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Air conditioning duct not the best hiding place

CLEVELAND — Three Rowan County Sheriff’s deputies were surprised to find the man they were looking for hiding ...

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Man suspected in Spencer arson turns himself in

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com SPENCER — A man accused of setting fire to his Steeplechase Trail home on ...

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Woman charged with assaullting boyfriend

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman was charged Saturday after authorities said she assaulted her ...

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Teenaged girls charged with killing taxi driver

HICKORY (AP) — Two 16-year-old girls have been charged with murder and other charges for their roles in ...

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Warrants issued for estranged husband accused of arson

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SPENCER — Warrants were issued Sunday morning for a Spencer man accused of burning ...

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Another traffic stop brings drug charges

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Man accused of burning his home turns himself in

SPENCER – Authorities have charged a man accused of setting his house on fire Friday with his stepson ...

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Police: Teen's temper lands him in jail

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury Police say an intoxicated teen was charged after a fight between ...

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Man outside Starbucks 'surrenders' to officers

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Winston-Salem man not wearing a shirt or shoes and acting strangely ...

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Two East Rowan students cited for marijuana possession

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com School and law enforcement officials discovered two East Rowan High School students had marijuana ...

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No charges when teen apologizes

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com ROCKWELL — Authorities said two teens were able to settle their differences following an ...

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Wife: Estranged husband set fire

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SPENCER — A Spencer woman said her estranged husband used a ladder to climb ...

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Feds charge NC man in $82 million fraud scheme

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Federal agents are accusing a disbarred North Carolina lawyer of defrauding banks and investors out ...

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Three added to Rowan most wanted list

Three people have been added to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office Most Wanted List — two people wanted ...

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Deputies: Two men posing as contractors accused of taking 86-year-old's pocketbook

GOLD HILL — Deputies believe two men posing as contractors stole an 86-year-old woman’s pocketbook Tuesday afternoon. The ...

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Two arrested after undercover cocaine deal

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Undercover officers arrested two people Thursday during a cocaine purchase near Faith ...

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Booze It and Lose It catches 819 drunk drivers

Transportation Secretary Gene Conti announced Thursday that state and local law enforcement officers cited 819 motorists for driving ...

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Livingstone student's appetite lands him in trouble

SALISBURY — A Livingstone College student with a taste for Chinese food was taken into custody Wednesday. Salisbury ...

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Two charged after abrupt turnaround at traffic check point

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man who attempted to avoid a checkpoint and called himself ...

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Mother charged with having weapon at school

The mother of a student at Bostian Elementary School was charged Tuesday with having a weapon on school ...

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Caretaker accused of theft

SALISBURY — A man who was taking care of a dementia patient was accused of stealing jewelry from ...

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Man charged with molesting child, having sex with dog

SALISBURY — A Mount Hope Church Road man has been charged with molesting an 11-year-old child and having ...

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Revoked license charge just the beginning

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — As two deputies approached the front of a Valley Drive home Wednesday ...

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Vegetable field damaged by vandals

The co-owner of Patterson Farm reported vandalism of one of his fields near Bradshaw Road Tuesday. According to ...

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Black tar heroin found during arrest

SALISBURY — Authorities said a Kannapolis woman was carrying black tar heroin when they arrested her on probation ...

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Man hit by shotgun pellets thinks crime will go unsolved

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Billy Hopkins didn’t know he had been shot until he felt a ...

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Thieves take copper piping from Mahaley Avenue home

SALISBURY — Thieves broke into a Mahaley Avenue home this week and stole copper piping from the basement, ...

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Man tries to run from officers, earns more charges

SALISBURY — A 24-year-old man tried to run from deputies while they served a warrant for his arrest ...

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