Overview

• A TikTok clip published this week shows Charlotte-Mecklenburg officers handcuffing a child and placing him in a police cruiser in Charlotte.
• In the video, an officer says the stop followed allegedly reckless riding into traffic and indicates the bike could be seized regardless of the rider’s age.
• Bystanders heard in the recording question why the child was not given a warning and ask why he was put in the car.
• CMPD issued a statement framing the response as a safety measure and noting its Central Division often responds to dangerous bicycling on city roads.
• The department says the case is an active investigation, and while some outlets reported the child as 12, CMPD has not confirmed the age.