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Man charged with DWI after crash

A man was charged with driving while impaired Monday after wrecking his car while his young son was ...

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Police: Search for one suspect leads to the arrest of another

Police charged a Salisbury man with drug possession charges while searching for another man who had an active ...

China Grove

Sheriff’s office investigating murder-suicide in China Grove

CHINA GROVE — Rowan County Sheriff’s investigators are trying to determine why a China Grove man shot his ...

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Area law enforcement use social media to inform public, build relationships

Just about everywhere you look, companies, individuals and nonprofits are joining the social media trend to promote, market ...

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Three charged while officers serve arrest warrant; fugitive hid in closet

Sheriff’s officials charged three people at a Rockwell home while looking for a man with active arrest warrants. ...

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Landis Police charge two with firearms violation, child abuse

LANDIS — Police charged a couple with firearms violations and child abuse, following a Thursday morning shooting on ...

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In sheriff’s reports: • A man reported on Wednesday he was assaulted and his property damaged in the ...

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Couple face felony drug charges after police raid at Shaver Street home

A Salisbury couple were charged Thursday after police raided their South Shaver Street home. Investigators seized cash, marijuana, ...

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Police raid Salisbury home, drugs, weapon found

Salisbury Police charged a local man with felony drug possession following a raid of his South Martin Luther ...

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Blotter: Salisbury man charged with simple marijuana possession

Police say an expired 30-day temporary tag alerted them to a man who was in possession of marijuana. ...

China Grove

Two charged in ‘large scale’ drug operation

Two men are under $1 million bond each for a variety of drug charges that involved multiple law ...

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Woman says she and mother assaulted by boyfriend

In sheriff’s reports: • A woman reported on Monday she and her mother were assaulted by her boyfriend ...

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Salisbury teens charged with weapons offenses, other charges following weekend party in Spencer

SPENCER — Authorities charged teens on weapons offenses and resisting arrest following a weekend party where shots were ...

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Blotter: Three charged after lighting up during traffic stop

Three people with Salisbury addresses were charged on Saturday with using drug paraphernalia after they simultaneously lit cigarettes during ...

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Three charged after lighting up during traffic stop

Three people with Salisbury addresses were charged on Saturday with using drug paraphernalia after lighting cigarettes during a traffic ...

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Sheriff: Mother charged with child abuse, says 14-year-old assaulted her

Authorities are trying to determine what happened between a Salisbury woman and her 14-year-old son after both claim ...

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Blotter: East Spencer man faces felony cocaine possession after undercover operation

An East Spencer man faces felony cocaine possession charges following an undercover operation that occurred in January. The ...

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Casey Parsons to be sentenced next week in federal court with husband Sandy

Though her sentencing was originally scheduled for today, a judge has granted a request for Casey Parsons, the ...

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East Spencer retreat set for today

EAST SPENCER — Water and sewer strategies top of the list of issues for the East Spencer town ...

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Police looking into weekend vehicle break-ins in three neighborhoods

Salisbury Police are looking into a number of vehicle break-ins that occurred recently in three area neighborhoods. Thieves ...

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Police: Woman charged with felony drug possession during traffic stop

A Kannapolis woman was charged with felony drug possession late Friday after police pulled over the vehicle she ...

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Police: Lexington man found with marijuana in mouth

Police charged a Lexington man who they say spit out marijuana following a traffic stop. The driver of the ...

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China Grove man charged with felony hit-and-run

Man jailed after hit and run A China Grove man is spending time in the Rowan County Detention ...

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Blotter briefs

Cleveland man refuses to cooperate with police A Cleveland man was arrested on Friday after Sheriff’s Office deputies ...

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Man tries to attend class under the influence

A Salisbury man was arrested Thursday evening when he arrived drunk at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College determined to go ...

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Police: 14-year-old fired gun in neighborhood

By David Purtell david.purtell@salisburypost.com A teenager was arrested Wednesday night after shooting a gun in a neighborhood, according to ...

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McDonald’s manager charged with stealing from her employer

A former manager at a local McDonald’s has been charged with stealing from the fast-food restaurant she worked ...

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Blotter: Five more victims identified in Red Road rock throwing incident

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com   Authorities say several more motorists have come forward saying their vehicles were also ...

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