Police say they plan to charge a 19-year-old driver in connection with a two-car wreck on Beatties Ford Road Wednesday morning that claimed the life of a 60-year-old woman and critically injured her husband. Read on for more information on this incident, as well as a summary of this weeks accidents and police statistics. Read the full story

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MOORESVILLE - A 53-year-old Mocksville man drowned while fishing with two others Monday night off the Stumpy Creek Access Area on Lake Norman, north of Mooresville. A preliminary investigation found that the men’s boat sank because its drain was not plugged, state wildlife officials said.

Divers recovered the body of Herbert James, of Mocksville, early Tuesday. They also later recovered the boat.

Iredell County officials said an emergency call came in around 10:30pm. The three men were fishing not far from the boat launch when their small boat with a trolling motor began taking on water.

“They were about 150 feet from the boat ramp and they noticed they were taking on water,” said Officer Hannah Shively of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, which oversees the lake. “The vessel just started to sink, and eventually submerged.”

Two of the men were able swim to a cooler floating in the water, she said. They were rescued by another boater who came to the rescue after hearing cries for help. But the third man went under and could not be rescued.

Shively said the boat was recovered Tuesday morning, and had no drain plug.

The case remains under investigation.

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A former local charter school administrator was arrested this week and charged with indecent liberties with a child, though police and school officials say the charge is unrelated to his work at the local charter school.

Kevin Green, 45, of Cornelius, was arrested by Cornelius Police on Tuesday, June 11 on a warrant charging him with a single count of indecent liberties with a child, a felony. He was released on $25,000 bond, according to Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Department records.

Green’s attorney said later Friday that he denies the charge. He says he is innocent.

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Davidson Police responded to two wrecks on Shearer Road last weekend that sent occupants of the vehicles to area hospitals for treatment. In one incident in which a 2003 Ford rolled over, the driver was found to be driving while intoxicated. Meanwhile, someone stole equipment from a sailboat at Davidson Landing. The other involved a deer. Reports on these incidents, as well as other recent police reports and statistics, below. Read the full story

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Rescuers on Tuesday afternoon recovered the body of a 19-year-old Harrisburg man from the waters of Carrigan Quarry in Mooresville. An Iredell County Sheriff’s detective told DavidsonNews.net the man drowned while swimming around 11:30am. Read the full story

Davidson Police responded to a series of home and vehicle break-ins over the past week, some resulting in the theft of vehicles, electronics, and money. Meanwhile, Charlotte police are looking for suspects in a smash-and-grab jewelry robbery at Northlake Mall Wednesday. Also below, a summary of where police have been enforcing traffic laws – a bit quiet lately. Read the full story

Helicopters hovered over Lake Norman Wednesday as emergency workers from a half-dozen fire and EMS departments from Charlotte to Lincoln County continued three days of specialized water rescue training. The exercise concludes Thursday in a finger of the lake in eastern Lincoln County. Read the full story

MOORESVILLE - An Illinois man was killed Saturday evening when his motorcycle wrecks on Rinehardt Road, north of East Plaza Drive/NC 150. Read the full story