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Blotter: No one injured after shots fired into home

SALISBURY — Police late Thursday received a report of shots being fired into a home on West Monroe ...

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Man faces charges in incident that required staples to close laceration

SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman required staples to close a large laceration that resulted from being struck by ...

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New charge added for man accused of child abduction

SALISBURY — Ira Ralph Wilson, 21, was charged Thursday with felony transportation of material showing a minor engaged ...

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Blotter: Drug charges follow call about armed men at apartments

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A 911 call about armed men at a local apartment complex led ...

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Spencer man jailed on 2018 drug charges

SALISBURY — A Spencer man was jailed this week and faces felony drug possession charges that stem from ...

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Man charged with drug possession, gives name of friend

SALISBURY — A Gastonia man was charged Wednesday with identity theft and drug possession following a traffic stop ...

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Landis resident among 19 charged with voter fraud

LANDIS — A local man in August was among 19 people charged with voter fraud by the U.S. ...

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Suspicious behavior inside store leads to drug charges

SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman remains behind bars after suspicious behavior at a local convenience store led to ...

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Blotter: Sept. 3

In Salisbury Police Department reports • A woman reported on Tuesday she was the victim of larceny while ...

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Blotter: Vehicle break-ins reported on Kings Terrace

SALISBURY — No arrest has been made after a woman was caught rummaging through a vehicle on Kings ...

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Sheriff’s Office connects truck found at Dollar General to break-in

SALISBURY — Rowan investigators connected a truck to a vehicle break-in at a local used automotive dealership after ...

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Woman faces charges after deputies find heroin in storage building with air mattress

SALISBURY — A China Grove woman found sleeping inside a storage building Friday was charged with breaking into ...

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Salisbury man, woman charged with breaking into mobile home

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Rowan investigators say a vehicle containing stolen items tied a Salisbury man ...

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Blotter: Gunshots fired into Salisbury home

SALISBURY — Someone fired gunshots into a Salisbury home early Saturday morning, prompting a call to police. Salisbury ...

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Man charged with breaking and entering after being stopped for dirty license plate

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A local man faces drug-related and breaking and entering charges after a ...

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Salisbury woman faces drug charges after traffic stop

SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman faces methamphetamine charges after her vehicle was stopped for a broken taillight. Salisbury ...

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Blotter: Salisbury man charged with drug trafficking

SALISBURY — Rusty Lee Blackford, 31, of Salisbury, was charged Friday with eight felony drug charges. Blackford was ...

News

Teen drowns in Balfour Quarry; three charged with trespassing

GRANITE QUARRY — A 19-year-old from Concord died Sunday afternoon after drowning at Balfour Quarry. Three young men ...

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Prison escapee who walked off job captured

HIGH POINT (AP) — A minimum security inmate who walked away from from a prison job assignment in ...

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Suspicious vehicle call leads to cocaine possession charge

SALISBURY — A call for a suspicious vehicle at a local gas station resulted in felony drug charges ...

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Blotter: Catalytic converters, tool box stolen from Woodleaf company

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com WOODLEAF — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of three catalytic ...

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Thieves use 55-gallon trash cans to take cigarettes from Stokes Ferry Road store

SALISBURY — Police are looking into a late-night break-in at the SV Discount store after thieves used 55-gallon ...

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One person in custody following China Grove shooting

CHINA GROVE — One person was in custody Friday morning following a domestic-related incident that involved gunshots at ...

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Blotter: Aug. 28

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports • A man reported Tuesday he was the victim of vandalism while ...

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Inmates charged with having weapon, cellphone in county jail

SALISBURY — Three inmates in the Rowan County Jail have been charged with possessing a weapon and a ...

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Granite Quarry woman charged with DWI, causing five-car collision

SALISBURY — A Granite Quarry woman was charged with driving while impaired Wednesday after she allgedly caused a ...

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Woman reports entertainment equipment, other items stolen from storage unit

By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A woman reported someone broke a lock clasp and entered a storage ...

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Inmate at Piedmont Correctional charged with stashing drugs in light fixture

SALISBURY — A Winston-Salem man in prison on drug-related offenses allegedly was found this week with drugs in ...

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