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Odor from dryer sheets leads to marijuana charges

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The smell of dryer sheets led police to find marijuana and alcohol ...

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Woman charged with embezzling from employer

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com CLEVELAND — A Cleveland woman is accused of stealing from her employer, starting her ...

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Rowan man charged in purse-snatching spree

KANNAPOLIS — A Rowan County man faces multiple charges after police say he went on a purse-snatching spree ...

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Steak knife stabbing lands Kannapolis man in jail

KANNAPOLIS — A Kannapolis man landed in jail after stabbing another man’s left hand with a steak knife ...

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Kannapolis man faces drug charges

KANNAPOLIS — A Kannapolis man is behind bars facing drug charges. Kannapolis Police charged Dustin Bradley Sullivan, 29, ...

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Cleveland woman charged with identity theft

CLEVELAND — A Cleveland woman is accused of forgery and identify theft. The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office charged ...

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Landis man found not guilty in statutory rape case

SALISBURY — A Landis man accused of statutory rape in January was acquitted Thursday in Rowan County Superior ...

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Three dead after shooting near Texas A&M

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Police say the gunman has died after a shooting that killed a law ...

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Chickens spur shotgun incident

SALISBURY — An Albemarle woman was released on a written promise after authorities charged her with pointing a ...

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Six cars involved in I-85 wrecks

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — With traffic backed up from a fatal wreck on Interstate 85 ...

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Woman says other women hit her, cut her hair

SALISBURY — Authorities are investigating a bizarre incident after a 34-year-old Charlotte woman told officers three women assaulted ...

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Man accused of hiding from officers in bushes charged

SALISBURY — Salisbury Police charged a man Thursday who was accused of hiding from officers in the bushes ...

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Father, son arrested after domestic dispute

SALISBURY — Deputies arrested a Miller Chapel Road man and his father after authorities said an argument turned ...

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Store owner gets probation for selling teen beer before fatal accident

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A store owner who sold 16-year-old Jonah King alcohol hours before a ...

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Store owner gets probation for selling teen beer before fatal accident

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A store owner who sold 16-year-old Jonah King alcohol hours before he ...

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Police: Two men steal 14-year-old's scooter

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A scooter was found Wednesday after police said two men robbed a ...

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Oinking, cursing lands two men in hot water

SALISBURY — Police arrested a “very intoxicated” man who spit at officers and urinated on himself while flinging ...

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Convicted felon charged with having handguns

SALISBURY — Rowan deputies arrested a Holshouser Road man Tuesday night on an outstanding warrant from Maggie Valley, ...

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Mom, boyfriend charged with child abuse

SALISBURY — A parent and her live-in boyfriend are accused of child abuse after deputies found “significant bruises” ...

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21-year-old accused of kidnapping, attempted rape

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man who had sex assault charges against him dismissed earlier ...

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Conviction of man who killed NC trooper upheld

RALEIGH (AP) — The North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld the murder conviction of the man who ...

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Inmate accused of spitting on officer

SALISBURY — A 38-year-old woman was charged with an additional felony Friday night after authorities said she spit ...

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Two juveniles among four accused in attempted break-in

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An Elm Street woman told police a man rang her doorbell Monday ...

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Police: Man caught in bushes after chase

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police Capt. Shelia Lingle was on her way back to the department ...

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Salisbury police chase ends at High Rock dock

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police arrested a Salisbury man accused of damaging several patrol cars during ...

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Convicted felon charged with having handgun

SALISBURY — A Cleveland man was arrested Saturday night after police responded to complaints of drug activity near ...

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Sheriff: 25-year-old spent thousands using fraudulent card

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Deputies arrested a 25-year-old man this morning after his father told ...

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Sikh temple gunman was white supremacist, had ties to North Carolina

OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) — The gunman who killed six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin before ...

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