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In sheriff’s reports: • A woman reported Wednesday a burglary occurred in the 600 block of White Rock ...

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Salisbury man faces child porn charges

Police say a Salisbury man was distributing child pornography from his home computer. Kevin Scott Rose, 33, of ...

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Authorities serve warrant for man who has been jailed in each of last three months

Rowan County authorities served an arrest warrant for a man who has been charged and been jailed in ...

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Granite Quarry man charged with taking, using father’s debit card

Authorities charged a Granite Quarry man with taking his father’s debit card and racking up more than $100 ...

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Officials: 16-year-old gave marijuana to a 14-year-old while at park

A Rowan County teen remains in jail after officials said he had marijuana and gave it to a ...

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Sheriff: Cleveland man faces multiple assault charges

Authorities say a Cleveland man is facing multiple assault charges following accusations of an ongoing domestic situation with ...

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Salisbury woman charged again with child abuse

A Rowan County woman with a history of child abuse and impaired driving charges is again accused of ...

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Police: Belk employee accused of taking fashion jewelry

Police charged a Salisbury woman with stealing hundreds of dollars worth of jewelry from a local department store. ...

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Police: Woman accused of stabbing boyfriend with Swiss Army-style knife

Police say an argument inside a local restaurant escalated between a couple and sent one man to the ...

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Police: Man issued citation for shoplifting returns to store, is arrested

Police issued a citation to a Salisbury man for taking clothing items from Walmart, but add charges when ...

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Police: Pair charged with breaking into home, taking two TVs

Two Salisbury people were charged this weekend after they were caught walking out of a South Jackson Street ...

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School system: Bostian Elementary teacher charged with prescription fraud resigns

School officials say Meredith Raynes, one of eight charged five weeks ago in a prescription fraud scheme has ...

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Police: Man with history of assault charged with beating another

A Salisbury man with a history of assault was charged this week with beating up a man officials ...

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Sheriff: Woman tries to flee courtroom, is shocked with Taser

A Rowan Sheriff’s deputy had to shock a woman with a Taser after she jumped over a defendant ...

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Two on sheriff’s most wanted list arrested

On Thursday, the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office received information from Bradshaw Bonding that Aziz Alim Rahim Al-Amin, also ...

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Police: More businesses report vandals broke windows with rocks

Salisbury police said two more businesses reported vandals used rocks to break windows in and around the 1000 ...

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Rowan man jailed, heroin trafficking charge

A Salisbury man who was charged two months ago on cocaine possession has been charged this week with ...

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Sheriff: Rowan County man speeds by deputy, cited for DWI, other offenses

A Rowan County man was cited for driving while impaired and other charges after he passed a Rowan ...

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Authorities arrest, charge contractor who stole gift card, ran over woman’s foot

Authorities charged a man with assault after they say he stole a woman’s Lowe’s gift card and ran ...

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Rockwell man gets life in prison for drug trafficking, related charges

CHARLOTTE — Today, Chief U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Freddie Andaya, a/k/a “Raymond Garcia,” 42, of ...

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Reward for information in Parsons case now $50,000

Sheriff Kevin Auten says Prevent Child Abuse Rowan has added $5,000 to the reward for information leading to ...

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Sheriff: Salisbury woman charged with possession of designer drugs

Authorities charged a Rowan County woman following a three-month long investigation. They believe she was involved in a ...

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Police: Vandals break windows at Old West Innes Street businesses

Salisbury Police are asking the public to help them identify a group of men who vandalized a number ...

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Salisbury man charged with taking metal from golf cart company

A Salisbury man is accused of selling metal items he stole from a golf cart supply company. Michael ...

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Sheriff: Two Rockwell men charged, crystal meth, heroin seized

Authorities charged two Rockwell men following a Friday traffic stop where officials confiscated 6 grams of crystal methamphetamine. ...

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Police: Man whose house was shot in East Liberty drive-by faces weapons charges

A Salisbury man was charged three days after someone fired nine rounds into his East Liberty Street home. ...

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Police: Father hits parent at softball tournament, is charged with assault

UPDATE: A Salisbury man was charged with assaulting another parent during a softball tournament Saturday. James Leon Roberts, ...

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China Grove teens charged with stealing bank cards, puppies in weekend break-ins

Two China Grove teenagers face multiple charges connected to a string of alleged thefts on Friday and Saturday. ...

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