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Crime

Concord man stopped for expired plate, faces meth possession

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Concord man who was pulled over for a traffic violation now faces methamphetamine possession charges, according to a ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, February 6, 2020 1:14 pm

Crime

Salisbury man found with pills, cocaine following traffic stop

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man is facing felony drug charges today after an officer who knew the man had a revoked ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, February 6, 2020 1:10 pm

Crime

Salisbury Police internal affairs to look into response, investigation of shooting at Thelma’s restaurant

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police Chief Jerry Stokes said his department’s internal affairs division will investigate the officer response to a January shooting ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, February 6, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

‘Fish arcade’ ownership group files injunction against Rowan Sheriff Kevin Auten

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The owner of a local “fish arcade” business has filed an injunction against Rowan County Sheriff Kevin Auten and ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, February 6, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Chatham County man says he was shot in Rowan County road rage incident

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com ROWAN — A Chatham County man says he was shot in a road rage incident on Interstate 85 in Rowan County ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, February 5, 2020 1:37 pm

East Spencer

East Spencer approves overdue zoning error for Shady Grove Baptist Church

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — To right a zoning error that’s been in place for years, the town of East Spencer approved a ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Blotter: Thomasville woman banned from Sheetz charged with heroin possession

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY  — A Thomasville woman who was banned from a local convenience store now faces felony drug charges after she was ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, February 5, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

ALE cites Thelma’s restaurant owner with alcohol offenses

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Thelma Luckey, the owner of Thelma’s Down Home Cooking, is facing alcohol violations stemming from a mass shooting in ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, February 4, 2020 1:21 pm

Crime

Three teens face arson charges in at least three counties

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — A 19-year-old and two juveniles are facing arson charges after seven vehicles at a Kannapolis automotive dealership were burned. ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, February 4, 2020 12:10 pm

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury man charged with having weapon on Livingstone campus

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com One man was arrested this weekend after he was spotted with a gun on the campus of Livingstone College, which sent ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, February 4, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Kannapolis man charged in shooting death of A.L. Brown student makes court appearance

KANNAPOLIS — A Kannapolis man charged in the first-degree murder of A.L. Brown senior Kevon Antonio Cousar made his first court appearance Monday, just two ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, February 3, 2020 11:04 am

Crime

Asheboro man faces local sex offense charges from incidents nine years ago

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An Asheboro man is facing felony sex offense charges that local investigators said stemmed from incidents that occurred from ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, February 2, 2020 3:25 pm

East Spencer

East Spencer to hold public hearing regarding electronic signs, zoning change

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — The town board will have a public hearing at its Monday meeting to discuss text changes to an ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, February 2, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Spencer man charged with shipping marijuana through mail

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Spencer man who law enforcement said had packages of high-grade marijuana shipped via the U.S. Postal Service from ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Saturday, February 1, 2020 12:00 am

Local

Verizon, other cell carriers experience outages

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Several mobile carriers experienced data and voice outages across North and South Carolina on Friday, according to Down Detector, ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Saturday, February 1, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Two Davie County residents charged with theft of catalytic converters in Rowan

Two Davie County residents have been identified as suspects in the theft of catalytic converters, the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Michael ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, January 31, 2020 3:45 pm

Local

Mobile carriers experience outages across North and South Carolina

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Several mobile carriers experienced data and voice outages across North and South Carolina on Friday, according to Down Detector, ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, January 31, 2020 1:03 pm

Crime

Infant shows up at hospital with fracture, mother charged

CHINA GROVE — A China Grove mother is facing felony child abuse charges after authorities said doctors determined her 1-month-old had an arm fracture. The ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, January 31, 2020 11:40 am

Crime

Police warned restaurant owner Thelma Luckey before weekend mass shooting

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An incident early Sunday that resulted in six people who were shot and others injured wasn’t the first time ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, January 31, 2020 12:10 am

Crime

Blotter: Woman charged with DWI, wanted on fugitive warrant out of New Jersey

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury Police charged Leticia Rochelle Anderson, 52, with driving while impaired and possession of drug paraphernalia after she was ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Friday, January 31, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Police warned restaurant owner after previous party held at Thelma’s

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A shooting incident early Sunday that resulted in six shot and others injured wasn’t the first time police were ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, January 30, 2020 12:18 pm

Crime

Power Cross coach found not guilty in child assault case

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — At the close of a nearly two-hour nonjury trial, a Power Cross Ministries coach on Wednesday was found not ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, January 30, 2020 12:01 am

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury Police investigating catalytic converter thefts

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury Police are looking into who stole several catalytic converters from three businesses this week, according to department reports. ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, January 30, 2020 12:00 am

Local

Law enforcement, emergency personnel honored at Salisbury Rotary recognition day

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — On Dec. 9, 2019, N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper Jackson Simmons was attacked by a man who’d been involved in ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, January 29, 2020 12:00 am

BREAKING NEWS

Police: Livingstone student-athlete paralyzed in hospital after Thelma’s shooting

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Livingstone College junior Ryan Williams, who was among six people shot during a weekend after-hours party at Thelma’s Down ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, January 28, 2020 6:40 pm

Local

Winter Flight runners surpass personal goals, raise money for RHM

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Mount Pleasant resident Ann Short runs a lot. The 71-year-old has competed in races in 49 of the 50 ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, January 27, 2020 12:10 am

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury man accused of beating woman in violent assault

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A 20-year-old Salisbury man remains in the Rowan County jail after he seriously assaulted a woman with a 2-foot ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Monday, January 27, 2020 12:00 am

Crime

Police investigating overnight shooting at Thelma’s restaurant

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Six people were shot early Sunday during an overnight party held at Thelma’s Down Home Cooking in the West ... Read more

by Shavonne Potts, Sunday, January 26, 2020 9:59 am

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