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Home in Faith surrounded; no one inside

By Rebecca Rider rebecca.rider@salisburypost.com FAITH — As the sun began to set Wednesday, loud bangs echoed through a ...

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Blotter January 12

In Salisbury Police reports: • A man reported Tuesday someone cashed checks at BB&T Bank without his authorization, ...

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Iredell deputies searching for murder suspect

STATESVILLE — Iredell Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man who may have been involved in the death of ...

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Blotter: Rowan authorities looking for Cleveland woman’s son on debit card fraud

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Cleveland woman says her son stole her debit card several months ...

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Police conduct drug investigation, find convicted felon with stolen firearm

SALISBURY — Police officials say during a weeklong narcotics investigation, they found a stolen firearm in the vehicle ...

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Warrant: Joshua Martorelli told Wendy Kasper to record young girl in bathroom, both charged with disseminating child porn

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Court documents reveal new details about a Salisbury woman accused of providing ...

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Man wanted in sexual exploitation case turns himself in

Joshua Douglas Martorelli, 33, who was wanted by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office on numerous sex and pornography ...

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West Rowan High School student charged after gun found in backpack

MOUNT ULLA — A West Rowan High School student remained behind bars Tuesday after he was charged Friday ...

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Blotter January 10

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports: • A man reported Thursday someone is trying to obtain unemployment benefits ...

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Police looking for men who cut in line at gas station, shot at woman’s car

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police are looking for a small group of men who fired shots ...

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Jeff Steen murder trial begins with jury selection

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Jury selection began Monday in the murder trial of Jeff David Steen, ...

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Two sought in Old Concord Road home invasion

SALISBURY — Rowan County Sheriff’s authorities are looking for two men whom they consider armed and dangerous for ...

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Police: Suspects in drug investigation

SALISBURY —  Salisbury police say they need the public’s help to identify two men involved in a drug ...

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First court appearance for woman charged with crimes against nature

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A woman charged with committing numerous sexual acts with a dog and secretly ...

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Trial expected for man accused of killing grandfather, attempting to kill mother set for this week

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The trial of a man accused of beating his 87-year-old grandfather to ...

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Sheriff’s Office arrests woman on bestiality charges, child sexual exploitation

The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest Friday of a Salisbury woman charged with three counts of ...

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Police: Man charged with possession of crack, powder cocaine

SALISBURY — Police charged a Salisbury man with cocaine possession after a vehicle stop and a search of ...

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Fire officials: East Franklin Street house fire was arson

SALISBURY — Fire officials said an early-morning house fire was intentionally set. The fire happened just after 6 ...

Crime

Creator of veterans charity owes $19 million for federal conspiracy charge

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As a recently established charity raises money to build a veterans village near ...

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More arrests in business break-ins, stolen safe

SALISBURY — Rowan County authorities have charged two more people after a lengthy investigation into a number of break-ins ...

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Blotter, Jan. 6

In Salisbury Police reports: • Salisbury High School on Sunday reported a larceny that occurred Dec. 9 or ...

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Warrants: Salisbury man says he was “jumped on” prior to stabbing at Cleveland home

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man charged in the New Year’s Eve murder of Altereck ...

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Four convicted on multiple drug charges

Delbert Dean Roys, Christie Michelle Roys, Amanda Jo Roys and Lionel E. Quick of Salisbury were convicted in ...

Crime

Crime rate in NC dropped in 2015

RALEIGH (AP) — The State Bureau of Investigation reports that the overall crime rate in North Carolina dropped ...

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Police: Teen shot on Filbert Street

SALISBURY — Police have provided few details following a Monday afternoon shooting during which a teen was shot. No arrests ...

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Michael J. Wiggins, was charged Sunday with felony possession of cocaine and possession of a controlled substance on ...

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Crime blotter

In Salisbury Police Department reports: Adan Jesus Macias, 18, was charged Sunday with carrying a concealed gun, driving ...

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Man arrested after stabbing death in Cleveland

CLEVELAND – A man has been arrested after another man was found dead at a Cleveland property.

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