Crime
Former SouthLake pastor pleads guilty to wire fraud, stealing from church
Dec. 21. Wade Malloy, 62, the former pastor of Southlake Church, has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, for stealing money from the church and Southlake Christian School. His partner in crime, school Headmaster Wayne C. Parker, has already been sentenced to 60 months in prison for his role in the scheme which netted […]
Stand-off ends in The Peninsula
Nov. 22. Police say a 6-hour stand-off at a home in The Peninsula has ended. The resident of a home on America Cup apparently took his own life. The North Meck SWAT Team entered the home late this afternoon and found the resident deceased. No additional information was released due to notification of next of kin. […]
‘Barricade’ situation in Peninsula
Nov. 22. [Update 2 pm] Police from three different jurisdictions are still on the scene of a ‘barricade’ situation at a million-dollar home near America Cup and Flying Jib in The Peninsula. Cornelius Police would provide no other details, but residents were urged to not go near the area for the safety of the police […]
Adult charged with contributing to delinquency of minors
Nov. 12. Deborah Ann Flowers, 54, of 21444 Country Club Drive, has been charged with contributing to the delinquency of minors by the Cornelius Police. The charge apparently stems from an October 30 party at her home where it is alleged a large number of underage teens were consuming alcohol. As part of the police […]
Arrests and citations as reported by the Cornelius Police Department
Arrests Defendant DOB Gender Race Date Address Driving While Impaired Foran, Micheal Edward 1/11/1954 M W 11/5/2016 9617 Holly Point Dr. Huntersville Order for Arrest Alston, Christopher David 12/25/1968 M B 11/6/2016 Academy St/Smith Cr. Charge Defendant DOB Race Gender Date Address Simple Possess SCH V CS ( Sherrill, Shontia Emyiah 11/4/1996 B F 11/02/16 […]
Cornelius Police achieve top distinction
The Cornelius Police Department has achieved one of the highest distinctions for a law enforcement agency in the world, earning an accreditation with excellence designation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. The re-accreditation was announced at the Board of Commissioners meeting Monday night by Police Chief Bence Hoyle. The CALEA designation, which […]
Cornelius Police Department lists 22 arrests, citations issued at DWI checkpoint
Sept. 19. The Cornelius Police Department today released results from a DWI checkpoint officers conducted over the weekend in conjunction with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Davidson Police Department and Huntersville Police Department. The checkpoint was conducted Saturday night, Sept. 17, between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. at the intersection of Catawba Avenue and Westmoreland Road. […]
Cornelius-based Good Clean Fun robbed at gunpoint
Sept. 19. Two employees at Good Clean Fun, a woman-owned playground cleaning and maintenance company on Northline Drive, were robbed at gunpoint early this morning. The incident took place between 6:40 am and 6:45 am and the perpetrator, described as a thin black male in his mid- to late 20s, fled the scene on foot […]
Cornelius Police Department promotes 10 officers
Aug. 29. On Monday, Aug. 1, the Cornelius Police Department promoted 10 officers to the ranks of captain, lieutenant, sergeant and corporal. Capt. Jennifer Thompson has been with the department since 2001. A graduate of Basic Law Enforcement Training from Central Piedmont Community College, Thompson has been a patrol officer, detective, detective sergeant, criminal investigations […]
Today: National Night Out
The Cornelius Police Department and the town’s Parks, Arts, Recreation and Culture Department will host the National Night Out community celebration Tuesday, Aug. 2 from 6 to 8 pm around the Gazebo in Jetton Village. The free event promotes community, safety and awareness. There’s food, children’s activities, an inflatable slide and a dunk tank for […]
