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Area residents arrested in statewide child porn sting

Twenty-four people are charged statewide in a massive police crackdown on child pornography in North Carolina.

State Attorney General Roy Cooper called the suspects the worst child exploiters in the state. Police used new technology to track down the suspects, who thought that they were on the Internet anonymously.

Six men from the Charlotte area were arrested in what police called “Operation Spyglass.” Two are from the city of Charlotte.

Second Person Arrested in Police Probe into Stabbing in Highbridge

Police have today (Monday) said a second person has been arrested following a serious stabbing in Highbridge at the weekend which has left a man in a critical condition.

As first reported hereĀ  at the weekend, officers were called to Charlotte Court at just before 5.25pm on Saturday evening when a 36-year-old male suffered serious injuries in an assault.

A man in his 30s has handed himself in at Taunton Police Station and has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. More >