Crime

Man accused of robbing friend faces more charges

SALISBURY — A man accused of breaking into a friend’s home while he was in jail faces additional ...

January 16, 2012

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Woman faces breaking and entering charge

SALISBURY — Rowan County sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman today for allegedly breaking into a garage last month ...

January 16, 2012

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Cleveland man accused of tree stand theft

SALISBURY — A Cleveland man is accused of taking a tree stand used for deer hunting in Iredell ...

January 16, 2012

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Family holds out hope for missing brother

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com For more than 11 years, Robert Brown has been searching for his brother. As ...

January 14, 2012

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Deputies searching for thieves

MOORESVILLE— Deputies are searching for two men accused of stealing a $1,500 torch from a Mooresville business last ...

January 13, 2012

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78-year-old refuses to be a victim

SALISBURY — A 78-year-old man thwarted an attempted robbery Thursday afternoon when a man pinned his arm in ...

January 13, 2012

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Man charged; vehicle stolen, set on fire

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man’s car was found crashed and intentionally set on fire ...

January 12, 2012

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Fugitive found during traffic stop

SALISBURY — A Virginia man failed to successfully hide his face from a passing Rowan County deputy Tuesday, ...

January 12, 2012

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Police chief asks SBI to look into Claymore Jones' arrest

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police Chief Rory Collins said Wednesday the department plans to ask the ...

January 11, 2012

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Police: SBI asked to look into Claymore Jones' arrest

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police Chief Rory Collins said Wednesday that the department plans to ask ...

January 11, 2012

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Convicted rapist now accused of statutory rape

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A convicted rapist from Landis is in jail again after deputies accused ...

January 11, 2012

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Answers sought for man who died days after arrest

Editor’s note: This article has been changed to reflect a clarification from Police Chief Rory Collins about the ...

January 11, 2012

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Shooting victim was in Salisbury National Guard unit

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A man shot and killed by authorities near Statesville Sunday morning was ...

January 10, 2012

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Man dies days after chase, arrest by Salisbury Police

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Relatives of a Salisbury man said Tuesday they want answers after his ...

January 10, 2012

Crime

Deputies: Man went door-to-door offering to buy, sell drugs

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was arrested Saturday afternoon after deputies said he went ...

January 10, 2012

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Shotgun fire hits three homes

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Three homes were fired into Friday night by what deputies say was ...

January 10, 2012

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Two critical after shooting on West Fisher Street

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Two men were in critical condition Monday night after an argument ended ...

January 10, 2012

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Suspect who died in wreck identified

CHINA GROVE — A Concord man has been identified as the victim of a chase involving law enforcement ...

January 9, 2012

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Two shot on West Fisher Street

Two men are in critical condition in a Winston-Salem hospital after they were shot on West Fisher Street ...

January 9, 2012

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Police find marijuana, scales; man charged

SALISBURY — Salisbury Police arrested a man inside a Bendix Drive motel room this weekend after officers reported ...

January 9, 2012

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Ovens, video games targeted in nine weekend break-ins

SALISBURY — Thieves took everything from ovens to rolled coins this weekend in a rash of burglaries that ...

January 9, 2012

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By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com ROCKWELL — Katherine Boone knelt beside her daughter’s grave Friday afternoon, wiping tears from ...

January 6, 2012

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Friend accused of breaking into jailed man's home

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A prescription pill bottle and a half-squeezed tube of Fixodent led deputies ...

January 6, 2012

Crime

Cabarrus County seeking two sex offenders

Cabarrus Area CrimeStoppers is looking for two sex offenders for failure to notify officials about address changes. Ronnie ...

January 6, 2012

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Teen charged with setting fire at cemetery

By Shavonne Potts spotts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury High School student was arrested Wednesday, charged with setting a ...

January 5, 2012

Crime

Drug investigation nets seven

By Nathan Hardin nhardin@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Seven Rowan residents have been arrested in the last few weeks after ...

January 5, 2012

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Man accused of dozens of break-ins caught

SALISBURY — An unfamiliar SUV led to the arrest of a man believed to be behind dozens of ...

January 5, 2012

Crime

Stopped for speeding, man now faces drug charges

Several pounds of marijuana were found when Salisbury Police stopped a man for speeding on N.C. 150 Tuesday. ...

January 4, 2012