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Thieves take vehicle batteries, other items from Myers Forest Products

CLEVELAND — Officials with Myers Forest Products Inc. reported someone stole 24 batteries from company vehicles, along with ...

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Salisbury man known as “the meat man” charged with stealing from Walmart

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man known as “the meat man” walked out of Walmart with nearly $100 worth ...

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Kennel owner turns himself in to authorities, is released on bond

A Rowan County dog breeder accused falsifying documents to ship sick puppies to out-of-state customers showed up to ...

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Someone steals panties from NC Victoria’s Secret

GASTONIA (AP) Someone is raiding a Victoria’s Secret store in Gaston County and taking hundreds of pairs of ...

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Couple charged with using fraudulently obtained prescription to get pills from pharmacists

SALISBURY — A couple were charged with receiving large quantities of pills from prescriptions at multiple area pharmacies ...

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Gold Hill man faces animal cruelty charges

A Gold Hill man faces 35 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty after authorities say he failed to feed ...

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Salisbury man charged with selling stolen metal items worth thousands

Authorities say a Salisbury man took metal items, including car parts, a refrigerator and ladders from a Mount ...

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Gold Hill man faces 35 animal cruelty charges

A Gold Hill man faces 35 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty following a complaint from the Rowan County ...

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Police looking for Salisbury man involved in hotel room assault

Salisbury police are looking for a Steeplechase Trail man who they say punched a woman, took her wallet ...

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Henderson student charged with marijuana possession

SALISBURY — A Henderson Independent High School student was taken into police custody Wednesday morning and charged with ...

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NC House agrees to more meth-related punishments

RALEIGH (AP) Tougher penalties for people who make highly addictive methamphetamine using an ingredient found in some cold ...

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Girlfriend of Vt man charged in NC cop shooting

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) The girlfriend of a Vermont man charged with shooting and wounding a North Carolina state ...

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Habitual felon gets up to 10 years for breaking into cars

Jason Wylie Johnson was sentenced Wednesday to between 71/2 to nearly 10 years as a habitual felon in ...

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Two East Rowan students face drug charges

An East Rowan High School student was charged with selling marijuana to a minor on the campus Tuesday. ...

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Woman robs man of $10 at knife point, remains jailed under $10,000 bond

Salisbury Police charged a woman who with robbing a man at knife point and taking $10 from his ...

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Ex-UNCC employee indicted in bid-rigging scheme

CHARLOTTE (AP) A former employee of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte has been charged with stealing ...

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Vt. officials surprised by NC shooting suspect

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) Vermont corrections officials say they’re surprised by the charges against a Randolph man who allegedly ...

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Inmate charged after tossing urine, battery pieces on officer

Law enforcement charged an inmate after he tossed urine and pieces of battery onto a Rowan County Detention ...

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Salisbury man charged for second time in a month with pawning stolen items

Authorities have accused accused a Salisbury man of trying to pawn stolen items at a Mooresville Road pawn ...

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Man arrested in shooting of NC trooper

NC trooper recovering from gunshot wound DURHAM, N.C. (AP) A North Carolina Highway Patrol trooper is recovering after ...

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Salisbury man found in stolen car charged

A Salisbury man was charged Sunday after law enforcement found him in a car that didn’t belong to ...

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Salisbury Police looking for suspects in West Fisher Street drive-by

Authorities are trying to determine who shot two men and injured a third on Monday afternoon in a ...

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North Carolina Highway Patrol trooper shot in Durham

DURHAM (AP) — A North Carolina highway patrol trooper is fighting for his life after being in Durham. ...

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Mooresville man charged with assault after shots fired

A Mooresville man, who was charged with shooting a former roommate following a Friday afternoon altercation, has been ...

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Update: Man charged with drug trafficking, burglary

A Salisbury man was charged with burglary and drug trafficking after a man who lived near his neighbor ...

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Man charged with drug trafficking, burglary

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was arrested Sunday on felony drug trafficking and burglary charges. According to one ...

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1 killed, 3 injured at Winston-Salem club

WINSTON-SALEM (AP) Winston-Salem police are investigating a shooting at a nightclub that left one person dead and three ...

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Man shot in fight over mo-ped

MOORESVILLE — A man was shot in the leg Friday in Mooresville during a fight over a mo-ped, ...

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