According to CMPD on Saturday, January 18, 2025, shortly after 12:30 a.m., officers attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 9500 block of Walkers Ferry Road in the Freedom Division.
The vehicle did not stop and fled from officers at a high rate of speed.
Officers did not pursue the vehicle but located it a short distance later in the 11200 block of Windy Grove Road in the Freedom Division.
While officers were conducting their investigation, they located someone yelling for help in Lake Wylie.
They rescued the male subject from the lake and began life-saving efforts. The subject was transported to a nearby hospital by MEDIC where he was pronounced deceased.
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The victim in this case has been identified as Steve Smith Ibarra, 35. The victim’s next of kin has been notified of his death.
Mr. Smith if ID'd correctly has a colorful criminals record. Serving 5 years and 11 months for armed robbery, and possession of a stolen vehicle in 2006 followed by his release in 2011.
But following that released the thinking of Mecklenburg courts took a stunning turn towards criminals as being victims.
The following years of Mr. Smith's criminal history is troubling he saw more than 50 cases most dismissed by the Mecklenburg DA including possession of a stolen vehicle in March of 2022.
Crimes that would have kept him safe in prison simply cut him loose with every arrest.
Once again proving incarceration saves lives.
Why do you even bother chasing this car? Did you not notice our DA Office doesn’t prosecute anything?
ReplyDeleteWhat idiot even runs tags out here, anymore? Sounds like rookies pushing the gas pedal, and the city will pay the family for this death. Still cheaper than prison, cedar.
They won’t pay for that one dummy. Keep crying and making excuses for why you’re too pussy to do real police work puss boi
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Delete1. If you’re on 3rd shift Freedom Division then you are a rookie with no time on.
2. Traffic stop on non-stolen vehicle or non 10-65 Bolo is as routine as Rea Road quotas.
3. If Merriweather doesn’t press charges then don’t waste the energy or create IA mess(this shit).
4. Barker hit someone while his emergency lights were on and he almost went to prison.
5. Have fun!
I have a legitimate question for 1010PM. If they keep dismissing your cases, then why are you taking the risks? What are your motivations? Are you trying to prove something to your parents? Are you paying child support or feeling depressed/trapped? What drives you to arrest people without any penalty or justified conclusion?
DeleteThanks for your feedback and answers.
Money is the motivation. Poor life choices is the reason.
DeleteThey keep dismissing his cases because they are trash. The state can’t win so they won’t try
DeleteReal talk.
ReplyDeleteI don’t wanna hear excuses about short staffing on shifts when we have 100 cops to send to DC for security detail. That’s 5 extra guys on each 2nd/3rd shift in the city! We are excited for them to return to Charlotte and extend our patrol lines.
The feds are paying the city for that. That money will get flipped for Section 8 housing and meal plans.
DeleteTrump is going to cut funding to Charlotte, now. We need all the funding we can get so we sent troops to DC.
ReplyDeleteYour funding went to Tepper….$600million or so…so he can build a porch and a new scoreboard.
DeleteBut don’t worry, you’ll get some OT for the events there. No COLA. Will have to endure witch hunts when you hit 15 years. No take homes. Security beating off in the lobby. Nobody on duty Sunday nights. A DA as asleep as it gets. Judges turning loose every idiot in town.
But it’s Trumps fault. Took 44 minutes for that genius observation. Is this Rob Tufano?
CMPD Laughed as the poor guy drowned. Racist Cops.
ReplyDeleteJoye don’t drop the jet ski in when it’s freezing out. But seriously what got this dude in the water?
DeleteEveryone needs a sense of humor.
DeleteDoes anyone actually believe this story? The car drove away and “they didn’t follow it”. Then they randomly found the car and “heard someone yelling”. The guy drowned in the water and they “tried to save him”.
ReplyDeleteYou must think the public is retarded to believe this narrative. Why would he jump in the fucking lake if he can’t swim? Why park the car? He obviously isn’t afraid of jail.
Stupid people think that other people are stupid, too
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