
During the altercation, police say Garza pulled a .45 caliber gun and shot Deputy Cook in the face and chest.
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Jonathan Bennett died when he traded gunfire with officers outside Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police headquarters.
Read More →“They’re going to be armed security," Sheriff Burris said. "They’ll be walking the halls, they’ll be mentoring our kids. They’ll be checking in with our faculty, our teachers, our principals. They’ll be walking through the parking lot looking for any suspicious activity our behavior. They’ll be attending lunch with the kids.”
Read More →A jury awarded a family $100,000 Tuesday in the case of a Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC, police officer who fatally shot a man five years ago. The family had asked for $1.1 million.
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School Board members Ericka Ellis-Stewart and Carol Sawyer said the plan could make schools feel like detention centers.
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Four people were detained Wednesday afternoon after a paintball shootout between two cars that were speeding through the streets of Charlotte, NC.
Read More →Two CMPD officers and two probation officers returned fire when Jonathan Bennett, 23, pulled into the parking lot just before 11 p.m. on Jan. 11 and began shooting, Merriweather's report states.
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Riding a bicycle all shift provides many opportunities to interact with the public in ways other officers can't.
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“We obtained evidence that Walters purchased and consumed the equivalent of 16 malt beverages before driving away from Melanie’s Place,” said Eric Swain, special agent in charge of ALE’s Greenville district. “Even though Walters was in an intoxicated state, he was served malt beverages until the bar closed.”
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They found a campus emergency response guide on his wall opened to the active shooter response and evacuation pages. They also found searches of school shootings on his computer and took away blueprints of campus buildings.
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