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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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