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Salisbury woman charged with tattooing her 12-year-old daughter

A woman faces a criminal charge after authorities say she tattooed her 12-year-old daughter at their Salisbury home. ...

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Sheriff’s Office searching for thieves who broke into cars

CHINA GROVE — Rowan authorities say thieves broke into a number of cars in China Grove taking cash, ...

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Police: Issue over dress code lands three in jail

Police said an issue with the dress code at a local bar led to three arrests and injuries ...

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Police ask for the public’s help to ID Walgreens robbery suspect

Salisbury Police still need the public’s help in identifying a man who held Walgreens customers and employees at ...

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Someone fires gunshot into home, laundromat

Salisbury Police are trying to find who shot into two buildings in separate incidents, one of which occurred ...

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Fight over paternity lands one man in the hospital, another shot in the leg

Police say an argument over paternity got out of hand Thursday and landed one man in the hospital ...

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Police: Man tried to pay undercover officer for sex in Fulton Heights

Salisbury investigators say they want residents in the Fulton Heights neighborhood to call them if they believe they ...

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Teen refuses to hand over phone, scuffles with officer, is jailed

Authorities charged a Cleveland teen with resisting arrest and disturbing the school during exams after she was told ...

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Man charged with taking wife’s purse

A Kannapolis man accused of breaking into a car and stealing his estranged wife’s belongings turned himself in ...

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Pills discovered after traffic stop made for driver not wearing seatbelt

Rowan authorities stopped a Salisbury woman who wasn’t wearing her seatbelt and discovered she didn’t have a prescription ...

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Police: man believed to be on stolen moped charged with cocaine, marijuana, pills

A Salisbury man was charged with possession of crack cocaine, prescription pills and marijuana after a police officer ...

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After traffic stop, man charged with having high-quality marijuana

Authorities seized just more than half a pound of high-quality marijuana and cash from a Rowan County man ...

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Sheriff’s deputies weed out marijuana ‘master’

A Salisbury man claiming to be a master at cultivating marijuana remains behind bars after deputies discovered marijuana ...

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Three charged with jail attack on deputy

Rowan authorities said a detention center officer was left with a broken nose and concussion following a Tuesday ...

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Pair charged in child’s death make first appearance in court

SALISBURY — A Rowan judge told John Travis Turner and Alisha Nicole Carlisle on Wednesday they could face ...

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Man charged with possession after running from checkpoint

Authorities charged a Rowan County man with drug possession after he ran from deputies during a license checkpoint ...

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Eight charged with selling prescription pills to undercover officers, warrants sought on ninth

The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office charged a group of people with selling prescription pills to undercover officers between ...

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Aunt, boyfriend face charges of first-degree murder, abuse of 15-month-old girl

KANNAPOLIS — Police investigators have not determined a clear motive in the murder of 15-month-old Malaya Faith Heun, ...

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Teen charged with possession after marijuana falls from pocket

Police charged a teen with possession of marijuana after small bags of the drugs fell out of his ...

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Man charged after spitting at, trying to kick officer

A Gold Hill man remains in the county jail after authorities said he spit on and tried to ...

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Salisbury Police focused on improving life for West End residents

There have been many discussions, meetings and news accounts from West End residents who say they fear walking ...

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Five charged with selling prescription pills to undercover officers

The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office charged a group of people with selling prescription pills to undercover officers between ...

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Gold Hill man charged with unruly behavior during arrest

A Gold Hill man is facing charges for unruly behavior during his arrest and processing this weekend. Billy ...

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Intoxicated man waves firearm in restaurant parking lot

Police were called to FireWater Restaurant and Bar on the 100 block of South Avalon Drive in Salisbury ...

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Elderly woman scammed

A 78-year-old Salisbury woman was scammed out of more than $2,500 this week. The woman had been talking ...

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Salisbury High student accused of spitting on officer

A Salisbury High School student is accused of spitting on an officer and that earned him a felony ...

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Philadelphia man charged with breaking into mom’s neighbor’s shed, Salisbury man also faces felony charges

Police officials said a Philadelphia man remains behind bars after he was accused of taking construction equipment from ...

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Kannapolis pair charged with drug trafficking, possession

Authorities charged a Kannapolis pair with drug trafficking and drug possession after they sold numerous prescription pills to ...

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