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Newsby Staff WriterMay 5, 2011

Contempt Charge Against Officer May Affect 100 Charlotte Traffic Cases

Mecklenburg County, N.C., prosecutors may have to dismiss more than 100 traffic cases, some drunken-driving charges, after a police officer was convicted of criminal contempt.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 27, 2011

Police Captain Found Guilty of Illegal Bus Passing

A North Carolina police captain receives a 45-day suspended sentence for passing a stopped school bus in his police cruiser. The mother of a boy who was crossing the street to board the bus and witnessed the incident says she had to yell her son's name to prevent him from stepping out in front of Gentry's car.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2011

N.C. Man Urinated on Highway Patrol Cruiser

A Wilson man is expected in court in May on charges he urinated on a North Carolina Highway Patrol car parked in front of a county magistrate's office.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 14, 2011

Suspect Found Dead In Charlotte Home, Following Standoff

Charlotte-Mecklenburg SWAT officers surrounded a home in the northern section of the city after receiving a call of shots fired at the location and, after attempting to contact the subject, entered the home to find him dead.

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Inside the Badge by Robert O'BrienApril 12, 2011

Tales of Three SWAT Tragedies

While the official investigations are still ongoing, enough has already been reported to provide glimpses into what and how these tragedies might have occurred.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 8, 2011

Robbery Suspect Left Photographic Evidence of Self

The black T-shirt had a picture of Jonathan Huntley, 25, that resembled a mug shot with the saying, "Making Money Is My Thang," according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 21, 2011

S.C. Road Sign Warns Motorists of Zombie Hazard

One sign read "Zombies Ahead" and rotated to "Watch for Hunters." On the other side of the road, another sign read "Be alert for Tanks."

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2011

Inmate Rolled Joint with Bible Page

David Allen Henson, 24, admitted to the act, after jailers found the marijuana roach made from the Bible page in his cell.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2011

N.C. SWAT Officer Killed While Re-Inserting Flash-Bang Pin

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police SWAT veteran Fred Thornton died after incorrectly attempting to re-insert the pin into a flash-bang device when it exploded, according to preliminary results of the investigation.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2011

N.C. House Explodes During SWAT Standoff

A heavily armed, 42-year-old man was killed Sunday afternoon after his house exploded during a standoff with SWAT officers in Catawba County, N.C. Officers haven't released the name of the man who died in the explosion and fire, which sent flames 30 feet into the air on Willowbottom Road, south of Hickory.

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