In Case You Missed It - CMPD's DNC 2012 Police Department Badge

An email sent to CMPD staff on June 27 outlines the 2012 Democractic National Convention Commemorative Badges which are being offered to CMPD employees, both officers and civilian employees. According to the email the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Benevolent Fund is offering the badges in celebration of the 2012 Democratic National Convention. The email continues:The cost of the badge is $40. Proceeds from sales support the Benevolent...

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Wednesday Change-Up: The Newsroom

If you watched the Bachelorette Moday night and can't wait for the next instalment of the train wreck that is Emily Maynard, then you probably will hate The Newsroom.The entire first episode is here on Youtube.CP thinks The Newsroom is ground breaking, in as much as it is Television News as it was, it is a swan song. A funeral of what once was, something akin to the days when CNN was epic and not Nancy Grace. But HBO is in...

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Obama Bridal - Make That "Event' Registry

I thought the Pendergraft/Pittenger runoff election was the new low in American Politics. Alas I was wrong. The Obama Campaign and the DNC have set the bench mark for low, tacky and just plain embarrassing. Enter the "Obama Event Registry" the DNC's latest grab for cash.No it isn't an email hoax this is for real. Got a birthday, anniversary, or wedding coming up?Let your friends know how important this election is to you—register with Obama...

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CMPD's Anti Jesus Fall Out Continues

Earlier this month Charlotte- Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) said it was removing "Jesus" from prayers during department ceremonies and ordered all CMPD Chaplains to follow the new guidlines. CMPD's Chaplains have always included Jesus' name in their invocations at official department ceremonies, but the department says they want the prayers to be more inclusive.The story has gained national attention as news outlets coast to coast have picked up the story from WBTV and The Charlotte Observer. So the question that begs asking is why now?Cedar...

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WCNC Reporting Officer Involved Accident

A wreck involving a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer is under investigation.Photo Credit: Jason BoydThe rear-end collision happened Friday evening on East Independence Boulevard. According to police, a female officer slammed into the back of a pick-up truck. No one was injured.It wasn't immediately clear whether the officer will receive a citation or face charges. Police told NewsChannel 36 that the officer will immediately undergo drug testing.Emails...

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Another Friday Night in Chalotte Another Homicide

A 21-year-old was found fatally shot at an East Charlotte apartment complex early Saturday morning. Around 3:30 this morning Charlotte-Mecklenburg police responded to 2520 Lanecrest Drive, off Milton Road where they found Dantonio Gerrick Hamilton in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Officers determined that the victim had been shot and paramedics pronounced him dead at 3:43 a.m. Dantonio Gerrick HamiltonWitnesses described the suspect as...

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In Case You Missed It - Rodney Monroe on Serial Rapist Lavatae Evans

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If You Think The Obama Presidency is Circus - Just Wait To You See The Clowns They Invite to the White House.

A pair of LGBT activists who were invited to the White House for a first-ever White House "gay pride" event last Friday stirred a controversy after being photographed giving President Ronald Reagan’s official portrait the finger. The guests, Philadelphia gay rights activists Matthew Hart, and Zoe Strauss, traveled to Washington, DC, at President Barack Obama’s invitation to observe Gay Pride Month. The event also came on the heels of Obama's...

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It's Time To End Public Prayer in America

Glenn H. Burkins is editor and publisher of Qcitymetro.com. His commentary on the recent CMPD decision to remove the name of Jesus in public prayer is a bold and well made statement. As much as it makes CP despondent, he's right. When we removed school prayer we landed on the well greased slippery slope. But the First Amendment which the church and state debate is based on requires that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." While for the past 60 years the emphasis has been...

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Things You Suspected All Along - Jerry Orr on Email

WFAE's Julie Rose is really good at what she does and her story "Assessing Access To Public Records In NC" which aired Monday was no exception. Her news story points out that getting the City of Charlotte, Police Department and City Attorney's office to respond to FOIA requests is a tiring and often frustrating experience. And while CMPD and the City of Charlotte is required to provide requested information they really have no reason to be expeditious.But buried in the last 100 words is this amazing quote from CDIA Direction Jerry Orr, regarding his...

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The Boat In Kenny Chesney's Come Over

Another video that makes you wonder what a pretty popular guy is thinking. Perhaps Chesney is wanting to distance himself from the loathsome redneck, "Bass Tracker" crowd that folks like the Zac Brown Band attract. So he had some director use the standard MTV hot girl format, added an even hotter boat and Kenny Chesney has another music video hit.The video is fun, but no one seems to care about the song or the girl they want to know about...

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CMPD Chaplins Take Another Hit - This Time Jesus Gets The Pink Slip

You should have seen this one coming. WSOC-TV reports that CMPD Chaplins have been ordered not to invoke the name of Jesus in prayers at public events. From WSOC: “When I heard this I was sad," said Pastor Terry Sartain, who has been a chaplain with CMPD for seven years. Sartain said he learned of the policy when he got a phone call before a recent promotion ceremony saying he could not use Jesus' name in his invocation. "I asked if I could withdraw, because Jesus is the only thing I have to bless people with," Sartain said. He was allowed...

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Tuesday's Odds and Ends

CMPD FOP Petition - The wife of one CMPD Officer has created an online petition addressed to Charlotte City Council asking Council Members to support the FOP recommended pay changes. "Step-raises for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department have been frozen for years. This has posed a hardship to our officers, especially our most junior officers. This affects not only their pay, but also their 401(k)s, since retirement contributions by the city...

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In Case You Missed It - Cal Thomas On President Obama

Cal Thomas here http://www.calthomas.com/ John Calvin "Cal" Thomas[1] (born 1942) is an American syndicated columnist, pundit, author and radio commentator. Those “cannibals” who recently turned up in Miami aren’t the only people eating their own. Following President Obama’s 54-minute snoozer of a speech in Ohio last week, even his “friends” are beginning to feed on him. In 2008, David Brooks of The New York Times played the sycophant when he admired the crease in Obama’s pants and concluded that it was a sign he would be “a very good president.”...

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Charlotte Observer's Elizabeth Leland Writes About Charlotte

How about a little vomit with your coffee this morning? If that sounds like fun have a read of the Observer's last remaining writer's take on Charlotte here.Leland's attempt at humor falls flat and rather than being an informative piece it does nothing but dumb down the area while trying to promote Charlotte as the nation's "21st Century energy hub".Charlotte from back in the 1980'sHer take on DNC 2012 attendees: "Some people are sure to show up...

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The Saturday Change Up - Jimmy Buffett Live in Anguilla

The video below runs nearly continuously on our boats while guests are aboard. It embraces everything about the water, the islands and boating that our crew and guests love. If you had the right connections, you scored an "invitation" to charity concert which by most accounts still stands as the ultimate parrot head adventure. And just might explain why the CP blog suddenly goes silent from time to time. The concert, took place on March 24 2007...

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Crackheads Among Us

The Charlotte Observer is reporting that James Edward Robinette Jr., 49 and Eva Marie Rankin Robinette, 35 were arrested and now face drug charges after officers discovered a methamphetamine lab at their Monroe, North Carolina home.Eva Marie Rankin Robinette, 35. Photo courtesy of Monroe policeRead more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/06/14/3315045/meth-lab-discovered-2-charged.html#storylink=cpyJames Edward Robinette Jr., 49. Photo courtesy...

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Friday Wrap Up - What City Do We Live In? Edition

Another Killer Walks - Mecklenburg county prosecutors, citing uncooperative witnesses and a lack of evidence, on Monday dismissed murder and assault with a deadly weapon charges against a 21-year-old Antoio Thompkins. Thompkins a thug with a mile long list of priors, was charged with fatally shooting 22-year-old Antwan Terrell Smith was shot in the head and wounding 22-year-old, Durante Kavon James during the May 2011 Speed Street riots. However...

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Fox News First to Report CMPD's Use of Cellebrite? (not really)

The story was the lead item on the Thursday evening news at Fox Charlotte. The lead in by Morgan Forgerty came with the usual "first and only" on Fox catch phrases. Charlotte, N.C. -- A YouTube video promotes the products available from a company called Cellebrite. Their technology can break password protection on 8-thousand different cell phone models and tablets. Investigators can extract existing and deleted information including phone calls, text messages, contacts, photos and video. The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department has the system....

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CMPD Officers Work Another East Charlotte Shooting

CMPD Officers along with ddetectives from the CMPD Homicide Unit and ADW Unit were called to the El Paisano Restaurant and Bar located at 5846 Albemarle Road, in East Charlotte early this morning.El Paisano Restaurant and Bar 5846 Albemarle RoadThe shooting happened shortly after 2 am, according to police and witnesses, an argument started when several men were leaving the business, and the dispute grew into some sort of physical disturbance....

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