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Woman faces drug, alcohol-related charges after traffic stop

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman had methamphetamine and open containers of vodka in her ...

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Court documents: Key witness in 2018 murder admitted smoking crack cocaine before shooting

SALISBURY — A key witness in the murder of 25-year-old Mariah Nicole Turner that led to the arrest ...

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Blotter: Hanford Dole Elementary student assaults teacher, disrupts class

SALISBURY — An 8-year-old student at Hanford Dole Elementary School assaulted a teacher, cursed her and a school ...

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Rowan County inmate dies in jail

SALISBURY — An inmate charged with murder was found dead in his cell at the Rowan County Detention ...

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Mom calls authorities after son brings stolen gun home

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A mother found a gun that her son hid in the crawl ...

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Rowan authorities dismiss 2018 murder charges against Witt Alexander

SALISBURY — Authorities have dismissed the case against a Rowan County man who was jailed on murder charges ...

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Blotter: Salisbury man charged with marijuana, weapon offense

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was charged Tuesday with felony marijuana possession and a ...

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Police serve warrants, find man with cocaine

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was charged with cocaine possession after someone who knew police were looking for ...

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Salisbury police officer charged with domestic violence assault

SALISBURY — Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Friday arrested a Salisbury Police Department officer on domestic violence ...

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Police blotter: Man shot in leg early Saturday morning on West Horah Street

SALISBURY — A West Horah Street man was shot in the leg early Saturday morning during an altercation ...

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Blotter: Repeat offender Billy Pless charged with being sex offender with social media account

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Rowan County man who has been arrested repeatedly for assault-related crimes ...

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Three from Salisbury, including gang member, arrested in Mooresville

Three people from Salisbury face felony and misdemeanor drug and weapons charges after their arrests Wednesday in Mooresville. ...

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Blotter: Sept 6

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports: • A man reported Sunday that someone stole items from his vehicle ...

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Neighbor foils house break-in after spotting suspicious vehicle

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A woman foiled a break-in at her neighbor’s home when she spotted ...

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Teen robbed while waiting for friend in empty restaurant parking lot

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A 16-year-old girl who was waiting for a friend in an empty ...

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Salisbury man charged with marijuana following traffic checkpoint

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was charged Sunday with felony marijuana offenses at a traffic checkpoint at Military ...

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Cleveland man charged with cocaine, marijuana possession

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Cleveland man faces felony cocaine and marijuana possession charges after the ...

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Teen found with stolen car charged with attempted break-in

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury teenager who had a stolen vehicle was charged with breaking ...

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Law enforcement, fire officials investigate Salisbury house fire

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County law enforcement and fire officials say a Friday morning house ...

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Most-wanted Hall arrested in Richmond County; detectives bring him back to Rowan

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reported Sunday that Tony Hall, who was on its most-wanted list, ...

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Police blotter: Couple nabbed on multiple charges; deputies arrest woman burglary suspect

The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office and Kannapolis Police Department have charged a Kannapolis couple with taking and trying ...

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Livingstone College investigates overnight on-campus shooting

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Livingstone College campus police are investigating a Thursday night on-campus shooting. No ...

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Man charged after sleeping while infant nephew wandered street

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was charged Wednesday with misdemeanor child abuse after police said he fell asleep ...

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Kannapolis man sentenced to prison for firearm possession offense

SALISBURY — A Kannapolis man was convicted on a firearms charge this week in Rowan County Superior Court ...

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Billy Pless Jr. charged with groping hospital employee

SALISBURY — Warrants confirm that Billy Pless Jr., 66, who has been arrested numerous times on charges of ...

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Habitual offender Billy Pless wanted by police for assault

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Salisbury Police say they are looking for habitual offender Billy Floyd Pless Jr. after ...

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Blotter: Local man on most-wanted list turns himself in

SALISBURY — A man who was placed on the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office’s most-wanted list this week has ...

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Salisbury police investigating Fish Arcade armed robbery

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A masked man stole cash late Sunday in an armed robbery at ...

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