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Salisbury police investigating vehicle break-ins in business parking lots

SALISBURY — Salisbury police are investigating a number of vehicle break-ins near Interstate 85 on Saturday. All of ...

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In separate cases, men arrested for sex crimes related to children

Staff report The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office charged Homer David Compton, 47, of Kannapolis, with committing a statutory ...

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Murder trial: Jurors watch emotional video in which mother points out daughter’s killers

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Jurors watched a video in which an emotional Mary Gregory saw the ...

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Man who tried to hide faces cocaine, marijuana charges

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man who tried to hide in a car from deputies ...

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Two convicted as habitual felons

SALISBURY — Two habitual felons were convicted in Rowan County Criminal Superior Court last week. Rickey Wayne Carroll ...

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Shooting reported in Lee Street parking lot

(This story has been updated) SALISBURY — A man was shot in the left shoulder during a fight ...

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Murder trial: Defense attempts to poke holes in police investigation

SALISBURY — During much of Thursday afternoon’s testimony, defense attorneys tried to poke holes in the investigation of ...

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Woman charged as an accessory in Woodleaf murder

WOODLEAF — A 21-year-old woman has been charged with being an accessory to murder in a fatal shooting ...

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Emotional testimony opens trial in 2016 murder of waitress

SALISBURY — In emotional testimony Wednesday, Mary Gregory cried as she recalled seeing her daughter, 38-year-old Lacynda Feimster, ...

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Blotter: Teens cited for damaging field, simple marijuana possession

CHINA GROVE — Two teenagers and others were cited for damaging property after they fired guns Saturday in ...

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Mooresvile man faces numerous charges after domestic dispute

MOORESVILLE — A Mooresville man was charged Friday with trying to run over his wife and bystanders with his ...

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Wanted man hid inside apartment, police say

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man wanted on a number of offenses, some of which ...

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Two charged in weekend murder in Woodleaf

WOODLEAF — A man wanted by Rowan County authorities in connection with a weekend murder in Woodleaf was ...

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Blotter: Man charged with marijuana possession at traffic checkpoint

SALISBURY — Rowan County Sheriff’s Office deputies charged a man with simple possession of marijuana while conducting a ...

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Sheriff’s deputies charge pair with theft of vehicle from Denton

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man and woman Thursday in ...

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Salisbury Police charge man with 2017 game of skill robbery

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury police charged a local man with a 2017 armed robbery at ...

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UPDATE: Murder suspect arrested in Robeson County

UPDATE: Rowan County Sheriff’s detectives have determined that murder suspect Hayden Godair fled the Woodleaf crime scene with ...

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Blotter: Salisbury man charged with drug trafficking

Salisbury Police arrested Burlee Tobias Kersey, 35, of Salisbury, with trafficking heroin or opium on Friday. He sold ...

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UPDATED: One dead, suspect at large after Woodleaf murder

WOODLEAF — One man is dead and another is wanted for murder after a 1 a.m. Sunday murder, ...

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Trial to begin for Salisbury pair charged in 2016 murder of Lacynda Feimster

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury pair charged in the May 2016 murder of longtime O’Charley’s ...

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Blotter: Salisbury man reports identity theft

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A man reported Wednesday that he was the victim of identity theft ...

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China Grove man charged in restaurant break-ins

CONCORD — A China Grove man was charged with breaking into two Concord restaurants after a six-month investigation ...

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Police investigating Statesville Boulevard shooting; victim stable

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A local man was hospitalized after a shooting Thursday, but he was ...

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Salisbury man convicted of second-degree kidnapping in 2018 incident

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was convicted this week in a three-day jury trial of attempted felony second-degree ...

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Blotter: Salisbury Motor Co. reports vandalism

SALISBURY — Salisbury Motor Co. reported Tuesday that someone broke into a van and the business window between ...

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Blotter: Jailed man charged on 2018 drug sales to undercover officer

SALISBURY — A local man already jailed in the Rowan County Detention Center has been charged with felony ...

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Cleveland man in jail for murder indicted on armed robbery

A Cleveland man already in jail for the January murder of Lakyn Jade Bailey during a drug deal ...

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Salisbury police to sponsor church security training

SALISBURY — It’s been more than three years since Dylann Roof calmly walked into a Charleston, South Carolina, ...

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