Kannapolis couple charged in severe beating of infant

By Jessie Burchette news@kannapoliscitizen.com The parents of an infant who suffered severe head trauma have been charged with felony child abuse. Police said the infant may have suffered debilitating head injuries in the June 30 incident. Kannapolis Police have charged David Burns Coley, 28, and April Michelle King, 24, both of 1110 Klondale Ave. with felony child abuse inflicting serious injury.  Klondale Avenue is on the east side of the city, running between Bethpage Road and Rogers Lake roads. Coley... 

Crime news - man taking pictures of children draws attention

By Frank DeLoache news@kannapoliscitizen.com A man taking pictures of children playing in the splash pad in the city of Kannapolis’ Village Park drew the concern of people at the neighboring YMCA and library. So much so that they called Kannapolis police about 4 p.m. Aug. 11, a Monday. Officers found the man taking pictures on a bench at the library, according to Kannapolis Police Capt. Chuck Adams. But after talking to him, they concluded he wasn’t breaking the law and had a constitutional right... 

Crime Stoppers - burglary-rape suspect sought

Detectives from the Kannapolis Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division are investigating a burglary and sexual assault that occurred on Aug. 10. About 5:40 a.m. on that Sunday, officers rushed to the 400 block of Denver Street when a 911 caller said a burglary and sexual assault had just occurred. Officers learned the 20-year-old female victim was asleep in bed when a man forced his way into the home. The victim woke up after hearing the suspect in her home. The suspect bound the victim’s... 

Police still have questions in identity theft case

By Frank DeLoache news@kannapoliscitizen.com KANNAPOLIS — A moment of forgetfulness has cost a 50-year-old man his freedom and has police officers wondering if they know his real name. Kannapolis police say a middle-aged man used a copy machine at an office supply store Thursday but left some papers in the copier when he left the store. Employees found a picture of the man placed over another person’s picture on a Massachusetts driver’s license, according to Detective Sgt. Chris Nesbitt. The... 

Man still in fair condition about falling 30 feet from bucket

Staff report KANNAPOLIS — A 30-year-old man remained in fair condition in a Charlotte hospital Tuesday, five days after falling nearly 30 feet from a tree. A Kannapolis Police Department incident log identified the man as Brian Baker but did not provide an address for Baker. A spokeswoman at Carolinas Medical Center-Charlotte said Baker remained in fair condition Tuesday. The Kannapolis Fire Department responded to a medical call at 5813 McClenny Drive about 12:30 p.m. Aug. 14, last Thursday. According... 

Firefighters save three pets from smoldering blaze

Staff report KANNAPOLIS — A malfunctioning vacuum cleaner caused smoke and fire damage to a home on Glenwood Street last Thursday afternoon. A residential fire alarm prompted the dispatch of the Kannapolis Fire Department at 2:38 p m. to a single-story brick house at 2364 Glenwood St., between Lane Street and Moose Road, just inside the Rowan County line. Firefighters saw no signs of fire outside the house, but crews found heavy, black smoke inside. They put out the fire and searched the home for... 

Fire Department raises $23,586.74 for MDA

KANNAPOLIS — The Kannapolis Fire Department raised $23,586.74 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association over the last three weeks, a city press release said. The Fire Department held its annual “Fill the Boot” drive at two locations — near Wal-Mart and Super Target — in Kannapolis on July 26, Aug. 1-2 and Aug. 9. The fundraising effort eclipsed last year’s total of $15,419.64. “I would like to thank all the citizens of Kannapolis and Cabarrus County — as well as visitors — who contributed... 

Pictures lead to arrest in Wal-Mart assault

By Steve Huffman news@kannapoliscitizen.com CONCORD — Police say the media contributed to last Friday’s arrest of a man charged with sexually assaulting a juvenile in a Wal-Mart restroom. Dennis Erik William Becker, 41, of 387 Cameron Drive, Concord, is being held under a $1 million bond. He’s charged with first-degree statutory sexual offense and second-degree kidnapping. “It’s a serious offense,” said Deputy Chief Guy Smith of the Concord Police Department. “We want people to know... 

Police: Concord man tired to arrange sex with girl, 14

CONCORD — Cabarrus sheriff’s investigators have accused a 51-year-old Concord man of trying to make arrangements to have sex with a 14-year-old girl. Detectives arrested Danny Wrenn Cochran, of 4800 Robert Road, at 3:10 p.m. Tuesday after he arrived at Terrymore Apartments in Concord “with the intent to have sexual relations with a 14-year-old female,” a press release said. At the time of Cochran’s arrest, detectives found “various items used for sex” in his possession, according to... 

How I feel about flags and babies

I got to take the Carolina banner off my car over the weekend. The best part was my husband told me to. And, being the devout, obedient wife I am, I was happy to oblige. It’s one of those flags on a little white pole that rolls up into your window and shows your appreciation of a particular team or person. In his case — not mine, as I’m not a Carolina fan by any stretch of the imagination, rather the opposite, since I’m with N.C. State — this flag is a staple of any college basketball or... 

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