Suspect tied to multiple sexual assaults taken into custody, CMPD says: Monday, Sept. 11

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said a suspect has been taken into custody following an investigation into multiple sexual assault cases.

CMPD said the suspect is accused of sexually assaulting multiple women, including a case Saturday morning.

“We had a case this morning where the victim was able to provide a very accurate timeline and accurate description," Lt. Jim Ivie with CMPD said.

Shortly after 7:30 p.m., officers located the suspect's vehicle and took him into custody.

Police didn't specify exactly how many cases are believed to be tied to the suspect, but said there have been multiple cases in a span of a few days. Ivie said the crimes happened in south Charlotte within a mile of each other.

“The Archdale Drive, Nations Ford Road, Arrowhead Road, South Boulevard, I-77 -- that part of town," Ivie said.

READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/cmpd-update-sexual-assault-investigations/275-bb6d169a-ab81-40fd-9fcb-4bb5566a6385

The child passenger of a fatal Hickory crash has succumbed to his injuries one day after a Hickory crash involving police also killed the female driver of a minivan.

A 38-year-old woman was killed Saturday when a Hickory police officer slammed into her minivan during a chase on Friday, Sept. 8, according to a statement released by the Hickory Police Department on Saturday. The child passenger died from injuries on Sunday, Sept. 10.

The identity of the child and his relation to the driver are unknown.

READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/hickory/woman-dead-child-injured-fatal-crash-involving-hickory-police-officer-car-chase-traffic-speeding-deadly-collision-driver/275-bdd18649-c1cd-49bb-8746-09dc320461af

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