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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 ...

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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 ...

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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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Rowan County homicides on the rise in 2016

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com ROWAN COUNTY — Gun violence plagued Salisbury and Rowan County in 2016, leaving investigators to ...

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2016 drug busts lead law enforcement to thousands of dollars in seizures and pounds of narcotics

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com ROWAN COUNTY — Heroin, methamphetamine and prescription pills rank at the top of the ...

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