Vice President Kamala Harris is in Charlotte touting hundreds of millions for counselors in schools as part of a roundtable discussion on gun violence. Listen Here:
US Vice President Kamala Harris is in Charlotte today pitching new gun laws, but Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police announced an increase in crime stats driven largely by juveniles who are simply released to their parents or guardians after being arrested for many crimes. Listen Here:
From WBTV: The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department presented its 2023 crime stats during a news briefing on Thursday morning. Over the past year, the department said overall crime across the city increased by 14%. Police said that rise is largely due to a 17% increase in property crime. Violent crime was stagnant, staying flat from year-to-year. CMPD said […]
After the New Year’s Eve mass shooting in Charlotte at an Uptown celebration, local leaders are calling for change. But if it doesn’t include punishment, will it actually be effective? Listen Here:
How can Charlotte combat the out-of-control crime — particularly among the youth? Charlotte City Councilman Tariq Bokhari is proposing a task force to help organize a response. Listen Here:
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police release the latest crime stats. The lasting impacts of the utterly misguided “Defund the Police” movement continues to be felt. Listen Here:
From Northlake Mall to Minneapolis to San Francisco, violence – particularly among juveniles – risks sending cities and stores into a descending spiral towards uninhabitableness. Listen Here:
America’s big cities are struggling to overcome an existential confluence of threats that is driving people to move farther away. Listen Here:
A continuation of the discussion about crime in Charlotte — including a call from Mark who said he was at the Northlake Mall during yesterday’s shooting, but then won a $2.5 million lottery scratch off on his way home. Plus, Stephen Gutowski at The Reload reports how the CDC deleted research at the behest of […]
From the Charlotte Observer: One suspect was taken into custody, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police. An on-duty CMPD officer at the mall was able to locate the suspect and de-escalate the situation, CMPD said on Twitter. One of the shooting victims was discharged from the hospital Thursday night, according to the mall. The second victim remains hospitalized. […]
