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. ...
Crime
Blotter: April 13
In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports: • A woman on Friday reported a burglary at the 1000 block ...
Crime
Man receives consecutive prison sentences for sex offenses
SALISBURY — A Salisbury man will serve a minimum of 38 months in jail after being convicted Friday ...
News
Blotter: Accident in Food Lion only weekend shooting to produce injuries
SALISBURY — Police responded to multiple shooting incidents Friday through Sunday, but the only one that resulted in ...
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