Over recent months, shopping malls in the Charlotte area have seen several incidents of criminal activity, which is part of a larger wave of offenses committed at other malls in large urban areas throughout the U.S. Crime is not a new phenomenon at Charlotte’s Northlake Mall, as the mall has been host to shootings and
The safety of Mecklenburg County’s main jail has become a big issue. In December, the state said staffing shortages were posing a safety threat, and it is the top topic in this month's Democratic primary for sheriff. Now retired Maj. Jeff Eason said much of the jail's problems were the result of Sheriff Garry McFadden's management style.
>> north carolina sheriff being forced to defend the crime-fighting program that identifies illegal immigrants after they are arrested. jillian: opponent said unfairly deport people who aren't a threat to public safety but if it only targets those arrested, how can it be true? irwin carmichael joins us live. can you explain the program for those who don't know what it is about? >> the program is very simple. you have to be arrested and charged with a crime, anyone brought to our jailers asked the same questions, where are you from, where were you born and are you a citizen or nationalized? the way a person answers, the 2807g program. it is a federal database that allows us to identify exactly who we have in our jail and our