A coalition of Republican lawmakers urged North Carolina’s governor on November 5 to deploy the National Guard in Charlotte, citing a surge in violent crime and citing rising numbers of offenders. The letter, sent to Gov. Josh Stein, argues that local law-enforcement resources are “stretched dangerously thin” and calls for an emergency stabilizing presence.

In their letter, the lawmakers claim the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area faced eight homicides in a single week and that the murder rate in Uptown is “now 200 percent higher” than a year ago. They also refer to figures from the Charlotte‑Mecklenburg Fraternal Order of Police showing increases in aggravated assaults (from 86 in 2024 to 111 in 2025) and strong-arm robberies (from 26 to 31). The letter lists multiple arrests of the same indivi

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