Crime

Second West Rowan Middle teacher charged with sex offenses; third person sought

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office has charged a second West Rowan Middle teacher with exchanging explicit ...

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‘Tragic for everyone’: A look back at major crimes in Salisbury-Rowan in the 2010s

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com In the previous decade, Rowan County has seen drug rings, sex crimes, murders, stabbings ...

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Salisbury man faces drug charges after interstate vehicle chase

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — What began as a vehicle stop by law enforcement for a broken ...

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Police: Salisbury man found with ‘pile of money’ from robbery

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man faces felony robbery charges after a police dog tracked ...

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Rowan Sheriff’s Office investigating Kannapolis Rushco robbery

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who robbed ...

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Rowan Sheriff’s Office: Couple scammed out of $85,000

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com WOODLEAF — A Woodleaf couple were scammed out of $85,000 worth of cash and ...

Crime

Multi-county chase ends in death of robbery suspect

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Rockwell man involved in an attempted robbery of a taxi driver ...

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Charlotte man faces additional charges after weekend I-85 chase

SALISBURY — A Charlotte man who took Rowan Sheriff’s deputies on a vehicle chase in a stolen vehicle ...

Crime

Salisbury man turns over pill bottle, charged in traffic stop

SALISBURY — A Salisbury man remains in the Rowan County jail after he was charged Friday with cocaine ...

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Woman charged with child abuse after allegedly huffing in car

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman was charged with child abuse after her brother reported ...

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Winston-Salem man charged with having cocaine, marijuana during traffic stop

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Winston-Salem man was charged with cocaine and marijuana possession following a ...

Crime

Blotter: Charlotte man charged with using stolen vehicle, fleeing police

SALISBURY — A Charlotte man faces charges of using a stolen vehicle, fleeing law enforcement officers and trying ...

Crime

Taylorsville man faces 34 charges for alleged identity theft

SALISBURY — A Taylorsville man was in the Rowan County Jail Sunday on a laundry list of identity ...

Crime

Man charged in connection with 2018 murder charged again after fleeing sheriff’s deputies

SALISBURY — A China Grove man out on bond for charges connected to a 2018 murder and wanted ...

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15-year-old second person charged in Concord Mills shooting death

A 15-year-old has been arrested and charged with first degree murder and felony riot in the fatal shooting ...

Crime

Two injured in separate shootings Friday night

SALISBURY — Two people were injured in separate shootings Friday evening in Salisbury. In a shooting at Lakewood ...

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Teen hit in early morning shooting on Pinewood Avenue

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A 17-year-old was shot this morning when several gunshots were fired into ...

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February joint drug operation leads to conviction for Baltimore man

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com A Baltimore man who was arrested in the February joint drug arrest operation called ...

Crime

As crime falls, technology, tools, training change criminal investigations

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The work of local criminal investigators is becoming more complex, requiring law ...

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Blotter: Richfield man reports gun stolen from vehicle

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A man reported to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday his ...

Crime

Blotter: Rockwell woman charged with identity theft

ROCKWELL – Marissa Kaye Cook, 28, of Rockwell, was charged Wednesday with felony obtaining property by false pretense ...

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Teen arrested in connection to Concord Mills shooting

CONCORD — A Charlotte teenager was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and felony riot in connection with ...

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Blotter: Dec. 31

In Salisbury police reports: • Michael Anthony Jr., 25, of Huntersville, was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana ...

Crime

Wanted Salisbury man picks up another charge

SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday served a warrant on a Salisbury man who was ...

Crime

Iredell Sheriff looking for man charged with assault with deadly weapon

MOORESVILLE — On Dec. 27,  Iredell County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call for shots fired at ...

Crime

List of credibly accused Catholic clergy includes former Salisbury priest

SALISBURY — The Catholic Diocese of Charlotte on Monday published a list of clergy, including one who served ...

Crime

Rowan Sheriff searches for two in Shivam Mini Mart break-in

The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two men involved in a Dec. 16 breaking and entering. ...

Crime

Blotter: Kannapolis man charged after pulling knife on store clerk, headbutting nurse

By Shavonne Walker shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Kannapolis man was charged Friday with attempted robbery of a Rushco ...

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