Crime & Safety

Suspect Wanted For Armed Robbery Now On The Run: CMPD

Jamil Rashad Stafford, who is wanted for armed robbery, cut off his electronic monitor Tuesday, according to Charlotte police.

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Jamil Rashad Stafford, who is wanted for armed robbery, cut off his electronic monitor Tuesday, according to Charlotte police.
Jamil Rashad Stafford, who is wanted for armed robbery, cut off his electronic monitor Tuesday, according to Charlotte police. (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department)

CHARLOTTE, NC — Charlotte police are asking for the public’s help locating a man they say is wanted for armed robbery after he cut off his court-ordered electronic monitoring device Tuesday.

Jamil Rashad Stafford, 30, was ordered to wear the device as a condition of his pretrial release. He is now also wanted on damage to property and interfering with an electronic monitoring device charges, police said.

Stafford is described as 5-foot, 7-inches tall and 170 pounds. On Jan. 29, he was last known to be in the 1200 block of Bilmark Avenue in Charlotte.

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to immediately contact the Electronic Monitoring Unit at 704-432-8888, option #3 or call 911.

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