Crime

Man shot and killed on East Lafayette Street

A man was shot and killed on East Lafayette Street overnight, according to a press release from the ...

Crime

Police: Man accused of forging, cashing check in 2011 arrested, charged

Police were able to catch up to a man accused of forging and cashing a check more than ...

Crime

Help drive away thieves

The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office just arrested four people this weekend involved in a number of car break-ins ...

Crime

Sheriff: Four charged with numerous car break-ins

Rowan County Sheriff’s officials charged a Salisbury group they say are responsible for a number of car break-ins ...

Crime

Police: Pair charged in weekend traffic stop with drug, weapons offenses

Salisbury Police charged two after officers assisted N.C. Highway Patrol during a traffic stop over the weekend. The ...

Crime

25 charged in Kannapolis drug bust Year-long undercover operation targeted illegal sales of prescription drugs

KANNAPOLIS — Early-morning raids by Kannapolis Police resulted in 19 arrests Saturday on charges related to illegal sales ...

Crime

Blotter: Police charge man with crack pipe after call about drug activity

Police charged a Salisbury man with having a crack pipe after receiving a phone call about possible drug ...

Concord

Concord man critical after shooting

CONCORD — A man has been arrested in the shooting of a neighbor in Concord. The victim is ...

Crime

Sheriff’s: Men walk into convenience store, walk out with 28 cartons of cigarettes

Rowan investigators are asking the public to help them identify two men who walked into Love’s Travel Plaza, ...

Crime

Business owner adds to reward in the Dee Rios murder

SPENCER — A local businessman is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest in the ...

Crime

Thieves plunder the Buccaneer Lounge

Authorities say thieves took money from donation jars at a local night spot, raided the beer cooler and ...

Crime

Police: Neighbor spots thieves trying to break into home

Salisbury Police are looking into who tried to break into a Parkview Circle home Wednesday after three men ...

Crime

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 ...

Crime

Police stop man from urinating in public, charge him with marijuana possession

Salisbury Police charged a Salisbury man with marijuana possession after they stopped him for urinating in public. Police ...

Crime

Man charged with stealing, forging, cashing grandfather’s checks

Police charged a Salisbury man with stealing and cashing several of his grandfather’s checks at a local grocery ...

Crime

Police add charges to man who offered to pay women in exchange for sex

Police have added charges to a man arrested earlier this month, charged with offering to pay residents in ...

Crime

Iredell school official charged with embezzlement once worked in Rowan

STATESVILLE (AP) — An official has been accused of stealing money from Iredell-Statesville Schools. Police say 34-year-old Melissa ...

Crime

Officials seek motorcyclist who prompted chase

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

Crime

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 ...

Crime

Police cite man with marijuana possession

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

Crime

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 ...

Crime

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 ...

Crime

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 ...

Crime

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. ...

Crime

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 ...

Crime

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 ...

Crime

Crime briefs

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

Crime

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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