Police obtained a search warrant and broke up a teen drinking party Saturday night in the River Run neighborhood. Alcoholic beverages were seized and a 17-year-old woman is now facing misdemeanor charges of aiding and abetting underage drinking, along with resisting, obstructing, and delaying.  Four other partygoers also were cited for underage drinking and resisting, obstructing, and delaying. Elsewhere, five drivers were charged with DWI on local streets over the past two weeks, and a Davidson Pointe resident reported that someone shot a BB through a side window of the home. Details on these stories and more (along with a tally of the past two weeks’ arrests, citations, and traffic enforcement) may be found below. Read the full story

Charlotte Mecklenburg Police are investigating a man’s death Sunday at a home on East Rocky River Road. Few details were available Sunday afternoon, but police said there does not appear to be foul play.
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Six vehicle break-ins were reported Jan. 4 and 5, near Virginia Road and Winged Oak Way. Windows were busted out of vehicles in at least four of the incidents, but the only items reported stolen were $90 worth of clothing and electronics in one case, and $3 cash in another. Meanwhile, $100 worth of athletic clothing was stolen from the Lake Norman Christian School on South Street in a break-in the first Tuesday of the year. Police also are investigating an embezzlement at The Brickhouse Tavern in which an employee reportedly stole $271 from the restaurant. Details on these stories and a tally of the week’s citations may be found below. Read the full story

Police are investigating a case of credit card fraud in which an unknown suspect tried to open a line of credit at Sears with a Churchill Road woman’s driver’s license and Social Security number. In addition, officers investigated two suspicious vehicles that were parked for extended periods on Robert Walker Drive over the past few weeks. That prompted an alert from  River Run Property Owners Association.  Additional incident reports and a tally of the week’s traffic citation may be found below. Read the full story

Firefighters assisted homeowners with a number of household problems this week. A woman on Cotton Gin Alley called 911 after waking up early Sunday to the smell of electrical smoke, but firefighters were unable to detect smoke or any other hazards upon investigating.  A malfunctioning residential fire alarm on Rollingdale Lane prompted an emergency response last Friday, and a homeowner on Callaway Hills Lane requested assistance for an oven broiler that would not turn off. Details on these incidents and more (along with a tally of the week’s medical calls) may be found below. Read the full story

Luminaria stretched the full length of Rollingdale Lane in River Run Saturday night. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Updated Dec. 15
From Naramore to North Main and Winged Oak to North Downing, thousands of luminaria lined the streets and sidewalks of Davidson Saturday night in the annual Noel for Neighbors fund-raiser for Davidson Housing Coalition. The candle-lit displays raised more than $16,500 for the organization, which provides affordable housing and home ownership education programs. Read the full story

Firefighters responded to a kitchen fire in Duke Residence Hall on the Davidson College campus Sunday and found it had already been put out by a campus police officer. The blaze was caused by burnt food on the stove. Emergency personnel still spent almost an hour clearing smoke from the building and ensuring that the fire had not spread. Meanwhile, several trees and a power line blocked part of Grey Road the night of Nov. 28, and an electrical problem on Northwest Drive prompted firefighters to turn off the power to an apartment. Details on these incidents and a tally of the week’s medical calls may be found below. Read the full story

A diagram from CMU shows the part that will be replaced. (Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities)

Updated Tuesday, Nov. 29
The Charlotte City Council on Monday night approved a contract to replace 68,000 potentially faulty wireless electronic transmitters on water meters across the county.

The utility said it had negotiated a settlement with the manufacturer, Itron, which is paying to replace the transmitters. The devices send water-usage data by radio signals from water meters to meter-reading trucks. Malfunctioning transmitters can transmit usage figures that are too low or too high, CMU said an announcement Monday morning. Read the full story