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Pizza Hut customer thwarts attempted robbery

SALISBURY — A Pizza Hut customer punched a would-be robber when the suspect approached him with a knife ...

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Former construction employee charged with stealing company dump truck

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — A former Lane Construction employee was charged Thursday with stealing a ...

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Blotter: Police say teen accused of stealing moped, taking them on chase

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A teenager was charged with possession of a stolen mo-ped and leading ...

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Two charged with drug offenses across from Rowan Sheriff’s Office

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County authorities said they caught two people buying drugs in the ...

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Matthews man convicted of trafficking heroin, sentenced to over 37 years

SALISBURY — A Matthews man was convicted in Rowan County this week of trafficking in heroin and sentenced ...

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Florida police investigating shooting death of Salisbury man

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida police are investigating the shooting death of Salisbury resident Justin Heilig, who was shot ...

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Stolen vehicle charges dropped against NASCAR truck driver Jordan Anderson

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com MOORESVILLE — Charges have been dropped against NASCAR Truck Series racer Jordan Anderson, who ...

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Man charged with weapons, other offenses after shooting at his wife

SALISBURY — A Rowan County woman and a sheriff’s deputy had to duck behind vehicles when the woman’s ...

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Man charged with marijuana possession after multi-agency search

SALISBURY — A local man remains behind bars after a multiagency search of his North Ellis Street home ...

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Groom-to-be says he was attacked while pondering impending marriage

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A man who says he was taking a drive to think about ...

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Blotter: Woman reported her wallet was stolen from her unlocked vehicle

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A woman reported last week that someone entered her unlocked Honda Accord ...

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Rowan authorities looking for NASCAR truck racer for possession of stolen truck

MOORESVILLE — A NASCAR truck series racer bought a truck in an unauthorized sale and has refused to ...

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Third man involved in double murder, robbery at Town Creek Park arrested in Pitt County

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A third person involved in an August double murder at Town Creek ...

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Three charged with crack cocaine, prescription possession

SALISBURY — Three people were charged with possession of crack cocaine and other offenses after an undercover investigation, ...

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Richfield woman convicted of trafficking

SALISBURY — A Richfield woman was convicted this week of trafficking in heroin and sentenced to more than ...

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Man charged with indecent liberties with a child in 2012, 2014 incidents

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man has been charged with touching himself inappropriately in front of an 11-year-old boy six ...

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Jamie Parsons, adoptive brother of Erica Parsons, charged with bigamy

SALISBURY — Jamie Parsons, the adoptive brother who first reported Erica Parsons missing in 2013, was charged Tuesday ...

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Impaired Salisbury couple charged after leaving infants in car

SALISBURY — A Rowan County couple have been charged with leaving their infant children in a running vehicle ...

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Police Blotter: Man arrested on multiple outstanding warrants during traffic stop

SALISBURY — Damon Antone Cotton, 27, of Salisbury was arrested on multiple outstanding warrants during a routine traffic ...

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Meth charges follow Statesville investigation

STATESVILLE — A tip about methamphetamine being sold in the South Patterson Street area resulted in the arrest ...

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‘Unresponsive’ man has rough awakening

STATESVILLE — Iredell County deputies have arrested a man who they said passed out at a gas station, ...

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Rowan County authorities need help identifying three shoplifters

SALISBURY — Rowan County authorities are asking the public’s help to identify three men accused of stealing Nike ...

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Police looking for suspect of Family Dollar robbery

Staff report SALISBURY — The Salisbury Police Department is searching for a man who robbed Family Dollar on ...

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Teen takes police on low-speed mo-ped chase

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury Police say a teen led them on a low-speed chase that ...

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Rowan investigators add charges for Kannapolis murder suspect

SALISBURY — Rowan County investigators have added charges for a Kannapolis man already facing felony first-degree murder in ...

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Search warrant: Kannapolis murder suspect allegedly impaired during assault

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — Kannapolis murder suspect Brandon Hodges was believed to be impaired when he ...

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Concord man charged with breaking into mother’s home

SALISBURY — A Concord man was charged Sunday with breaking into his mother’s Salisbury home while she attended ...

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Rowan man on most wanted list found hiding at Gold Hill home

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com A Rowan man wanted by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office for drug possession and ...

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