Crime

Salisbury man charged with statutory rape, indecent liberties

SALISBURY — A 24-year old Salisbury man is facing of number of child sex charges. Jacob Wayne Stegall ...

Crime

NC man sentenced to 21 years for shooting police officer

NEW BERN (AP) — A North Carolina man has been sentenced to 21 years in prison in connection ...

Crime

Blotter: Oct. 8

In Salisbury Police reports: • A man on Thursday reported fraud resulting in the estimated loss of $550. ...

Crime

China Grove man faces 21 crimes for sex offenses involving children

SALISBURY — A China Grove man faces a litany of sex offenses for alleged crimes involving children and ...

Crime

Blotter: Bullet holes found in car on Julian Road

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports: • Bullet holes were found Tuesday in an unoccupied vehicle in the ...

Crime

Blotter: Man tells Salisbury Police thieves made off with his pants, wallet

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man told police he was left without his pants and wallet after a robbery late ...

Crime

Blotter: Oct. 5

In Salisbury Police reports: • A man on Monday was the victim of a larceny in the 1900 ...

Crime

Blotter: Oct. 4

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports: • A man on Thursday reported a larceny from a motor vehicle ...

Crime

Blotter: Convicted sex offender jailed for failing to report new address, list of other charges

SALISBURY — A 48-year-old man was jailed Saturday with failing to report his new home address as a ...

Crime

On fourth anniversary of Las Vegas massacre, survivors urge others to ‘be there for each other’

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — People who are healing and some still struggling gathered ...

Crime

Gold Hill man shot in chest while unloading gun

SALISBURY — A 35-year-old Gold Hill man was hospitalized Friday after accidentally shooting himself while unloading his gun. ...

Crime

Blotter: Sept. 30

In Salisbury Police reports: • Officers on Tuesday responded to residential and car break-ins on Windsor Drive. • ...

Crime

Man sentenced to minimum of 89 months in prison for larceny, being a habitual felon

SALISBURY — A habitual felon will serve several years in prison following a trial this week in Rowan ...

Crime

Salisbury man jailed for assaulting sheriff’s deputy, running away

SALISBURY — An 18-year-old man faces charges for ramming his head into a sheriff’s deputy’s chin, shoving a ...

Crime

Salisbury man pleads guilty to importing opioids into Georgia through the dark web

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man will serve more than two years in prison after pleading guilty in federal ...

Crime

Blotter: Sept. 28

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports: • A woman on Friday reported an assault in the 100 block ...

News

Salisbury Police confirm seized rifle was used in 7-year-old A’yanna Allen’s murder

SALISBURY — Police say they have the weapon used in the murder of 7-year-old A’yanna Allen, who was ...

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury man charged with statutory rape, indecent liberties, child abuse

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man on Sunday was charged with a litany of felony sex and child abuse ...

Crime

Court rules sex offenders can be monitored perpetually; General Assembly law limits tracking to 10 years

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH (AP) — It’s constitutional for North Carolina to require people convicted ...

Crime

R. Kelly fate in jury’s hands at sex trafficking trial

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s fate is now in a jury’s hands ...

Crime

Blotter: Sept. 24

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports: • A student at West Rowan Middle School was charged Wednesday with ...

Crime

‘No winners’: Mason found guilty in fish arcade murder trial

SALISBURY — As soon as the court clerk read the verdict aloud, the tangible tension enveloping the courtroom ...

Crime

Blotter: Men stripped, robbed en route to buy beer

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two men were stripped and robbed while trying ...

Crime

Jury begins deliberations in Fishzilla murder case

SALISBURY — A jury began deliberating Wednesday afternoon in the Fishzilla murder case, but a verdict wasn’t reached ...

Crime

Salisbury Police: Toyota Prius is most popular target for catalytic converter thieves

SALISBURY — Police say the Toyota Prius is the most popular make and model of car among catalytic ...

Crime

Man jailed after fleeing to California, returning to Kannapolis

KANNAPOLIS — A 26-year-old man faces a number of charges in connection with a 2020 incident after he ...

Crime

Blotter: Sept. 21

In Salisbury Police reports: • A man on Monday reported $479 was stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked ...

Trial

Defendant testifies in Fishzilla murder trial

SALISBURY —  After watching other witnesses give accounts of the incident, Dedrick Michelle Mason took the stand on ...

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