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Another Halloween display triggers 911 call, emergency response

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Another Halloween display triggered an emergency response – this time it was a "man" hanging by his hands from the rain gutter of a South Charlotte home.

Man pleasures himself in front of Starbucks, police say

Man pleasures himself in front of Starbucks, police say

SOUTH CHARLOTTE - A man reportedly pleasured himself in front of a Starbucks in south Charlotte.

Police were called to the coffee shop in the Blakeney Shopping Center at Rea and Ardrey Kell roads on September 26.

5.9 magnitude earthquake felt across the Carolinas

5.9 magnitude earthquake felt across the Carolinas

An earthquake hit the Virginia region about 1:51 pm. and was felt throughout North Carolina -- and as far south as Savannah, GA.

The earthquake was centered in Virginia about 34 miles northwest from Richmond and was a 5.9 magnitude. (Original reports put it at 5.8 strength)

The Pentagon was evacuated at just afterward and the US Capitol was also being cleared.

Cow-theme dairy truck stolen; $3K in milk product missing

Cow-theme dairy truck stolen; $3K in milk product missing

FORT MILL - A big delivery truck that looks like a cow is missing and York County dairy farmer says he wants it back.

According to a York County Sheriff's report, a dairy delivery truck with a "black and white Holstein paint scheme" was stolen from Lakeview Farms on Wednesday night or Thursday morning.

Deputies were called to the 2700 block of Pleasant Road in Fort Mill around 2:33 a.m. Thursday morning and met with business owner Jim Price.  Price told deputies that the truck was full of fresh bottled milk, orange juice, eggs, bread and other products when it was stolen.

Charlotte teen appears on Letterman as 'human siren'

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A Charlotte teen made an appearance on a very big stage Thursday night.

Allen Tate, 16, grandson of the real estate company owner, and student at Charlotte Latin High School was on David Letterman's show.

 Watch video of Allen on Letterman

 Allen's talent earned him a shot at a spot on The Late Show segment, "Stupid Human Tricks".

 His trick is imitating a fire alarm. His mom told WBTV that he's made the cut.

Allen, a sophomore, got a big laugh on the show by also mentioning his favorite subject was "free period" or "lunch" during his day at Charlotte Latin.

"Yes! America!" Letterman yelled as the audience roared.

All charges dropped in string of south Charlotte break-ins

All charges dropped in string of south Charlotte break-ins

SOUTH CHARLOTTE (Mike Parks, Frank DeLoache and Josh Lanier, The South Charlotte Weekly) - The Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s Office has dismissed all charges against a man and a couple tied separately to a string of home break-ins in south Charlotte.

Doubts about the initial charge against Carl Caleb Allen, of Huntersville, first arose after his mother, Diana Allen, followed leads and tracked down the couple that was later charged with being involved.

Caleb Allen was charged in one break-in, and Justin Aldrich and Anna Hoard, of 20317 Wilcher Court in Cornelius, faced charges related to three home break-ins and the theft of thousands of dollars in jewelry, guns and electronics in south Charlotte’s Providence Division.

Now, prosecutors have dropped all charges against the three, stating that a combination of a misidentification of Allen as one of the suspects and the mishandlin

Rare mouse found in Mecklenburg Co.

By Kristen Hampton - bio l email

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (WBTV) - Rob Gilson thought his find might be significant. The biology student found a rare mouse inside at trap at Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge.

The mouse hasn't been seen in Mecklenburg County since 1968. Mecklenburg County Natural Resources coordinator Lenny Lampel mentors Ron.

"Although it does live in a field, it's different from a field mouse," said Lampel, "because a field mouse is just a name people call any old mouse running around in a field."

The species discovered by Gilson is called an oldfield mouse. The little guys usually don't go so far north. They're native to the more southern areas of the Southeast.