Posted on 24 February 2012. Tags: Police Blotter
Police are investigating a complaint from three people on Kinderston Drive who witnessed a 17-year-old relative stealing jewelry valued at $10,000 from a jewelry box before leaving the scene. Officers also received a referral from the Department of Social Services in reference to an alleged sexual assault against a 2-year-old girl. Details on these incidents and more (along with a tally of the week’s arrests, citations, and traffic enforcement) may be found below. Read the full story
Posted in Exit 31, Police Blotter, Public safety
Posted on 17 February 2012. Tags: Cornelius, Fire calls, house fire, I-77, River Run
Davidson firefighters over the past week helped Mount Mourne Volunteer Fire Department with a major accident on I-77 and assisted Cornelius and Huntersville units at an early morning house fire on Brinkley Street. Other calls included a smoke alarm at the Homewood Suites triggered when a resident tried fry a whole fish in his suite’s kitchen. Details on these stories and more (along with a tally of the week’s medical calls) may be found below. Read the full story
Posted in Cornelius, Exit 30 area, Exit 31, Fire calls, Huntersville, Mooresville
Posted on 10 February 2012. Tags: accident, Exit 30, I-77, Public safety

Friday's wreck occurred on the causeway over Lake Norman north of Exit 30. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
Updated 9:24 p.m.
A 16-year-old boy was taken to a Charlotte hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Friday night after a four-vehicle accident at rush hour on I-77 southbound near Exit 30. The accident happened around 5:30 p.m. on the causeway across Lake Norman north of Davidson Exit 30. Read the full story
Posted in Exit 30 area, Exit 31, Public safety, Traffic alerts
Posted on 27 January 2012. Tags: Cornelius, Fire calls, West Side

This week, firefighters assisted homeowners with fire alarm activations caused by burned food on a stove and a malfunctioning carbon monoxide detector. Units also were called to and then canceled from several minor collisions on I-77. Details on these stories and a tally of the week’s medical calls may be found below. Read the full story
Posted in Cornelius, Exit 30 area, Exit 31, Fire calls, West side
Posted on 28 November 2011. Tags: Davidson College, Exit 30, Fire calls, I-77

Davidson firefighters assisted other departments with several auto accidents last week, including one SUV rollover on I-77 between Exits 30 and Exit 31. Meanwhile, two people were taken to a hospital Nov. 18 for injuries sustained in a an accident on Davidson-Concord Road. A malfunctioning propane tank and a possible gas leak inside of a residence prompted emergency responses, as well. Firefighters assisted a homeowner with a propane tank that would not flow properly, and the gas leak was determined to be coming from an outside pipeline’s relief valve. False alarms on the Davidson College campus rounded out the fire calls.
Details on these incidents and more (along with a tally of the week’s medical calls) may be found below. Read the full story
Posted in Cornelius, Davidson College, Exit 30 area, Exit 31, Fire calls, Mooresville
Posted on 22 November 2011. Tags: Davidson College, Fire calls, I-77

Firefighters assisted police with a number of vehicle accidents over the past two weeks, including two incidents involving deer and one versus a parked car on Concord Road. Kitchen fires and the cross-town power outage on Nov. 14 (“Power outage hits Cornelius & Davidson; 3 schools closed”) kept emergency responders on the road, as did a number of false alarms resulting from construction projects on the Davidson College campus. Details on these calls and others (along with a tally of the past two weeks’ medical calls) may be found below. Read the full story
Posted in Cornelius, Davidson College, Exit 30 area, Exit 31, Fire calls, Mooresville, River Run, South Main Street
Posted on 02 September 2011. Tags: Cornelius, Fire calls, Lake Norman
From a Cornelius house fire to a capsized boat, Davidson firefighters stayed on the road this week responding to a variety of incidents. Investigators believe the house fire Saturday morning around 4:40 a.m. on Coachman’s Trace in Cornelius is the latest in a string of fires set by an arsonist. Emergency crews Saturday also investigated a capsized boat on Lake Norman around Exit 30 and a serious auto accident on Statesville Road in Cornelius on Tuesday. Details on these stories and more (including a tally of the week’s medical calls) may be found below.
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Posted in Cornelius, Davidson College, Exit 30 area, Exit 31, Lake Norman, Mooresville, Police Blotter, Public safety
Posted on 12 July 2011. Tags: Cornelius, Downtown Davidson, East Davidson, Fire calls, River Run
Last Friday night’s house fire in River Run was the main challenge for local firefighters over the past week. Firefighters also investigated two other possible structure fires: One in Davidson Point on Lake Davidson north of town, where a homeowner saw smoke blowing out of air-conditioning vents. The other involved a kitchen stove fire in Cornelius that was out before firefighters arrived.
On Delburg Street last Wednesday, a resident flagged down a passing fire department vehicle to report a power line was sparking after coming in contact with a tree limb. On East Rocky River Road Saturday, firefighters helped Davidson Police clear away a tree that had fallen. Details on these incidents, along with a tally of the week’s medical calls, may be found below. Read the full story
Posted in Cornelius, Davidson College, Exit 31, Fire calls, Huntersville, River Run