Jeremy A. Hester, a former Charlotte Mecklenburg police officer who shot himself and his ex-wife following an argument at her east Davidson home Saturday, has died of his wounds, police said Wednesday. Read the full story

A man snatched purses from two women dining at the Char-Grill restaurant in Davidson Commons Tuesday afternoon. But after the women cried for help, bystanders tackled and held the man until police arrived to arrest him. Read on for details on that and other incidents, along with a tally of the week’s arrests, citations, and traffic violations. Read the full story

Emergency workers care for a man whose car flipped in an accident on Concord Road around 12:15 p.m. Monday (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Updated 5:36 p.m.
Two drivers were injured in an automobile crash on Concord Road in Davidson shortly after noon Monday. The crash happened around 12:15 p.m. on Concord Road, just west of the intersection with Thompson Street. Read the full story

Update 11 a.m.
A former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer shot his ex-wife and himself early Saturday at a home east Davidson’s Runnymede neighborhood. The two people are in serious condition at Carolinas Medical Center. And Charlotte Mecklenburg Police are investigating the case, which they say involved a family dispute.

The incident happened just after 2 a.m. at 19701 Callaway Hills Lane, off Shearers Road in east Davidson. Davidson police also responded to the incident. CMPD is leading the investigation because the neighborhood is outside Davidson’s town limits.

Just after 9 a.m., CMPD identified the victim as Erin Marie Cobb, 28. The man was identified as Jeremy A. Hester, 31, a former Metro Division officer with the police department. He was hired on May 14, 2007, and resigned March 20, 2010 “to pursue other employment,” CMPD said.

Ms. Cobb was hospitalized in stable/critical condition this morning, after surgery.

Mr. Hester was hospitalized in critical condition.

Here’s more information from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department early this morning, and an update after 9 a.m.: Read the full story

Police investigated another string of larcenies from parked cars this week, this time on Scanlan Way and Winged Thistle Court. Two vehicles parked on Scanlan Way were damaged while a thief stole wallets and credit cards from inside, and a woman reported that her car appeared to have been rifled through upon investigating a noise her daughter heard in the garage.

In addition to the vehicle larcenies, officers are investigating a case of debit card fraud involving a bank and two reports of vandalism to personal vehicles. A Cornelius man was arrested for DWI and other charges after hitting a street sign and a vehicle traveling in the opposing lane of traffic, as well.

Details on these incidents and others (along with a tally of the week’s arrests, citations, and traffic enforcement) may be found below. Read the full story

Updated Tuesday, 11:01 a.m.
A husband and wife are dead of gunshot wounds after a shooting at Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse on Dale Earnhardt Boulevard in Kannapolis around 5:20 p.m. Monday. Police said the shooting was not random, but the result of a domestic dispute.
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Davidson police are investigating a series of thefts from parked vehicles this week, including one case in which $800 in cash was stolen from an unlocked car. GPS devices also were the target in other break-ins. Also, a Huntersville woman was charged with DWI and hit & run Friday after leaving the scene of an accident at Griffith and North Main Streets.

Elsewhere, a motorcyclist ran into a BMW after illegally passing a number of stopped vehicles on the right as the cars waited for a Cannon School bus to drop off schoolchildren. And three wrecks involving drivers that failed to stop in time were reported, as well. 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

Davidson police recovered a stolen vehicle last week that was found near the Westside Terrace site of a reported domestic disturbance. The vehicle, a 2002 Honda Accord, is valued at $5,900 and was returned to its rightful owner. And after a series of car break-ins this weekend, police on Sunday warned residents to keep their cars locked.

Details on these incidents, as well as a tally of the week’s arrests, citations, and traffic violations, may be found below. Read the full story