Crime

23-year-old Salisbury man charged after taking deputies on 13-mile chase

SALISBURY — A 23-year-old Salisbury resident faces a series of criminal charges after he allegedly took sheriff’s deputies ...

Crime

Blotter: Woman gets felony charge for fleeing minor traffic accident

SALISBURY — Following a minor, rear-end vehicle collision early Monday morning, Salisbury Police arrested a woman involved for ...

Crime

Two habitual felons convicted in Rowan County Superior Court

SALISBURY — Two habitual felons were found guilty by juries in Rowan County Superior Court last week. Eugene ...

Crime

Blotter: April 25

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports: • Megan Nicole Shoaf, 35, was charged by the Salisbury Police Department ...

Crime

Following lawsuit alleging excessive force, NAACP demands change in letter to local law enforcement

SALISBURY — Following a federal lawsuit filed by a Georgia woman who claims Salisbury and Rowan County officers ...

Landis

Second suspect arrested for 2019 murder of Timothy Hall

LANDIS — A second suspect in the 2019 murder of Timothy Austin Hall was arrested early Sunday morning. ...

Crime

Blotter: April 23

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports: • Hobby Lobby on Wednesday reported shoplifting in the 100 block of ...

Crime

Sheriff’s Office: Georgia woman’s 2019 traffic stop started with 14-mile chase

SALISBURY — A 2019 traffic stop that’s the subject of a federal lawsuit started with a chase that ...

News

Supreme Court makes it easier to give minors convicted of murder a life sentence

By Jessica Gresko Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court made it easier Thursday to sentence minors ...

Crime

Supreme Court makes it easier to sentence minors convicted of murder to life in prison

By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court made it easier Thursday to sentence minors ...

Crime

Blotter: April 22

In Salisbury Police reports: • Walmart on Wednesday reported shoplifting in the 300 block of South Arlington Street. ...

News

Lawsuit: Salisbury Police, Rowan Sheriff’s Office tore woman’s shoulder during traffic stop

Staff and wire reports A federal lawsuit filed by a Georgia woman claims officers from Salisbury and Rowan ...

Crime

District attorney won’t bring charges against former Salisbury officer depicted in K-9 video

SALISBURY — No criminal charges will be brought by the Rowan County District Attorney’s Office against former Salisbury ...

Crime

Convicted sex offender charged with having child pornography

SALISBURY — A convicted sex offender living in Rockwell faces nearly a dozen criminal charges in connection with ...

Crime

Rowan County woman faces drug crimes for gas station incident

SALISBURY — A woman was charged Monday with a series of drug crimes after she allegedly left needles ...

Crime

Blotter: Thousands of dollars in lumber taken from Newsome Road house

SALISBURY — Police say thieves over the weekend made off with thousands of dollars in lumber from a ...

Crime

One charged, another hospitalized in fight between cousins

SALISBURY — One cousin was jailed Sunday and the other was hospitalized after a fight involving a knife and ...

Crime

Sheriff’s office: Man takes deputies on chase with stolen moped

SALISBURY — A man from eastern North Carolina is accused of using a stolen moped to take law ...

Crime

Concord man charged with woman’s murder in drive-by shooting

KANNAPOLIS — Police arrested a 22-year-old Concord man Sunday for the drive-by murder of a woman at a ...

Crime

Blotter: Concord man arrested in Rowan for indecent liberties with children

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Local authorities on Sunday charged a Concord man on four felony counts ...

Crime

Kannapolis Police searching for suspect who fled scene of homicide

KANNAPOLIS — The Kannapolis Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred at a ...

News

Gastonia man sentenced for crash into restaurant that killed his daughter, daughter-in-law

GASTONIA (AP) — A North Carolina man was sentenced on Friday to at least 38 years in prison ...

Crime

Blotter: Man faces sexual exploitation charge for images on Instagram

SALISBURY — A 44-year-old Kannapolis man was charged Wednesday after law enforcement officers allegedly found child pornography on ...

Crime

Teacher killed in Alamance County shootout with Mexican drug cartel

GREEN LEVEL (AP) — A popular teacher in North Carolina has died in what authorities said was an ...

Crime

Blotter: Man found on church property with litany of drugs

SALISBURY – A Kannapolis man picked up a litany of drug charges after being discovered on a Woodleaf ...

Crime

Man charged in connection to 2019 overdose death

SALISBURY – A Charlotte man received a felony charge in connection to a 2019 overdose death in Rowan ...

Crime

Blotter: April 14

In Salisbury Police reports: • The man who accidentally shot himself while shopping in a Food Lion store ...

Crime

Salisbury woman arrested in Myrtle Beach for abducting child

SALISBURY — Police in South Carolina have arrested a Salisbury woman on local charges of abducting a child. ...

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