By Josh Bergeron

josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com

A Salisbury woman was arrested Wednesday after allegedly being found sniffing dust cleaner near Kmart.

Meghan Lofgren Salter, 31, of 226 N. Long St., was arrested and charged with larceny and inhaling fumes for purpose of causing intoxication. Last year, Salter was charged with a similar offense after being disoriented while driving.

After her arrest, she was placed under a $500 bond, and she remained in jail Thursday morning.

Salisbury Police Department spokeswoman Capt. Shelia Lingle said Salter’s larceny charge stems from an incident at Walmart. Lofgren allegedly went through the store’s grocery entrance, picked up two cans of dust cleaner and a Snapple from a refrigerator near the cash register. Lingle said Lofgren used a shopping bag she had brought into the store to hold the items. Lofgren then allegedly tried to leave Walmart.

The police report describes Lofgren as “soaking wet” and covered in mud.

Lingle said store employees asked the woman to stop. Store employees were able to take back the stolen items.

Later, first responders were dispatched to Kmart and allegedly found Salter lying in bushes near the store with a container of dust cleaner held to her face. She also had scratches on her face and fingers, according to the police report.

Salter refused treatment by Rowan County EMS and allegedly refused to drop the dust cleaner when asked, according to Lingle.

She was booked into the Rowan County Detention Center at 9:55 p.m. on Wednesday.

In other Salisbury Police reports:

• A person on Wednesday reported a rape at an unlisted address.

• Walmart on Wednesday reported counterfeiting on the 300 block of South Arlington Street.

• Accessible Psychological Counseling on Wednesday reported forgery on the 200 block of Faith Road.

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports:

• A man on Tuesday reported credit card fraud on the 1000 block of Wild Turkey Way in Salisbury.

• A business on Tuesday reported larceny by an employee on the 300 block of Woodmill Road in Salisbury.

• A woman on Tuesday reported larceny on the 2100 block of East Ridge Road in Salisbury.

• A man on Tuesday reported larceny on the 200 block of North Main Street in Faith.

• A woman on Tuesday reported larceny on the 300 block of Leach Road in Salisbury.

• A man on Tuesday reported an assault on the 600 block of Timber Trail in Gold Hill.

• A woman on Tuesday reported an assault on the 4100 block of Bringle Ferry Road in Salisbury.

• Robin Gene Marsh, 51, was arrested Tuesday for larceny on the 1300 block of Poole Road.

• Jeffrey Wade Frazier, 51, was arrested Tuesday for larceny by servants and other employees on the 200 block of Baster Road in Salisbury.

• William Toby Smith, 16, was arrested Tuesday for assaulting a school official on the 600 block of Timber Trail in Gold Hill.

Contact reporter Josh Bergeron at 704-797-4246.