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Crime

Registered sex offender charged after attending West Rowan High event

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man faces felony charges after he attended a school event at West Rowan High School, which is a violation of sex ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, January 13, 2020 2:43 pm

Crime

Man charged with driving under influence took police on chase near Catawba College

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was charged with driving while impaired after an officer suspected he was under the influence. The man took the officer ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, January 13, 2020 2:39 pm

Crime

Blotter: Man accused of stealing from teen counting tips at Sam’s Car Wash

SALISBURY — A local man was charged with robbery after he was accused of stealing money from a teenager who was counting his tips after ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, January 13, 2020 2:25 pm

Crime

Second West Rowan Middle teacher charged with sex offenses; third person sought

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office has charged a second West Rowan Middle teacher with exchanging explicit messages with a student at the school. ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, January 13, 2020 10:39 am

Crime

‘Tragic for everyone’: A look back at major crimes in Salisbury-Rowan in the 2010s

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com In the previous decade, Rowan County has seen drug rings, sex crimes, murders, stabbings and senseless other crimes that have, at ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, January 12, 2020 12:10 am

Crime

Salisbury man faces drug charges after interstate vehicle chase

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — What began as a vehicle stop by law enforcement for a broken taillight turned into a high-speed chase on ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, January 10, 2020 4:43 pm

Crime

Police: Salisbury man found with ‘pile of money’ from robbery

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man faces felony robbery charges after a police dog tracked a scent that led to a “pile ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, January 10, 2020 4:39 pm

Local

Salisbury Police Department to roll out bike patrol

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Coming this spring to a city event near you: the Salisbury Police bike patrol unit. The unit comes thanks ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, January 10, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Rowan Sheriff’s Office investigating Kannapolis Rushco robbery

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who robbed the Rushco convenience store in Kannapolis and ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, January 9, 2020 10:51 am

Local

Trooper: No charges in officer-involved crash

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — No charges will be filed in connection with an officer-involved car crash Friday night, according to N.C. Highway Patrol ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, January 9, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Rowan Sheriff’s Office: Couple scammed out of $85,000

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com WOODLEAF — A Woodleaf couple were scammed out of $85,000 worth of cash and items they bought after they believed they ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, January 8, 2020 12:05 pm

China Grove

Multi-county chase ends in death of robbery suspect

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Rockwell man involved in an attempted robbery of a taxi driver Monday was fatally shot Tuesday after leading ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, January 7, 2020 10:56 am

Crime

Charlotte man faces additional charges after weekend I-85 chase

SALISBURY — A Charlotte man who took Rowan Sheriff’s deputies on a vehicle chase in a stolen vehicle faces an additional charge by Salisbury Police. ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, January 7, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Salisbury man turns over pill bottle, charged in traffic stop

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man remains in the Rowan County jail after he was charged Friday with cocaine possession, according to the Salisbury Police Department. ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, January 6, 2020 12:37 pm

Crime

Woman charged with child abuse after allegedly huffing in car

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman was charged with child abuse after her brother reported she was unconscious in a vehicle and ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, January 6, 2020 12:17 pm

Crime

Winston-Salem man charged with having cocaine, marijuana during traffic stop

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Winston-Salem man was charged with cocaine and marijuana possession following a traffic stop early Friday morning. The officer ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, January 6, 2020 12:16 pm

10 to Watch

10 to watch 2020: Tina Foxx Wallace

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Tina Foxx Wallace says her aim has been to carry the torch that was held for so long by her mother ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, January 5, 2020 12:00 am

10 to Watch

10 to watch 2020: Ash Love

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Local artist Ash Love bears many titles — macro social worker, faith-based organizer, activist, poet and community strategist — all of ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, January 5, 2020 12:00 am

Local

Christmas Happiness 2019 generates $42,559 for Rowan County families

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Every year since 1952, the Salisbury Post and Rowan County Salvation Army have collaborated on the Christmas Happiness program ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, January 5, 2020 12:00 am

BREAKING NEWS

Chief: Remains confirmed to be missing runner Rick Travis

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Police Chief Mike James confirmed Friday that remains discovered on New Year’s Eve off Long Ferry Road were that ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, January 3, 2020 4:29 pm

Crime

Teen hit in early morning shooting on Pinewood Avenue

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A 17-year-old was shot this morning when several gunshots were fired into the Pinewood Avenue home he was in ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, January 3, 2020 11:29 am

Crime

February joint drug operation leads to conviction for Baltimore man

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com A Baltimore man who was arrested in the February joint drug arrest operation called Operation Tarheel Gauntlet has been convicted and ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, January 3, 2020 11:18 am

Crime

As crime falls, technology, tools, training change criminal investigations

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The work of local criminal investigators is becoming more complex, requiring law enforcement agencies to rely on better technology, ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, January 3, 2020 12:03 am

Crime

Blotter: Richfield man reports gun stolen from vehicle

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A man reported to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday his firearm was stolen from his vehicle while ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, January 3, 2020 12:00 am

Local

Remains found presumed to be that of missing runner Rick Travis

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Law enforcement officials believe the remains of Rick Travis, a 67-year-old man from Spencer who went missing Feb. 11, ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, January 2, 2020 10:29 am

Crime

Blotter: Kannapolis man charged after pulling knife on store clerk, headbutting nurse

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Kannapolis man was charged Friday with attempted robbery of a Rushco convenience store clerk. The man remained jailed ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, December 30, 2019 12:00 am

Business

Towel City Tire offering chance to win set of new tires

KANNAPOLIS — Towel City Tire, a family-owned business, is offering a chance for someone to win new tires in the upcoming year. All you have ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, December 29, 2019 12:00 am

Kannapolis

Christmas in Village Park brings visitors from near and far

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — Around the Christmas holiday, Nate Worthy typically plans something for his grandchildren to do while they are in town. ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, December 29, 2019 12:00 am

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