Mecklenburg District Attorney Spencer Merriweather will not charge a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer who shot and killed a man outside Coyote Joe’s.

On Dec. 28, 2024, three off-duty Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers working security at Coyote Joe’s encountered Lucas Armstrong in the club’s parking lot threatening to take his own life.

The officer, identified as Joseph Calabro, had been placed on administrative leave pending after the shooting. Calabro has been with CMPD since June 2016, according to the department.

Joseph C. “Joe” Heaven, 80, of Edinboro, passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. He was born January 24, 1945 in Turtle Creek, PA, a son of the late Leroy W. and Mary (Maines) Heaven.

Mr. Joseph (“Joe”) C. Simas, Jr., 91, considered the unofficial “mayor” and long-time resident of Lakeville, MA, passed away gently after a long and wonderful life on June 1, 2025. Born ...

CMPD officer was placed on unpaid leave following his arrest for driving impaired in Burke County, a CMPD press release said.

Martin Joseph Brushwood “Joe”, 77, of St. Joseph, passed away Friday, May 30, 2025, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born Feb. 7, 1948, in St. Joseph, son of the late Cecil and ...

Joe Walsh, a former Republican congressman, said he is becoming a Democrat, marking the end of his five-year streak as a political independent after leaving the GOP in 2020.

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has released dozens of videos in connection with a deadly crash that happened after a police pursuit in 2022.