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Man shot twice, expected to recover

KANNAPOLIS — A man was shot twice Monday evening, according to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office. Scott Matthew ...

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Mooresville doctor, woman indicted in prescription fraud scheme

A Rowan grand jury has indicted a Mooresville doctor and a woman with involvement in a prescription fraud ...

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Sheriff: Woman declares she could not be arrested, is charged with assault

A Rowan County woman faces assault charges after the driver of a car she was riding in jumped ...

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Police: Man runs stop sign, issued citation for marijuana possession

Salisbury Police issued a citation to a Mocksville man for simple possession of marijuana after a police officer ...

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Western Rowan County couple scammed, robbed

A western Rowan County couple told authorities they were tricked into thinking two men who came to their ...

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Sheriff: Salisbury man attempts to run from court is Tasered, placed in chokehold

Authorities say they had to use a Taser to subdue a man who tried to run from court ...

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Police: Woman charged after she punched, bit another woman

Police say a fight between two friends sent one Salisbury woman to jail, charged with simple assault. The ...

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‘John Doe’ brings gun to high school

A man refused to give his name to officers and was charged with felony possession of a firearm ...

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Man charged with punching X-ray technician

A man is being held in the Rowan County Detention Center charged with punching an X-ray technician at ...

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Man faces six charges

A man is facing six charges ranging from drug possession to assault on a female and discharging a ...

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Pair charged with stealing jewelry and tools

A man and woman are charged with stealing $22,601 worth of items from a Concord home. Catherine Linn ...

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Search for probationers leads to arrests countywide

Authorities charged more than two dozen people throughout Rowan County following a series of warrantless searches of homes ...

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Woman charged with pocketing money at local restaurant

Authorities charged a Salisbury woman with taking money from a local restaurant where she worked but added it ...

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Police: Virginia women charged with shoplifting, police confiscate hundreds of items

Authorities charged two Virginia women with taking purses from a local store and upon searching their vehicle discovered ...

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Sheriff: Rockwell man on half million bond, charged with child pornography, sex offense with minor

A Rockwell man remains in the county jail this morning following an investigation into online child pornography, authorities ...

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Sheriff: Suspect leaves behind headphones at home break-in

Authorities were able to tie headphones left at a home break-in to a Salisbury man who stands accused ...

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Police investigate early morning shooting

Salisbury Police are investigating a shooting that occurred near Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Cemetery Street early ...

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Sheriff: Parolee charged with tampering with electronic monitoring device

A Salisbury man remains in the Rowan County jail this morning after authorities discovered he’d removed his electronic ...

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Blotter: Salisbury man charged with violating domestic protective order while the victim was in the car

A Salisbury man who already has a pending child abuse case in court will have to appear later ...

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Police: Man robs woman in downtown Salisbury

Authorities say a man displayed a gun and stole a woman’s cell phone Monday as she walked in ...

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Man who says ‘I smoked it all’ charged with obstruction

Authorities charged a man with misdemeanor obstruction after he walked up to an investigation already in progress and ...

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Authorities say woman took $700 worth of perfume from CVS, tried to blame daughter

Police say they charged a Salisbury woman with taking more than $700 worth of perfume from a local ...

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Police stop for expired plate leads to short foot chase, charges for pair

Authorities chased a Salisbury man who continued driving after police tried to pull him over for an expired ...

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Candlelight vigil will honor slain teenager

A year ago today, Roosevelt Jenkins received the last text message he would ever receive from his son, ...

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Police, probation officers find marijuana plant, other drug paraphernalia at South Long Street home

Three men were charged after authorities served a search warrant at a South Long Street home in conjunction ...

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Traffic stop leads to drug charges for 2

Authorities charged two Salisbury men with drug possession following a drug investigation and subsequent traffic stop Friday afternoon. ...

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Salisbury man faces numerous sex charges Warrants say victim was under age of 13

Editor’s note: This article has been amended from a previous version to correctly state the first name of ...

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Weapon, drug citations issued at school

A Rowan County Sheriff’s Office deputy on Wednesday found two knives and a joint in a West Rowan ...

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