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Mount Holly police officer killed in shootout

MOUNT HOLLY (AP) — A North Carolina police officer was killed in a shootout early Friday while responding ...

Crime

Blotter: Dec. 12

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports • Beaver’s Honda Salvage on Wednesday reported someone stole catalytic converters from ...

Crime

Man found hiding behind clothes dryer to avoid arrest

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was charged with resisting arrest after he was found hiding behind a clothes ...

Crime

Blotter: 911 call leads to drug charges

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Rowan County man remains in the county jail after a 911 ...

Crime

Stokes on track to hire deputy police chief by early 2021

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police Chief Jerry Stokes says it could be early next year before ...

Crime

Blotter: Catalytic converters stolen from Rowan Transit lot

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of catalytic converters from the ...

Crime

Blotter: Kannapolis man finds bullet holes in upstairs bedroom

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Kannapolis man says he found bullet holes in an upstairs bedroom ...

Crime

Police investigating Exxon gas station robbery

SALISBURY — Police say a man reached into the cash register and stole money from a local convenience ...

Crime

Blotter: Man charged after squatting in downtown apartment

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A local man found sleeping inside a downtown apartment property now faces ...

Crime

Suspect sought in armed Dollar Tree robbery

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police are looking for a suspect who held a clerk at knifepoint ...

Crime

More than $1 million in items stolen, damages reported at Gold Hill site

SALISBURY — A local brick company has reported more than $1 million in theft and damage from a ...

Crime

Blotter: Kannapolis man faces charges for exploitation of minor

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

News

Ex-investment manager accused of defrauding NC Mutual Life Insurance Co. out of $34 million

Associated Press Federal prosecutors accused a former investment manager in connection with a scheme to defraud a North ...

Crime

Halifax County man charged in Rockwell vehicle break-ins

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com ROCKWELL — A Halifax County man was found rummaging through a vehicle in a ...

Crime

Durham man charged, held in Rowan after three-county chase

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Durham man wanted on various charges took Rowan County Sheriff’s Office ...

Crime

Blotter: Man arrested for probation violation faces charges for bringing drugs into jail

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A local man arrested on a probation violation now faces charges of ...

Crime

Three charged with drug, weapons offenses following a traffic stop

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police say three people face weapons and drug charges following an overnight ...

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Family mourns, asks community to turn on porch lights for anniversary of A’yanna Allen’s death

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Some days are tougher than others for Shequita Woodberry, whose daughter A’yanna ...

Crime

Police: Salisbury woman charged after officers witness drug transaction

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police charged a local woman with cocaine possession after officers allegedly witnessed ...

Crime

Salisbury woman charged in fatal hit-and-run accident

KANNAPOLIS — A Salisbury woman faces a charge of felony hit-and-run after allegedly striking and killing a woman ...

News

Tractor stolen from Ritchie Road

The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the larceny of an International Model 966 tractor that was stolen ...

Crime

Blotter: Vehicles broken into overnight at Marriott, Comfort Suites hotels

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — One handgun and other items were taken from a vehicle parked at ...

Crime

Cleveland Police charge woman with attempted murder after Sunday night shooting

CLEVELAND — Cleveland Police have charged a Salisbury woman with attempted first-degree murder following a Sunday night shooting ...

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury man arrested on felony counts of trafficking

By Natalie Anderson natalie.anderson@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was arrested last week on two felony counts of ...

Crime

Blotter: Passenger in chase that ended downtown charged with possessing stolen vehicle

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Granite Quarry man who was the passenger in a vehicle chase ...

Crime

Blotter: Man charged with stealing boat, $10,000 in auto parts

SALISBURY — Bobby Glenn Locklear Jr., 48, of Mocksville, was charged with felony larceny of motor vehicle parts, ...

Crime

Blotter: Nov. 26

In crime reports: • Carl Mitchell Riley, 34, of Spencer, was charged by the Spencer Police Department on ...

Crime

Salisbury Police ready to roll out regional crime center before end of the year

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A month ago, five people were arrested in connection to a drive-by ...

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