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Woman charged with drug possession after gas attendant calls police

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com A woman was charged with multiple drug offenses after a gas station attendant called ...

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Teens charged in half a dozen car break-ins

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Rowan County Sheriff’s authorities say two teens were charged with breaking into several cars ...

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Thieves break into Emerald Street home known for cystic fibrosis yard sales

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com The home of Ralph and Helen Brown, longtime organizers of cystic fibrosis yard sales, ...

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Longtime CF yard sale organizers robbed at gunpoint

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com The home of Ralph and Helen Brown, longtime organizers of cystic fibrosis yard sales, ...

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Motorcyclist leads police from Salisbury to Rockwell on high-speed chase

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com A motorcyclist took police on a high-speed chase for miles, wrecked his bike and ...

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Blotter: Teen charged following rock-throwing incident

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Police say they charged a Salisbury teen with vandalizing a downtown apartment building early ...

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Police charge two juveniles in weekend Mitchell Avenue break-in

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Police charged two teens in a weekend Mitchell Avenue break-in after a neighbor reported ...

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Two charged in West Bank Street break-in

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Two men were charged with breaking into a vacant West Bank Street home four ...

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Kannapolis youth pastor charged with sex crimes against a minor

A Kannapolis youth pastor has been charged with felony sex offenses with a 13-year-old church member. Benjamin Ross ...

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The Numbers: County crime rates, the technology to reduce them

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com The Salisbury Post looked at 10 counties — Cabarrus, Davidson, Davie, Iredell, Orange, Randolph, ...

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Blotter: Man never received shoes after purchase on social media

By Josh Bergeron josh.bergeron@salisburypost.com In sheriff’s reports: • A man reported to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office that ...

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Advancements in technology help counties reduce crime rates

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com The technology only dreamed of decades ago is the norm in the way companies ...

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Teen charged with felony possession of firearm

By Jeanie Groh jeanie.groh@salisburypost.com Demanuelle Tyyan Fincher, 19, of the 600 block of Linn Road was charged with ...

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West Rowan High teacher charged with assaulting student

  A West Rowan High School teacher and coach has been charged with assault after an altercation with ...

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Woman charged with taking money from fake bank deposits

A woman from southeast Rowan County was arrested Thursday on a laundry list of charges after she allegedly obtained more than ...

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Police arrest man they say stole car with toddler inside

Salisbury Police have arrested a man accused of stealing two vehicles, including one with a three-year old child inside. ...

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Blotter

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com In sheriff’s reports: • A local man reported on Tuesday his debit card was ...

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Police seek man who stole car with baby inside; child returned

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Salisbury Police are looking for a man they believe stole a car with a ...

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Salisbury man sentenced to 18 years in prison for 2012 Z&H Mart owner murder

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Kevin Lamont Canzator stood quietly as Superior Court Judge David Lee sentenced the Salisbury ...

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Kannapolis Police looking for Charlotte woman involved in Monday shooting

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — Police are looking for a Charlotte woman they say was involved in ...

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Salisbury man to serve 18 years for 2012 murder of Z&H Mart store owner

A Salisbury man will serve 18 years to 22 1/2 years in prison after accepting a plea agreement this ...

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Rowan authorities Taser, struggle with East Spencer man, family says force excessive

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — Rowan authorities say they had to use a stun gun on a man ...

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Blotter: Woman charged on active warrants during traffic stop

A Rowan County Sheriff’s Office deputy stopped a tan 1979 Chevrolet just before 11 a.m. last Thursday in ...

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Police: Man charged with cocaine possession

Police charged a Salisbury man with cocaine possession following a South Main Street traffic stop. Officers seized drugs, ...

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Trooper: Investigation into fatal weekend crash still ongoing

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Investigators are still looking into a Saturday night crash that took the life of ...

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Blotter: Kannapolis pair faces heroin charges

A Kannapolis pair is facing heroin trafficking charges. Shana Ashley Byrum, 29, and Ernest Jerome Mason, 32, – ...

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Police: Man skips out on check, takes police on foot chase

A Salisbury man remains behind bars after he tried to skip out on the check at a local ...

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Driver charged after fatal wreck

A Statesville woman with a history of impaired driving is facing charges in Rowan County after authorities say ...

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