwhile, police stopped a driver on Coachmans Trace and charged him with...
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13-year-old charged with posting girls’ photos on Dropbox
By JONATHAN COX CorneliusNews.net/DavidsonNews.net Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools detectives say an unidentified 13-year-old middle school student has been charged with sharing nude photos of girls from...
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Driver speeds off I-77 into pole; man charged with DWI after fleeing Waffle...
A driver who witnesses said may have been traveling 100 miles per hour veered off the side of I-77 near the Exit 28 off-ramp early Sunday, striking a light pole and coming to rest near the ramp. He was...
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Boy finds gun, shoots friend in a game of cops and robbers
MOORESVILLE – An 11-year-old child was accidentally shot in the face Sunday south of Mooresville by an 8-year-old friend as the two played a game of cops and robbers – with a real gun. The boys...
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Loose chair causes Westmoreland wreck; break-in at Rio Oro Dr.
One person was hurt after two cars collided on the Westmoreland Road overpass in a wreck that was caused when an unsecured chair fell out of the back of a truck. Meanwhile, police investigated the...
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