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Blotter: Man robbed at gunpoint, carjacked

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police say a 62-year-old man was robbed at gunpoint by two women ...

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Probation search leads to new child pornography charges for China Grove man

CHINA GROVE — A China Grove man faces felony sex offense charges related to child pornography after his ...

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Salisbury man charged with ecstasy, cocaine possession months after vehicle stop

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A local man has been charged with cocaine and ecstasy possession months ...

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Salisbury man accused of rape turns himself in, says he’s innocent

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man accused of rape and kidnapping on Thursday turned himself ...

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Blotter: Woman the victim of fraud after PayPal password change

A woman reported a fraud by wire, computer or electronic manipulation to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office on ...

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China Grove father charged with assaulting son with knife

CHINA GROVE — A 20-year-old man called 911 to report he had been assaulted by his father Tuesday ...

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Blotter: Vandals leave damage behind at Gold Hill Mines Historical Park

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com   Gold Hill Mines Historical Park reported on Monday the establishment was the victim ...

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Salisbury man charged in January armed robbery

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was charged this week with the January armed robbery ...

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Lt. Gov. Forest tells Rowan County gathering law enforcement is top priority

By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, a Republican candidate for governor, had a message ...

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Salisbury police looking into vehicle break-ins, thefts

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury police are cautioning residents to take personal items out of vehicles ...

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Salisbury man faces numerous charges after traffic stop

A Salisbury man was arrested following a traffic stop on Salisbury Highway in Statesville on Feb. 8. According ...

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Blotter: Two vehicles broken into at Innes Street Market

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Salisbury Police say it appears that two vehicle break-ins at Innes Street ...

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Rowan man sought on rape charges added to Sheriff’s most wanted list

WOODLEAF — A Woodleaf man is being sought by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office on charges of second-degree ...

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Mother calls police to remove teenage son, is charged with abuse

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury mother is facing child abuse charges after she called police ...

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Blotter: China Grove woman arrested for Kannapolis burglary

SALISBURY — A China Grove woman on Saturday was charged with first-degree burglary. Amanda Dawn Howard, 31, was ...

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Probation home visit yields meth charges for Richfield man

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com RICHFIELD — A Richfield man was charged with possessing crystal meth after he was ...

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Convicted felon gets new sentence on gun charge

GREENSBORO — A Lexington resident was sentenced on Feb. 6 in federal court in Greensboro for knowingly possessing ...

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Rowan jail overcrowding leads to interlocal agreement with Cabarrus County

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — When a recent state inspection revealed overcrowding in the Rowan County Jail, ...

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Gold Hill man accused of selling drugs a day after release from prison

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Gold Hill man released in January from the Department of Corrections ...

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Concord man stopped for expired plate, faces meth possession

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Concord man who was pulled over for a traffic violation now ...

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Salisbury man found with pills, cocaine following traffic stop

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man is facing felony drug charges today after an officer ...

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Salisbury Police internal affairs to look into response, investigation of shooting at Thelma’s restaurant

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police Chief Jerry Stokes said his department’s internal affairs division will investigate ...

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‘Fish arcade’ ownership group files injunction against Rowan Sheriff Kevin Auten

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The owner of a local “fish arcade” business has filed an injunction ...

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Chatham County man says he was shot in Rowan County road rage incident

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com ROWAN — A Chatham County man says he was shot in a road rage ...

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Blotter: Thomasville woman banned from Sheetz charged with heroin possession

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY  — A Thomasville woman who was banned from a local convenience store now ...

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ALE cites Thelma’s restaurant owner with alcohol offenses

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Thelma Luckey, the owner of Thelma’s Down Home Cooking, is facing alcohol ...

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Three teens face arson charges in at least three counties

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — A 19-year-old and two juveniles are facing arson charges after seven vehicles ...

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Blotter: Salisbury man charged with having weapon on Livingstone campus

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com One man was arrested this weekend after he was spotted with a gun on ...

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