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Blotter: Two vehicles broken into as owners dined

Authorities are looking into a report that two vehicles were damaged after being broken into in two neighboring restaurant ...

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Blotter: Police respond to robbery, arrest intoxicated man for threats

Police responded to a Pine Street home where a man who appeared to be intoxicated said he wanted ...

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Woman facing felony drug trafficking charges arrested

Less than a week after Rowan authorities enlisted the public’s help in finding a local woman facing federal ...

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Two men charged with disruption at jail in separate incidents

Rowan authorities say just a day apart, two county jail inmates damaged property and assaulted a deputy in ...

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Dazed, confused mother in filthy home charged with child abuse

A Salisbury woman faces misdemeanor child abuse charges following a check of her Pickler Road home, law enforcement ...

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Salisbury woman accused of stealing vehicle, altering serial number

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Authorities said a Salisbury woman is accused of using a tool to disengage the ...

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Man found dead inside car identified as Miguel Urrutia

Salisbury Police have identified the victim of a Saturday morning homicide as Miguel Angel Urrutia, 24, of West ...

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Salisbury Police investigating Saturday morning homicide

UPDATE: Salisbury Police have identified the victim of a Saturday morning homicide as Miguel Angel Urrutia, 24, of ...

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blotter: Man currently in jail involved in vehicle break-ins receives additional charge

Rowan County officials added a charge to a man accused of breaking into several unlocked vehicles in a ...

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Blotter: Narcotics investigation leads to felony cocaine possession charges for man

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Salisbury Police charged a man Wednesday with felony cocaine possession following a narcotics investigation. ...

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Rowan, SBI officials looking for woman facing federal drug trafficking charges

The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office and the SBI are looking for a Salisbury woman indicted on federal drug ...

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Sheriff’s Office looking for ‘Weasel’ on the lam

Rowan authorities say they need the public’s help in locating a man who left court prior to being ...

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Mother, daughter charged with marijuana trafficking

Rowan authorities charged a mother and daughter with marijuana trafficking, saying they were mailing large quantities of marijuana ...

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Charlotte man charged with counterfeiting basketball tickets

Salisbury Police charged a Charlotte man with trying to sell counterfeit college basketball tickets on Craigslist. Local authorities ...

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Blotter: Teen charged with resist, girlfriend with misuse of 911

Rowan County Sheriff’s deputies charged a Salisbury couple following an initial call of a domestic disturbance at their ...

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Teen gives false name to police, caught with marijuana

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Salisbury Police charged a teen with misdemeanor marijuana possession during a traffic stop on ...

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Registered sex offender added to sheriff’s most wanted list

A Rowan County man who authorities said is a registered sex offender failed to notify officials that he ...

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Police charge man with stealing from homeless man, nearly running him over

Police have charged a Salisbury man with stealing a gift card, money and nearly running over a homeless ...

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Suspicious behavior leads to drug charges for Salisbury man

Police say suspicious behavior from a driver traveling on Jake Alexander Boulevard near Stokes Ferry Road, led to ...

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Harrisburg man charged with Kannapolis rape

KANNAPOLIS — Kannapolis Police charged a Harrisburg man for the rape of a woman who said she was ...

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Rowan officials looking for man accused of East Y theft

Rowan County authorities are looking for a man accused of stealing a wallet at the East Rowan YMCA ...

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Rowan fugitive caught in Louisiana

A Woodleaf man who authorities say has been evading law enforcement for seven years was captured in a ...

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Reidsville man convicted as habitual felon

Winfield Wayne Broadnax was convicted this week in Rowan County Criminal Superior Court of felony obtaining property by ...

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Blotter: Winston-Salem man charged with marijuana possession during traffic stop

Police charged a Winston-Salem man with misdemeanor marijuana possession after his vehicle was pulled over for a tail ...

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Teen charged following fight at group home, spitting on officer

A Salisbury teen remains in the Rowan County jail following a weekend fight at a local group home. ...

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Traffic stop leads to marijuana charges for Salisbury man

Salisbury Police charged a Salisbury man and issued a citation for another after the vehicle they were in ...

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Crime Trends, what the numbers show

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com When Jason Monroe arrived at his Salisbury home in early January, thieves had broken ...

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Enterprise: Body cameras, tip lines among crime-fighting tools

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com Body-worn cameras are the latest tool law enforcement agencies across the state and locally use to ...

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