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CHARLOTTE — Accused Ponzi scheme operator John Knox Bridges is expected to plead guilty today in federal court after allegedly bilking $2.3 million from friends, neighbors and several high-profile organizations.
The Salisbury native will plead ...Read More
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Friday, February 10, 2012 6:13 AM |
By Nathan Hardin
nhardin@salisburypost.com
CHARLOTTE — After pleading guilty in federal court Thursday to money laundering and securities fraud, a Salisbury man will remain free for several months before receiving his sentence.
John Knox Bridges stood accused of running a $2.3 million Ponzi scheme that extracted money from individuals and organizations, including the foundation that supports ... Read More
HEADLINES
Plea deal could lead to 6-year sentence for $2.3 million scheme
Thursday, February 09, 2012 9:35 AM |
CHARLOTTE — Accused Ponzi scheme operator John Knox Bridges is expected to plead guilty today in federal court after allegedly bilking $2.3 million from friends, neighbors and several high-profile organizations.
The Salisbury native will plead ...Read More
Briars can't shield woman from authorities
Crime | Thursday, February 09, 2012 4:18 PM |
CLEVELAND — A Cleveland woman walked onto her front porch Wednesday afternoon, saw the deputy standing in her driveway, and calmly walked back into the house.
When the officer approached, Casey Potter was nowhere to be found.
Deputies and Potte ...Read More
Bleachers stolen from school, church
Crime | Thursday, February 09, 2012 3:19 PM |
GOLD HILL — Scrap metal thieves are taking it to a new low, investigators said, after several baseball field bleachers disappeared this month.
Rowan County deputies were contacted Tuesday after several rows of aluminum bleacher seats disappeare ...Read More
Salisbury man finds animal waste, damage in home
Crime | Thursday, February 09, 2012 3:19 PM |
SALISBURY — A Salisbury man came home Tuesday to find his home had been ransacked and more than $10,000 in items missing.
The 35-year-old also found animal waste and trash “thrown on the floor,” a Rowan County Sheriff’s Office ...Read More
Habitual felon to serve at least 7 years in prison
Crime | Wednesday, February 08, 2012 11:52 PM |
SALISBURY — A man authorities say had been avoiding his day in court for years will now serve at least seven years in prison.
Joseph Preston Bennett was sentenced as a habitual felon in Rowan County Superior Court this week, Rowan County District ...Read More
Teen charged with 10 felonies in battery theft
Crime | Wednesday, February 08, 2012 5:59 PM |
MOUNT ULLA — A Cleveland man found nine of his vehicles without batteries earlier this month, but witnesses and a paper trail gave investigators a lead.
Deputies tracked the stolen batteries and a T-5 transmission, which were taken out of farm ...Read More
Deputies: Convicted sex offender violates probation
Crime | Wednesday, February 08, 2012 4:41 PM |
KANNAPOLIS — A 19-year-old convicted sex offender is back in jail months after deputies said he violated probation.
Jeffrey Culbertson, 8480 Dogwood Drive, was arrested and charged with three counts of probation violation Tuesday afternoon.
He ...Read More
Investigators seek help in purse snatchings
Crime | Wednesday, February 08, 2012 3:19 PM |
SALISBURY — Police are continuing to investigate after two separate purse snatching incidents Tuesday afternoon.
According to a Salisbury Police report, officers responded to a strong-armed robbery call about 3 p.m. Two hours later, they got a ...Read More
Mother finds man sexually assaulting daughter
Crime | Thursday, February 09, 2012 8:18 PM |
SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman walked in on her 11-year-old daughter being sexually assaulted by a man the mother had allowed to stay at her house, police said.
A Salisbury Police report said the girl’s mother immediately called police wh ...Read More
More than $12,000 in electronics taken from Enochville home
Crime | Monday, February 06, 2012 4:59 PM |
ENOCHVILLE — More than $12,000 in electronics were taken from an Enochville Avenue home Thursday morning.
The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office said the homeowner returned home for lunch and found the door had been damaged and the home had be ...Read More
Fugitive found following shoplifting charge
Crime | Monday, February 06, 2012 3:39 PM |
SALISBURY — A fugitive from Virginia was arrested Sunday after police said she was caught taking packaged meat from a Food Lion store.
Officers said Terri Lane Green, 908 W. Horah St., was stopped in the parking lot at 251 Faith Road. A store e ...Read More
Two face drug charges
Crime | Monday, February 06, 2012 3:39 PM |
SALISBURY — A Salisbury couple was arrested Saturday after officers said they found marijuana and drug paraphernalia in a Green Street home.
A Salisbury Police report said officers went to 309 Green St. about 9 p.m. after they got a call about ...Read More
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