Blotter — Jan. 16

Published 12:00 am Thursday, January 16, 2025

Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports

• A report of property damage from vandalism on Old Linn Road, China Grove reportedly occurred about 11:05 a.m. Jan. 8 and was reported Jan. 13.

Shots fired into an occupied property with property damage but no injuries on North U.S. Hwy. 29 reportedly occurred between 8:40 and 8:57 p.m. Jan. 13.

Travis Luis Castillo, 33, was arrested Jan. 13 and charged with larceny from a person and larceny from a motor vehicle.

• Robert Doyle Kelly, 57, was arrested Jan. 13 and charged with assault on a female, communicating threats and misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. 

Salisbury Police reports

An attempted theft of a motor vehicle from Statesville Boulevard reportedly occurred between 7 p.m. Jan. 10 and 11 a.m. Jan. 11.

Property damage from a hit and run on Jake Alexander Boulevard South reportedly occurred about 5:04 p.m. Jan. 11.

Property damage on East Bank Street reportedly occurred between 5:50 and 6 p.m. Jan. 12.

An assault on Mahaley Avenue reportedly occurred about 6:05 p.m. Jan 12.

An assault on Old Plank Road reportedly occurred about 6:30 p.m. Jan. 12.

Larceny from a motor vehicle on Crane Creek Road reportedly occurred between 10:30 p.m. Jan. 12 and 7:15 a.m. Jan. 13.

Larceny from a motor vehicle on Morningside Lane reportedly occurred between 3 and 7:40 a.m. Jan. 13.

Larceny from a motor vehicle on Crane Creek Road reportedly occurred between 3 a.m. Jan. 8 and 8 a.m. Jan. 11.

A bicycle was stolen from Partners in Learning on South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue reportedly occurred between 10:03 p.m. Jan. 10 and 2:02 p.m. Jan. 13.

A larceny from South Avalon Drive reportedly occurred between 4:20 and 6 p.m. Jan. 12.

A larceny from North Long Street reportedly occurred between 6 and 9 p.m. Jan. 13.

Property damage from a hit and run on Klumac Road reportedly occurred at 2:35 p.m. Jan. 14.

Brent Ozari Hemphill, 19, was arrested Jan. 12 and charged with resist/obstruct/delay of an officer.

Jason Lee Rickard, 47, was arrested Jan. 12 and charged with violation of a 50b court order.

Joseph Tambah Samolu, 70, was arrested Jan. 13 and charged with misdemeanor impaired driving.

Bobby Ray Forbes, 71, was arrested Jan. 13 and charged with failure to appear and second-degree trespassing.