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Pastors of vandalized churches say they choose forgiveness

Two southern Rowan County congregations are choosing forgiveness after they woke up Sunday morning to find some unwanted decorations. St. ...

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Two churches vandalized

Two churches in southern Rowan were vandalized on Saturday, the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports. The Living Word ...

BREAKING NEWS

Arrest made in Salisbury teen’s shooting death

UPDATE: Salisbury Police have charged Brandon Jerron Hawkins, 20, with the murder of TaLisha Crowder. Police say Hawkins ...

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Crime blotter: Salisbury woman charged with two counts of larceny of firearm

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com According to documents from the Rowan County Magistrate’s Office, Kasey Alyssa Fite Turner, 26, ...

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Salisbury man charged with larceny and possession

By Amanda Raymond amanda.raymond@salisburypost.com A Salisbury man was charged with seven offenses on Friday. In Cabarrus County, Bryan ...

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Fight leads to injuries for pregnant woman, man

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Authorities say a fight over $100 landed three people in jail and sent a ...

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Woman charged with beating, biting a mother, daughter

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com A Salisbury woman was bitten after trying to come to her daughter’s rescue during ...

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Police: Intoxicated man charged with fighting at Hookah bar

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Police say a local man was intoxicated and caused a fight at the King ...

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Thomasville man hits car, train in separate accidents

By Josh Bergeron  josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com A Thomasville man on Wednesday was charged with driving while intoxicated after being involved in two ...

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Crime Stoppers: It works

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Authorities say the anonymous hotline used to report criminal activity does work, and a ...

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Teens charged in vehicle break-ins

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Salisbury Police charged two local teens with breaking into a number of vehicles at ...

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Crime blotter

In sheriff’s reports: • A woman reported Friday someone made transactions without her permission in the 100 block ...

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Parole violation lands Reginald Weeks back in jail

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com A parole violation has landed a man convicted eight years ago of the murder and ...

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Man charged with critically injuring kitten

Authorities have charged a Rowan County man with felony animal cruelty after they say he threw a kitten ...

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Purbaby cat rescue reports burglary, vandalism

Purfect Purbaby Rescue reported a break-in Saturday. According to Salisbury Police, the cat rescue said that sometime between ...

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Blotter: Woman charged with statutory rape

Salisbury Police report that Sunday night a mother brought her 15 year-old son to the police station to ...

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Man cited with carrying concealed weapon, possession

A man was cited with possession of steroids during a traffic checkpoint Thursday. At 12:28 a.m. Thursday morning, deputies ...

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Blotter: Salisbury man charged in connection with TV theft

A Salisbury man was arrested this weekend after allegedly breaking into a house on West Monroe Street and ...

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Police looking into stabbing, victim uncooperative

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Police are looking into a stabbing incident believed to have occurred somewhere near the ...

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blotter: Ex-girlfriend charged with credit card fraud

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Rowan County authorities charged a woman with using her ex-boyfriend’s credit card at several ...

Business

ALE finds illegal video poker machines in Landis store

Third suspect charged in recent robbery there Elizabeth Cook elizabeth.cook@salisburypost.com LANDIS — Sonny’s Supplies on North Cannon Boulevard has ...

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Crime blotter

In sheriff’s reports: • A woman reported Tuesday she was the victim of an assault in the 200 ...

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Iredell man charged with sex offense with a child

Joseph Francis Sexton, 54, of Olin, has been charged with sexual assault of a child by the Iredell ...

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Statesville sex offender charged fourth time with failing to register address

Michael Terrell Borders of Statesville, a registered sex offender, has been charged a fourth time with failing to ...

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Police: Henderson student damages equipment, other items

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Police say a Henderson student caused a ruckus at the school Tuesday afternoon when ...

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Former detention officer charged with giving inmates marijuana, tobacco

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com A former Rowan County Detention Center officer was terminated after officials determined he was ...

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Crime blotter: Woman charged with cocaine, marijuana possession

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Police charged a Salisbury woman and found marijuana, cocaine and cash inside a Clancy ...

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Police: Thieves break into GNC to gain access to AT&T store

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Police investigators say someone broke through the wall of a Faith Road business to gain access ...

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