🌱Congrats To Dr. Latasha Watts + Two Arrested In Gun Incident

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Periods of sun; less humid. High: 81 Low: 65.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mooresville:

1. The Mooresville Police Department (MPD) congratulated Doctor Latasha Watts and MPD Officer for recently receiving her Doctorate of Education degree in Community Care and Counseling with a focus in Traumatology from Liberty University. Dr. Watts also holds the mental health licensures of QMHP (Qualified Mental Health Professional) and LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker). She plays a vital role at MPD as the Training & Recruiting Officer in MPD’s Administrative Division. Dr. Watts has also worked with the Mecklenburg County Mobile Crisis Team for over 10 years, responding to mental health, substance abuse, and crisis calls within the community setting. In addition, she has also worked in group homes, psychiatric hospital settings, and wilderness residential treatment facilities for at-risk youth and is a licensed foster parent and has fostered many youth in the past seven years." MPD said in a Facebook post, "Thank you for all the ways you serve the local community, Dr. Watts! MPD is lucky to have you on the force!" (Mooresville Police Department via Facebook)
2. According to a Facebook post from the Mooresville Police Department, "On June 26, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Mooresville Police Department (MPD) officers responded to multiple calls of shots fired in the area of Logan Street and Brookwood Street. Several callers reported that their houses or vehicles had been hit by gunshots. Officers arrived on scene and located numerous shell casings of different calibers scattered in the roadway along Logan Street. While officers were on Logan Street, MPD received a call of an individual suffering from a gunshot wound at a residence in the Piedmont Point Apartments. Officers learned that the individual at Piedmont Point suffered a gunshot wound during the incident on Logan Street. This individual was transported to an area hospital for treatment and is expected to recover. Based on the investigation of the incident, MPD detectives have thus far made two arrests of individuals involved in the shooting. Jaylon Edmond Westbrook, 19, of Sherrills Ford was charged with felony (F) discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling and (F) possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Westbrook was placed in the Iredell County Detention Center under no bond due to the seriousness of the charges and to currently being on probation/parole for other felony convictions. Anazi Nykeem Quiller, 18, of Mooresville was charged with (F) discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling and placed in the Iredell County Detention Center under a $150,000 secured bond. This investigation is continuing, and more arrests are expected." (Mooresville Police Department via Facebook)
3. Though the economy has yet to fully recover from the devastation caused by the pandemic, opportunities are still out there including in the Mooresville area and across greater North Carolina. There are local job opportunities available, as companies attempt to navigate the new normal. Looking for work? You may be in luck. Here are a few of the latest job openings in the area, compiled by Patch and ZipRecruiter. (Mooresville Patch)

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Today in Mooresville:

• South Iredell Healthcare Forum - Mooresville-South Iredell Chamber of Commerce (8:30 a.m.)
• Board of Directors meeting - Pine Lake Preparatory (6:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Mooresville Police Department: "Thank you to all riders and staff who made the tribute this year! And thank you to all who supported the 2022 ride!" (Mooresville Police Department via Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Curtis Pond: "Hi everyone. I posted this earlier, apparently I didn't include all of Curtis Pond. To those of you who fish, leaving your fishing line behind around the pond kills wildlife. Please pick up your fishing line." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Charlotte Hwy: "Did anyone lose some keys? Some were found on Silverspring Place off of E Waterlynn." (Nextdoor)

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— Karena Garrity

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