US EditionGOP urges Democrat governor to deploy National Guard to Charlotte as crime surges
Republican lawmakers cite a 200% rise in Uptown Charlotte murders and police staffing shortages as reasons for requesting National Guard deployment to address local violence.
- On Wednesday, Nov. 5, Rep. Mark Harris, R-N.C., led a letter with Reps. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., and Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., urging Gov. Josh Stein, North Carolina governor, to deploy the National Guard to Charlotte, N.C. as an emergency measure to stabilize the crisis.
- On Nov. 5, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Fraternal Order of Police cited the August stabbing of Iryna Zarutska and recent homicide clusters in a request for Guard help, lawmakers say.
- The letter cites a 200% increase in Uptown Charlotte murders during the Oct. 5, 2024, report period, while CMPD’s third quarter shows an 8% citywide crime decline.
- A spokesperson for Gov. Josh Stein said local law enforcement officers are best equipped to keep neighborhoods safe, while Mayor Lyles, Rep. Alma Adams, and Malcolm Graham opposed National Guard deployment as unnecessary.
- Pointing to prior Guard deployments in Washington, D.C. and Memphis, the letter cites crime reductions, including twelve days without a homicide in D.C., and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s partnership led to 850 arrests, 44 firearms seized, while courts and costs face limits.
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North Carolina congressmen urge governor to call in National Guard, citing 'growing violence crisis'
A group of North Carolina congressmen urged Gov. Josh Stein to deploy the National Guard into Charlotte over a "growing violence crisis" that has the city's understaffed police force on the defensive.
Calls for National Guard in Charlotte growing
(The Center Square) – Deployment of the National Guard to help “stabilize a crisis situation and protect innocent lives” has been requested of first-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein by Republican U.S. Reps. Rev. Mark Harris, Pat Harrigan and Chuck Edwards.
Lawmakers urge National Guard deployment in Charlotte
Pressure continues to grow for local and state officials amid growing concerns over public safety and rising crime in Charlotte. Congressman Mark Harris, R-NC08, Congressman Pat Harrigan, R-NC10, and Congressman Chuck Edwards, R-NC11, authored a letter to Democratic Governor Josh Stein calling on him to deploy the North Carolina National Guard to the state’s largest city. The letter cites an alarming growth in violent crime across the city, …
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CBS 17NC Republicans ask Gov. Josh Stein to send National Guard to Charlotte
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Three North Carolina Republicans say they are demanding that NC Governor Josh Stein send the National Guard to Charlotte, while Gov. Stein maintains local law enforcement is the best equipped to tackle local crime. On Wednesday, Representatives Mark Harris (NC-08), Pat Harrigan (NC-10), and Chuck Edwards (NC-11) sent a letter to the governor asking for the State National Guard to be deployed in Charlotte to help ad…
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