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Man on most wanted list arrested

The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports that Ameer Hemang Patel has been arrested. Patel has been on the ...

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Accused killer Pazuzu Algarad found dead in prison

RALEIGH (AP) — A self-proclaimed Satanist awaiting trial on charges of killing a Salisbury man and helping bury ...

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Two charged in breaking and entering spree

Masiah Claybrook, 21, and Allan Jerome Gooden, 58, were charged in connection with several break-ins in western Rowan ...

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24 year-old charged with statutory rape

Christopher Ramon-Sanchez, 24, has been charged with having sex with a minor. In September, the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office ...

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Community members, students stand against violence at Livingstone event

Community members and students want the larger community to know that they are against violence in the community. ...

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Violence has “settled down” police chief, sheriff report

Salisbury Police Chief Rory Collins and Rowan County Sheriff Kevin Auten say Salisbury has gotten quieter since their ...

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Crime blotter: Man faces more charges in break-ins

Derrick Scott Hammill, 48, faces additional charges after break-in investigations. Hammill was charged with breaking and entering, larceny ...

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Man reports carjacking

A man reported a carjacking Tuesday at McCanless Road. The man said that he left his Torbush Drive home ...

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Crime blotter: Two charged with having drugs at football game

Two Salisbury men were charged with possession with intent to sell when police discovered them carrying marijuana during ...

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Funny money lands man in hot water

The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office charged a man with using $940 in counterfeit bills Saturday. A woman at the ...

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Man on Most Wanted list arrested

Deputies have arrested a man on the Sheriff’s Office most wanted list. Jonathan Cory Yarborough, 29, was wanted ...

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Two charged in N. Shaver St. shooting

A Salisbury man and woman have been charged in an Oct. 16 shooting that occurred on North Shaver ...

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Blotter: Pizza delivery sidetracked by armed robbers

A pizza delivery man’s night went downhill Thursday, according to Salisbury Police. Jaymes Fairbank, 22, reported that he ...

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Crime blotter: Drugs found in car after hit-and-run stop

Police discovered marijuana in a man’s car when he was stopped in reference to a hit-and-run. Hunter Dean ...

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Man charged with trafficking crystal methamphetamine

A man was arrested in Rockwell Wednesday, charged with having $30,000 worth of methamphetamine hidden in a safe ...

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Machete man earns charge with concealed sword

  The man who put on a display for downtowners Tuesday has been cited for carrying a concealed ...

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Sex offender on most wanted list arrested

Brian Keith Deaton, 29, was arrested Tuesday night after the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office received several tips from ...

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Crime blotter: Man’s attempt to rekindle old flame leads to charges

A man was arrested Monday after his attempts to rekindle an old flame went awry. A woman at ...

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Police: Machete twirler not breaking the law

A 31-year-old man who was charged in June after police found him waving a machete on East Innes Street ...

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Rockwell man wanted by Sheriff’s Office

Jonathan Cory Yarborough, 29, was added to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Most Wanted List in conjunction with August ...

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Robbery, shooting at Kannapolis Sonic over weekend

The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reported two incidents over the weekend occurring at the Sonic Drive-in on North ...

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Crime blotter: Woman scammed by man claiming to be from Publisher’s Clearing House

A 73 year-old woman reported that she had been scammed out of $2,000 Thursday. The woman reported that ...

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Sex offender added to most wanted list

Brian Keith Deaton, 29, has been added to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office’s most wanted list. Deaton, a ...

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Student charged after school shooting ‘joke’

An East Rowan High School student has been charged with threatening mass violence at the school Saturday. The Sheriff’s ...

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Fire chief accused of embezzling more than $19,000

The former chief of Scotch-Irish Fire Department has been charged with embezzlement, the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports. According to ...

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Blotter: Man charged with assault and child abuse

Phillip Anthony Goodman, 32, was arrested in the 300 block of Stone Road on Saturday for assault by ...

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Attempt to steal beer leads to shootings

Two men were shot on North Shaver Street after fighting a couple who tried to steal their beer Friday night, ...

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Blotter: Police find drugs while serving warrant

David Leon Simpson, 34, was served drug charges after police searched his residence on an outstanding warrant for ...

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