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Events

Community Meeting - Eastbrook Woods

January 26, 2026

Eastbrook Woods community meeting to discuss the needs and safety of the neighborhood.

HOA Meeting -- Myers Park HOA

January 27, 2026

Myers Park HOA meeting. Contact Officer Smith or Officer Hill to confirm.

Promise Youth Development

January 28, 2026

Every Wed evening. Ms. Tiesha Boyd runs a youth group for area youth to help teach them life lessons and fitness. Strong CMPD presence.

Community Meeting -- Lamplighter Village

February 01, 2026

This is a community meeting for the Lamplighter Village Neighborhood, where of the assigned community coordinator will discuss crime stats with the residents of the community. This is a reoccurring event that occurs the second Tuesday of every month.
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News

Public's Assistance Requested in Missing Person Investigation

Published on January 20, 2026

Charlotte, N.C. – (Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026) – Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Missing Person Unit are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 62-year-old Gregory Earnest.

Fatal Vehicle Crash in the Eastway Division

Published on January 20, 2026

Charlotte, N.C. – (Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026) – Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Major Crash Investigation Unit are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash in the Eastway Division.

FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Alejandro Castillo Captured in Mexico

Published on January 17, 2026

Charlotte, N.C. – (Saturday, Jan. 17, 2025) – FBI Charlotte Special Agent in Charge James C. Barnacle Jr., and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) Chief Estella D. Patterson announce the capture of Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Alejandro “Alex” Rosales Castillo. Castillo was seen on surveillance video crossing the border from Nogales, Arizona, into Mexico, on August 16, 2016.
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