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Teens charged with multiple felonies, larcenies

Two local teenagers have been charged with multiple felony counts for allegedly conducting a string of break-ins, many ...

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Rowan man charged with death by vehicle

Rowan man charged with death by vehicle

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Deputies ask victims to come forward in break-in spree

SALISBURY — Following the arrest of two teenagers this weekend, deputies are asking any victims of vehicle break-ins ...

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Unsolved murders

?• August 1978, Robert Allen Frank, 19, and Tammy Lynn White, 16, shot. Frank and White, of Virginia, ...

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Salisbury woman receives minor injuries, charged in collision

?SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Shue and ...

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Police investigate string of Kannapolis robberies

KANNAPOLIS – Police are investigating three robberies that happened in the Kannapolis area Thursday. Investigators said the robbery ...

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The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office charged a Thomasville man after officers stopped him reaching speeds in excess of ...

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Police: Illegally parked car leads to drug arrests

SALISBURY – Two men were taken into custody after officers checked an illegally parked vehicle Thursday. Salisbury Police ...

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Mother suing middle school onto next step in legal action

SALISBURY – The mother of a former Erwin Middle School student has moved on to the next step ...

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Authorities aim to slow speeders with ticket campaign

SALISBURY – Authorities handed out 84 tickets during a No Need to Speed campaign Wednesday. Salisbury Police Capt. ...

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Four injured in head-on collision

ROCKWELL — A sport-utility vehicle reported to authorities for erratic driving was involved in a head-on collision on ...

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Ex-girlfriend's testimony comes under fire in murder trial

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – Defense attorney Darrin Jordan ripped into the inconsistent memory of his client’s ...

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Admitted NC scout molester worked at daycare

By Michael Biesecker and Mitch Weiss Associated Press MONROE (AP) — A former North Carolina scoutmaster who was ...

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Part of man's ear bitten off during robbery

SALISBURY – A Salisbury man ended up in the hospital after a portion of his lower ear was ...

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Police chase suspect through thicket

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – A man known to authorities took officers on a short foot chase ...

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Man accused in court of burning dead toddler's things

nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Jessica Kepley had never met neighbor Bobby Milam until he performed CPR on her 1-year-old ...

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Police searching for robbery suspect

On Oct. 26 around 12:48a.m. Murphy’s Express located at 1010 Freeland Drive in Salisbury was robbed by a ...

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12-year-old NC boy dies getting on school bus

COATS (AP) — A 12-year-old Harnett County boy has died after he was struck and killed while trying ...

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Man's conscience strikes mid-robbery

SALISBURY – A few years ago, things might have ended differently for Glenn Strickland. But according to police ...

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Deputies search for suspicious man

SALISBURY – Authorities are searching for a suspicious person who may have tried to abduct a 14-year-old girl. ...

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Police continue drug-related investigation on East Fisher Street

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com The Salisbury Police Interdiction Team arrested two people after approaching an illegally parked vehicle ...

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Victims provide little information in separate attacks

SALISBURY – Police said a 23-year-old Salisbury man was stabbed in the back Saturday morning. The man told ...

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Former girlfriend testifies against accused killer

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – Tamara Propst glanced only once at one-time boyfriend Larry Wayne Call during ...

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Man leads Landis police on chase

At approximately 6:45 p.m.Tuesday, China Grove Police Officer B. Porter was conducting a traffic stop on U.S. 29 ...

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18-year-old charged with hitting officer

?SALISBURY – Police arrested an 18-year-old Saturday after authorities said he punched an officer following a party. Shakeil ...

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Prosecution begins showing evidence in murder trial

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – Betty Gillespie’s voice cracked when prosecutors asked her how many children she ...

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Thieves hit cars in Rockwell area

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com ROCKWELL — Authorities are looking for thieves who broke into a number of vehicles ...

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Man's conscience strikes mid-robbery

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – A few years ago, things might have ended differently for Glenn Strickland. ...

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