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Kannapolis man charged with kidnapping, assault in shooting of estranged wife

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — Hours after the Tuesday morning lockdown of a number of Rowan-Salisbury and ...

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Blotter:

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com In Salisbury Police Department reports • A man reported on Monday he was physically ...

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Suspect arrested in shooting that caused school lockdowns

KANNAPOLIS – The suspect has been arrested in the early morning shooting that prompted lockdowns in the Rowan-Salisbury ...

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Four Rowan schools were on lockdown regarding off-campus activity

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Four area schools were placed on lockdown following early morning off-campus activity, said area ...

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Stepdaughter wants justice in murder of Emerson Roebuck

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Emerson Truitt Roebuck was a constant source of support for his stepdaughter ...

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Family mourns loss of Concord teen killed in Cabarrus, discovered dead Rockwell

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Concord family is mourning the death of a 19-year-old who was ...

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Police: Thief steals nearly 80 cellphones from Cricket Wireless

Salisbury Police say someone broke into a local cellphone store and walked away with 79 cellphones. Officers responded ...

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Blotter: Oct. 22

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com In Salisbury Police Department reports • State Employees Credit Union reported on Friday the ...

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Police: Lexington man charged with cocaine possession

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com A Lexington man was charged on Friday night with cocaine possession after police said ...

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Teen killed in Cabarrus discovered in Rockwell

An investigation is underway after a Concord teen was found dead inside a vehicle in Rockwell, Rowan County ...

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Police: 71-year-old man is city’s second murder of the year

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Salisbury Police say a 71-year-old man who died Saturday after being shot inside his ...

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Blotter: China Grove man faces felony possession, other drug charges

SALISBURY — A China Grove faces a list of drug charges after an indictment and Saturday arrest. William ...

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Police start gun safety initiative to prevent stolen weapons

SALISBURY — The police department has created a new gun crime initiative that encourages citizens to not leave ...

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Salisbury police hope to draw attention to cold cases with new website

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Crischelle Patterson lost her brother Rico Baker in 2008 to gun violence. ...

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Rowan men charged with marijuana trafficking after drugs found in car hauler

Rowan County Sheriff’s officials say two local men were charged with marijuana trafficking after the drug was found ...

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Blotter: Wanted man found hiding in attic

SALISBURY — A man found hiding in the attic of a home on South Main Street was arrested ...

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Two men charged in Foster Road shooting death

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com WOODLEAF — Two men are charged with weapons and robbery offenses after a botched ...

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China Grove man accused of inappropriately touching two young girls

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — A China Grove man is charged with inappropriately touching two young ...

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CANCELED Amber Alert: 15-year-old girl from Fayetteville

The Fayetteville Police Department is searching for a missing child:   Nevia Maihyanna Nixon. Nevia Maihyanna Nixon is a 15-year-old Black ...

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Blotter: Shooting reported in Sheetz parking lot

SALISBURY — Detectives are looking for a man involved in an early-morning shooting in the Sheetz convenience store ...

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Winston-Salem man charged with trafficking in heroin

SALISBURY — A Winston-Salem man was charged with heroin trafficking after a Tuesday evening vehicle chase. Authorities with ...

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Kannapolis teens charged with breaking into China Grove church

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Two Kannapolis teenagers were charged this week with breaking into a ...

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Robbery of Spencer Circle K may be linked to attempted Salisbury robbery

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SPENCER — A gunman robbed the Circle K convenience store early Tuesday morning and ...

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Blotter: Pizza delivery woman robbed while making delivery

SALISBURY — A Marco’s Pizza delivery driver was robbed Friday night, according to the Salisbury Police Department. At ...

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Man identified as victim in fatal, five-vehicle collision

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — James Edward Burris, 54, has been identified as the person who died ...

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Teenager accused of shoplifting charged with assaulting officer

SALISBURY — A teenager accused of stealing alcohol from Walmart on Friday kicked the police officer who was ...

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Blotter: Two men charged with selling stolen car for scrap

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office charged two men with selling a stolen vehicle to ...

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Two Rowan men sentenced to prison for drug offenses

GREENSBORO — Two Rowan County men were sentenced to prison late last week for unrelated drug offenses, according ...

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