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Crime

Murder trial to begin this week in the 2014 deaths of Antonio Walker, James Walker

SALISBURY — Five months after Kenneth Abel Jr. accepted a plea deal in the 2014 deaths of two Spencer men, the trial began Monday for ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, February 4, 2019 6:49 pm

Crime

Cleveland teen faces felony charges for dog theft

SALISBURY — A Cleveland teenager faces felony charges for stealing a pit bull on Thursday from a Salisbury woman who had set up a sale. ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, February 4, 2019 10:53 am

Crime

Two people found passed out in Food Lion parking lot; one faces drug charges

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY —  Salisbury Police received information that two people were passed out inside a car in the parking lot of Food ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, February 4, 2019 10:51 am

Local

Whitley, Jordan and Inge law firms merge

SALISBURY — Two local law firms have merged and taken on an associate attorney. The law firm of Whitley & Jordan P.A. and attorney Robert ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, February 3, 2019 12:00 am

Crime

Blotter: Man faces additional sex offense charge from 2012 against young boy

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man has been charged a second time with a sex offense against a boy who says he ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Saturday, February 2, 2019 12:00 am

Crime

Cleveland man faces murder charges in the shooting of Lakyn Bailey

SALISBURY — Investigators have charged a second person in the murder of 25-year-old Lakyn Jade Bailey. Rowan County Sheriff’s Office detectives on Friday charged James ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, February 1, 2019 4:01 pm

Crime

Police charge two with assaulting man who gave away marijuana

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Two Salisbury men are charged with assaulting another man after he gave away their marijuana, police said. Leslie Wendell-Stefon ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, February 1, 2019 10:40 am

Crime

Thursday car chase spans multiple counties, leads to crash

A vehicle chase that began early Thursday morning in Davidson County led to a crash in a Rowan County cornfield. The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, January 31, 2019 9:14 pm

Local

Point-in-Time survey calculates Rowan homeless population

SALISBURY — In a couple of days, Willette Heggins Williams believes she’ll have to leave the place she’s staying to seek refuge at the Rowan ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, January 31, 2019 8:38 pm

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury man just released from prison faces felony sex offense

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man who was recently released from prison faces a felony sex offense charge, authorities say. The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, January 31, 2019 6:57 pm

Crime

Salisbury man released from prison, faces sex offenses

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man who was just released from prison now faces a felony sex offense charge, Rowan County officials say. Jason Edward Morton, ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, January 31, 2019 10:53 am

Crime

Blotter: Check cashing business reports fraudulent check

In Salisbury Police Department reports: • A man reported an assault Tuesday in the 500 block of Lincolnton Road. • Friend Indeed Check Cash reported ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, January 30, 2019 9:16 pm

Crime

Salisbury man robbed at gunpoint after Facebook Marketplace sale

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man clung to a car to retrieve a stolen game console that was stolen at gunpoint, according ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, January 30, 2019 2:28 pm

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury pair charged with drug offenses after traffic stop

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury police charged two people with drug possession Saturday after officers found methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana in their vehicle, ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, January 29, 2019 11:21 pm

Crime

A local woman tries to remove ankle monitor, faces meth charges

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A woman faces methamphetamine charges after she tried to remove her ankle monitor, Rowan County investigators said. Candis Sells ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, January 29, 2019 8:34 pm

Crime

Rowan County pair charged with identity theft turn themselves in

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com A day after the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office asked the public for help to identify two people charged with stealing a ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, January 29, 2019 1:46 pm

Crime

Salisbury man charged with break-ins, in possession of pipe bomb

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man charged in a number of break-ins had a homemade pipe bomb inside his jacket when detectives searched him. In January, ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, January 29, 2019 12:27 pm

Crime

Statesville man who drove Davidson murder victim to store faces drug charges

SALISBURY — A Statesville man who drove a murder victim to a Salisbury gas station to seek help now faces a felony meth charge. Rowan ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, January 29, 2019 11:22 am

Education

Overton Elementary students accept the kindness challenge

SALISBURY — Overton Elementary School students were greeted Monday morning with high-fives, fist bumps and words of encouragement from Salisbury law officers, firefighters, government leaders ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, January 28, 2019 10:14 pm

Crime

Blotter: Several vehicle break-ins in area subdivisions

SALISBURY — Salisbury police are investigating a number of vehicle break-ins in subdivisions, all of which were the result of unlocked doors. Vehicles were broken ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, January 28, 2019 9:14 pm

Crime

Davidson woman discovered dead was involved in illegal drug sales

SALISBURY — A Davidson woman who was found dead this weekend inside a vehicle driven to a local convenience store was involved in illegal drug ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, January 28, 2019 6:25 pm

Crime

China Grove man charged with heroin possession after front yard wreck

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com LANDIS — A China Grove man was charged late Thursday after a woman reported a suspicious person on her front porch. ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, January 28, 2019 11:12 am

Business

Business: Food Lion makes donation to Maryland, Washington, DC food bank partners

SALISBURY — Food Lion will donate nearly $18,000 in food and gift cards this week to local food bank and agency partners to help nourish ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, January 27, 2019 12:00 am

Crime

Blotter: Man climbs through Taco Bell drive-thru, assaults girlfriend, police say

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was charged with assault Friday after he climbed through a Taco Bell drive-through window during a ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, January 25, 2019 8:32 pm

Local

Firefighters respond to former Cone Mills for fire

SALISBURY — A smoldering fire in a pipe chase was extinguished at the former Cone Mills building just before noon Friday. The property, which is at ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, January 25, 2019 7:06 pm

China Grove

Carson High School briefly on lockdown for assumed online threat

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Carson High School was on a temporary lockdown Friday morning after a possible online threat from a former ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, January 25, 2019 6:31 pm

Crime

Iredell authorities charge Cleveland man with cocaine, marijuana possession

STATESVILLE — A Cleveland man was charged with felony drug possession after he was found Thursday with cocaine and marijuana at a Statesville motel, authorities ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, January 25, 2019 12:01 pm

Crime

Rowan Sheriff’s Office investigating game business robbery

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Rowan County authorities are looking for three men who robbed a Woodleaf game business Thursday evening. There were 10 people inside, ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, January 25, 2019 10:33 am

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