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Cornelius Police announce citizens academy
July 14. The Cornelius Police Department is accepting applications for the Fall 2017 Citizens Academy. The purpose of the academy is to enhance communications between the public and law enforcement personnel. The academy provides citizens with specific opportunities to participate in day-to-day police operations, which helps build stronger relations with the community. The academy will meet on […]
Welcome Lex!
March 14. By Dave Vieser. There’s a new police officer in town…and he goes by the name Lex. A 21-month-old male Belgian Malinois, K9 Lex has teamed up with Corporal Derek Queen. They recently completed a two-week training course in Alabama, which included building and vehicle searches, detection of illegal substances, article search, tracking and suspect […]
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 […]
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 […]
Gun and Hoses event July 30
The Town of Cornelius Police Department and Cornelius-Lemley Fire & Rescue will meet on the ballfield for a Guns & Hoses Charity Softball Game Saturday, July 30. The event at Bailey Road Park starts at 11 am. Proceeds will benefit the Cornelius 9/11 Monument. Opening ceremonies will begin at 11 am with Cornelius resident Hailey Vogel singing […]
Fatality on Diverging Diamond
June 8. UPDATED 1 PM. A motorist has died after a single-car accident on the north side of the Diverging Diamond Interchange at West Catawba and I-77. Police Chief Bence Hoyle said the accident had nothing to do with the DDI itself. “The vehicle came off the ramp and went through the intersection and struck the […]
Witness fires shot during robbery
Dec. 11. Police are looking for a man in a black jacket and knit cap who punched and pointed a handgun at a person who was trying to pump gas at the Citgo at 20671 Catawba Ave. It all happened Thursday after dark. Police say a black male approached the victim from behind and demanded […]
Police say husband did it
Dec. 9. UPDATE 5:45 pm. Murder, they wrote in a Cornelius Police Department press release at 4:15 pm Dec. 9, a day after Danielle Newell was found dead in a bathtub at the Microtel Inn on Torrence Chapel Road. Police have identified her husband, Timothy Leonard as a suspect. He was located in Cleveland County Tuesday morning. […]
Charges and citations Nov. 23-Dec. 1, 2015
Charges reported by the Cornelius Police Department Callahan, Joshua Allen (W M, 31) Charge of Impaired Driving D W I, M (M), at 19612 School St, Cornelius, on 11/23/2015. Hoffmann, Justine Michelle (W F, 29) Charge of Poss. Of Sch Ii, M (M), at 21116 Brinkley St, Cornelius, on 11/23/2015. Mcneely, Melvin (B M, 60) Charge of […]
Cornelius Police search for suspect in trailer thefts
The Cornelius Police Department is looking for the suspect in the larceny of trailers that occurred in October and November. The suspect was driving a two-tone Chevy Silverado truck with unknown license plates. Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect. Call Cornelius Police at 704-892-7773 or North Meck Crime Stoppers at 704-896-7867.
