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Sheriff: Concord man wanted for murder, home invasion found dead of apparent drug overdose

UPDATE: Rowan County authorities say a Concord man wanted in the murder of a 17-year-old Richfield teen has ...

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Woman charged with stabbing man in the back during altercation

Salisbury Police charged a woman this week with the August stabbing of a man who told authorities he ...

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Rowan man arrested for failing to change address as sex offender, living close to school

Authorities said a Rowan County man who was arrested a month ago for failing to notify of an ...

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Sheriff, FBI arrest convicted felon on weapons charges

Michael Todd Collins, who was convicted of a 2002 armored car robbery in China Grove and sentenced to ...

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Blotter

In sheriff’s reports: • A woman reported a larceny Tuesday in the 1200 block of River Trace Lane. ...

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Sheriff: Twin brothers charged after hiding from law enforcement

Twin brothers face misdemeanor charges this week after hiding from deputies serving arrest warrants on them at a ...

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Police: Salisbury man tied to August shooting outside Civic Park Apartments

Authorities brought charges against a Salisbury man who they say shot a man in August outside Civic Park ...

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Sheriff: Teen convicted of setting fire to storage building removes monitoring device

A Rowan County teen convicted of setting fire to a storage building behind a China Grove retirement center ...

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Sheriff’s detectives search for man accused of credit card theft

Rowan investigators are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who is accused of stealing a ...

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Police seize meth, pills, marijuana from Kannapolis woman

A former salon stylist was charged with methamphetamine, pills and marijuana possession after the owner caught her with ...

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Sheriff: Salisbury woman charged with throwing beer bottle at driver

A Salisbury woman was charged with simple assault following an Aug. 29 tailgating incident on Stokes Ferry Road. ...

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Mother charged with abuse after toddler wanders into street

A Salisbury woman faces a charge of misdemeanor child abuse after a motorist found her toddler walking in ...

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Mother charged with leaving four children unattended

Police were called to a Salisbury apartment Monday night following a 911 call that children were left at ...

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Police: Spencer man with lengthy list of warrants arrested

A Spencer man remains in the Rowan County jail after police served him with over a dozen outstanding ...

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Sheriff: Lexington man used fake checks to buy car, give to charity

Authorities say a Lexington man used a fraudulent business account to buy a car from a Salisbury dealership ...

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Kannapolis man arrested months after robbery

A Kannapolis man was arrested Sunday after allegedly stealing two TVs, more than $2,000 and two boxes of ...

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Police charge Salisbury man with drug possession again

Four days after police charged a Salisbury man with drug possession following a domestic disturbance at a Sunset ...

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Blotter

The following incidents occurred and were reported to city police: • A man reported Thursday a vandalism in ...

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Police respond to domestic disturbance; seize heroin, marijuana, other items

A Salisbury man was charged by police after officers went to his home for a domestic disturbance and ...

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Charlotte authorities arrest man who escaped from magistrate’s office

Mecklenburg County authorities have arrested a Rowan County man who escaped a month ago from the Rowan County ...

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Rockwell native charged with assaulting son

GROTON, Conn. (AP) — A 24-year-old Navy seaman in southeastern Connecticut has been charged with inflicting life-threatening injuries ...

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Fight among neighbors leads to hospital visit

Authorities issued citations to four people after a Tuesday fight amongst neighbors ended with one man being taken ...

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East Spencer Police respond to fight at Weant Street Apartments

East Spencer Police were called late Wednesday night to Weant Street Apartments where officials said a crowd of ...

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Police: Two men robbed, assaulted on Institute Street

Salisbury Police are looking into a group of thieves who robbed two men walking about two blocks from ...

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Police: Kannapolis man accused of stealing jumps in car, forces woman to drive

Police say a Kannapolis man was charged with felonious restraint after a witness who thought he was the ...

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Gold Hill man with criminal history charged with firearms violation

Authorities charged a Gold Hill man, who has an extensive criminal history, with having a firearm. Members of ...

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Sheriff: Mother cited after lying to authorities about son’s whereabouts

Authorities charged a Salisbury woman with obstruction after they say she lied to them about the whereabouts of ...

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Man wanted by Virginia authorities found in Rowan jail

Rowan authorities say an inmate in the county jail under a $3,000 secured bond for a failure to ...

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