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Robber threatens to use gun, steals pills from Jake Alexander Blvd. Rite Aid

Staff report SALISBURY — A robber handed a note reading “I have a gun” to a clerk and ...

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Man shot Saturday over neighbor dispute

FAITH — A Saturday shooting brought Sheriff’s deputies to a home off Mount Hope Church Road, near Faith, ...

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Two Florida fugitives still on the run accused of committing crimes in Rowan County

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Two of three escapees from a Florida county jail are still on ...

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Charlotte woman charged with possession of Ecstasy, marijuana

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Charlotte woman was charged with possession of Ecstasy and marijuana after ...

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Florida jail escapee found in Rockwell home

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com ROCKWELL — A man who had escaped from a Florida jail was found with three ...

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Rockwell brothers charged with stealing handgun

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Two Rockwell brothers have been charged with stealing a handgun from a Salisbury ...

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Durham man takes deputies on chase through Kannapolis, faces numerous charges

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Durham man with alcohol in his vehicle led Rowan County deputies on ...

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Police: Traffic stop leads to cocaine possession charges

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police say a traffic stop for an expired license plate led them ...

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Police: Salisbury man charged after shooting acquaintance

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man remained behind bars Monday after a weekend shooting at ...

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Teenager faces more charges related to October vehicle break-ins

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County authorities have brought more charges against a Salisbury teenager nearly ...

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Granite Quarry woman charged four months after infant dies

GRANITE QUARRY — A local woman who brought her infant son to the fire department in July after he ...

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Local man with history of assault, other charges indicted by grand jury

SALISBURY — A Spencer man with a history of assault charges — including a recent incident in which he ...

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Rockwell motorcyclist takes deputy on high speed chase, strikes patrol car

SALISBURY — A Rockwell motorcyclist led a Rowan County sheriff’s deputy on a high-speed chase after an attempted traffic ...

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Would-be Dairy Queen robbery foiled by employee

SALISBURY — Two masked men changed their minds about stealing money from a local Dairy Queen when an employee ...

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Police: Suspects wanted in early morning Lilly Avenue home invasion

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Two men broke into a home on Lilly Avenue early Thursday and ...

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Two Spencer men face heroin charges

SPENCER — Two Spencer men face heroin charges after a four-month investigation during which law officers say they ...

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SPD looking for two suspects who robbed The Pop Shoppe Saturday

Staff report SALISBURY — Two men stole 60 cartons of cigarettes from The Pop Shoppe at 1831 W. Innes ...

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Victims of last week’s bank robbery in stable condition

Staff report SALISBURY — Two men who were shot during last Thursday’s Wells Fargo bank robbery remain in the hospital in ...

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Jury finds Kannapolis man guilty of eluding arrest with a vehicle, failure to stop for a stop sign

SALISBURY — A Kannapolis man was convicted on traffic charges Thursday in Rowan County Criminal Superior Court. A jury ...

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Family of bank robbery, shooting suspect Paul Jones say he had a mental illness; police chief says officers justified in shooting suspect

SALISBURY — The man Salisbury police say robbed a bank, shot two people and fired at police officers ...

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Salisbury man sentenced to over seven to 10 years; convicted of felony cocaine, heroin trafficking

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was convicted of felony cocaine and heroin trafficking charges this week and sentenced ...

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Police: No known motive in bank robbery, shooting

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury Police Chief Jerry Stokes said no motive has been determined at ...

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Details continue to unfold following bank robbery, shooting

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As details continue to unfold following a bank robbery, high-speed chase and ...

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Police blotter: Strong-arm robbery reported at Innes Street and Faith Road

In Salisbury Police Department reports: A strong-arm robbery was reported Wednesday at Innes Street and Faith Road. Vandalism ...

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Wells Fargo robbery suspect killed by police; ‘They probably saved a lot of others,’ witness says

By Rebecca Rider and Mark Wineka news@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — After a vehicle chase, Salisbury police officers shot and ...

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Suspect killed by police after bank robbery

Staff report SALISBURY — A bank robbery led to the shooting of a customer inside the bank and the fatal shooting ...

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Salisbury Police make arrests in two murders

SALISBURY — Two men were taken into custody within hours of each other Wednesday, bringing arrests in Salisbury’s latest murders just ...

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Suspect arrested in murder at Laurel Point Apartments

Salisbury Police investigators have taken Terry Eugene Watson Jr. into custody this morning in Lexington. He was wanted ...

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