Valerie Hamilton, 23, has been found dead at a storage rental facility on Monroe Road. Hamilton went missing early Wednesday morning after leaving Thomas Street Tavern. CMPD has a murder…
Here we go again. According to state corrections records, Johnathan Demarcus Blakney, 22, is convicted felon who was out on probation when Concord police say he shot and killed 18-year-old…
Or a step back for the Mecklenburg County criminal justice system? Only time will tell what the new bail bond regime being implemented by the county court system will do…
Sweet Jebus on a pogo-stick, not this again. State corrections records indicate that Frederick Hedgepeth, 25, had absconded from probation on felony fraud convictions before being charged with the murders…
I give up. The absolute refusal to report the facts of the criminal history of Robert Lamar McFadden, 16, baffles me. McFadden was charged with the Wednesday night rape of…
State corrections records indicate that alleged light rail attacker Antonio Cathey, 17, was one week into a 12-month probation sentence for larceny when police say Cathey along with three others…
Following up on last night’s WBTV report on Shea Roseboro, state corrections records indicate that Shea Anthony Roseboro, 20, was convicted of felony drug charges in July 2006 and given…
All anyone living in Charlotte in recent years can possibly say is, “What took you so long?” CMPD Chief Rodney Monroe basically browbeat outgoing DA Peter Gilchrist into this effort.…
Our friends at the Texas Public Policy Foundation have done great work on ways to save money on corrections while maintaining public safety. We looked at one example, jail diversion…
With so many politicians and left-leaning pundits attacking ?free markets? as the cause of our current economic mess, does the future look bleak for capitalism? John Hood addresses that question…
I missed N&R editor Doug Clark’s original post on Sen. Phil Berger’s probation bill that helps fill in the logic that I missed in today’s editorial. OK, I get it:…
John Hood isn’t the only one criticizing Gov. Mike Easley for shifting the blame for the probation debacle that has developed under his watch. Tara Servatius offers her take on…