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Blotter: Man allegedly jumps from second story, tries to break into office

By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The owners of the Economy Inn on Bendix Drive had a rude ...

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Big drug bust on Artz Road part of federal case

SALISBURY — Federal, state and local authorities have arrested 31 individuals in connection to a drug conspiracy based ...

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Pepper spray, bulletproof vest stolen from prison worker’s vehicle

Staff report RICHFIELD — A state prison system employee will have to report to work without several items, including ...

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Edgar Maddison Welch reaches plea agreement in D.C. shooting

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Edgar Maddison Welch, a Salisbury man accused of firing an assault rifle inside a ...

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Salisbury man sentenced to just under 2.5 years in prison for 2009 shooting

Staff report SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was convicted on a charge of felony assault with a deadly ...

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March 16 Blotter: Wheels taken off roadside construction signs

In Rowan County Sheriff’s reports: • Lane Construction reported Monday that wheels were stolen off automated mobile construction ...

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Blotter: First Calvary Baptist reports window of van was broken

In Salisbury Police Department reports: • First Calvary Baptist Church reported Sunday a window in a van was ...

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Salisbury man convicted as sex offender, sentenced up to 46 years

Staff report A Rowan County Criminal Superior Court jury found Graham Hannah of Salisbury guilty Monday of felony first-degree ...

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Iredell County Detective accused of domestic assault, fired

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com An Iredell County detective has been fired after he was arrested over the weekend ...

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Blotter: Ecstasy, marijuana found during traffic stop

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police say they confiscated Ecstasy and marijuana during a weekend traffic stop ...

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Iredell County Detective charged with assault, fired

An Iredell County detective has been fired following his arrest this weekend on assault charges. Michael Dummett, 48, ...

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Blotter: March 13

In Rowan sheriff’s reports: Kenneth Shipman III, 38, was charged Saturday with resisting a public officer when he ...

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Blotter: Man held on $225,000 bond for drug charges

SALISBURY – Salisbury Police arrested Justin Dean Caldwell, 29, of Charlotte, early Saturday morning for felony and misdemeanor ...

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Feds bust national drug ring distributing heroin and meth from an Artz Road mobile home

By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A drug-trafficking operation based out of an Artz Road home had ties ...

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Police looking for man who left child in car to work out at gym

SALISBURY — Salisbury authorities say they need the public’s help in finding a man who left his child ...

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Sheriff: brother, sister charged with assault of woman who ran out of gas on interstate

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County authorities say a brother and sister were charged with assaulting ...

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Woman involved in Clemmons murders gets long sentence

Amber Nicole Burch, the girlfriend of self-professed Satanist Pazuzu Algarad, was convicted Thursday in Forsyth County Superior Court ...

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Rowan County man sentenced under federal firearms law

GREENSBORO – A Rowan County man was sentenced on Jan. 18 on charges of possession of ammunition by ...

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Blotter: Man charged with forging checks from Copart

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan County authorities say a truck driver took business checks from a ...

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Man charged with sex offense

A 44-year-old man has been charged with having sexual relations with children under the age of 15. According to ...

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Woman charged with breaking into, stealing Hanford Dole Elementary iPads

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Rowan County woman was charged with breaking into Hanford Dole Elementary ...

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Father charged after police find 2-year-old wandering South Main Street

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Authorities say a local man faces child abuse and weapons charges after ...

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Edgar Welch D.C. pizza parlor shooting case continued to March 15

A Salisbury man accused of firing an AR-15-style rifle in a Washington, D.C., pizza parlor has been given another ...

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Blotter: March 8: Larceny reported at Salisbury High School

In Salisbury police reports: • Salisbury High School reported Monday a larceny occurred sometime between March 1 and ...

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Iredell deputies find 11 pounds of cocaine in car on I-77

Iredell County deputies stopped a New York woman on Interstate 77 on Monday and found packages of cocaine ...

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Winston-Salem woman gets 5-7 years as habitual felon

SALISBURY — A Winston-Salem woman was convicted this week of being a habitual felon after a Monday court hearing. ...

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Blotter: March 6

In Salisbury Police reports: • A woman reported Friday a domestic disturbance in the 700 block of South ...

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Police: Mother, uncle cited for child neglect after 5-year-old left home alone

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – Police say a mother left her 5-year-old at home alone after the ...

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