Crime

Man robbed at knife point at Uptown hotel

Submitted by Ron Lee on Wednesday, January 16th, 9:08 am

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- Police are investigating after a man is reportedly robbed at knife-point at an upscale Center City hotel.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are currently looking for a suspect who robbed a victim while he was in his room at the Hilton Center City.

Officers said around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, the victim, who was staying at the hotel at 222 east 3rd Street, heard a knock at his door.

When the victim answered it, an unknown man shoved his way in, and threatened the victim with a knife.

The robber stole the victim's iPad and took off out of the area.

The victim was shaken up according to police, but was otherwise unhurt.

The knife-wielding man is still on the loose.

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Man charged with breaking into home of off-duty CMPD detective

Submitted by Ron Lee on Wednesday, December 19th, 8:27 am

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- Police in Charlotte say they have arrested the man who broke into the home of an off-duty detective.

Officers arrested Thomas Powell Tuesday morning. Hours earlier, they say Powell started to break into the detective's house on Belmar Place Road in North Charlotte as his wife called 9-1-1.

Officials said as the wife was calling for help, the detective grabbed his personal weapon, most likely a shotgun, and went to confront the intruder.

The two found each other, the police said the detective shot at the suspect.

At this point, investigators don't believe the person breaking in was hit.

The suspect ran out of the house, and out of the area. An extensive search turned up nothing.

The husband and wife inside are said to be unhurt.

Crime scene investigators were on scene for hours collecting evidence and talking with potential witnesses.

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K-9 unit chases down, bites violent criminal, police say

Submitted by WBTV Web Staff

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012, 3:53pm

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- A man police say cut off his electronic monitoring device earlier this month was arrested after tracked down by a K-9 unit early Tuesday morning.

Tomy Lee Bass, 27, is charged with attempted murder, first degree burglary, second degree kidnapping, robbery with a dangerous weapon and resist, obstruct and delaying arrest, according to a news release from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

At approximately 4:30 a.m., patrol officers were dispatched to a breaking and entering call of an occupied residence in the 2500 block of Rachel St.

Once officers arrived at the home, the victim stated that the suspect forced his way into the residence and a struggle ensued before the suspect stabbed the homeowner. The victim was transported to the hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

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Police: Man arrested 21 years after kidnapping, raping woman

Submitted by WBTV Web Staff

Tuesday, December 11th, 2012, 6:10pm

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- Police in Charlotte have arrested a man and charged him in a 1991 rape case.

Drayton Lamar Thompson, 42, is charged with two counts of first degree rape, two counts of first degree sex offense, kidnapping and felony conspiracy, according to a news release from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

On August 12, 1991, the victim was abducted by two male suspects driving a vehicle from the 2600 block of Beechnut Drive. The victim was taken to an unknown location where she was sexually and physically assaulted.

The suspects then released the female and she contacted authorities. Detectives responded to the scene to investigate, but were unable to identify any suspects at the time.

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Police: Man dies inside Charlotte convenience store after assault

Submitted by Nick Needham on Wednesday, December 5th, 2:13 pm

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- Police are investigating after a man was found dead inside a Charlotte convenience store after an apparent assault early Wednesday morning.

The incident was reported at 7:01 a.m. when police officers responded to 1501 N. Tryon Street in reference to an assault call, according to a news release from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

This location is a Shell convenience station, WBTV has learned.

Officers found a man inside who had been assaulted and was bleeding.

Robert Ray Myers, 48, died at the scene as a result of his injuries, according to the release.

The investigation is ongoing and the man has not been identified.

Crime Scene Search responded to the call for service to process the scene and collect physical evidence. Representatives of the Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Homicide Prosecution Team, Intelligence unit and the Vice and Gang Unit responded to the scene.

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Man struck, killed by car in north Charlotte

Submitted by WBTV Web Staff

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012, 11:25am

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV)- Police in Charlotte say a man was intoxicated when he tried to cross the street and was hit by an oncoming vehicle late Tuesday night.

The driver, 40-year-old Tracey Arnez Gaiten, stopped in the 3400 block of Statesville Avenue and waited for police to get there.

The man was rushed to the hospital and underwent surgery, but he died a short time later.

Police have not released the victim's name because they are working to locate his family.

Gaiten and her passenger were not hurt. There is no word on charges.

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New NC laws, kids cyberbullying teachers outlawed

Submitted by Chris Dyches

Friday, November 30th, 2012, 6:24pm

New NC laws, kids cyberbullying teachers outlawed

A raft of new laws addressing crime and punishment take effect on Saturday, including a move widening a three-year-old North Carolina statute criminalizing cyberbullying to protect school employees.

The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina said the law may be the first of its kind in the country, and the organization said it will seek plaintiffs for a possible court challenge to change it, contending it threatens to chill students' free speech rights.

The law threatens criminal penalties on students who use a computer with "the intent to intimidate or torment a school employee" by engaging in the same nasty online behavior that already makes it illegal to target a minor.

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