At least four vehicles were involved in the crash, which happened during Monday rush hour. (David Boraks/CorneliusNews.net)

An SUV rolled over and three other cars wrecked in a chain collision on I-77 southbound south of Exit 28 during rush hour Monday morning. Two people were slightly hurt in the crash, which happened around 8:25am.

Other cars rear-ended one another behind the rolled over SUV. (David Boraks/CorneliusNews.net)

The wreck brought traffic to a halt southbound, while northbound traffic also snarled because of onlooker delays.

At the scene, a maroon Chevy Tahoe SUV was on its roof, doors open. All drivers and passengers were out the vehicles fairly quickly, and two were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to Conrelius-Lemley Fire Deparment.

Three other cars in the left lane appeared to have collided as they stopped short to avoid the SUV. The road was slick because of rain that started after 8am.

Firefighters, police and Medic responded to the crash, which was on the inside lane of I-77 about 1/4 mile south of the highway on ramp.

No further information was immediately available.

Firefighters cleared the scene within about 30 minutes after two patients were taken to the hospital. (David Boraks/CorneliusNews.net)

Peter Michael Jordan

The family of Peter Michael Jordan is appealing for help with the investigation into the Feb. 19 murder of the 19-year-old Cornelius man at a Huntersville apartment complex. The Jordan family said Wednesday they are offering a $5,000 reward for information.

The family also has started a Peter Michael Jordan Memorial Fund to help pay for the reward.

In a statement issued Wednesday through Huntersville Police, the Jordan family asked for privacy as well as help understanding what happened on the night of the fatal shooting. “The family asks that their privacy remain intact and media outlets respect their wishes and allow them time to grieve,” police said Wednesday.

Here’s the statement:

WHO DID THIS TO PETER AND WHY?

A fun-loving 19 year old boy, who has touched the lives of so many, was killed on Wednesday, February 19th, 2014. His grieving mom, step-father, sister, brothers, family and friends want to know why he was killed at gun point.

Peter was born in New York City and moved to North Carolina with his mom when he was 11 years old. His mom built a beautiful home in Cornelius where she thought it would be a safe and happy place to raise her son.

Peter attended Bradley Middle, Bailey Middle, Lake Norman Charter and Hough High School. He enjoyed playing the keyboard, guitar and drums. He made many friends in North Carolina; friends of all ages, sex, race and ethnical backgrounds. His friends looked up to him as a big brother, best friend and true confidant.

They described their relationship with Peter as the person that always had their back, gave them good advice and helped them when they needed help. Peter was known to have a “big heart”, and would give you the shirt off his back. “The gentle giant” as he was sometimes referred to, made his friends and those around him feel he was there to protect them.

The Huntersville Police Department is working around the clock trying to solve this case. Peter’s parents, siblings, friends and relatives are asking anyone with helpful information to contact the Huntersville Police Department or North Mecklenburg Crime Stoppers. The family of Peter Jordan is offering a reward of $5,000 to anyone with information that would lead to an arrest of the person or persons responsible for Peter’s death.

The Peter Michael Jordan Memorial Fund has been created and donations can be made at any local Wells Fargo Bank. The funds collected through the memorial fund will be allocated to the reward offered by the family and added to any reward given by Crime Stoppers.

EVENING SHOOTING

On Feb. 19 at 6:06pm, Huntersville police received a report of a shooting at 16916 Landings Drive, Apt. G, at The Landings at Northcross apartments, off I-77 Exit 25, east of Birkdale Village. They found Jordan dying with multiple gunshot wounds.

Police say they’ve gotten “numerous tips” since they began their investigation has begun. “At this time we continue to ask the public for their continued help as we remain vigilant locating those responsible for Peter Jordan’s death. No new information will be released about the investigation at this point,” police said Wednesday.

HAVE INFORMATION?

The Huntersville Police Department is asking anyone with information related to the investigation to contact Sgt. Gardner at 704-464-5400 or North Mecklenburg Crime Stoppers at 704-896-7867.

RELATED COVERAGE

Feb. 19, 2014, “19-year-old man shot to death at Huntersville apartments”

Feb. 22, 2014, Obituary: Peter Michael Jordan, 19

Cornelius Police were kept busy last week with multiple reports of fraud, one involving a suspect who impersonated an IRS agent and threatened legal action. On Monday, officers arrested a man who had assaulted a Cornelius man and damaged a power meter on the side of his house. Meanwhile, the same day, officers were called out to Hough High School to deal with a student threatening to stab a teacher and a student who had brought marijuana onto school grounds. Read on for details about those and other recent incidents, including car break-ins and accidents.

POLICE REPORTS, FEB. 28-MARCH 5

SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1:13pm, intersection of Church St. McCall St. – A 27-year old Huntersville man was traveling at a high rate of speed north bound on Church St., failed to stop for a stop sign at Church St. and McCall and became airborne. His vehicle lost control, went off the road to the right and struck a utility pole before finally coming to rest in a yard beyond the utility pole. A witness reported that it looked as if the vehicle was traveling between 70 and 80mph. Damage to the vehicle, a rental, amounted to $3000 while damage to the utility pole was $1500.

SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 10:04am, 19000 block of One Norman Blvd. – Police were assisting with a suspicious vehicle call when they encountered an individual they recognized. The individual was in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and was issued two state e-citations for the items.

FRIDAY, FEB. 28, 6:50pm – A 53-year old Cornelius man was contacted by an individual claiming to be from the IRS, who threatened legal action if the victim did not electronically transfer $500 to the suspect. Police spoke with the victim regarding the fraud report at 7:03pm.

SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1:12pm, The Days Inn, Cornelius – A 35-year old Sanford, NC man reported that an individual he knew had stolen $400 in cash from a Suntrust money bag located in the passenger side door of his Chevy Tahoe.

SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 1:45pm, 20000 block of Chapel Point Lane – A 56-year old Cornelius woman was bitten by a neighbor’s dog during an afternoon walk. The victim received medical treatment at Huntersville Presbyterian and was released later that afternoon.

SUNDAY, MARCH 2 – A 33-year old Franklin, NC man was arrested on charges of cyberstalking.

MONDAY, MARCH 3, 19901 Holiday Lane – A 24-year old man was arrested on charges of Aggressive Panhandling.

MONDAY, MARCH 3, 9:53pm, Hough High School – A Hough High School teacher reported that a 17-year old Huntersville student had threatened to stab him in the neck. The teacher told the student not to threaten school staff and the student replied, “It’s not a threat, it’s a fact.” Case is under further investigation.

MONDAY, MARCH 3, 12:26pm, Hough High School – Police were notified by the high school office that two students had been approaching the back side of the school at the bus parking lot coming from off campus. Upon arriving at the school, the students were searched by a school administrator. One of the students, a known suspect, had a small amount of marijuana hidden inside the back of his black Samsung Galaxy phone.

MONDAY, MARCH 3, 8:01am, 18000 block of John Connor Road – A 56-year old Cornelius man reported that a known suspect had assaulted him and broken a power meter on the side of his house, causing an estimated $100 in damage. The suspect was arrested for domestic assault and injury to real property. Upon searching the subject, a small bag containing Xanax was located on his person. The subject was also charged with possession of a Schedule IV drug.

MONDAY, MARCH 3, 9:11am, 10000 block of Caldwell Depot Road – A 33-year old Cornelius woman reported that an unknown suspect had used her personal identity to fraudulently withdraw $2,313 from her checking account.

MONDAY, MARCH 3, 9:54pm, 19000 block of W. Catawba Ave. – While on a routine patrol, police pulled over a Toyota Tacoma that was displaying no registration plate at the Rite Aid located at 19400 W. Catawba Ave. Further investigation of one of the passengers of the vehicle revealed that he was wanted on an outstanding warrant, for which he was arrested. After arriving in the Mecklenburg County Jail, the officer located marijuana in the suspect’s jacket. The suspect was charged with possession of a controlled substance.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 9:15am, Olive Branch, 21314 Catawba Ave. – A store employee reported that on Tuesday between 11am and 9pm, an employee had stolen approximately 1,000 customer files from a file drawer in the business. A 33-year-old Mooresville woman is a suspect. Police are investigating.

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Nobody was seriously hurt in a rollover wreck on Bailey Road last Friday, or in a second crash that happened when another driver swerved to avoid the airborne car. Meanwhile, a 70-year-old driver struck a deer on Jetton Road Saturday night. And someone broke into a car in the parking lot at Alton’s Kitchen Saturday night, making off with nearly $2,600 in computers and other items. In Charlotte, police arrested several suspects in car break-ins at Northlake Mall. Read on for the details.

POLICE REPORTS, MARCH 5-10

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 11:28pm, 19600 block of Feriba Place – A 47-year-old resident told police that between 7:40 and 11:25pm, someone he knew broke into his bedroom, which was secured by a deadbolt, and threatened him. A 19-year-old student is listed as a suspect.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 11:07am, 16300 block of Belle Isle Drive – A couple told police that between Dec. 13, 2013, and March 7, 2014, a known suspect stole items from their home. They included a teak patio table and 8 chairs valued at $2,500, a Pottery Barn double chaise lounge valued at $1,300, a Pottery Barn single chaise lounge valued at $625, and a wooden shed with miscellaneous tools valued at $300. The total estimated value of the items taken is $4725. Police are investigating.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 12:51pm, Bailey Road, between Poole Place and Northline Drive – A 41-year-old Charlotte woman was headed north east on Bailey Road when she lost control of her 2002 Toyota because of water on the road. She overcorrected and veered off the road, striking a telephone pole and driving into a ditch. That cause the vehicle to flip and land on its right side. The woman was not injured, but the car had to be towed. The first wreck indirectly caused a second wreck. (See next item.)

FRIDAY, MARCH 7,, 12:53pm, Bailey Road between Poole Place and Northline Drive – A 28-year-old Mooresville man was driving on Bailey Road when he saw the Toyota run off the road and roll over. The Mooresville man wasn’t sure were the car was going to land, so he swerved off the road, and into a tree. He was not seriously injured.

FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 10:37pm, Suds and Shine, 18341 Old Statesville Road/NC 115 – Officers responded to assist a motorist across from Suds-N-Shine. On investigation, police found two underage suspects who had been drinking. A search of their vehicle found marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
A 17-year-old Charlotte boy and a 16-year-old Concord boy were charged by citation with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and underage consumption.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 7:49am, Hampton Inn, 19501 Statesville Road – A South Carolina man told police that between Friday at 10:30pm and Saturday at 7:40am someone broke the passenger window and damaged both the driver`s door and passenger door of his 2014 GMC truck. Damage totaled $1,200. Nothing was reported missing.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 10:25pm, Jetton Road between Meta Road and Stableford Lane – A 70-year-old Cornelius driver was traveling west on Jetton Road when a deer darted out in front of his 2005 Lexus. The car struck the deer, and it bounced off and landed on the side of the road. the deer until he hit it and it bounced off his vehicle. It died at the scene. The man’s car had about $975 damage.

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 9:31pm, Alton’s Kitchen, 19918 North Cove Road – A man told police that between 6:30 and 9:30pm, someone broke into 2012 Toyota 4Runner by punching out the right rear passenger window, valued at $300. Missing are a black computer bag valued at $150; a Sig Sauer handgun, valued at $900; 2 gun holsters, valued at $40 each; Skull Candy ear buds valued at $40; a laptop computer, valued at $1,000; a a mobile phone charger, valued at $15; and a Zoom H4 Handy digital recorder valued at $400. The total value of stolen property was $2,585. Police are investigating.

SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2:23am, 18500 block of Victoria Bay Drive – A resident told police that between 9pm and midnight Saturday someone threw a rock through her living room window. The total estimated damage is $500.

SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 10:55pm, Police Headquaters – A 50-year-old Denver man came to police headquarters to report that he was assaulted by someone he didn’t know on Saturday, March 8, at On the Roxx, 19712 One Norman Blvd. at 1:30am. The man said he was thrown off a patio stairway. He received bruises, scrapes, and abrasions to the left side of his head and face, left hand, and left knee. The victim also reported possible torn ligaments in his left leg.

MONDAY, MARCH 10, 12:49pm – A woman called police to report her wallet had been stolen, between Saturday at 10:30pm and Sunday at 8am, while she was at the Rusty Rudder, 20210 Henderson Road. The wallet was valued at $100, and contained $15 in cash, debit and credit cards.

SUSPECTS CHARGE IN MALL CAR BREAK-INS

Charlotte Meccklenburg Police on Monday arrested three men suspected in a series of car break-ins at Northlake Mall, in north Charlotte. The men, ages 21, 18 and 19, face various charges related to one break-in that happened Monday.

CMPD said officers were called to the mall to check on a break-in in the mall parking lot. Police were able to identify the suspects, and determined that they still in the mall. The men were arrested without incident and police seized a handgun that one of the men was carrying.

After interviews, the men were charged with various crimes related to the break-in. Police said the men are suspected in other break-ins and said more charges are likely.

Anyone with additional information about the break-ins is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-7600.

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The wreck happened at just after 10pm Wednesday near the I-77 Southbound on ramp. (James Sanders/CorneliusNews.net)

A motorcyclist escaped serious injury Tuesday night, March 11, when he was struck from behind by a car as both headed onto the Catawba Avenue overpass at I-77 Exit 28. The car’s driver later was cited for failure to reduce speed. 

The wreck happened just after 10pm near the I-77 southbound on-ramp from Catawba Avenue. Both the motorcylist, a 17-year-old Smithville resident, and the car driver, a 20-year-old Sterling Bay resident, were headed east on Catawba Avenue onto the overpass.

The motorcycle slowed to stop at a stoplight. The driver was changing lanes and told police later he did not see the motorcycle, and drove into it at about 20 miles per hour, according to an accident report.

The driver was cited for failing to reduce speed. The motorcyclist was not seriously hurt and declined to be transported to the hospital.

Michael Wise

CHARLOTTE – A 44-year-old Rock Hill, SC, man was sentenced to a prison term Thursday after a jury convicted him of statutory rape for having sex with a girl in Cornelius whom he met on Facebook.

Michael Brian Wise, 44, will serve at least 48 years in jail. He was sentenced after a trial that began Monday, March 17, before Mecklenburg Superior Court Judge Jesse B. Caldwell III.

The Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Crimes Against Persons Team tried Wise for statutory rape and two counts of statutory sex offense. On Thursday, March 20, the jury found him guilty as charged. The judge then sentenced him to three consecutive sentences of 192-291 months in prison, totaling a minimum of 48 years. When he’s released from prison, he will have to register as a sex offender.

According to the district attorney’s office, Wise on Aug. 11, 2012, drove from his home in Rock Hill to Smithville Park, off Catawba Avenue, to meet a 14-year-old girl with whom he had been communicating on Facebook. Wise drove the girl to a nearby parking lot, engaged her in sexual acts and then drove back to the park.

A Cornelius police officer on patrol noticed Wise’s van in the park late that night and approached. When he  discovered Wise with the girl, Wise confessed to the sex acts.

Peter  Jordan

Updated Thursday, March 27, 2014
Huntersville police are continuing to ask the public for help as they investigate the Feb. 19 murder of 19-ear-old Peter Jordan at a Huntersville apartment complex. An update on the case Wednesday contained no new information, and said the reward for information about the case has been doubled to $10,000.

Jordan, of Cornelius, died Feb. 19 after being shot several times at The Landings at Northcross apartments, off I-77 Exit 25, east of Birkdale Village. Police haven’t released much information about the case, and have appealed for help.

The Charlotte Observer reported Thursday that Jordan was shot through the door of the apartment. Four occupants in a black vehicle were seen fleeing afterward.  The newspaper obtained a recording of the 911 call.

Jordan’s family said in a police department announcement Wednesday that they’ve increased their reward to $9,000, from the original $5,000. Crime Stoppers also is offering $1,000, bringing the total reward now to $10,000. The family is raising money for the reward through the Peter Michael Jordan Memorial Fund, with donations accepted at area Wells Fargo branches.

The reward is offered to anyone with information that leads to an arrest of Jordan’s killer or killers. As they did earlier this month, police on Wednesday said only that they’ve gotten “numerous tips.”

HAVE INFORMATION?

The Huntersville Police Department is asking anyone with information related to this investigation to contact Sergeant Gardner at 704-464-5400 or North Mecklenburg Crime Stoppers at 704-896-7867.

RELATED COVERAGE

March 5, 2014, “$5,000 reward offered for help solving Peter Jordan murder.”

Cornelius police charged seven people with driving while impaired at a DWI checkpoint Saturday night at the intersection of West Catawba Avenue and Westmoreland Road. Meanwhile, house break-ins were reported over the past week on Sycamore Ridge Court and Coachmans Trace, and a man reported being held up at knife point on West Catawba Avenue. Read on for the details.

DWI ARRESTS

Cornelius police, with help from other agencies, ran a DWI checkpoint at West Catawba Avenue and Westmoreland Road from Saturday night at 11pm to Sunday morning at 2:30.

In addition to the seven DWI arrests, they issued 24 citations, including 11 registration violations, three for no operator’s license, three warning tickets, one open container, one misdemeanor possession of marijuana, two possession of drug paraphernalia, and three other traffic related citations.

The NC Governor’s Highway Safety Program lent its Breath-Alcohol Testing (BAT)Mobile for the operation. Also involved were officers from the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department’s DWI Task Force, and from Huntersville, Davidson, Pineville, and UNC Charlotte police departments.

INCIDENT REPORTS

TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2:36am, West Catawba Avenue between Silver Quay Drive and Nantz Road – A 61-year-old Cornelius man was driving his 2005 Ford pickup north on West Catawba when two deer ran across the road. One hit his driver’s side door, and his truck collided head one with the other. He was not hurt and the truck was not seriously damaged. No word on the condition of the animals.

MONDAY, MARCH 31, 11:47pm, police headquarters – A 35-year-old Cornelius man came to police headquarters to report that he had been held up at around 11:20pm in the 2000 block of West Catawba Avenue. He said an unknown suspect pointed a knife at him and demanded money. He was charged with filing a false report.

MONDAY, MARCH 31, 5:20pm, 19000 block of Coachmans Trace – A 24-year-old resident reported the theft of her Apple iPad worth $500 and a keyboard case valued at $100 from her home, sometime between March 25 and March 31. Police are investigating.

MONDAY, MARCH 31, 4:55pm, Sycamore Ridge Court – A 39-year-old resident told officers someone broke into his home between 11:30am and 4:45pm, taking a 50-inch flat screen Tv, an 18-inch flat screen TV, an XBox 360, a Dell laptop computer, a bank book, jewelry and an Android cell phone. The missing items were valued at $1501 total. Police are investigating.

SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 7:13pm, US 21/Statesville Road between NC 73/Sam Furr Road and Bailey Road – A 42-year-old Huntersville woman was driving north on US 21 when she ran off the right side of the road and struck a tree. She told police she was following another vehicle that put on a left turn signal and got in the left turn center lane to turn into Home Depot, but the vehicle then came back toward the right. She hit the brakes, then lost control and her car left the wet road. A witness told police the second car was a silver BMW X3 SUV and that it had continued on to Home Depot. The witness said the BMW’s driver did move slightly to the right, but only to readjust in the turn lane. Police found the driver, a Davidson man, in the Home Depot. He said he did not run the vehicle off the road, but did see that it crashed and he went on to Home Depot. He said the first car was traveling at high speed, so he speed up to put distance between the two of them. He said he did not swerve to cause the vehicle to crash. The Huntersville driver was not seriously hurt. No charges were filed.

SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 12:44pm, 22500 block of Torrence Chapel Road – A 64-year-old resident reported a break-in at his home between 10:30am and 12:40pm. Missing were 20 pills of Doxepin, a case of Michelob Ultra beer, Gatorade, dryer sheets, laundry detergent and a large white bag with dog toys. A screen was torn or cut to gain entry. Total value of stolen items was $42. The screen damage was estimated at $50.

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 4:34pm, Old Stateville Road/NC 115 between Caldwell Depot Road and Treynorth Drive – A 74-year-old Huntersville driver was northbound on NC 115 in his 2003 Chevy and stopped in heavy traffic when he was struck from behind by a 20-year-old Charlotte man in a 2003 Honda. The Charlotte man said he looked down at his phone just before the crash. He was traveling about 20 mph. Nobody was hurt or charged.

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2:15pm, W.A. Hough High School, 12420 Bailey Road – A 17-year-old student from Davidson reported that some time between 12:40 and 2pm, someone stole her backpack, containing an Apple iPad 2, from behind the bleachers in the school gym. The tablet was valued at $300. Police are investigating.

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 10:21am, U-Haul, 18835 Statesville Road – An employee reported that sometime between March 19 and March 22, someone stole a 5×8 enclosed trailer, valued at $4,000. Police are investigating.

THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 12:49pm, Fifi’s Fine Resale, 20601-A Torrence Chapel Rd. – A 62-year-old woman there told police that sometime between 12:30 and 12:49pm, someone knocked out the rear window of her 2014 Subaru Forester, causing about $250 damage.

THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 6:52am, Bailey Road at W.A. Hough High School – A police officer was directing traffic into the school parking lot when an 18-year-old Cornelius man disregarded his command to stop, and crashed into two other vehicles. The man, in a 1999 Ford, was headed east and collided with two other westbound cars that were making a left turn into the driveway. The first driver said he thought he had the right of way, and did not realize there was an officer directing traffic until after the crash. Nobody was hurt.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1:47pm, Statesville Road/US 21, between Caldwell Commons Circle and Bailey Road – A 29-year-old Charlotte man was driving north on US 21 when a ladder atop the vehicle in front of him came loose and struck and damaged his car. Police are investigating.

TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 6:09pm, I-77 northbound, north of Exit 28 – A 31-year-old Thomasville man was headed north on I-77 when the traffic in front of him came to a stop. He ran his pickup truck and trailer off the road to the left, and struck the median/guard rail.

TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 7:13am, Old Statesville Road/NC 115, near Bailey Road – A 17-year-old Cornelius man told police he was driving northbound on NC 115 when he looked down at his phone to check the time. He looked back up and noticed the car in front of him was stopped. He ran into the rear bumper of a car driven by a Huntersville woman, causing minor damage to both cars.

MONDAY, MARCH 24, 12:55pm, 17900 block of Kings Point Drive – A 46-year-old resident told police that sometime between July 2012 and March 14, someone took his 24-foot Yacht Club boat trailer from the parking lot. The trailer’s value was put at $2,500.

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A jury in Charlotte has found a 46-year-old man guilty of second-degree murder and other charges stemming from a speeding 2012 wreck on Statesville Road that killed a Huntersville man.

The Mecklenburg Superior Court jury on April 4 found Victor Moultry, 46, guilty of murder and other charges in the death of Paul Joseph Jones, 53, in February 2012.

In February 2012, Moultry was driving on West W.T. Harris Boulevard in Charlotte when he drove over the median and into the wrong lane. When he reached Statesville Road/US 21, he turned and struck a vehicle. He then fled the scene, speeding north on Statesville Road.

Witnesses testified that they saw him driving at high  speeds on the wrong side of the road, passing vehicles in a no-passing zone and forcing cars off the road.

He continued on Statesville Road into Huntersville, where he slammed into the rear end of Jones’s 1984 Ford pickup. The crash forced Jones off the road and down a ravine.

Jones was seriously injured and died two days later. He was a self-employed custom cabinet maker.

Investigators found cocaine in Moultry’s car and tests showed cocaine in his blood. Police said Moultry was driving at more than 100 mph at the time of the crash.

Moultry’s trial began March 31, 2014, before Superior Court Judge H. William Constangy. The jury found him guilty of second-degree murder, felony possession of cocaine and misdemeanor hit and run.

Judge Constangy sentenced Moultry to 207-261 months (17 1/4 to 21 3/4 years) in prison , as well as an additional 120 days in custody.

RELATED COVERAGE

March 1, 2012, “Driver charged with murder in fatal Huntersville crash”

Feb. 25, 2012, “Paul Joseph Jones, 53″

HUNTERSVILLE - North Mecklenburg High School was locked down briefly Tuesday afternoon while Huntersville police investigated a report that there might be a gun on campus.

The school kept students in classrooms near the end of the school day after receiving the report, which ultimately proved false.

“We had a report of a threat, possibly someone bringing a gun onto campus, but that ended up not being true,” police Sgt. Randy Gardner said Tuesday afternoon. Gardner said the person who supposed brought a gun to school wasn’t even on campus at the time.

“We conducted an investigation, spoke with all parties, and it was just a threat,” Gardner said.

School Principal Matthew Hayes told parents in an email and telephone alert that the lockdown was a safety precaution and that students were not in danger.

After at least two incidents in the past week, Cornelius police are warning residents and businesses about a phone scam targeting the area. If you get a call about an overdue bill, an unpaid parking ticket or other suspicious request, beware.

Callers have posed as police or utility workers, among others. A police department spokeswoman said Friday that anyone receiving a call like this should not give out personal information. In addition, you can help police by writing down information about the call and trying to get the caller’s phone number.

In one case reported Monday morning, April 28, a 70-year-old Huntersville woman told police she was a victim of the scam. Someone claiming to be a police officer called her and demanded that she pay $2,500 to avoid going to jail. She said the person told her to go to the nearest Rite-Aid and buy 5 GreenDot MoneyPak cards for $500 each. She purchased the items and gave the suspect the card numbers over the phone. The total amount of her loss was $2,524.75.

On Wednesday, a 60-year-old Cornelius woman reported a similar incident. She told police someone called her posing as a Duke Power employee, and demanding that she pay $500 to avoid having her electricity disconnected at her business in Charlotte. The person told her to go to the nearest Walgreen’s and buy 1 GreenDot MoneyPak card for $500. She did so, and as in the previous case, gave the card numbers to the suspect over the phone. Her loss totaled $504.95.

Here’s the alert issued Friday:

Cornelius Police Warn of Phone Scam

The Cornelius Police Department is warning residents and business owners of a recent phone scam in the area. Numerous victims have reported receiving phone calls from representatives from a government agency, law enforcement agency, or utility company making claims about past due tickets, warrants, or past due balances. The caller then tells the victim to purchase a pre-paid debit card with the amount due and read the number off the back of the card to avoid being arrested or losing utility service. Once the money is taken from the victim’s bank account, the bank will not refund the money since the money was voluntarily given away. This is a scam and the suspect’s claims are fraudulent.

If you are contacted by anyone claiming to be affiliated with a municipality, government agency, law enforcement agency, or utility company telling you to pay with a specific pre-paid debit card, do not give them any information or comply with the caller’s request. If possible, write down the caller’s phone number and alert the Cornelius Police Department at 704-892-7773 or your local law enforcement agency.

POLICE INCIDENT REPORTS

MONDAY, APRIL 28, 10:50am, Ron Shue Imports, 19401 Statesville Road – An employee told place that between April 25 at 5pm and Monday at 10:42am, someone spray painted graffiti on the wall of a storage building, causing $200.00 damage.

TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 11am, policed department – A 41-year-old resident reported that between Feb. 28 and April 28, 2014, someone used her personal information to open a
Credit One Visa Bank Card. The suspect also used her State Employees Credit Union Card to make various purchases on Apple iTunes ($64.05), Red Box ($6.43), Allure Magazine ($16.09) and Roadmaster Tire Pros ($900). The fraudulent purchases totaled $986.57.

TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 11:08am, Food Lion, 20125 N. Main St. – An employee reported that around 11:03am, a white male suspect stole $75 worth of Rib Eye Steaks, $100 worth of T Bone Steaks and $100 worth of NY Strip Steaks. Total value from the shoplifting was $275.

TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1:50pm, 18600 block of John Connor Rd. – A resident reported that someone struck his custom mailbox between Monday at 10pm and Tuesday at 1:46pm. The mailbox is valued at $1,500.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 4:220pm, Food Lion, 20125 N. Main St. – A manager told police that she watched a known suspect walk out of the store with unpaid merchandise in his jacket. Stolen were three bags of cooked shrimp valued at $13.99 each and a bag of raw shrimp valued at $11.99. The items were recovered and a 56-year-old Davidson man was named as the suspect. Police are investigating.

THURSDAY, MAY 1, 8:50am, W.A. Hough High School, 12420 Bailey Rd. – A 17-year-old student from Huntersville was charged with injury to personal property and possession of a weapon on campus. Police were called after a student became angry and threw a medium-sized bookshelf across the hallway in front of the media center. A search turned up a pocket knife. The total value of the damaged bookshelf is approximately $250.

THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1:12pm, W.A. Hough High School, 12420 Bailey Rd. – In a separate incident, a student reported to police that another student had brought a knife to school. Police charged a 16-year-old Cornelius students with possession of a weapon on the school campus.

THURSDAY, MAY 1, 5:20am, – 19900 block of Madison Village Drive – A resident reported that someone broke into his 2001 Toyota while it was parked at his home, taking an Apple MacBook Air (valued at $1,000) and a brown custom guitar, valued at $300. Police are investigating.

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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s office provided a photo of the unexploded fourth device.

IRON STATION – Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies and federal authorities are investigating an explosion early Monday morning involving three pipe bombs at a home off NC 73. No one was injured in the incident and only a small fire occurred in the yard.

An emergency call came in around 12:45am about an explosion and small fire outside a home in the 5900 block of Dalmatian Drive. When deputies arrived, they also found one unexploded device near the road. The Gastonia Police Bomb Squad and detectives were called in and detonated the remaining device.

The sheriff’s department said the unexploded device was a one foot-long PVC pipe attached to a small container of propane.

Agents with the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms arrived around 4am to join the investigation.

Only local traffic was being allowed into the neighborhood at rush hour Monday.

Iron Station is off NC 73 in Lincoln County, about 10 miles west of McGuire Nuclear Station in Huntersville.

A Cornelius man wanted as a suspect in a bank robbery in Lexington killed himself with a single gunshot Friday night when police came to home to arrest him. The shooting happened in the 21000 block of Old Canal Street after 7:30pm.

The street was closed off with yellow police tape as a crime scene investigation team worked late Friday night.

Cornelius police said they were contacted Friday by Lexington police seeking help serving a warrant on a suspect in a bank robbery on Thursday. The man, Jonathan Scott Conley, 39, live on Canal Street in the Antiquity Cornelius neighborhood east of downtown Cornelius.

A member of Conley’s family called police around 7:30pm to say he wanted to surrender. When police arrived, they surrounded the home and spoke with Conley, and asked him to surrender by coming outside.

Shortly after, a shot was heard. Officers entered the home and found the suspect man dead of an apparent self-inflicted wound.

The Dispatch in Lexington reported that police were searching for a suspect in the robbery of the Fidelity Bank on West Second Avenue around 5pm Thursday.

No further information was available.

Silvio Cadolino

CONCORD – As family and friends mourn this week, Concord Police have charged a 42-year-old man in connection with the May 4 hit-and-run crash that killed Silvio Cadolino, co-owner of the Bagel Bin & Deli in Huntersville.

Cadolino, 61, was out for a drive in his 1995 Corvette at the time of the wreck, around 4:15pm on that Sunday afternoon. Police said he was headed south on Concord Parkway (US 29) when a northbound 2004 Ford Freestar minivan turned in front of him onto Carpenter Court. The minivan struck Cadolino’s Corvette, then fled the scene.

The impact spun the Corvette, causing it to flip, seriously injuring Cadolino. He died Saturday, May 17, of his injuries.

Terrence Ryan

Investigators put out an alert, including a photo of the minivan, and on May 9 located and impounded the vehicle.

On Tuesday afternoon around 4 o’clock, the driver, Terrence M. Ryan, 42, of Concord, turned himself in to police. He was charged with one count of felony hit and run and one count of misdemeanor death by vehicle. He was being held in Cabarrus County Jail, with bail set at $25,000.

Cadolino’s funeral was Tuesday night at the Raymer-Kepner Funeral Home in Huntersville.

Meanwhile, at lunchtime on Wednesday, a stream of customers poured in at lunchtime, many stopping to offer their condolences on Cadolino’s death.

Cadolino co-owned the shop with his brother, John Cadolino. The family is from New York and the shop is filled with Yankees World Series photos and other memorabilia.

“It’s tragic,” said one employee as he rang up a bagel sandwich. “He was taken too young.”

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Armando Alvarez

Charlotte Mecklenburg police are looking for a man who disappeared Wednesday night from Dunn Commons Parkway in northwest Charlotte. Armando Alvarez was reportedly seen late Thursday morning in the area of Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road and Northlake Central Parkway.

He was last seen around 7:40pm Wednesday, wearing a brown striped shirt and gray shorts. He has dementia.

Anyone who sees or has information about Alberto Alvarez is asked to call 911, or Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.

A 25-foot Sunesta motorboat valued at $28,000 was stolen from the Blue Stone Harbor boat dock between last Saturday and this Tuesday, and as of June 3 it had yet to be recovered. Meanwhile, Cornelius police also are investigating the theft of a 9mm Beretta pistol from a Sunset Cove Lane house. Police also responded to calls about DWI, vandalism, and multiple car break-ins in the YMCA parking lot. Read on for details.

POLICE INCIDENT REPORTS

WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 12:35 pm, 18341 Old Statesville Rd. – An 18-year-old Huntersville man suffered a head injury Friday when he fell off while riding on the outside of a car in a parking lot off NC 115. Read our coverage of the incident here.

SATURDAY, MAY 31, 12:00am-3:00pm, 8400 block Westmoreland Lake Dr. – An unknown vandal damaged the fences of two neighboring houses in the early morning of the May 31, causing an estimated $400 in damage.

SATURDAY, MAY 31, 12:39am, near 20545 Catawba Ave. – Police pulled over a Jeep Grand Cherokee near McDonald’s on Catawba Avenue, and found that the driver, a known suspect, was in possession of marijuana. They issued a citation for drug possession and released the suspect at the scene.

SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 2-4pm, Sunset Cove Lane – Between 2 and 4pm Sunday afternoon, an unknown suspect took advantage of an open house on Sunset Cove Lane to steal a 9mm Beretta pistol and a box of ammunition. The value of the stolen gun and bullets total $1,515.

SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 11pm-8:30am, 21600 block Aftonshire Dr. – During the night an unknown suspect spray-painted the windows of two vehicles, causing approximately $700 in total damages.

SUNDAY JUNE 1, 2:56am, 17200 block Shadow Bark Dr. – A drunk driver crashed his gray Honda into a brick wall in front of a residence, causing the wall to collapse on top of the vehicle and injuring the driver, who was taken to Novant Healthcare in Huntersville for treatment.

MONDAY, JUNE 2, 9-10:30am, YMCA, 21300 Davidson St. –  an unknown suspect broke into three vehicles in the parking lot of the YMCA, stealing a cell phone and wallets. The items stolen add up to $373.00 in value.

TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 5:50pm, Blue Stone Harbor - A 25’ Sunesta motorboat with a burgundy/white color scheme was stolen from the Blue Stone Harbor boat dock, located on Harken Drive, between last Saturday and this Tuesday.

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An SUV overturned on I-77 southbound near Exit 23 on Tuesday afternoon, with reports of injuries. (Brandon Butler/CorneliusNews.net)

Accidents after 8am on I-77 southbound near I-85 in Charlotte and near Exit 23 in Huntersville created a backup that at one point stretched nearly from Charlotte to Lake Norman, according to NCDOT and other traffic reports.

That sent many drivers onto the backroads, including NC 115/Main Street through Davidson and Cornelius. It didn’t get any better there.

At around 9:30am, with southbound traffic on NC 115 already backed up, a minor 2-car accident briefly closed the road. A driver in a Subaru wagon struck the left front of a 4-door Toyota sedan. Both drivers appeared to be OK, but emergency crews halted traffic while they cleaned up the scene.

Then at around 3pm, an SUV rolled over near Exit 23 in yet another wreck on I-77 southbound. Passersby found an SUV on its roof in the median, where medical personnel were tending to people who appeared to have minor injuries.

Traffic was stop-and-go from the Lake Norman area to Exit 23, where it regained speed.

Toyota sedan was involved in a two-car wreck near the Ace Hardware on North Main Street in Cornelius around 9:30am Tuesday. (David Boraks/CorneliusNews.net)

The West Catawba Avenue Walgreens experienced shoplifting deja vu Sunday and Monday, with two incidents within 25 hours. Meanwhile, a Pecan Street resident told police someone tried to blackmail him for $500 by threatening to to post a sex tape of him to social media. Cornelius police are also investigating vandalism at a Bailey Road Park shelter, where suspects spray-painted “Slender is Watching You” in broad daylight last Saturday. And someone stole $3,000 worth of furniture from a Nautique Boulevard patio. Read on for details.

TOWN OF CORNELIUS INCIDENT REPORTS

Below is a summary of Cornelius Police Department incident reports from June 4-14

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 10:43pm, 8100 block Dunmore Dr. – An officer conducting a routine stop for a stop-sign violation found marijuana and drug paraphernalia within the vehicle. The driver was charged by citation for possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia.

SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 12:19pm, 21300 block of Pecan Street – A man told police that someone he knows known suspect attempted to blackmail him for $500 by threatening to post a sex video of him on social media.

SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2:33am, One Norman Blvd. near Sefton Park Rd. – Offices stopped a white Ford Explorer for driving with no headlights and running a stop sign. Driver was arrested for driving while impaired. During a search of the driver incident to arrest, a small amount of marijuana was located on the driver.

SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 4:09pm, Bailey Road Park – Shelter #2 at the park was vandalized with the message “Slender Is Watching You…” Vandalism was committed between 3:12 and 3:36pm by an unknown suspect. The estimated value of damage done is $50.

SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 12:26am, Torrence Chapel Rd. at West Catawba Ave. – Officer stopped a red Chevy Impala for suspicion of the driver having a suspended license. A small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia was located inside the vehicle.

SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 5:10pm, Walgreens, 19631 West Catawba Ave. – Two suspects entered the store and stole four boxes of Allegra, three bottles of Abbevia cold, two bottles of Robitussin cold/chest, one bottle of Robitussin max nighttime DM, two bottles of Wal-tussin cough, and one bottle of Robitussin DM. Total estimated value of stolen items $218.47.

SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 6:00pm, 21300 block Nautique Boulevard – Between 6pm Saturday and 10am Sunday unknown suspect(s) stole two high back bar stools, valued at $2,600.00, two square end tables, valued at $360.00, and two pillows, valued at $100.00, off the victim’s patio. The total value of items stolen was $3,060.00.

MONDAY, JUNE 9, 5:57pm, Walgreens 19631 West Catawba Ave. – A known suspect came into the store and took, without paying, a 18 pack of Budweiser can beer. Upon further investigation, the  suspect was found in possession of open containers of alcohol, had consumed underage, was possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia and was also found in possession of the stolen 18 pack of Budweiser. The suspect was arrested and later released to a guardian.

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An unknown suspect confronted a driver on the I-77 southbound ramp at exit 28, then followed her to her Ogden Cove Drive home and threatened her family with a handgun. Meanwhile on Washam Potts Road, a driver distracted by texting veered off the road no fewer than three times on his way home, leaving a damaged fence and trail of leaking oil in his wake. Police also responded to calls about a Smith and Wesson revolver stolen from a pick-up on South Main Street, a wallet lifted from a patron at the Rusty Rudder, and more than $2,000 worth of goods taken from a BMW on Shawnee Ridge Road. Read on for details.

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Below is a summary of Cornelius Police Department incident reports from June 14-17

SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 12:31am, 28000 block Kanawha Dr– Officers were called in reference to vehicles blocking the roadway. Upon further investigation the vehicles were linked to a residence in the 19200 block of Kanawha Dr. Arriving on the scene,officers discovered an underage drinking party. Five were arrested for consuming underage and one was arrested for providing alcohol to underage drinkers.

SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 4:31pm, Washam Potts Rd – A driver distracted by text messaging veered off the road Saturday afternoon, colliding with a fence and the speed limit sign on the right side of the road and sending the sign flying 76 feet. The driver then veered back into the road, across two lanes of traffic, and into a ditch on the other side of the road. Persistent to a fault, he then got back onto the road and took the next left at Coachman’s Trace only to lose control of the vehicle again, veering into the grass on the left side of the road. The driver backed out of the ditch and continued until he reached his driveway on Coachman’s Trace.

SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 10pm, 21500 block Ogden Cover Dr. – At 8:30pm Saturday night a suspect approached the victim’s car on the I-77 southbound ramp, then followed her home and threatened her and her family with a handgun.

SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2:11pm, 21400 block Catawba Ave. – Between 1am and 8am Sunday, an unknown suspect(s) stole a black Iphone 4S and a wallet containing a drivers license, credit card, and NC concealed carry permit from a victim at the Rusty Rudder. The total estimated value of the stolen items was $346.

TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 9am, 18600 block Shawnee Ridge Rd. – An unknown suspect entered black BMW 328i parked on Shawnee Ridge Rd. between Monday at 7:30pm and Tuesday at 9am, stealing sunglasses valued at $150 and a laptop bag valued at $400. The laptop bag contained a Mac Book Air Pro valued at $1299, an iPad valued at $499, and Bose earbuds valued at $99, bringing the value of items stolen to $2448.

TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2:48pm, 19600 block South Main St. – Between late May and June 16, an unknown suspect entered a blue and tan Ford truck and stole a Rossi snub nosed .38 revolver with an estimated value of $250.

TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 5:57pm, Glen Ridge Gazebo, 19305 Coachman`s Trace – On the same road where the distracted driver wreaked havoc on Saturday, unknown suspects stole 11 black landscaping lights valued at $60 each. One of the surveillance cameras was also damaged. The total amount of damaged and stolen property was approximately $710.

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An unknown suspect broke into a Charlotte Mecklenburg Police detective’s car at his Danesway Lane residence last week, stealing a police gear bag containing $1,899 worth of items, including a Smith & Wesson handgun. Police also investigated the theft of a $1,400 outboard boat motor from Carrington Drive and the theft of $375 worth of jewelry and silver cutlery from a Catawba Avenue home. Meanwhile, an unknown suspect broke into four houses under construction at 21000 block Chapel Way, leaving the faucets running and causing an estimated $15,000 in water damage.

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Below is a summary of Cornelius Police Department incident reports from June 17-25

TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 9:51am, 10800 block Danesway Lane –An unknown suspect broke into a CMPD detective’s vehicle as it was parked in his driveway, taking a LA police gear bag containing a knife, Smith and Wesson handgun, phone, and other items totaling $1,8900 in value.

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 7:29pm, 21100 block of Catawba Avenue – Police stopped a 2003 Honda Civic, and found the driver to be in possession of marijuana and Xanax. The suspect was arrested on the scene and charged with possession with the intent to sell and deliver schedule VI substances, as well a felony charge for maintaining a dwelling for the sale of a controlled substance.

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 3:19pm, 20800 Block Catawba Avenue – the victim stated that an unknown suspect(s) stole eight landscaping lights from the entrance to the Victoria Bay subdivision. The total estimated value in damage and stolen items is $1,000.

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 7:22pm, 19400 block Carrington Club Drive – The victim stated that between Monday night and Tuesday afternoon, someone took a Mercury 2 Stroke 6 Horsepower Outboard boat motor from his 1997 15-foot Gheen boat. At the time the boat was parked on a trailer in the parking lot.

SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 11:17pm, Oak Street Mill, 19725 Oak St. – An unknown suspect(s) stole a black clutch purse containing the victim`s credit card, car and house keys, and iPhone The total estimated value of items stolen is $654.

TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 8:45am, 21700 block Chapel Way, Antiquity Cornelius – Between 6:30pm, June 23and 6:30am June 24, an unknown suspect(s) pried open the garage entry doors on four houses under construction at Chapel Way, causing $500 in damage to each of the garage entry doors and door jambs. The suspect then entered the houses and, failing to find anything to steal, left the faucets running, causing $5,000.00 in water damage to three of the houses, adding up to $17,000 in damage total.

TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 12:53pm, Potts Street – a tractor trailer driving down Potts Street snagged a low-hanging wire, snapping the wire’s pole. A representative from ElectriCities arrived on scene and advised that the pole and wire belonged to AT&T.

TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 4:07pm, 10100 block Squire’s Way – Between June 12 around 5:30am and June 21 at around 5:30pm an unknown suspect(s) stole a sterling silver teapot, sugar pot, and creamer pot. They also stole a 10 karat gold band, and a gold ring with a round cut diamond solitare. The total estimated value of the stolen items was $375.00.

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