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Blotter: Man finds stranger in house

A Salisbury man reported that he got a rude surprise Thursday evening when he left the shower to ...

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Operation Stop Arm gears up Oct 19-23

In an effort to stop motorists from speeding past stopped school buses, the North Carolina Department of Public ...

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Blotter: Man charged with habitual drunk driving

A homeless Salisbury man was charged Tuesday with habitual impaired driving after being convicted three previous times of ...

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Two charged with breaking and entering

Deputies apprehended suspects in a break-in Wednesday when they responded to a 911 call. The Rowan County Sheriff’s ...

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Police arrest man on drug charges following traffic stop

A Granite Quarry man was arrested Wednesday afternoon on more than a half dozen charges after being pulled ...

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East Spencer man shot in the knee

EAST SPENCER — A man was left wounded after a shooting Tuesday night in East Spencer. East Spencer Police ...

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Sheriff’s Office looking for sex offender

A sex offender has been added to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office’s most wanted list. Tamarcus Darnell Phillips, ...

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Texted apology didn’t work; man charged in domestic assault

A domestic dispute that ended violently for a Salisbury woman led to an arrest Monday, according to the Rowan County ...

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Selling stolen goods at pawn shops leads to arrests

Trying to profit from stolen goods ended badly for two Salisbury men, according to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office. ...

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Man charged in break-in at Pepper’s Garage

Derrick Scott Hammill, 48, was arrested Friday in connection with a robbery that occurred in August, according to Salisbury ...

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Second Catawba student charged with drug possession

Two Catawba College students have now been arrested on drug possession charges following a search of a dorm ...

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Registered sex offender faces new charges

A registered sex offender in Rowan County faces eight counts of statutory rape in Iredell County. Carl Franklin ...

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With new sex charges, man now under $3 million bond

Michael Thomas Chambers, 65, of Statesville, who already faces 106 sexual assault charges, has been charged with an ...

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Woman loses $1,500 to fake tax collector

A Salisbury woman lost $1,500 in a phone scam on Tuesday, according to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office. ...

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Duct-taped dog lands woman in deep doo-doo

By Rebecca Rider news@salisburypost.com Things got a little hairy for a Salisbury woman when what she insists was ...

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College senior charged with multiple vehicle break-ins

Jordan Lee Chillson, 21, a senior at Catawba College and member of the soccer team, was arrested Wednesday on charges ...

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Blotter: Man faces heroin charges

Robert Joseph Paesch, 59, was arrested Monday eventing at his house in the 2100 block of South Jake Alexander Boulevard and ...

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Man stabbed with sword during family fight

A Salisbury man has been upgraded to serious condition at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after police say his ...

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Kannapolis Police charge two in shooting death

KANNAPOLIS — Two Kannapolis men have been charged with first degree murder in the death of a Charlotte man who ...

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Blotter: Felon charged with having gun

Salisbury Police arrested a convicted felon and charged him with possession of a weapon after they stopped the car he was ...

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Rowan man out on $1 million bond arrested again, along with father

Two members of an Enochville family with a history of heroin related-charges have been arrested again on heroin distribution ...

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Two charged in Friday robbery in Salisbury

Staff report Two men were arrested Sunday in connection with a robbery that took place Friday in Salisbury. ...

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Council candidates differ on lowering crime rates

City council candidates are split on a starting point for improving crime rates in Salisbury. A plurality of ...

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Salisbury on track for decrease in crime reported

In the week following four consecutive gang-related shootings, city council candidates sharpened their views on crime and policing. ...

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Two charged with narcotics trafficking, conspiracy

Staff report Two men have been charged with conspiracy to traffic narcotics and felony drug trafficking charges. Christopher ...

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Blotter: Two charged at Brenner checkpoint

A China Grove man was charged with three drug-related crimes on Thursday after being stopped at a traffic ...

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Six juveniles suspected in cemetery vandalism

ENOCHVILLE — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office may have found the suspects responsible for vandalism at a cemetery ...

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Salisbury woman arrested after undercover drug buy

Three law enforcement agencies were involved in an investigation that resulted in the arrest of a Salisbury woman on charges ...

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