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Scammers are claiming to be CMPD officers, threatening to arrest people if they don’t make an immediate payment to clear a warrant. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are warning residents about an increase in scam calls from people claiming to be CMPD officers, with some using real officers’ names and spoofing department phone numbers.…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Heavy police presence was reported in Charlotte’s Steele Creek neighborhood early Wednesday afternoon.  Police activity is centered around Duval Drive near Rivergate Way.  That’s about three miles away from where a 4-year-old boy was shot and killed earlier Wednesday morning.…