Crime & Safety
Suspect Wanted For Multiple Felonies On The Run: CMPD
Cordell Peters cut off the electronic monitor he was ordered to wear while he awaits trial for numerous felonies, Charlotte police say.
CHARLOTTE, NC — Charlotte police are searching for a suspect wanted on numerous felonies including stealing a vehicle and who is now on the run after he cut off a court-ordered electronic monitoring device.
Cordell Peters, 19, was ordered to wear the device as a condition of his pre-trial release, but cut it off Sunday in south Charlotte. He was last known to be in the area of 141 Short Hills Drive in Charlotte.
According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Peters is wanted for multiple counts of breaking into a motor vehicle, multiple counts of financial transaction card theft/fraud, larceny of a motor vehicle, felony larceny, conspiracy to commit felony, as well as damage to property and interfering with an electronic monitoring device.
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CMPD asks that anyone with information about Peters’ location call the Electronic Monitoring Unit at 704-432-8888, option #3 or call 911.
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