CHARLOTTE (AP) A shooting outside its front door has caused the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to tighten public access to its headquarters. Police said in a statement that they have put “controlled access” into place as of Jan. 12. That means ...

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The police chief in Charlotte says the trial of a white former officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man in 2013 was very hard on the department. The Charlotte Observer reported that Chief Kerr ...

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CHARLOTTE (AP) — The family of a man shot and killed by Charlotte police more than two years ago is suing the city. The Charlotte Observer reports that 26-year-old Clay McCall was shot Sept. 14, 2012, as he ran at ...

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A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer is accused of secretly taking pictures of juvenile girls that captured parts of their underwear as they participated in the department's high school academy.

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Attorneys for the family of a former Florida A&M football player filed a lawsuit Tuesday, targeting the officer who shot him to death and saying the department used excessive force after the unarmed man was shot 10 times.

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A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer has been arrested and accused of submitting false time sheets while working off-duty.

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