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Crime

Fugitive wanted in two states arrested in traffic stop

SALISBURY — A fugitive wanted in two states was charged this week with methamphetamine and other drug charges following a traffic stop. The Rowan County ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, October 1, 2020 4:00 pm

Crime

Sisters charged with assaulting mom during argument over colored pencils

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police say two sisters face felony assault charges after being accused of punching and choking their mother during an ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, October 1, 2020 12:10 pm

Crime

Police looking for Salisbury man in shots fired incident

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police are looking for a man suspected of being involved in a shots fired incident at a Salisbury home. ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, October 1, 2020 11:56 am

Crime

Charlotte woman faces drug charges after being stopped in rental car

CHINA GROVE — A Charlotte woman faces felony drug charges after she was stopped Tuesday in a rental car on Interstate 85. Nakeil Danyell Covington, ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, October 1, 2020 11:49 am

Crime

Agreement to divert minor disciplinary incidents from court ready for public feedback

SALISBURY — The Rowan School Justice Partnership is looking for feedback from the community on its effort to formalize strategies for addressing school-based misconduct. The ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, October 1, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Blotter: Concord man faces weapons, marijuana charges after traffic stop

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Concord man faces weapons-related charges and marijuana possession after a stolen firearm allegedly was found under his seat ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, September 30, 2020 1:22 pm

Crime

Blotter: Charlotte teen cited with marijuana possession during traffic stop

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Charlotte teen was cited for simple possession of marijuana after her vehicle was stopped for a traffic violation. ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 3:10 pm

Local

Child injured after running behind father’s truck

SALISBURY — A 5-year-old girl was injured Sunday evening after she was accidentally struck by her father while he was backing up his pickup truck. ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 12:19 pm

Crime

Police identify man who took them on high-speed chase, crashed into lumber truck

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man has been identified as the driver who took police on a high-speed chase Monday that ended in a collision. Janaris ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 11:44 am

China Grove

Reaper’s Realm owners promise beefed-up security after weekend shooting

CHINA GROVE — A day after one person was shot and law enforcement responded en masse to a local haunted house where they called the ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 12:10 am

Crime

China Grove man cited for driving through school field

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – A China Grove man was issued a citation after he allegedly drove his vehicle through a wet field at ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Police say man gave false name after high speed chase, crashing into lumber truck

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police investigators are working to determine the identity of a man who took them on a high-speed chase that ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, September 28, 2020 9:03 pm

Crime

Salisbury man faces drug possession charges after overdose call

SALISBURY — A local man faces drug possession charges after emergency personnel and police were called to a Salisbury home for a possible overdose. Salisbury ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, September 28, 2020 12:09 pm

Crime

Police: Man charged after children call 911 from neighbor’s house

SALISBURY — Police have charged a local man after they received a 911 call from his children to report their mother was being assaulted. Salisbury ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, September 28, 2020 12:07 pm

Local

Rowan County Telecommunications joins new state digital 911 system

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County Telecommunications is moving to a more accurate way to route 911 calls and joining other North Carolina ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, September 27, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Blotter: Adult daughters accused of beating up mother

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A local woman says she was attacked by her two adult daughters when they spit in her face and ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, September 25, 2020 6:20 pm

China Grove

China Grove firefighters injured after truck overturns

CHINA GROVE — Three China Grove firefighters were injured Friday morning after the firetruck they were riding in overturned while responding to an emergency call. ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, September 25, 2020 2:27 pm

Crime

Sheriff’s Office looking for suspect in Burlington Coat Factory theft

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who walked out of a local store with a shopping cart filled with ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, September 25, 2020 11:21 am

Crime

Blotter: Woman charged with stealing mom’s dog

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A local woman is accused of stealing her mother’s dog after staying with her mother for some time. Salisbury ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, September 24, 2020 3:28 pm

Crime

Drive-by shooting injures 24-year-old Salisbury man

SALISBURY — A 24-year-old Salisbury man was shot in the knee during an early morning drive-by shooting outside a Salisbury home. Salisbury police spokesman Lt. ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, September 24, 2020 11:01 am

Crime

Highway Patrol: Vehicle fled after striking, killing pedestrian on Camp Road

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The N.C. State Highway Patrol is looking for a vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian walking near Camp ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, September 24, 2020 9:12 am

Local

Locals to be inducted into NC Military Veterans Hall of Fame

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — This year’s N.C. Military Veterans Hall of Fame Class of 2020 has among it a former city councilman, a ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, September 24, 2020 12:10 am

Coronavirus

Seven new COVID-19 positives reported at Piedmont Correctional

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Piedmont Correctional Institute reports there are seven active cases of COVID-19 within the nearly 700 prisoners at the Salisbury ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, September 23, 2020 8:33 pm

Crime

Blotter: Police respond to shots fired call outside of Salisbury home

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police on Tuesday responded to a Salisbury home after neighbors reported hearing gunshots and located nearly 20 shell casings ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, September 23, 2020 5:15 pm

Crime

Salisbury police warn residents after increased trailer thefts

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury police say there are preventative measures residents can take in order to keep themselves from being the victim ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, September 23, 2020 12:00 am

Cleveland

Corn picker catches fire at Knox Farm, destroying nearly eight acres

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com CLEVELAND — A corn picker malfunction is being blamed for a fire that burned more than five acres at a well-known ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, September 23, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Asheville man charged with heroin possession following traffic checkpoint

SALISBURY — An Asheville man faces heroin charges following a stop at a traffic checkpoint Sunday night. The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office charged Michael Andrew ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 5:28 pm

Crime

Man charged with sex offense, raping teen

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A 911 call about a disturbance at a Salisbury home led Rowan investigators to charge a teen there with ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, September 22, 2020 12:03 pm

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