Crime

A look back at Rowan County homicides in 2020

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In mid-January, a murder-suicide rocked the small town of Granite Quarry as ...

Crime

Blotter: Salisbury man arrested for strangulation, assault

SALISBURY — Salisbury Police on Wednesday charged a man with felony assault by strangulation and resisting an officer ...

Nation/World

Downtown Nashville explosion knocks communications offline

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A recreational vehicle parked in the deserted streets of downtown Nashville exploded early Christmas ...

Crime

Blotter: December 24

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office arrests: • Joseph Dale Johnson, 35, was arrested Thursday on a felony count of ...

Crime

Blotter: December 24

In Salisbury Police Department reports • A man reported on Tuesday someone stole his vehicle from the 300 ...

Crime

Piedmont Correctional inmate found dead in cell

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Piedmont Correctional Institute inmate died this week following an apparent suicide ...

Crime

Woman faces felony charge after drugs found hidden in underwear

SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman faces a felony charge after she was brought into the Rowan County Detention ...

Crime

Woman charged with drug, weapons possession after theft from local gas station

SALISBURY — A local woman accused of stealing fabric spray from a convenience store also faces charges of ...

Crime

Rowan Sheriff’s Office searching for suspect in $1.6 million theft

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for its help to identify a man ...

Crime

Blotter: Dec. 21

In Salisbury Police Department reports: • A woman on Friday reported a dirt bike was removed from the ...

Crime

Blotter: Woman charged with stealing safe, Xbox

ROCKWELL — A Kannapolis woman was charged with felony burglary after allegedly stealing a safe containing $8,000-10,000 and ...

News

Doctor gets prison in plot to illegally dispense painkillers

ABINGDON, Va. (AP) — A North Carolina doctor has been sentenced to three years in prison for conspiring ...

Crime

Blotter: Mocksville man charged with rape in Rowan

SALISBURY — A Mocksville man was arrested Tuesday on rape charges in Rowan County. Cody Drew Garrison, 23, ...

Crime

Three charges for man accused of snatching purse, robbing restaurant

SALISBURY — A 35-year-old man faces three charges in connection with two robberies that occurred Thursday on Statesville ...

News

Concord officer, Rowan native Shuping remembered as reliable, hard worker

SALISBURY — Whether it was staying after practice to provide coaching to a youngster or coming back home ...

News

Fictitious tag on car leads to drug charges

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office was involved in a low speed chase that led to several ...

Crime

Man will face charges in two robberies on Statesville Boulevard

SALISBURY — A suspect in two robberies Thursday morning is in custody, a news release said. Christopher Donelle ...

Crime

Concord police officer Jason Shuping, a Rowan County native, killed in shootout

CONCORD — The Concord Police Department says a 25-year-old officer is dead after a shootout Wednesday night with ...

Crime

Blotter: $800 in Timberlands stolen from Rack Room Shoes

The shelves of Rack Room Shoes are several pairs lighter after two women robbed the business on Tuesday. ...

Crime

Mooresville Road Dollar General robbed, suspect escapes

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who’s accused of robbing a Dollar ...

Crime

Salisbury man faces charges for robbing Goodwill store, shooting at police

SALISBURY — A 29-year-old Salisbury man faces charges in connection to the Tuesday robbery of a Goodwill store ...

Crime

Salisbury Police searching for robbery, shooting suspect

SALISBURY — At 6:06 p.m. Wednesday, Salisbury Police responded to a report of a robbery at the Goodwill ...

Crime

Salisbury man charged with robbery in Rowan, assault with deadly weapon in Davie County

A Salisbury man arrested Friday faces charges in two counties and is a suspect in crimes that occurred ...

Crime

Blotter: Greensboro man charged with having 970 grams of marijuana

Marvin Nesbitt, 31, was charged Friday with possession with intent to sell and deliver a schedule VI controlled ...

Crime

Blotter: Man arrested at High Rock Lake, charged with breaking into vehicle

SALISBURY — A man was arrested Thursday after allegedly breaking into and damaging a vehicle. When he was ...

Crime

Blotter: Dec. 14

• Dale Gene Baldwin, 58, of Winston-Salem, was charged by the Rowan County Sheriff’s office on Friday with ...

News

Louisiana truck driver who killed his 2-year-old daughter executed 

By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) —  A Louisiana truck driver who severely ...

News

Mount Holly police officer killed in shootout

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

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