Concord police
Coverage of Concord police in the Nexus archive.
- Man accused of killing 2 in Concord’s ‘Sun Drop Murders’ extradited back to North Carolina
Johnny Steven Talbert was extradited from Washington to North Carolina and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and robbery in connection with the “Sun Drop Murders.” The charges relate to the shooting deaths of Donna Barnhardt and Darrell Noles, which occurred at the Sun Drop Bottling Company in 2008.
- Concord teen turns himself in after quadruple shooting that killed 2
An 18-year-old suspect, Kamari Porter, turned himself in to Concord police after a quadruple shooting that killed two people in February. He is one of five individuals charged with two counts of first-degree murder, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and other related charges.
- Power line repairs shut down Concord roads
Two roads in Concord were closed due to power line repairs following a power outage caused by tree branches on power lines. Concord Electric reported 45 outages, leading to the closure of Union Street South and Spring Street Southwest between specified streets.
- 78-year-old woman killed in parking lot of busy Concord shopping center, police say
A 78-year-old woman was killed when struck by an SUV in a Concord shopping center parking lot. The 77-year-old driver was experiencing a medical emergency. It is unclear if charges will be filed.
- Video shows arrest of Concord’s Sun Drop murder suspect thousands of miles away
A man accused of killing two people at a Sun Drop bottling facility in Cabarrus County in 2008 was arrested in Washington state in May 2024. The suspect, Johnny Steven Talbert, faces two counts of first-degree murder and robbery charges related to the June 2008 shooting that killed Donna Barnhardt and Darrell Noles.