Police arrest 50 during uptown New Year's Eve festivities: "(By Meghan Cooke, macooke@charlotteobserver.com) Police made 50 arrests in the uptown area on New Year’s Eve and the early hours of New Year’s Day.
Those arrested faced charges such as resisting arrest, impeding traffic, trespassing, being intoxicated and disruptive and open container violations, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said Saturday."