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Two Lexington women charged with prescription fraud at Salisbury CVS

Police charged two Lexington women with prescription fraud after they were caught at a local CVS pharmacy with ...

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Officials seek motorcyclist who prompted chase

Rowan investigators are looking for a motorcyclist who took deputies and other law enforcement agencies on a high ...

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Police: Teen charged with marijuana paraphernalia after traffic stop

Police officers confiscated a glass pipe and vaporizer with marijuana residue on it following a traffic stop and ...

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Rockwell couple accused of stealing grandmother’s jewelry

Rowan authorities say a Rockwell couple took a few pieces of jewelry from a relative during a visit ...

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Police cite man with marijuana possession

A man whom police charged earlier this year with breaking into the same business numerous times was again ...

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Co-owner of Mooresville Dragway faces drug, weapons charges

A man who co-owns the Mooresville Dragway was charged overnight with drug and weapons offenses after deputies stopped ...

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Rockwell couple accused of stealing grandmother’s jewelry

Rowan authorities say a Rockwell couple took a few pieces of jewelry from a relative during a visit ...

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Sheriff: Woman does detective work, determines Xbox thief

Authorities charged a China Grove man with breaking into his neighbor’s home and stealing her son’s Xbox games. ...

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Crime briefs

SALISBURY — A 56-year-old Rowan County man faces numerous charges after a domestic violence incident Saturday, including shooting ...

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Sheriff: Dispute led to shooting of man in the groin

ROCKWELL — Rowan authorities say a weekend dispute at Flash Bullet Drive led to charges for a man ...

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Police: Woman charged with breaking into vacant home, still inside the home

Police say a neighbor alerted them to a break-in at a vacant home over the weekend where they ...

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Crime briefs

EAST SPENCER — An East Spencer teenager remained in the Rowan County Detention Center on Sunday under $50,000 ...

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Woman recently convicted of fraud now facing drug charge

Officials charged a Rowan County woman with felony drug possession just one month after she was convicted in ...

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Kannapolis man in jail charged with taking, pawning father’s belongings

Rowan authorities say a man who is accused of stealing from his father and pawning the items over ...

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Highway Patrol: Identity of woman killed in Mooresville Road wreck still unknown

N.C. Highway Patrol Troopers have not determined the identity of a young woman killed following a two-vehicle head-on ...

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Stanly man charged with rape of child

A Locust man has been charged with a number of sexual offenses with a child under 13 years ...

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Three charged after fleeing late night checkpoint

Police charged three men Thursday after they fled a late night license checkpoint at the intersection of Lincolnton ...

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Shot hits home on West Thomas Street; no suspects identified

Police say they have no suspects after neighbors in the 300 block of West Thomas Street say they ...

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Suspicious activity leads to drug charges for Kannapolis man

Law enforcement received a call about a suspicious person near a Neita Drive home late Wednesday night that ...

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Police: Pair argue at gas station, man follows woman home

An apparent fight between two people at a Statesville Boulevard convenience store landed a man in jail, officials ...

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Police: Victim of Spencer murder is ex-wife of suspect

SPENCER — Police investigators have identified the victim of a Wednesday morning homicide as Toney Ann Johnson, the ...

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Salisbury man with history of DWI charged at home

A Salisbury man with a number of impaired driving convictions was arrested at his South Merritt Avenue home ...

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Woman charged with drug trafficking with daughter, granddaughter in car

Salisbury Police charged a woman after they say she sold pills to an undercover officer with her daughter ...

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Sheriff searching for suspect in threatening call to school

Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man they believe may be connected ...

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Woman charged with stealing from church

The pastor of the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ, on Deal Road, Mooresville, reported that the church had ...

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Salisbury man caught stealing from Rite Aid, spotted by deputy in store

A Salisbury man picked the wrong time and place to swipe items from a local drug store as ...

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Officers face many hazards

Salisbury Police Officer T.W. Moore has been in law enforcement for more than nine years and recently found ...

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Authorities: Man stole father’s property

Authorities are looking for a Rowan County man accused of stealing his father’s belongings and selling them to ...

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