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Watch that dive: Lake is low!
Aug. 9. By Dave Vieser. The lowest lake levels on Lake Norman since the 2008 drought have prompted officials to close some launching ramps and issue warnings to boaters. As of Friday Aug. 7, the lake level was 95.5, compared with a target level of 98. This level is almost 4.5 feet below full pond. Full […]
National Night Out
Aug 5. It was a nice hot evening for everyone in Cornelius who turned out for National Night Out at Jetton Village. The community-building event is part of a nationwide effort that “promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, better places to live.” The Cornelius Police Department and the PARC Department […]
Police ID two in Jetton crash
Aug. 6 UPDATE. Cornelius Police have identified the driver and the passenger in the fatal crash on Jetton early Sunday morning. The driver was Andrew Mark Krolikowski, 24, of Huntersville, and his passenger Jason Ray Monroe, also 24, of Charlotte. They were killed at about 1:30 Sunday morning after police gave up a pursuit that began near West […]
Officer Macon is Police Employee of the Quarter
July 28. Cornelius Police Officer John Macon has been named Employee of the Quarter for his attention to detail and training in crime scene processing. On May 3, the Cornelius Police Department was experiencing an increase in vehicle break-ins. Macon processed a vehicle which had been broken into and was able to lift several fingerprints. These fingerprints […]
National Night Out is Aug. 4
Cornelius Police and the Parks, Arts, Recreation and Culture Department will host National Night Out 6-8 pm Tuesday, Aug. 4 at the gazebo in Jetton Village. National Night Out is an annual community-building effort that promotes involvement in crime prevention activities, police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie. The event, which includes food, children’s activities, a dunk tank and […]
Dips in the road: Sign vandals hit The Peninsula
June 12. The Cornelius Police Department has been growing its network of video surveillance cameras. In fact, there are more than five dozen cameras around town, with more on the way. But that’s apparently not enough to capture vandals in the act in The Peninsula. Vandals on the prowl have damaged and in some cases […]
Cornelius Cares: $1,600 raised for officers involved in shooting
The town’s police force knows “Cornelius Cares” after one of the most devastating incidents in the department’s history May 2. Residents came together for police to the tune of $1,600 in nickels, dimes, tens and twenties during the Cornelius Cares police fund drive over the next 10 days. It all happened after a double shooting […]
Charges, citations and accidents May 5-10, 2015
Charges reported by the Cornelius Police Department Eaker, Guy Howard (W M, 25) Charge of Order For Arrest, M (M), at 20659 Catawba Ave, Cornelius, on 05/05/2015. Cartwright, Kharee Chauncy (B M, 19) Charge of Poss. Of A Controlled Substance, M (M), at 11536 Bailey Rd, Cornelius, on 05/06/2015. Zapata, Antonio (O M, 24) Charge of Impaired Driving […]
Grey Ferrell released from jail
May 9. Greyson Auguste-Russell Ferrell, the 16-yer-old Cornelius boy charged with attempted first-degree murder as well as other charges, has been released from Mecklenburg County Jail on $1 million bail. He was arrested a week ago at his mother’s home in the 19400 block of Coachman’s Trace after allegedly firing at Cornelius Police Lt. James […]
Residents may contribute to fund for Lt. Quattlebaum
May 3. Jars for a special fund called Cornelius Cares will be placed at Aquesta Bank’s two branches in Cornelius as well as Bank of the Ozarks tomorrow for Cornelius Police Lt. James Quattlebaum who was shot in the line of duty on Saturday. Other locations for the Cornelius Cares account are being accepted at Acropolis Cafe, Brooklyn South, […]
