Pineville Police reforming several policies after woman jumps out of patrol car: Wednesday, Nov. 30

The Pineville Police Department announced it has finished its internal investigation of the July 2022 severe injury of a woman that was in its custody. Now, the department is reforming several of its policies. In the early hours of July 17, 28-year-old Morgan Johnson managed to escape from a moving police car while traveling on I-485. Pineville Police reported that Johnson was able to uncuff one of her hands and open the passenger-side rear window. When the officer realized what was happening, she was already hanging halfway out of the window.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/pineville-police-reforming-policies-woman-jumps-out-patrol-car/275-a6892a4c-27b8-4ad8-a48a-00b4d484b647Charlotte City Council is working to make Charlotte more affordable for lower income residents.The council approved more than $20 million to cover additional costs for already approved affordable housing projects on Monday night.This comes as ground broke Tuesday on a new affordable housing apartment complex for seniors in west Charlotte. It's called the Historic Nathaniel Carr affordable housing for seniors. Carr is credited for creating the first neighborhood in the West Boulevard corridor. Right now, the demand for affordable housing is almost impossible to keep up with.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/money/markets/real-estate/affordable-housing-crisis/construction-affordable-housing-west-charlotte/275-297c92da-0845-4fa0-8c47-66b648478b10Watch 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!