Crime

Blotter: Salisbury man charged after warrantless search

A Salisbury man was arrested Thursday when a probation officer searched the man’s car and house and allegedly found marijuana, ...

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Kannapolis man’s pipe attracts police attention

A Kannapolis man was arrested Thursday on a half dozen drug charges after allegedly smoking marijuana and driving. Brian Ray ...

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Man shot in East Spencer, dies at hospital after driving himself; child also injured

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — No motive has been confirmed in the Thursday morning shooting and ...

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Bubble gum, other items stolen at Hurley Elementary School

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com Police are looking into stolen bubble gum at a local elementary school, according to ...

Crime

Deputies find ‘shake and bake’ meth labs in Rockwell home

Staff report Multiple people will be charged with manufacturing methamphetamine after the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office discovered multiple ...

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SBI issues press release on E. Spencer homicide

Here’s the State Bureau of Investigation’s press release about a shooting in East Spencer early this morning:  A ...

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Man killed, child injured in E. Spencer shooting

Update 12:20 p.m. EAST SPENCER — A young man identified as Lamont Sweat, 22, was killed and a ...

Crime

Local men among three dozen indicted on gang-related charges

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com Three dozen alleged gang members, including some Rowan County residents, have been indicted by a ...

Crime

Blotter

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com In police reports: • A woman reported on Thursday she was the victim of ...

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Police continue to investigate murder of 18-year-old

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Police have not made an arrest in the Monday murder of 18-year-old Steven Omari ...

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Police: Missing mo-ped mirror nets two arrests

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Salisbury Police say they charged two people on Monday after they spotted them on ...

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Family, friends remember teen shooting victim

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Family and friends say Steven Omari Rosario had just returned to the area from ...

BREAKING NEWS

Teen found shot to death on South Fulton

Update 3:30 p.m.: Family and friends say shooting victim Steven Rosario, 18, had moved back from Florida and hoped ...

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Convicted felon found with handgun, marijuana

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com A Spencer man with a history of weapons and drug offenses was charged Friday ...

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blotter: Pizza Hut delivery man robbed at gunpoint

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Police say a Pizza Hut delivery man was robbed at gunpoint after someone ordered ...

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Police: Domestic incident leads to bullets in neighor’s home

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Police say a domestic situation could have been worse at an Independence Drive home after ...

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Pearl Street resident plans to move following drive-by shooting

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Olivia Kilgo moved into her Morlan Park Apartment five months ago with intentions to ...

Crime

Former Rowan resident sentenced to 20 years for trying to join terriorist group ISIS

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com WINSTON-SALEM — A federal judge sentenced former Rowan County resident Donald Ray Morgan to 20 ...

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Salisbury Police Department has a pill drop box

City of Salisbury The Salisbury Police Department has installed a medication-disposal box in the lobby of the Police Department, located ...

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No charges filed for Kannapolis firefighter, family disappointed

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com The family of David Robert Pittarelli Jr. say they are disappointed that authorities won’t ...

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Blotter: Intoxicated man refuses to pay $186 bar tab

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Police say an intoxicated man refused to pay his bar tab at Applebee’s after ...

Crime

Stolen pickup found in the Yadkin River

MOCKSVILLE — A thief who stole a pickup early Tuesday decided to ditch the vehicle in the Yadkin ...

Concord

No charges for Kannapolis firefighter in deadly shooting

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com CONCORD — A Kannapolis firefighter who shot and killed another man during an altercation ...

Crime

Naked neighbor back in jail for skipping out on cab fare

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com A man charged a week ago with indecent exposure after he refused to put ...

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Police: man driving wrong way charged with cocaine, marijuana possession

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Police say a Charlotte man driving the wrong way on the road early Saturday ...

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Police: Man driving pickup stolen from local dealership

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com A Charlotte man was found driving a Dodge pickup that was reported stolen a ...

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Police: Two charged after one attempts to rob man

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Salisbury authorities charged a pair with felony weapons and drug charges after one of ...

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Salisbury teen faces felony charge in relation to school lockdown

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com UPDATE: 5 p.m. Sunday Aistrop and Johnson were arrested Saturday. Aistrop received a $1,500 ...

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