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| Cumar Howard |
When officers arrived they met with a 47-year old man and his 21-year old son who stated a male subject approached them in the parking lot with a handgun and demanded the their money. The victims complied with the suspect and got the tag number of the car the suspect fled in. Officers ran the tag number and received information which connected Cumar Craig Howard to the car.
CMPD Robbery Detectives saw that Howard was released from jail last year on 'electronic monitoring' at the time of the robbery so he voluntarily came to police headquarters. Cumar Howard denied he was even in the area at the time of the robbery but the system indicated otherwise so Howard was taken into custody and charged with Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon. This is Cumar Howard’s ninth arrest in Mecklenburg County since 2008. Some of his prior charges include Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon, Breaking and Entering with Force, Assault on a Female and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
CMPD says they will continue employing aggressive strategies to remove individuals from society who continue to victimize our community. They also urge citizens to observe and report suspicious activity by calling 911. Anyone with information on unsolved cases may forward their anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600