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Blotter: Salisbury man charged with having Ecstasy, marijuana

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man is facing felony drug charges after he was seen ...

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Blotter: Salisbury church reports theft, fraud of personal checks

Christ United Methodist Church, 3401 Mooresville Road, on Tuesday reported theft and fraud that occurred between July 12 ...

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Kannapolis man charged with arson of Rosemont Avenue mobile home

KANNAPOLIS — A Kannapolis man is charged with setting fire to a Rosemont Avenue mobile home, officials said. ...

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Blotter, Aug. 22

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports: • A man reported a burglary in the 7100 block of U.S. ...

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Rockwell man to spend less than 10 years in prison in baby’s death

SALISBURY — A Rockwell man will spend less than 10 years in prison for his involvement in the ...

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Rockwell woman accused of opening bank accounts in child’s father’s name

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Rockwell woman faces numerous felony charges after she was accused of ...

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Police investigate weekend West Horah Street shooting

SALISBURY — A teenager was shot in the foot early Saturday on West Horah Street, according to the ...

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Blotter: Aug. 19

In Salisbury Police Department reports: • Richard Bernard Hovis Jr., 37, was arrested after a traffic stop Sunday ...

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Man arrested after breaking in, falling asleep on couch

SALISBURY — A man broke into a home Thursday and fell asleep on a couch, according to the Rowan ...

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Crime blotter, Aug. 19

In Salisbury Police Department reports Richard Bernard Hovis, 37, of 425 E Liberty St., was charged Sunday with ...

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Police chief: Re-entry programs needed for prisoners released locally

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police Chief Jerry Stokes is expressing concerns that the local prison is ...

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Landis man found dead from gunshot wound on Town Street

LANDIS — One man is dead from an apparent gunshot wound after an incident late Friday night, police ...

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Man wanted for December robbery arrested in Lexington

A Rowan County man who has been on the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office most wanted list since December ...

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Police: Salisbury man charged with two hotel robberies

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was charged with robbing two hotels after a police officer who had a previous ...

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Blotter: Aug. 14

In Salisbury Police Department reports: • Pop Shoppe reported receiving counterfeit money Tuesday at 1509 E. Innes St. ...

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Blotter: Man charged with drug possession during traffic stop

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man faces misdemeanor drug possession charges after a police officer found a Suboxone package ...

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CANCELLED Amber alert for child missing from Charlotte

CANCELLED — The child has been found. RALEIGH  — The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department is searching for a ...

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Fire officials investigating Goodman Lake Road fire

SALISBURY — Investigators continue to look into two fires intentionally set at a mobile home just days apart. ...

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Suspicious vehicle call leads to marijuana charge for Spencer teen

SALISBURY — A Spencer teenager faces a felony charge of marijuana possession after police were called to a ...

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Inmate escapes from ‘low-rise’ and is found quickly

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A 22-year-old inmate who climbed a fence and escaped from Piedmont Correctional ...

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Blotter: 18-year-old charged with marijuana possession with intent to distribute

SALISBURY — An 18-year-old woman was charged with felony possession with intent to distribute marijuana on Saturday. Salisbury ...

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Special response team follows up on overdoses

SALISBURY — Since the Post Overdose Response Team became active less than a month ago, Rowan County emergency ...

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Police launch map to connect neighborhoods with police officers

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Salisbury Police Department says its interactive neighborhood officer locator map launched ...

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Deputies unharmed in crash after interstate vehicle chase

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Two Rowan County deputies escaped injury in a Thursday morning crash after ...

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Salisbury man charged with meth possession after traffic stop

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was charged with possession of methamphetamine after he was ...

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Days Inn employee robbed at gunpoint

SALISBURY — A Days Inn hotel employee was robbed at gunpoint, and police are looking for a suspect. ...

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Salisbury man charged after stolen copper, brass found in his possession

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man remains in the Rowan County jail after he was linked to selling stolen ...

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Hit-and-run accident leads to foot chase

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com A Kannapolis woman was charged after allegedly leaving the scene of an accident and ...

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