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Police blotter: Salisbury man charged with cocaine possession during traffic stop

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was charged with cocaine possession during a traffic stop after authorities received a tip ...

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One arrested on firearms charge; one sought

SALISBURY – A Salisbury man has been arrested and another man is being sought on federal firearms charges after ...

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Autopsy report: Paul Jones III shot six times; alcohol found in his system

SALISBURY — An autopsy showed that Paul Jones III was shot six times, once in the head, after the robbery ...

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Salisbury pair charged with heroin possession, child abuse

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Spencer couple face heroin and child abuse charges after authorities said ...

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Salisbury man charged with receiving marijuana through the mail

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man received a package with more than 10 pounds of ...

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Salisbury teen faces more than a dozen additional charges stemming from break-ins

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A local teenager was charged Monday with more than a dozen additional counts stemming from recent ...

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Two Charlotte residents face drug charges; one wanted on ICE warrant

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County authorities say two Charlotte men were charged with drug offenses after ...

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Man on probation charged with 20 felony counts

Staff report ROWAN COUNTY — On Jan. 10, the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office began investigating numerous car break-ins ...

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Robbery suspect once known for holding drug interventions

The Dispatch LEXINGTON — The Lexington man arrested last week in connection with the robbery of a Salisbury ...

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Blotter: Police investigate cyberbullying, pornographic material

SALISBURY — Salisbury police investigated a report of cyberbullying and pornographic material involving a minor. The incident was Jan. ...

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Police Blotter: East Spencer man charged with breaking and entering

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury police received information about a burglary in progress at a North ...

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Man wanted in Salisbury Family Dollar armed robbery arrested in Forsyth County

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Lexington man who was wanted in a Tuesday armed robbery was ...

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Former West Rowan Middle Band Booster treasurer charged with embezzling $14,000

SALISBURY — A former treasurer of the West Rowan Middle School Band Boosters club faces felony embezzlement charges ...

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Police Blotter: Man scammed out of $750 through “loan”

SALISBURY — Salisbury police say a local man was scammed out of $750 by a person he believed to ...

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Man convicted of rape, other sexual offenses

SALISBURY — Mathue Richard Moro, 34, of Salisbury was convicted this week in Rowan County Criminal Superior Court ...

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Salisbury Police: Man accused of Family Dollar robbery ID’d

SALISBURY — Salisbury police have identified a man accused of robbing the Family Dollar store at knifepoint. He ...

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Rowan authorities say man admits to taking flowers from cemetery

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County authorities received calls from several businesses Monday morning about a nude ...

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Blotter: Salisbury police charge woman with shoplifting, cocaine possession

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Salisbury Police Department charged a woman with shoplifting from Kohl’s department ...

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Police: Man wanted in armed robbery at Family Dollar

SALISBURY —  The Salisbury Police officials are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who robbed ...

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Local man faces indecent liberties charge

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man remains in the Rowan County jail under a $250,000 ...

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Statesville man faces multiple child sex charges

STATESVILLE — Daniel Jackie Greene, 35, of 121 Gypsy Drive, has been charged with eight sex offenses involving ...

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Detectives locate probation absconder in Kannapolis

On Friday, detectives from the Rowan County Special Investigations Unit and other deputies with the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office ...

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Farm House Road shooting related to prostitution

On Jan. 12, the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting call at 275 Farm House Road, Salisbury. ...

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Salisbury, China Grove police charge man, stepson in Rite Aid robberies

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man and his stepson were charged Friday nearly two months after local investigators say ...

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China Grove couple charged with drug trafficking

SALISBURY — Rowan County authorities charged a China Grove couple with trafficking in methamphetamine and heroin after the ...

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Mooresville teen jumps in water to evade authorities, charged with drug possession

MOORESVILLE — Iredell County authorities say a Mooresville teenager who was smoking marijuana with a friend on a ...

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Salisbury couple charged in Lexington Walmart larceny, chase

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com LEXINGTON — A Salisbury couple led Lexington authorities on a vehicle chase after they were ...

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Monroe pair charged with meth ice possession

SALISBURY — Rowan County authorities charged a Union County man and woman with having methamphetamine ice after a traffic stop ...

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