Police are investigating three reported auto break-ins in recent days. On Tuesday, someone broke into parked cars on Lorimer Road and South Thompson Street, and stole approximately $350 worth of computer equipment and GPS devices. Last week, stereo equipment valued at $300 was stolen from another parked car on Robert Walker Drive. And a a River Run homeowner told police someone stole almost $7,000 worth of jewelry from his home. Details on these stories and more (along with a tally of the week’s arrests, citations, traffic enforcement may be found below. Read the full story

First Row, from left: Lt. David Baucom, Sergeant Thomas J. Seifert, Sergeant David R. Messer, Firefighter Chris Morris, Chad Dunn, David Whitener; Back row, from left: Tommy Davis, Diana Rochester, Chief Bence Hoyle, Chief Phil Potter, Chief Jeanne Miller, Jeff Almond, Mike Fox, Chief Jim Barbee, Greg Truesdale, John Stroup (LKN Chamber photo)

The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce honored area public safety officers at a lunch Oct. 20 at the Havana Banquet and Ballroom in Cornelius. This year’s awards included Davidson police officer Ronnie Messer and firefighter Chris Morris.

Lili Johnson, Associate Dean for Central Piedmont Community College, was the keynote speaker for the sixth annual Lake Norman Chamber Public Safety Awards luncheon. She cited the college’s efforts to train local responders and public safety officers.

Chamber Board Chairman Robert Reed, along with chamber president Bill Russell, spoke to the critical role the police, fire, and first responders play in making the community a great place to live and work. Read the full story

Firefighters responded to 15 medical calls with Medic this week, as well as to a vehicle fire on I-77 and to a River Run home where they mediated a dispute between neighbors over a backyard fire pit. Details on these calls and more be found below. Read the full story

A Dembridge Drive resident told police this week that an unknown suspect stole his golf equipment valued at $5,500 from the River Run Golf & Country Club this week.

In addition, a Cornelius woman was charged with DWI after running her 2004 Toyota into a parked, unoccupied 2007 Mercedes-Benz SUV on Harbour Place Drive at approximately 30 mph. Read the full story

A 25-year-old Huntersville man has been charged with two counts of murder in connection with the deaths of his parents in their Huntersville home on Sept. 30. Read the full story

A Davidson College police cruiser and a commercial van both were traveling the speed limit when they collided on North Main Street Wednesday, injuring a campus police officer, according to an accident report. Read the full story

Police arrested 28-year-old Davidson man this week on charges of robbing a 19-year-old near the Harris Teeter grocery store a few days earlier. Officers also arrested a 38-year-old man for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and a 37-year-old man for DWI. Also below, a report of a 4-car crash on N.C. 73 and other incidents, along with a tally of the week’s arrests, citations, and traffic enforcement. Read the full story

Family and friends have set up a fund at Fifth Third Bank in Davidson to raise money for 2-year-old Emma Rae Thompson, who was burned in a house fire Monday in Statesville. Read the full story