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Rowan Sheriff’s Office removes two from its most wanted list

Rowan County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Michael Ray Trapp of 802 East Lafayette Street for felony failure to notify ...

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Rowan authorities identify Salisbury couple found dead in Jackson Road home

SALISBURY — Authorities continue to investigate the deaths of a Salisbury couple found dead Tuesday in their locked ...

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Salisbury police charge local man with May murder of man on North Shaver Street

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man has been charged in the May 28 murder of a man outside a ...

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Husband, wife found dead in home near Faith identified

UPDATE: Rowan County Sheriff’s officials have identified a husband and wife who were found dead in their Jackson ...

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Wisconsin court documents show blogger Steve Mensing assaulted wife

Steve Mensing, the curator of the blog Rowan Free Press, was charged after a July 7 verbal altercation ...

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Salisbury police patrols to turn on blue-bar lights in effort to stop vehicle break-ins

Salisbury Police Department SALISBURY — You’ll see more blue lights on the streets of Salisbury, but the Police ...

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Rowan Free Press blogger charged with domestic-abuse offenses in Wisconsin

Former Salisbury blogger Steve Mensing, who now lives in Madison, Wisconsin, was recently charged with domestic-abuse offenses, according ...

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Kannapolis teacher charged with trafficking in heroin or opium

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — A Kannapolis teacher was charged with conspiracy to traffic in heroin or ...

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Salisbury man charged with firearm theft from Walmart parking lot

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A local man was charged in the May theft of a firearm ...

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Kannapolis man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor

KANNAPOLIS — A Kannapolis man was charged Thursday with a sex offense after an FBI investigation, according to ...

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Three South Carolina men charged with ‘fish arcade’ robbery

SALISBURY — Three men were arrested in Monday’s robbery of the Salisbury Biz Center fish arcade, where they ...

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Man meeting another to buy baby items robbed at gunpoint in Gold Hill; one suspect later found shot in legs

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com GOLD HILL — A man who thought he was meeting someone to purchase baby ...

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Pair charged with drug possession after drugs found in car they claimed to test drive

SALISBURY — A man and woman were charged with drug possession after drugs were found in a vehicle ...

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Two men arrested, removed from Rowan County most-wanted list

SALISBURY — Two men have been removed from the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office’s most-wanted list after they were ...

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Woman shot at Brookview Apartments, Salisbury Police Department says

SALISBURY — A woman was injured in a shooting at Brookview Apartments complex Wednesday. The Salisbury Police Department ...

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No arrests made yet in Salvation Army vandalism

SALISBURY — Police continue to search for vandals who damaged the Salvation Army of Rowan County food pantry. ...

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Woman charged with stabbing former girlfriend

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A local woman is accused of stabbing her former girlfriend multiple times ...

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Salisbury police looking for two armed robbers at “fish arcade” business

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY —Police are looking for two armed men who robbed a “fish arcade” business ...

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Rowan County officials looking for registered sex offender

SALISBURY — Rowan County authorities are looking for a registered sex offender who failed to let them know ...

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Salisbury man who robbed Harris Teeter and was shot by police officer remains in critical but stable condition

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man who police say held five people hostage at Harris ...

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Vandals hit Salvation Army headquarters

Staff report SALISBURY — The Salvation Army of Rowan County reported Sunday that vandals struck its headquarters building ...

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Thief breaks into Sidewalk Deli, steals money

SALISBURY — In the 23 years that Rick McCombs has owned Sidewalk Deli, he’s never had a break-in ...

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Armed Salisbury man shot by police after hostages taken during Harris Teeter robbery

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An armed robber who took hostages at Harris Teeter on Thursday night ...

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Armed robber takes hostages at Harris Teeter, is shot by police

UPDATE: Salisbury Police Chief Jerry Stokes identified the suspect as 30-year-old Salisbury resident Cody Maxwell Schimmels. He is ...

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Son charged with murder in beating death of retired mill worker

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The son of a retired mill worker has been charged with beating ...

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Salisbury man convicted of attempted rape, taking indecent liberties

Rowan County District Attorney’s Office SALISBURY — David Michael Fisher of Salisbury was convicted of felony attempted first-degree ...

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Former detention center officer charged with smuggling drugs into jail

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A former officer at the Rowan County Detention Center has been charged ...

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Medical examiner says Melanie Clark died of gunshot wounds

By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Melanie Clark was shot twice before she died, according to an autopsy ...

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