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  • Charlotte protesters attack officers, set tractor-trailer on fire in riot at Eritrean 'cultural event': police

    02/18/2024 5:58:25 PM PST · by devane617 · 48 replies
    foxnews ^ | 02/18/2024
    The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department said eight people were arrested Saturday during a 10-hour "protest and standoff" that stemmed from an Eritrean "cultural event." Clashes erupted between rival groups of Eritreans, and police confirmed that officers trying to disperse the unlawful crowds were attacked by people wielding sticks, rocks and other items. Crowds also set a tractor on fire in North Carolina's largest city, and police seized a total of two firearms over the course of several hours. Fox News Digital reached out to the department Sunday seeking the identities and more information about those eight arrested. The incident first...
  • Two suspects wanted for brutally beating a South Carolina Chipotle employee after she told them that extra chicken would be an additional charge

    12/29/2023 9:06:57 PM PST · by Morgana · 111 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | December 29, 2023 | Ishita Srivastava
    Authorities have identified two suspects who attacked a Chipotle employee in South Carolina after being told that extra chicken would raise the price of their meal. Jamel Bernard Williams, 36, and Kayla Nicole Pyle, 34, both of Charlotte, have been accused of attacking a 20-year-old female Chipotle employee on December 10. Williams has been charged with assault and first-degree battery and Pyle with assault and second-degree battery. According to the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, Pyle came into the fast food restaurant to place an order and reportedly asked for extra chicken. The unidentified employee told the customer that the extra...
  • North Carolina Traffic Stop Uncovers Enough Fentanyl To Kill 27 Million People

    12/14/2023 6:25:15 AM PST · by Enlightened1 · 42 replies
    Live Now Fox ^ | 12/12/23 | Chris Williams
    IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. - Authorities in North Carolina said a traffic stop yielded so much fentanyl it was enough to kill nearly 27 million people, more than twice the state's population. The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office said its Interstate Criminal Enforcement Team (ICE) conducted a traffic stop Sunday when they pulled over a 2014 Freightliner tractor-trailer on Interstate 77. Authorities said, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration website, "One kilogram of Fentanyl has the potential to kill 500,000 people." "This math shows that 53.6 kilos could potentially kill 26,800,000 people," authorities posted on its Facebook page. "North Carolina has a...
  • LOCAL NEWS Amber Alert issued for 9-year-old Charlotte Sena, last seen camping with family in Upstate New York

    10/02/2023 12:57:38 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 35 replies
    CBS News NY ^ | UPDATED ON: OCTOBER 2, 2023 / 12:59 PM | BY TONY AIELLO
    Editor's note: On Monday, the FBI joined the search for Charlotte. And here's what we know so far about her disappearance. MOREAU, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul said it is "every parent's nightmare," after a 9-year-old girl disappeared from a popular New York State park on Saturday night. State police issued an AMBER Alert, and raised the possibility the child was abducted. Charlotte Sena has been missing a little more than 24 hours. A massive effort is ongoing near Saratoga Springs to locate her. Jené Sena beseeched the public for help locating her niece. "No tip is insignificant, so if...
  • New York police still searching for 9-year-old who disappeared during camping trip: 'Every parent's nightmare'

    10/01/2023 3:33:48 PM PDT · by CFW · 35 replies
    Fox News ^ | 10/1/23 | Pilar Arias , Andrea Vacchiano
    New York authorities are still searching for the 9-year-old girl who may have been abducted from Moreau Lake State Park on Saturday evening. Charlotte Sena was last seen on Loop A at approximately 6:15 p.m. Saturday wearing an orange tie-dye Pokémon shirt, dark blue pants, black Crocs and a gray bike helmet, New York State Police say. Sena was on a camping trip with her family and disappeared after going for a bike ride in the park, the Times Union reports. She is described as being White with blonde hair, standing 5-foot-1 and weighing 90 pounds. Governor Kathy Hochul (D-NY)...
  • EXCLUSIVE: Charlotte School Promoted Pornography-Laden Books to Students

    07/06/2023 12:32:06 PM PDT · by gitmo · 11 replies
    Headline USA ^ | May 9, 2023 | Ken Silva
    Educators at Palisades High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, called it “Right to Read Day”—a contest where students were encouraged last month to “fight back against censorship” by reading and making videos about frequently banned books. But many of the books promoted in this contest were laden with pornography, including graphic rape scenes, pedophilia and anal sex between minors. Headline USA learned this from Wendy Hawley, a concerned parent of a student at Palisades; and Brooke Weiss, a substitute teacher at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and the head of North Carolina local chapter of the non-profit organization Moms for Liberty. “When I...
  • Terrifying video shows shootout on moving bus between driver and passenger who wanted to be let off

    05/29/2023 9:40:47 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 40 replies
    Nypost ^ | 05/29/2023 | Lee Brown
    Terrifying video shows a wild shootout on a moving North Carolina bus — with the driver returning gunfire with a passenger who pulled a weapon on him for not stopping where he wanted. The disturbing footage from inside a Charlotte bus shows the hooded passenger — identified by cops as Omarri Shariff Tobias, 20 — strolling to the front demanding to be let off.
  • Dramatic footage shows shootout between bus driver, passenger

    05/28/2023 10:07:04 AM PDT · by lowbridge · 30 replies
    abcnews.com ^ | May 27, 2023 | Meredith Deliso and Darren Reynolds
    The shooting occurred on May 18 on a Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) bus, after the passenger asked the driver to get off between stops near the Steele Creek Premium Outlet Mall, the transportation agency said. During an approximately two-minute exchange, the passenger, identified by authorities as 22-year-old Omarri Shariff Tobias -- can be heard saying, "I dare you. I dare you to touch me. I'm going to pop your a--," in the footage, released Friday by CATS. Tobias then walks away and can be seen pulling a firearm out of his jacket pocket, as two other passengers are visible...
  • 'I make the rules as I go': Angry passenger shoves two travelers out the way as chaos erupts on American Airlines flight – and then accuses one of assault for tapping him on shoulder

    05/11/2023 2:18:39 PM PDT · by dynachrome · 31 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 5-11-23 | CLAUDIA AORAHA
    An angry American Airlines passenger was caught shoving two travelers out of the way in a bizarre clip - before accusing one of assault for tapping him on the shoulder. Wearing a metallic gold Michael Kors jacket and sunglasses, the passenger who goes by the name Vosièy Fvogèswièr, caused havoc on the flight from Charlotte to Fort Lauderdale as he attempted to squeeze past in the aisle and disembark before other people. In the rush, he encountered three women - two of whom were standing in the way - who attempted to stop him rushing ahead. But a raucous scenes...
  • American Airlines plane catches fire on Charlotte-Douglas Airport runway

    04/21/2023 10:20:17 PM PDT · by mabarker1 · 28 replies
    WSOC NEWS ^ | April 21, 2023 at 10:31 pm EDT | By Andrew McMillan
    CHARLOTTE — Passengers on a flight that was about to take off from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport on Thursday got a view that nobody wants to see when they look out the window: flames shooting from the wing. Frankie Leggington shared video of the incident with Channel 9, adding that the plane had to go back to the terminal Thursday evening. “We were taking off like normal when the wheels go up, you feel a little bump,” Leggington said. “Then all of a sudden, you hear an explosion.” The video shows the airplane, an Airbus A321, going down the runway at...
  • In Charlotte, North Carolina, Mecklenburg County Judge Tracy Hewett reduced the bond for serial rapist Octavis Wilson from from $2 million to $50,000, and said, “We’re gonna help you out.”

    11/14/2022 1:13:31 PM PST · by grundle · 40 replies
    Wordpress ^ | November 14, 2022 | Dan from Squirrel Hill
    In Charlotte, North Carolina, Mecklenburg County Judge Tracy Hewett reduced the bond for serial rapist Octavis Wilson from from $2 million to $50,000, and said, “We’re gonna help you out.”In Charlotte, North Carolina, Mecklenburg County Judge Tracy Hewett reduced the bond for serial rapist Octavis Wilson from from $2 million to $50,000, and said, “We’re gonna help you out.”The serial rapist said, “I will not mess up no more. You have my word. I will stay out of trouble.”Judge Hewett is either pro-rape, or a gullible idiot.Either way, she never should have been allowed to be a judge.Sources:https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-carolina-police-chief-slams-212939359.htmlhttps://www.wbtv.com/2022/11/10/were-going-help-you-out-with-that-judge-reduces-bond-suspect-sexual-assault/https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/mecklenburg-county-judge-bond-reduced-significantly-for-charlotte-rape-suspect/275-057136f0-82c0-4acc-b755-0eadc584045d
  • Man hit with hammer after brawl at youth football game in Kernersville

    10/09/2022 11:45:29 AM PDT · by DFG · 24 replies
    WFMY News 2 ^ | 10/08/2022 | Blair Barnes
    KERNERSVILLE, N.C. — UPDATE: ALL YOUTH FOOTBALL GAMES SCHEDULED AT THIS SCHOOL HAVE SINCE BEEN CANCELED. Police were called to a high school in Kernersville about a fight that broke out during a youth football game Saturday, according to Winston-Salem city officials. It happened at 11:14 a.m. at Glenn High School located at 1600 Union Cross Road during a football game that involved 6-year-old athletes. Winston-Salem police said some people had guns and one person was hitting people with a hammer on the field. Once officers arrived, they found multiple people arguing and still fighting. A man was found with...
  • These US Cities Are Seeing Largest Increase In Rent Prices

    09/13/2022 8:51:20 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 39 replies
    Epoch Times ^ | 09/13/2022 | Mary Prenon
    While New York, California, and Boston continue to be the most expensive rental markets in the country, some unexpected locales have actually experienced the largest increases in one-bedroom apartment prices year-over-year.Greensboro, North Carolina, sits atop the list with rent increases of 74.2 percent, followed by Newport News, Virginia, at 60.7 percent, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 59.8 percent, according to Rent.com’s August report. Jon Leckie, a researcher with Rent.com, told The Epoch Times that such increases aren’t unusual, given the amount of people who have been flocking to these areas.“We’re seeing a pattern where the markets around the larger metro areas...
  • Bank of America announces zero down payment, zero closing cost mortgages for first-time homebuyers in Black and Hispanic communities nationwide

    09/01/2022 8:31:56 AM PDT · by mikelets456 · 130 replies
    NBC ^ | 9/1/2022 | NBC
    Bank of America said it is now offering first-time homebuyers in a select group of cities zero down payment, zero closing cost mortgages to help grow homeownership among Black and Hispanic/Latino communities. The option will first become available in certain neighborhoods in Charlotte, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles and Miami. The new mortgage, called the Community Affordable Loan Solution, aims to help eligible individuals and families obtain an affordable loan to purchase a home, the bank said. Applicants do not have to be Black or Hispanic to qualify for the product, a bank representative said. “Homeownership strengthens our communities and can...
  • North Carolina police release new info about Karen Baker's ATM slaying

    07/24/2022 6:15:53 AM PDT · by PghBaldy · 25 replies
    Fox News ^ | July 22 | Audrey Conklin
    The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) continues to search for one of two suspects wanted in the brazen, July 13 shooting of mother and grandmother Karen Baker. Baker, 48, was attempting to withdraw cash from an ATM on the 9600 block of University City Boulevard in Charlotte just before 6 a.m. when someone approached her and shot her to death. The suspect then fled the scene in a black, 2011 or 2012 Dodge Charger with factory rims, according to police.
  • Police identify suspects in hours-long high-speed chase in Charlotte

    07/08/2022 8:16:47 PM PDT · by Cecily · 35 replies
    WBTV.com ^ | July 7, 2022
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Police have identified the man accused of being at the center of Wednesday’s hours-long pursuit through Charlotte. According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, 26-year-old Tyler Christopher Harding has been charged with four counts of vehicle theft, two counts of felony hit-and-run, possession of a stolen vehicle, felony flee to elude, burglary and numerous traffic citations. Investigators said Harding has felony arrest history from Texas and is new to the Charlotte area.
  • Biden administration signs five-year contract to house migrant children in North Carolina neighborhood

    About 75% of these "children" that claim to be age 15-17. Potentially thousands of parentless children will be detained at an abandoned school campus within a middle-class neighborhood in Greensboro, North Carolina, before the children are released to sponsors across the country. The government is hiring 800 workers to staff the facility, the American Hebrew Academy said in a statement, an indication of just how wide-scale the operation will become in the next few weeks. The campus includes 16 dormitory buildings, 35 residential staff apartments, and an $18 million athletic center that features rock climbing walls, basketball courts, and an...
  • Serial child rapist is an esteemed transgender advocate who fought for mixed-sex bathrooms

    06/15/2022 6:40:28 PM PDT · by Beowulf9 · 24 replies
    https://www.womenarehuman.com ^ | July 2018 | Diana shaw
    US — Charlotte, North Carolina. Convicted child sex offender Chad Sevearance-Turner is a highly esteemed activist for transgender rights in Charlotte, North Carolina. As president of Charlotte’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce (CLGBTCC), Mr Sevearance-Turner led the effort to overturn North Carolina’s law barring people from using restrooms, locker rooms and dressing room facilities reserved for the other sex. He received multiple honors for his work at CLGBTCC, including Person of the Year. Continue reading Serial Child Rapist is an Esteemed Transgender Advocate Who Fought for Mixed-Sex Restrooms | Women Are Human. Read more at: https://www.womenarehuman.com/transgender-rights-activist-chad-sevearance-turner-has-history-of-sexually-abusing-children/
  • Emigration: Americans flocked to these 10 cities last year — and none are in New York or California; Here are the country's top 10 moving destinations for 2021

    05/08/2022 8:38:07 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 57 replies
    CNBC ^ | 05/08/2022 | Jade Scipioni
    Fewer Americans are moving than ever before, according to recent U.S. Census Bureau data — but a new report says the people who are taking the plunge are flocking to some familiar cities.Houston, Las Vegas and Phoenix topped this year's edition of truck rental company Penske's annual Top Moving Destinations report, which uses data from its one-way consumer truck rental reservations to compile a list of the country's 10 most popular cities for movers. More generally speaking, the Sun Belt led the way, with Dallas, Austin and San Antonio also ranking highly.Eight of the 10 cities made the list in...
  • CRINGE ALERT: Kamala Harris Sings Wheels on the Bus While Honking the Horn on an Electric Bus

    12/05/2021 7:36:53 AM PST · by rktman · 36 replies
    trendingpolitics.com ^ | 12/2/2021 | Collin Rugg
    During a visit on Thursday to a public transit facility in Charlotte, North Carolina with Pete Buttigieg, Vice President Kamala Harris had another cringeworthy moment. During their visit, Harris promoted the new infrastructure bill which would give $ 1 billion for public transportation and $109 million for electric vehicle charging in North Carolina till 2027. At one point during the trip, the pair toured the Charlotte CATS bus garage to check out the electric buses. Harris couldn’t contain herself as she jumped into one of the buses and honked the horn, singing: “The wheels on the bus go round and...