Thursday, May 16 2013 11:28 PM EDT2013-05-17 03:28:02 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Three thugs rob a sandwich shop. They waited out back while workers in the store were cleaning up at closing time. "The employees were emptying the trash for the end of the night,"More >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Three thugs rob a sandwich shop. They waited out back while workers in the store were cleaning up at closing time. "The employees were emptying the trash for the end of the night,"More >>
Thursday, May 9 2013 9:32 PM EDT2013-05-10 01:32:15 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Robbery at a grocery store just after it opens on a Saturday morning is very rare. And now, it's not unheard of. The Food Lion on North Graham was surprisingly busy for 7:21a.m. FromMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Robbery at a grocery store just after it opens on a Saturday morning is very rare. And now, it's not unheard of. The Food Lion on North Graham was surprisingly busy for 7:21a.m. FromMore >>
Friday, May 3 2013 4:08 PM EDT2013-05-03 20:08:47 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - The North Tryon Street corridor has become a "rock city." It's where two men are using rocks to break into glass-front businesses and CMPD thinks it's the work of the same people. AtMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - The North Tryon Street corridor has become a "rock city." It's where two men are using rocks to break into glass-front businesses and CMPD thinks it's the work of the same people. AtMore >>
Thursday, March 28 2013 10:49 PM EDT2013-03-29 02:49:44 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - There has been a rash of fast food robberies recently in Charlotte. Most are pretty tame. But not all. The Jack-in-the-Box on North Tryon street, near the University area, is openMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - There has been a rash of fast food robberies recently in Charlotte. Most are pretty tame. But not all. The Jack-in-the-Box on North Tryon street, near the University area, is openMore >>
Friday, March 15 2013 10:29 PM EDT2013-03-16 02:29:37 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Most criminals prepare themselves before they commit a crime. But not everyone. One crook had to borrow one of the tools of his trade from his victim. It was 10:40PM on a TuesdayMore >>
Most criminals prepare themselves before they commit a crime. But not everyone. One crook had to borrow one of the tools of his trade from his victim. It was 10:40PM on a TuesdayMore >>
For years meetings of the Rowan County Board of Commissioners have opened with prayer, and more often than not, that prayer was offered "in the name of Jesus," but citing complaints over a number of years, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has asked commissioners to stop using prayer to open meetings.More >>
Thursday, January 17 2013 9:24 PM EST2013-01-18 02:24:21 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - The holidays were good for wallet lifters in Charlotte's SouthPark area. CMPD saw a rash of pick pocket thieves preying on people in crowded malls and supermarkets. At the HarrisMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - The holidays were good for wallet lifters in Charlotte's SouthPark area. CMPD saw a rash of pick pocket thieves preying on people in crowded malls and supermarkets. At the HarrisMore >>
Friday, January 11 2013 10:44 AM EST2013-01-11 15:44:39 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - An increased reward posted for the arrest of Charlotte's one-man crime spree. CMPD now offers $5,000 to stop a man who they believe has robbed at least five establishments in theMore >>
An increased reward posted for the arrest of Charlotte's one-man crime spree.More >>
Thursday, January 3 2013 11:43 PM EST2013-01-04 04:43:41 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - CMPD is beefing up patrols at a strip mall in North Charlotte after gunmen held up the same business twice in the past three weeks. It's a crime that has detectives wondering, whyMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - CMPD is beefing up patrols at a strip mall in North Charlotte after gunmen held up the same business twice in the past three weeks. It's a crime that has detectives wondering, whyMore >>
Thursday, December 13 2012 9:29 PM EST2012-12-14 02:29:48 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A two-man team of sweepstakes parlor robbers are on the loose in west Charlotte. And players beware-- it isn't just the parlors who are losing money. Most sweepstakes parlorsMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A two-man team of sweepstakes parlor robbers are on the loose in west Charlotte. And players beware-- it isn't just the parlors who are losing money. Most sweepstakes parlorsMore >>
Thursday, November 29 2012 9:24 PM EST2012-11-30 02:24:53 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A one-man crime spree has businesses on alert in East Charlotte. So far, he's broken into a grocery store and attempted an armed robbery at a fast food restaurant. "A guy cameMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A one-man crime spree has businesses on alert in East Charlotte. So far, he's broken into a grocery store and attempted an armed robbery at a fast food restaurant. "A guy cameMore >>
Thursday, November 8 2012 11:46 PM EST2012-11-09 04:46:46 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A BOLO-- be on the lookout-- issued for three men who've been trailing people home, then robbing them in their own driveways. CMPD Detective Marty Cuthbertson said, "Between 8:00PMMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A BOLO-- be on the lookout-- issued for three men who've been trailing people home, then robbing them in their own driveways. CMPD Detective Marty Cuthbertson said, "Between 8:00PMMore >>
Thursday, November 1 2012 9:27 PM EDT2012-11-02 01:27:20 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - There's a new trend for business burglaries in Charlotte. CMPD has mapped an area that runs up and down South Boulevard. At the heart of this hot spot is where Woodlawn crossesMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - There's a new trend for business burglaries in Charlotte. CMPD has mapped an area that runs up and down South Boulevard. At the heart of this hot spot is where Woodlawn crossesMore >>
Thursday, October 25 2012 9:48 PM EDT2012-10-26 01:48:59 GMT
Hello again friends, it's Paul Cameron in the WBTV newsroom. Tonight at 11:00PM—a former Boy Scout Master admits to the Associated Press he molested young boys. Our reporter, David Spunt, spoke withMore >>
Hello again friends, it's Paul Cameron in the WBTV newsroom. Tonight at 11:00PM—a former Boy Scout Master admits to the Associated Press he molested young boys. Our reporter, David Spunt, spoke withMore >>
Thursday, October 25 2012 9:21 PM EDT2012-10-26 01:21:33 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Another Harris Teeter is robbed by a man who never showed gun. There was a spate of Harris Teeter stickups earlier this summer up and down the I-77 corridor, from Rock Hill to Cornelius. ButMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Another Harris Teeter is robbed by a man who never showed gun. There was a spate of Harris Teeter stickups earlier this summer up and down the I-77 corridor, from Rock Hill to Cornelius. ButMore >>
Friday, October 19 2012 8:09 PM EDT2012-10-20 00:09:02 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - It has been a successful year for Crimestoppers. To date-- CMPD has received more than 12-hundred tips from stories we've presented. Of those 12-hundred, police have made 220 arrests--More >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - It has been a successful year for Crimestoppers. To date-- CMPD has received more than 12-hundred tips from stories we've presented. Of those 12-hundred, police have made 220 arrests--More >>
Friday, October 5 2012 11:10 AM EDT2012-10-05 15:10:51 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Using a taser to rob a store may not a first-ever in the annals of crime. But it's certainly one of the most unusual methods of robbery CMPD officers have encountered. And, it recentlyMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Using a taser to rob a store may not a first-ever in the annals of crime. But it's certainly one of the most unusual methods of robbery CMPD officers have encountered. And, it recentlyMore >>
Friday, September 28 2012 9:31 PM EDT2012-09-29 01:31:15 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Bank robbers have done a brisk business in Charlotte this summer. Blame it on the recession, perhaps. But often we're seeing the same banks hit again and again. The BB&T branchMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Bank robbers have done a brisk business in Charlotte this summer. Blame it on the recession, perhaps. But often we're seeing the same banks hit again and again. The BB&T branchMore >>
Thursday, August 30 2012 9:52 PM EDT2012-08-31 01:52:08 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Robbing a store takes moxie. And sometimes it takes a little inside knowledge, plus remembering to bring a bigger bag than the guy who recently hit a Walmart at Mountain Island Lake. FiveMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Robbing a store takes moxie. And sometimes it takes a little inside knowledge, plus remembering to bring a bigger bag than the guy who recently hit a Walmart at Mountain Island Lake. FiveMore >>
Friday, August 24 2012 4:56 PM EDT2012-08-24 20:56:10 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - The early bird gets the worm, but criminals who work later usually get more cash. A male and female stick-up team got up early one morning to rob the Bojangles on Freedom Drive.More >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - The early bird gets the worm, but criminals who work later usually get more cash. A male and female stick-up team got up early one morning to rob the Bojangles on Freedom Drive.More >>
Friday, August 24 2012 4:55 PM EDT2012-08-24 20:55:06 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - CMPD is seeing a rash of forced entry burglaries this summer. Overnight surveillance video shows a man using a large rock to break out a window in the BP Food Mart in the UniversityMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - CMPD is seeing a rash of forced entry burglaries this summer. Overnight surveillance video shows a man using a large rock to break out a window in the BP Food Mart in the UniversityMore >>
Wednesday, August 15 2012 12:12 AM EDT2012-08-15 04:12:50 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A newcomer to Charlotte was shot dead in his own home for what police say is no apparent reason. It happened late on a Tuesday night in May on Durham Lane. The body of RodneyMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A newcomer to Charlotte was shot dead in his own home for what police say is no apparent reason. It happened late on a Tuesday night in May on Durham Lane. The body of RodneyMore >>
Friday, August 3 2012 12:37 PM EDT2012-08-03 16:37:52 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A two-man cat burglar team is on the loose in Charlotte. Surveillance pictures from the Pawn Mart on Albemarle road show a well-disguised man using an "L" shaped tool to pry throughMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A two-man cat burglar team is on the loose in Charlotte. Surveillance pictures from the Pawn Mart on Albemarle road show a well-disguised man using an "L" shaped tool to pry throughMore >>
Friday, July 27 2012 3:18 PM EDT2012-07-27 19:18:44 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - The FBI has posted a $20,000 reward for the person who shot an armored car guard and stole a big bag of cash. It happened at 8:30AM on a Monday in January, in Charlotte's FoxcroftMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - The FBI has posted a $20,000 reward for the person who shot an armored car guard and stole a big bag of cash. It happened at 8:30AM on a Monday in January, in Charlotte's FoxcroftMore >>
Friday, July 27 2012 3:05 PM EDT2012-07-27 19:05:33 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department is concerned about a strong-armed robbery at a jewelry store near SouthPark. This happened in the middle of the day when there were noMore >>
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department is concerned about a strong-armed robbery at a jewelry store near SouthPark. More >>
Friday, July 27 2012 3:02 PM EDT2012-07-27 19:02:13 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Local businesses know closing time is when they're most vulnerable to crime. At a Taco Bell on South Tryon in southwest Charlotte, closing time turned into a shoving match. WhenMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Local businesses know closing time is when they're most vulnerable to crime. At a Taco Bell on South Tryon in southwest Charlotte, closing time turned into a shoving match. WhenMore >>
Friday, July 27 2012 2:59 PM EDT2012-07-27 18:59:28 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Four home break-ins in the past five months have one east Charlotte neighborhood on edge. Glenville Avenue is tree-lined and quiet-- just off Shamrock Drive-- and it's been oneMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Four home break-ins in the past five months have one east Charlotte neighborhood on edge. Glenville Avenue is tree-lined and quiet-- just off Shamrock Drive-- and it's been oneMore >>
Friday, July 27 2012 2:57 PM EDT2012-07-27 18:57:38 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A security guard suffered a broken hand after a scuffle with a shoplifter. The Belk at Northlake Mall has plenty of surveillance cameras to watch over its wares. One afternoon,More >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A security guard suffered a broken hand after a scuffle with a shoplifter. The Belk at Northlake Mall has plenty of surveillance cameras to watch over its wares. One afternoon,More >>
Friday, July 27 2012 2:54 PM EDT2012-07-27 18:54:58 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A warning for shoppers in big box stores-- hold on to your wallets. There's a flim-flam team that's preying on people who are easily distracted and forget about guarding theirMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A warning for shoppers in big box stores-- hold on to your wallets. There's a flim-flam team that's preying on people who are easily distracted and forget about guarding theirMore >>
Friday, July 27 2012 1:51 PM EDT2012-07-27 17:51:42 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A woman was abducted and forced to withdraw money from her account in east Charlotte. It began with a late-night run to a drug store for medicine for her child. She didn't realizeMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A woman was abducted and forced to withdraw money from her account in east Charlotte. It began with a late-night run to a drug store for medicine for her child. She didn't realizeMore >>
Friday, July 27 2012 1:38 PM EDT2012-07-27 17:38:14 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Closing time is prime time for robbers at the Family Dollar store on Statesville Road. For the third time in 15 months, robbers appear as the store is about the shut its doors forMore >>
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Closing time is prime time for robbers at the Family Dollar store on Statesville Road. For the third time in 15 months, robbers appear as the store is about the shut its doors forMore >>
Friday, July 27 2012 1:31 PM EDT2012-07-27 17:31:28 GMT
A serial burglar is on-the-loose in Charlotte near Park Road, South Boulevard and Old Pineville. The same man is doing the same thing over and over. He arrives by bicycle. "Same guy, same method,"More >>
A serial burglar is on-the-loose in Charlotte near Park Road, South Boulevard and Old Pineville. The same man is doing the same thing over and over. He arrives by bicycle. "Same guy, same method,"More >>
Thursday, March 29 2012 8:28 AM EDT2012-03-29 12:28:28 GMT
Catherine Fuller works at her husband's small business, Fuller's Automotive Care, in Shelby. Much of the business correspondence, like tracking transactions and credit card payment confirmations, is done through her G-mail account.More >>
Tuesday, March 20 2012 6:28 PM EDT2012-03-20 22:28:33 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) -Growth is on the upswing at the No Grease Barber Shop, despite having to survive in a sluggish economy. It is located right on the ground level of Time Warner Cable Arena, and withMore >>
Tuesday, March 6 2012 7:02 PM EST2012-03-07 00:02:24 GMT
MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. (WBTV/AP)) - President Barack Obama is planning another trip to North Carolina, this time visiting a truck plant that has been hiring new workers to help fill an up tick in orders. ObamaMore >>
Tuesday, March 6 2012 5:59 PM EST2012-03-06 22:59:40 GMT
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Katrel Thomspson works at EpiCentre, and she won't even consider driving there, despite the fact that she has a car. "It's much cheaper to park your car and get on the light rail,"More >>
Wednesday, February 29 2012 10:18 AM EST2012-02-29 15:18:42 GMT
Men Who Care Global will be out and about during Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). Police Chief Rodney Monroe requested the group's presence.More >>
NASCAR fans know him from his public relations and community relations work for Charlotte Motor Speedway, and his work with drivers such as Matt Kenseth and others, but folks in Rowan and Cabarrus County may remember Adrian Parker for his playing days for the South Rowan Raider football team.More >>
Many charities depend on the generosity of folks during this time of year to help the less fortunate, but even charities have to make concessions to the times and take advantage of the latest technology that makes giving easier than ever.More >>
A Gaston County school bus driver is charged with molesting a student on the school bus. Police made the arrest after an investigation that began December 16.More >>
Complaints to the Sheriff's Department about possible drug deals in the Highway 16 and 73 area led to two arrests on Monday night at the fast food restaurant, deputies say.More >>
On Friday, the Gaston County Police Department Animal Control Division received a call requesting a cat in the Hickory Grove Road area near Stanley be tested for rabies.More >>
A teacher at Mooresville High School who also taught for a number of years at Salisbury High, has been charged with trying to choke his former girlfriend as the two wrestled over the woman's cell phone.More >>
Saturday was an exciting morning for 36 local girls in South Park. They met for their graduation from Girl Talk, a program teaches girls ages 11-16 character-building and more. More >>
Stephen Brent Moody and his son Kevin were riding on a motorcycle with friends just ahead of them on another motorcycle when a woman came around the corner into their lane.More >>
Authorities also secured a warrant to take some blood for further tests from the suspect. Investigators think it's possible she was under the influence of drugs as well at the time of the crash.More >>
The fourth defendant charged in eleven armed robberies of businesses in Charlotte, Huntersville, Concord, Belmont, Denver, Kannapolis, and Rock Hill, S.C. in the summer of 2009 entered a guilty plea in federal court on Wednesday.More >>
When Johnson saw two Salisbury police detectives stopping in front of the home he was visiting on Merritt Avenue Thursday afternoon, his only thought was to run.More >>
The woman was able to shield herself form the attack but the dog latched its teeth into her forearm, police said. She was taken to the hospital.More >>
Charlotte woman Leigh Ann Caldwell participated in a charity golf tournament Monday night in south Charlotte, but ended up walking away with more than she started with.More >>
Emma Rae Thompson received third degree burns to her arms when her grandparent's home in the 300 block of Bethesda Road in Statesville caught fire around 2:30 p.m.More >>
The historical landmark, located a block from the main campus, will undergo a complete renovation to serve as the headquarters for the Foster Village Network Center.More >>
A Batesburg-Leesville Police Department dispatcher was arrested at the police department on Monday in connection with a major cocaine sweep in September. More >>
Witnesses told WBTV that an elderly couple lives in the home. The woman was able to wake her husband and get out, she was found walking down the road by deputies.More >>
The position has been vacant since April, when Merl Hamilton was promoted to Assistant City Manager. Smith has served as Interim Chief since April.More >>
A mother who kept watch of her daughter's Facebook page helped lead to sexual assault charges against a Mooresville man, sheriff's officials say.More >>
A person climbed into a Chick-Fil-A drive-thru window early Monday morning stealing several thousand dollars worth of cash and other items, according to a police report.More >>
It was like natural gas mixed with a dead animal, and maybe a chemical of some sort, and it was so bad that it drove Raymond and Dee Elliot from their Meadowbrook home last Friday.More >>
The Corriher Lipe Middle School assistant football coach accused of choking a 12 year old and assaulting a parent has been arrested again on new charges.More >>
Two women from an animal rights group showered nude on a street corner in Columbia Thursday to highlight how they believe consuming water and adopting a vegan lifestyle helps the environment.More >>
During the course of the investigation, 38 year old Roderick Hardin became a suspect and Rowan detectives discovered he was located in the Charlotte areaMore >>
Charleston fire officials are calling the latest in a string of downtown house fires suspicious. Four people and a dog managed to escape the blaze.More >>
A South Carolina sheriff's deputy has been injured and a dog shot in the eye, after the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office says the dog lunged at the deputy last week.More >>
A Stanly County man's visit to Applebee's in Salisbury ended with him spending the night in the Rowan County jail for directing obscenities towards police officersMore >>
An exciting summer initiative with Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina to help children and families survive hunger issues during the summer monthsMore >>
WBTV is proud to announce an exciting summer initiative with Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina to help children and families survive hunger issues during the summer monthsMore >>
A man participating in a Grandfather Mountain Highland Game bike race on Friday morning died when his bike went out of control and hit a car, officials said.More >>
A Lancaster native lost her job as Miss Sprint Cup recently after graphic images of her surfaced from 5 years ago when she was in college, she says.More >>
A Lancaster native who was in her second year as a Miss Sprint Cup has been let go from the job after images of her from college days surfaced on the web, according to a sports website.More >>
The Prostate Cancer Coalition of NC held a live chat about prostate cancer on WBTV.com on Friday, July 1More >>
Mary Anderson, Executive Director of the Prostate Cancer Coalition of North Carolina, held a live chat about men's health and prostate cancer on WBTV.com on Friday, July 1. Click inside to replay the chat!More >>
A Catawba man has been arrested after deputies say he stabbed the mother of his children with a screwdriver before he punched her in the face in front of the couple's children.More >>
Water is back in the town of Wingate after a NC Department of Transportation truck ran over a fire hydrant this morning, knocking out water to most of the town.More >>
A Lincoln County woman has been charged with taking a neighbor's bank debit card and using it at a couple of ATMs in the Lincolnton area, authorities say.More >>
More than a dozen of the parts inside green boxes have been stolen from two unfinished Mint Hill neighborhoods during the last few days, police said.More >>
Tuesday, April 20 2010 11:21 PM EDT2010-04-21 03:21:00 GMT
31 people are in trouble with the law after a three day prostitution sting in Richmond. Police told NBC12 they targeted specific areas where residents and business owners complained about the illegal activity.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:15 PM EDT2013-05-23 03:15:10 GMT
Morgan Rodden lives in a cute, well-manicured house in west Charlotte. She calls it a transitional area. "I haven't had any problems in this neighborhood," Rodden says. "It's probably gotten a bad rapMore >>
A Charlotte woman was surprised when within four months, she got eleven email alerts… all about sex offenders moving in and out of one particular house down the street.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:16:53 GMT
One person has died in a crash near Harrisonville, MO, Thursday evening. The crash happened on Missouri Highway 7 and Walker Road. It involved a car and a tractor-trailer. Harrisonville is in Cass County.More >>
Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday last week. She died Thursday when her car slammed into a semi while she was texting during her first time driving by herself.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:16:48 GMT
MOORE, OK - The Oklahoma County Sheriff's office tweeted a photo of a frightened, muddy dog Monday after the deadly EF-5 tornado ripped through the town.The comment accompanying the photo said, "scared,More >>
A heartbreaking photo of a little dog guarding the body of his owner, who was killed in the Moore, OK, tornado, is going viral.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:31 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:31:01 GMT
An investigation is underway against a high school teacher after she is accused of sex charges against a teenage student. Investigators in Taylorsville arrested Alexander Central High School Algebra teacherMore >>
An investigation is underway against a high school teacher after she is accused of sex charges against a teenage student. Investigators in Taylorsville arrested Alexander Central High School Algebra teacherMore >>
