CMPD investigating hate speech, threats toward children at north Charlotte day care: Tuesday, Dec. 6

A rock that was thrown through a day care window in north Charlotte Monday morning had a message containing hate speech attached to it, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said. Investigators also believe the attack is linked to a shooting at a north Charlotte park last month.CMPD responded to a 911 call at the Marizetta Kerry Child Development Center on Beatties Ford Road a few minutes after 8:30 a.m. CMPD alleges the rock had hate speed and multiple threats toward children on it. The day care is across Beatties Ford Road from Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. No one was hurt during Monday's incident, CMPD said. Staff members and parents are being notified by detectives and the day care. “Panicked and scared," father Daquan Jeter said. “I would have never thought something like this would happen over there.”READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/marizetta-kerry-child-development-center-hate-speech-attach-linked-to-north-charlotte-shooting/275-a9f737ad-d17b-462b-ae53-26a8c8557a68The city of Charlotte has $75 million to put toward affordable housing initiatives over the next year. On Monday night, city council’s Housing, Safety and Community committee discussed how to spend the money in a focused way to help residents beyond housing. One idea was to invest in affordable housing projects that are built where existing transportation and jobs are to meet several needs of low-income residents.City staff also presented an idea that many members supported called “teamforce” housing. The strategy calls for the city to partner with corporations to fund and build housing for a company’s workforce.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/markets/real-estate/affordable-housing-crisis/charlotte-city-council-affordable-housing-housing-safety-community-committee/275-3c77a102-6c85-401f-b00f-f5e168d415faWatch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!