by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
The North Carolina legislature is attempting to introduce a bill which would permit those who call for medical help in the case of a drug overdose to not have to fear prosecution on drug related charges. The bill is being called the Good Samaritan bill and it would...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
Any crime has four basic elements that must be proven before someone can be charged. The elements are 1.) Actus Reus (physical act), 2.) Mens Rea (mental state), 3.) Causation, and 4.) Social Harm. Basically the State must prove that the accused performed a physical...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
Police departments across the nation depend on K9 units for a variety of functions, from drug detection to finding missing persons. The CMPD is no exception, and the department has been steadily increasing its K9 unit. The department started with only a couple of dogs...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is hoping to set up its own DWI task force in the near future. In light of recent numbers from 2012 indicating a high number of alcohol related traffic accidents the department would like to create a this task force to...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
A mom in Lake Wylie has been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor after she planned to buy marijuana to smoke with her daughter last week. It is alleged that she purchased marijuana while her 14 year old daughter and her son’s girlfriend were with...
