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Man reports scooter theft, is charged with drug possession

A Salisbury man who called police about the theft of his scooter wound up in handcuffs after becoming ...

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Police charge man with marijuana, crack possession

Authorities seized 171 grams (6 ounces) of marijuana and 11 grams (.39 ounces) of crack cocaine after stopping ...

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Police looking for man who solicited sexual favors from store clerk

Police are looking for a man they say offered a convenience store clerk money for sexual favors. The ...

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Pedestrian struck in Link Avenue hit and run

Salisbury Police are investigating a hit and run that occurred just after 4 p.m. Monday in front of ...

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Phone found on man jailed for attempted murder

A Rowan County man already in the county jail on an attempted murder charge was recently found with ...

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Woman accused of forging grandmother’s checks arrested

KANNAPOLIS — A Kannapolis woman accused of forging her grandmother’s checks has been arrested. Christen Suzanne Castor, 26, ...

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Sheriff’s office looking for sex offender

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a registered sex offender who has been living ...

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Cocaine, pot seized following foot chase

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Authorities seized marijuana and cocaine after a foot chase through Salisbury on ...

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Woman accused of cashing grandmother’s checks

SALISBURY — A 32-year-old woman was taken into custody Tuesday after authorities said she fraudulently signed six of ...

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17-year-old shot in foot in apparent drive-by

SALISBURY — A 17-year-old was shot in the foot during an apparent drive-by shooting near South Martin Luther ...

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Rockwell woman charged with identity theft

The Iredell County Sheriff’s Department charged a Rockwell woman Tuesday with identity theft after another woman reported getting ...

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Salisbury couple arrested on drug, neglect charges

SALISBURY — A Salisbury couple was arrested Sunday after authorities say they used methamphetamine while their 13-month-old child ...

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Truck theft thwarted by armed owner

SALISBURY — Authorities say a Salisbury man caught his neighbor in the act of stealing his truck and ...

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Salisbury man shot in legs

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was shot in the legs after a dispute at a home on Lincolnton ...

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Break-in reported at Knollwood mobile classroom

SALISBURY — Computer parts were reported stolen from a Knollwood Elementary School mobile classroom after an apparent break-in ...

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Man charged with using drugs while baby in home

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been corrected. The circumstance that led to a charge against Kenneth Scott Hayes ...

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Man reports armed robbery in Salisbury

SALISBURY — A man told police that he was robbed by at gunpoint early Saturday morning in Salisbury. ...

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Fire hydrant caps reported stolen

SALISBURY — Salisbury police are investigating the theft of two dozen metal fire hydrant caps. Police say the ...

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Police: Man intended to sell cocaine, fake substitute

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man faces drug trafficking charges after police say they found him with both real ...

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Landis couple accused of taking lambs, goats from livestock auction

LANDIS — Authorities say a Landis couple took six lambs and 12 goats worth $1,670 on June 7 ...

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Investigators looking for Kannapolis woman suspected of forging grandmother’s checks

Investigators are looking for a Kannapolis woman who they say forged 36 checks that belonged to her grandmother ...

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Hill admits he choked ex-girlfriend to death

Wayne Eugene Hill told investigators he choked his ex-girlfriend to death in a fit of anger inside his ...

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Wayne Eugene Hill told investigators he choked his ex-girlfriend to death in a fit of anger inside his ...

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Salisbury Police continue to investigate a Wednesday shooting at Civic Park Apartments that left one man with three ...

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Salisbury man charged with breaking and entering, pawning stolen items

A Salisbury man who authorities say pawned items he stole from a Sherrills Ford Road home a week ...

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Civic Park Apartments the scene of altercation

A man was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after being shot three times at the Civic Park Apartments on Hall ...

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Three in Rowan among 33 charged in probation, parole violation sweep

Officers from the Department of Public Safety, along with local and federal law enforcement officers, arrested 33 people ...

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Salisbury man charged with statutory rape of 12-year-old girl

Correction: An earlier version of this story listed the wrong charge against Brandon Lee Shumake because of incorrect ...

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