Crime

Salisbury man charged with having crystal meth during traffic stop

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was charged with having crystal meth after an early-morning traffic stop ...

Crime

China Grove man sentenced to prison for trying to entice 11-year-old on Internet

CHARLOTTE – Shawn Steven Wilson, 33, of China Grove, was sentenced Wednesday to 142 months in prison for enticement ...

Crime

Blotter: Vehicle stopped on interstate; driver charged with marijuana possession

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — One person was charged with drug offenses and another one cited after ...

Crime

Blotter: Teen sets fire to junk vehicle

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A 14-year-old was accused with setting fire to a van parked at a neighbor’s home, according ...

Crime

Cause in single vehicle U.S. 52 crash unknown, investigation continues

SALISBURY — The investigation into a fatal single-vehicle crash continues after a Salisbury man struck a tree Thursday ...

Crime

Woman charged after stabbing boyfriend during argument

SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman was charged this weekend with stabbing her boyfriend during an argument. Rowan County ...

Crime

Former employee charged with taking lottery tickets from convenience store

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A former convenience store employee stole nearly $700 worth of lottery tickets with ...

Crime

Salisbury woman convicted of breaking and entering; sentenced to five months in jail

SALISBURY — A Randleman woman was convicted breaking and entering and larceny this week in a three-day trial in ...

Crime

Blotter: Intoxicated hotel patron charged with marijuana possession

SALISBURY — An intoxicated man was charged with marijuana possession after he refused to leave a hotel, authorities said. John ...

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Probation officers find meth, other items during random search of home

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Probation officers discovered methamphetamine, a bong and other items during a random ...

Crime

Sandy Parsons makes his first appearance in court on charges of murdering his adoptive daughter

SALISBURY — Sandy Parsons, who nearly two years ago led Rowan County investigators to a shallow grave where ...

Crime

Rowan County man accepts plea deal for 2014 rape of 5-year-old

SALISBURY — A Rowan County man whose life was saved in 2016 by local deputies after he had ...

Crime

Rowan, Iredell work together and make 3 drug arrests on I-77

Three people were arrested on Interstate 77 Thursday and charged with drug trafficking. The arrests were a joint operation between ...

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Police arrest man in murder of Kornell Cook

SALISBURY — Xavier Dionne Lowe was arrested in Davie County on Thursday and charged with murder in the ...

Crime

Vehicle used in home invasion here also used in Albemarle robbery

Albemarle police say a vehicle used in a home invasion in Salisbury on Tuesday was also used in ...

Crime

Casey Parsons has first court appearance on murder charges; Sandy Parsons returned to Rowan

SALISBURY — Clad in a khaki Rowan County-issued jail jumpsuit, handcuffs and shackles, Casey Parsons was escorted before a ...

Crime

Three wanted in Salisbury home invasion at Regency apartments

SALISBURY — The Salisbury Police Department is looking for three people after a Tuesday night home invasion at a ...

Crime

Mooresville sex offender charged with having multiple Facebook accounts

A Mooresville man who is a registered sex offender has been charged for having multiple social-media accounts, according to ...

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Rockwell man headed for prison on numerous drug crimes

SALISBURY — A Rockwell man was found guilty of numerous felony drug charges Tuesday, and he will serve at ...

Crime

Purse thief, who is tried as habitual felon, receives lengthy prison sentence

SALISBURY — Phillip Andrew Ridley Sr. of Asheboro was convicted of felony larceny Tuesday in Rowan County Criminal Superior ...

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Erica Parsons’ adoptive mother Casey brought to Rowan County to face murder charges

  SALISBURY — Casey Parsons was brought to the Rowan County jail Tuesday afternoon to face first-degree murder, abuse ...

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Woman gets additional attempted murder charge in 2017 shooting incident

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan authorities say they’ve added attempted murder charges for a Salisbury woman ...

Crime

Blotter: Winston-Salem woman charged with drug possession

SALISBURY — A Winston-Salem woman was charged with felony drug possession and a driving infraction late Friday night, according ...

Crime

Salisbury: Is it dangerous or safe? Police Department urges residents to dig deep on crime statistics

SALISBURY — According to an online real estate database, Salisbury is ranked No. 78 on the list of ...

Concord

Cabarrus County 13-year-old threatens teacher with a knife

CONCORD — A 13-year-old student is undergoing mental health evaluation after pulling a knife on a teacher Friday at Northwest ...

Crime

Police Blotter, March 9: Woman charged with domestic assault on Victory Street

SALISBURY — Salisbury police charged a local woman after a domestic assault at her Victory Street home. Morgan Elizabeth ...

Crime

Man out on bond for murder charge is arrested again

SALISBURY — A man who was out of jail on bond for a second-degree murder charge has been ...

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Two charged with drug offenses at home of Gheen Road murder

SALISBURY — Rowan County authorities arrested two people on drug possession charges at a home where a local man was ...

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