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Police seize equipment, shut down three sweepstakes cafes

Salisbury Police officers seized computer equipment and money from three sweepstakes cafes that were immediately shut down this ...

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‘Drug kingpin of Enochville, Brandon Rumple, charged with having a weapon in jail

The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office charged a known heroin dealer, who already has a long list of charges, ...

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Salisbury pair charged with marijuana possession during traffic stop

Two people were charged with marijuana possession after strange behavior at a traffic stop led an officer to ...

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Blotter: Police charge intoxicated man with assaulting off-duty officer

Police say an intoxicated man causing a disturbance at Food Lion assaulted an off-duty police officer who was ...

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Kannapolis man charged with taking credit card, threatening brother for ‘snitching’

Rowan authorities say a Kannapolis man stole a credit card that belonged to his grandfather’s neighbor, stole his grandfather’s ...

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Salisbury man will spend life in prison for the 2012 murder of convenience store owner

A Salisbury man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty Monday to the ...

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Police charged two with a marijuana grow operation at Larchmont Place apartment

Two men have been charged with growing marijuana inside their condominium at Wiltshire Village off Larchmont Place. After ...

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Police: Five provided unlicensed massages, sexual favors

Five women have been charged after authorities said they provided massages and sex at two unlicensed parlors. The charges follow ...

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Weekend crime roundup

Roommates face drug charges Two Salisbury men are facing drug charges for having marijuana in their townhome. Jacob Woodby, ...

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Blotter: Woman finds old bullet hole in home

A woman found a bullet hole in her home Thursday, but she and police believe it’s been there ...

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Man charged with robbery after being arrested at a party

Marcus Dontriel Chambers, 22, was charged Wednesday with robbery with firearms or other dangerous weapons, probation violation and second ...

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Mooresville man charged with pointing gun at girlfriend’s head

A Mooresville man has been charged with pointing a gun at his girlfriend’s head. Barney Richardson, a convicted ...

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Kannapolis woman arrested on drug, child abuse charges

The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office on Monday charged a Kannapolis woman with drug and child abuse charges after ...

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Blotter: Woman charged with shooting boyfriend claims self-defense

A Rowan woman remains in the the county jail after authorities say she shot her boyfriend in the ...

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Piedmont Correction inmate to be charged with having cell phone

Authorities say a prison inmate at the Piedmont Correction minimum security camp was caught with a cell phone ...

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Authorities: Accused meth cooker known as “the chemist” found with shank in jail

A Salisbury man known to law enforcement as “the chemist” for his alleged involvement in cooking methamphetamine was charged ...

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China Grove man charged with ID theft

Authorities say a China Grove man was charged after taking a debit card from a longtime friend and ...

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Traffic stop leads to drug, alcohol, weapons charges for three

Salisbury Police charged three people with drug, alcohol and weapons charges following a traffic stop Friday night. Authorities ...

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Police: Woman robbed of $1,200, gift cards outside Walmart

A woman told authorities an armed assailant robbed her of $1,800 in cash and gift cards outside Walmart the day ...

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Blotter

In sheriff’s reports: • Davis Enterprises reported on Monday they were a victim of fraud between Dec. 16 ...

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Blotter: Teens accused of breaking into storage shed

Authorities say two teens accused of breaking into a storage shed at a Stokes Ferry Road home left ...

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Police charge two teens, two adults with home invasion, robbery

Police say two teens and two adults burst into a Zion Hills apartment on Monday and robbed the occupants ...

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Blotter

In sheriff’s reports: • A woman reported on Thursday her boyfriend assaulted her in the 400 block of ...

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Police charge man with biting, punching girlfriend

Authorities were called to West Monroe Street on Friday evening following a domestic situation between a woman and ...

Crime

Rowan Sheriff’s officials, other agencies charge known Crips gang member

Rowan authorities charged a known Crips gang member with weapons charges on Thursday following a multiple agency investigation. ...

Crime

Rockwell Police looking for CVS robber

Rockwell Police are looking for an armed robber who walked into CVS and demanded the pharmacist hand over ...

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Blotter: Salisbury teen charged with stealing, returning items to Walmart without receipt

A Salisbury teen was charged after authorities said she took items from Walmart then tried to return them ...

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Police: Thief takes 1,000 gift certificates from local salon, spa

The owner of Salisbury Salon and Spa, Leslie Stopper, contacted Salisbury Police on Wednesday to say someone took ...

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