Crime

UPDATED: County Commissioner Craig Pierce arrested for DWI

SALISBURY — Rowan County Commissioner Craig Pierce was arrested Sunday night for driving while impaired. Pierce, 66, of ...

Nation/World

Chauvin gets 22.5 years in prison for George Floyd’s death

By AMY FORLITI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was ...

Crime

Local leaders, families of homicide victims call for help with initiative to end gun violence

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — When Debra Dalton hears noises in the living room, she still thinks ...

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury man charged with drug, assault crimes

SALISBURY — Police arrested a 64-year-old man Wednesday for drug possession and assault after serving a search warrant ...

News

Officers in Locust arrest drivers who tried to flee; one was on motorcycle reported stolen from Rowan

LOCUST — Locust Police, over the past few days, engaged in vehicle pursuits of two drivers who attempted ...

Crime

Chase from Mooresville ends with crash at Rowan Mill Road; two charged

SALISBURY — Two people face criminal charges after a police chase from Mooresville ended with a crash on ...

Crime

Blotter: Woman’s camper stolen from side of I-85

SALISBURY — A woman’s weekend was spoiled before it even began on Friday after her $10,500 pop-up camper ...

Crime

Blotter: June 21

In Salisbury Police reports: • A man on Friday left a Speedway convenience store in the 800 block ...

Crime

Blotter: June 20

• William J. Petersheim, 42, of Woodleaf was charged Friday with misdemeanor child abuse after allegedly lifting and ...

Local

State suspends medical examiner after crash turns to homicide investigation

SALISBURY — State officials suspended a medical examiner for Rowan County this week after funeral home workers spotted ...

Crime

Blotter: June 17

SALISBURY — The body of an unidentified dead man was found on Thursday afternoon in woods near the ...

Crime

Blotter: Two men rob convenience store at gunpoint

SALISBURY — Two men wearing hoodies and ski masks on Tuesday robbed a convenience store of money and ...

Crime

Blotter: Shots fired after truck chases car off interstate

SALISBURY — Police on Tuesday recovered a single shell casing and couldn’t find the two vehicles involved in ...

Crime

I-85 road rage incident results in assault, child abuse charges

SALISBURY — A 42-year-old man faces assault and child abuse charges after a road rage incident on Interstate ...

Crime

China Grove man arrested for sex crimes involving woman with disabilities

SALISBURY — A 72-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for two sex crimes involving a woman in her 20s ...

Crime

Blotter: Gold Hill man charged with statutory rape

SALISBURY — A Gold Hill man was charged Monday with raping a teenager. Christian Blake Worthy, 20, faces ...

Crime

Man charged with killing 28-year-old found dead in crashed car

SALISBURY — A jailed man has been charged with murder after a single-vehicle crash on Saw Road turned ...

Crime

68-year-old woman identified as Jackson Street murder victim

SALISBURY — A 68-year-old woman was killed Sunday in a shooting in the Chestnut Hills neighborhood, according to ...

Crime

Man arrested in Jacksonville for Salisbury murder

SALISBURY — Law enforcement officers in Jacksonville arrested a Salisbury man Monday for a murder at Zion Hills ...

Crime

Blotter: June 14

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports: • A man on Friday reported fraud in the 1500 block of ...

Crime

Blotter: Man faces litany of charges for fleeing sheriff’s deputies

SALISBURY — A Mooresville man was arrested Friday on a litany of charges after allegedly attempting to flee ...

Crime

One killed, two others shot on South Jackson Street in Salisbury

SALISBURY — One person was killed and two others were shot in an incident early Sunday in the ...

Crime

State examining Davidson County emergency alert received in Rowan, other counties

SALISBURY — State officials are examining an emergency alert sent Thursday night after people in multiple counties were ...

Crime

Teacher accused of assaulting at-risk teen at New London military-style school

ALBEMARLE (AP) — An assistant instructor at a military-style school for at-risk teens is accused of sexually assaulting ...

Crime

Sheriff’s Office: Gold Hill woman likely killed during break-in

GOLD HILL — Rowan Sheriff’s Office detectives said Friday a 79-year-old woman was likely killed in her home ...

Crime

Fatal car crash turns into homicide investigation

CHINA GROVE — Rowan Sheriff’s Office detectives are now treating a fatal, single-vehicle car crash that occurred Wednesday ...

Crime

62-year-old man killed in Wednesday murder

SALISBURY — Police have identified a 62-year-old man as the victim in a Grace Street murder on Wednesday. ...

Crime

Blotter: Man faces drug charges after being found asleep near dumpster

SALISBURY — A Cleveland man faces a trio of drug charges after a Rowan sheriff’s deputy found the ...

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