Search warrant executed to search Madalina Cojocari's home sealed by court order: Monday, Jan. 2

The search for Madalina Cojocari, the missing 11-year-old girl from Cornelius, North Carolina, continues. Her mother, Diana Cojocari, and stepfather, Christopher Palmiter, have been in custody for nearly two weeks now. They’re both facing felony charges of failure to report a missing child.Cornelius Police said they’ve chased 250 leads in their worldwide investigation but otherwise, few details have been released.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/investigations/search-warrant-madalina-cojocari-home-not-available-public/275-f97288c4-0a7f-4171-92e3-c02f1f38503aAn off-duty Ranlo police officer who shot and killed a suspect who stabbed him multiple times during a dispute in Gaston County has been charged with first-degree murder, according to a press release from the town of Ranlo.Ranlo police responded to a reported stabbing and shooting at a home on Burlington Avenue a little after 2 a.m. on New Year's Day, the town of Ranlo said in a press release. When officers arrived, they determined an off-duty Ranlo police officer, now identified as Kwaku Riley Agyapon, shot and killed a person after being stabbed multiple times.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/gaston-county-ranlo-officer-kills-stabbing-suspect-domestic-dispute/275-04dcf163-4993-47b9-8fe0-c91ca1d4c08aWatch 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!