Crime

Blotter: Two charged with firearm possession, drug crimes

SALISBURY – Two Salisbury men were charged with felony firearm and drug crimes after allegedly being found in ...

Crime

Appeals court upholds guilty verdict in man’s strangling, killing of Rowan woman

SALISBURY — The N.C. Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled a Kannapolis man received a fair, error-free trial ...

Crime

Jail fight results in minor injuries, requires tear gas to disperse inmates

SALISBURY — A fight Thursday night among a dozen or more inmates at the Rowan County Detention Center ...

Crime

Judge denies bond reduction for man facing first-degree murder charge

SALISBURY — A Rowan Superior Court judge on Thursday denied a bond reduction request for a man facing ...

Crime

Charlotte man charged with killing man in Kannapolis, leaving another hospitalized

KANNAPOLIS — A 26-year-old Charlotte man faces murder and attempted murder charges for an incident July 3 that ...

Crime

Man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after vehicle crashes on Mooresville Road

SALISBURY — A Rowan County man was hospitalized Wednesday morning after crashing a vehicle into a pole when ...

Crime

Woman charged in murder case booked back into jail for removing monitoring device

SALISBURY — A woman facing charges in connection with a 2019 murder saw her bond revoked during a ...

Crime

Blotter: Police asking for public’s help with identity of robbery suspect

SALISBURY — Police are looking for a man who allegedly demanded money from a convenience store at 1015 ...

Crime

Three shot, one stabbed in related Rockwell-area incidents

ROCKWELL — Three people were shot and a fourth was stabbed around 11 p.m. Tuesday in related incidents ...

Crime

Murder cases on calendar this week in Rowan County Superior Court

SALISBURY — Several court cases involving murder charges are on the calendar today and Thursday in Rowan County ...

Crime

East Spencer shooting victim recovers; police looking for tips

EAST SPENCER — An 18-year-old man has recovered from his injuries after being shot in the chest and ...

Crime

Blotter: Bullets fired into two units at Lakewood Apartments

SALISBURY — Police are investigating after someone fired several shots into two apartments on Lakewood Drive Monday night. ...

Crime

Blotter: July 5

In warrants from the Rowan County Magistrate’s Office: • Jordan Wayne Jenkins, 18, of Salisbury faces a multitude ...

Crime

Blotter: Kannapolis man charged with exploiting young children, posting child pornography to Facebook

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office on Friday arrested a Kannapolis man after ...

Crime

4 in custody after pursuit involving stolen Raleigh TV station vehicle

RALEIGH (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina say four suspects are in custody after a manhunt that stretched ...

Crime

One killed, one injured Saturday in Kannapolis

KANNAPOLIS — One man is dead, a second is hospitalized and police are looking for a minivan after ...

Crime

Salisbury man takes Union County deputies on 8-mile chase, lands Jeep in lake

WINGATE — A Salisbury man faces a series of criminal charges and a flooded vehicle after allegedly leading ...

Crime

Rowan Sheriff’s Office warns against scam callers, emails

The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is warning people against falling victim to scams requiring payment of a bill ...

Nation/World

Trump Organization, CFO indicted in tax fraud case

By Michael R. Sisak and Tom Hays Associated Press NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s company and its longtime ...

Crime

Man facing 22 sex crimes surrenders

SALISBURY — A 55-year-old man facing almost two dozen sex crimes surrendered to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office ...

Crime

Charlotte man charged with trafficking cocaine after being stopped on I-85

SALISBURY — A Charlotte man faces cocaine trafficking charges following a traffic stop on Interstate 85. Ladd Alteo ...

Crime

Man grazed by bullet, another charged after argument about relationship

SALISBURY — One man was grazed by a bullet and another faces charges after an argument about a ...

News

Man in critical condition after East Spencer shooting

EAST SPENCER — An 18-year-old is in critical condition after a shooting Tuesday at Grant Street Apartments. Interim ...

Crime

East Spencer man receives 70 months in prison for selling methamphetamine to sheriff’s office informant

SALISBURY — An East Spencer man will serve nearly six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to ...

Crime

Salisbury Police charge 27 in three-month shoplifting campaign

SALISBURY — Police charged 27 people with shoplifting-related crimes as part of a three-month campaign with Walmart to ...

Crime

Bullet found in Salisbury man’s rear end after story about fireworks accident

SALISBURY — A 53-year-old man was shot in his rear end Friday in what he said was a ...

Crime

Salisbury man charged with 30 crimes for images, videos of children

SALISBURY — A 20-year-old Salisbury man faces 30 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor after Rowan ...

Crime

Blotter: Man charged for throwing knife into woman’s head during fight

SALISBURY — A Charlotte man faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly throwing a kitchen ...

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