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Aunt charged after fatal collision

Staff report SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman has been charged in the July 11 wreck that claimed the ...

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More than 300 pounds of marijuana found in truck

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Texas truck driver was charged Tuesday with drug trafficking after authorities ...

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Woman charged in crash that killed 12-year-old nephew

SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman has been charged in the July 11 wreck that claimed in the life ...

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Charges dropped against two accused of robbery

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Court officials have dismissed charges against two men accused of robbing a ...

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Corn, tree limbs and beer get teens in trouble

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com CLEVELAND — Deputies issued citations for a group of underage people accused of drinking. ...

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Convicted sex offender charged with using Facebook

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman posing as her daughter on social networking site Facebook ...

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Marijuana found in truck full of mangoes; man charged

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Texas man was charged this morning with trafficking in more than ...

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Homeless man charged with robbery

SALISBURY — Police say a man threatened employees of a Salisbury store with a razor knife Saturday evening ...

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Help sought in Saturday night hit and run

The Highway Patrol is looking for a person of interest who was involved in a hit and run ...

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Wrong-way driver kills 2 in I-40 collision in Raleigh

RALEIGH (AP) — Raleigh police say two people were killed and a third person was critically injured after ...

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Two charged as fugitives from justice

SALISBURY — Two men wanted in Virginia on numerous criminal charges are being held in the Rowan County ...

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Man accused of triple murder headed back to Calif.

SALISBURY — A man accused of killing three people in 2008 will return to California from Salisbury to ...

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Mocksville woman charged with fraud

SALISBURY — Police say a Mocksville woman deposited forged checks and then withdrew money on the accounts. Frances ...

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Spencer man charged with breaking and entering

SPENCER — Spencer police charged a South Salisbury Avenue man with breaking into an apartment and taking cash ...

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Man charged with robbery with dangerous weapon

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man faces charges connected to an incident with a razor knife. Salisbury police charged ...

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12-year-old crash victim was 'kind-hearted kid'

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — John Marshall Murdock was “a kind-hearted kid” who loved spending time with ...

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Two officers fired after alleged jailhouse assault

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office has fired two officers in connection with ...

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21-year-old charged with cocaine possession

SALISBURY — A 21-year-old man was arrested after authorities said he dropped two bags of cocaine on the ...

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Charlotte man found with 128 marijuana plants in SC

CHARLOTTE (AP) — A Charlotte man has been arrested after drug enforcement agents found 128 marijuana plants growing ...

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Five arrested in string of undercover stings

SALISBURY — Undercover deputies arrested five Rowan residents in the last three days on drug-related charges. According to ...

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Concord man accused of rape held on $500,000

KANNAPOLIS — A Concord man was placed under a $500,000 bond after Kannapolis Police charged him with first-degree ...

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Scrap metal dealers to put paper trail in place in October as law changes

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Scrap metal thieves may find a difficult market starting in October. Authorities ...

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NC man charged in triple homicide

MARSHVILLE (AP) — A Union County man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the deaths ...

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Suspected robber held at gunpoint in Morganton

MORGANTON (AP) — Two men who saw a strange man in a neighbor’s home in Morganton got their ...

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Greenville woman pleads guilty in death of 5-month-old son

GREENVILLE (AP) — A Pitt County woman has pleaded guilty in the death of her 5-month-old son. The ...

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Suspect in San Francisco triple homicide fights extradition

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — San Francisco authorities want North Carolina’s governor to order a man accused ...

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Suspect in Concord slaying arrested

CONCORD — Authorities arrested an Albemarle man Tuesday night wanted in connection with a murder near U.S. 601 ...

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Police: Second helpings lead to burglary arrest

SALISBURY — Police arrested a man accused of robbing a warehouse on East Horah Street Monday when authorities ...

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