By Shavonne Walker

shavonne.walker@salisburypost.com

Salisbury Police are looking for a man who broke into a local West Innes Street restaurant and took an unknown amount of money from the business’s safe.

A man was seen on surveillance video walking into DJ’s Restaurant’s safe room, 1502 W. Innes St., between 12:15 a.m. and 12:19 a.m., and taking a sum of money.

Police Capt. Shelia Lingle said the thief used some type of tool to pry the door open. It isn’t clear how the man opened the safe or if the safe door was open.

The man is described as a light-skinned black male, wearing a gray striped shirt, black pants and black military or combat style boots. He believed to be about 5 foot 8 inches tall and 175 pounds. He had short hair with a bald spot at the crown.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Salisbury Police at 704-638-5333 or Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.

In other police reports:

• Tractor Supply Co. reported on Friday someone used a counterfeit $100 bill at the business, 405 S. Jake Alexander Blvd.

• A woman reported on Friday a break-in occurred in the 200 block of South Caldwell Street.

• A man reported on Friday he was the victim of fraud in the 800 block of South Jake Alexander Boulevard.

• J&H Industries reported on Friday a vandalism occurred sometime between April 17 and Friday in the 200 block of East Council Street.

• Police responded on Friday a woman stole meats from Food Lion, 2104 Statesville Blvd.

• A man reported on Friday someone stole his vehicle in the 600 block of Lafayette Circle.

• A man reported on Saturday he was robbed at gunpoint and someone took valuables in the 400 block of West Franklin Street.

• A woman reported on Saturday someone took her vehicle from the 1400 block of Bringle Ferry Road.

• The Forum Fitness Center reported on Sunday a vandalism occurred at the gym, 2318 S. Main St.

• A man reported on Sunday someone took items from his vehicle in the 1800 block of West Jake Alexander Boulevard.

• Cornelius Ismial Ferguson, 23, was charged on Sunday with simple drug possession while at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center, 612 Mocksville Ave.

In sheriff’s reports:

• A woman reported on Thursday her residence was broken into a week before in the 500 block of Goodwin Road.

• Two eighth-grade students at Erwin Middle School got into a fight on Thursday while in the boys’ restroom.

• A man reported on Thursday someone took items from his vehicle in the 2700 block of Sides Road, Rockwell.

• A man reported on Thursday items were taken from his vehicle in the 400 block of Troxler Road, Rockwell.

• A man reported on Thursday items were taken from his property in the 1000 block of Lakeview Road.

• A woman reported on Thursday her home was broken into in the 800 block of North Chapel Street, Landis.

• A man reported on Thursday he was the victim of an armed robbery in the 100 block of Courtney Lane.

• Christopher Billy Joe Doster, 16, was charged on Thursday with felony breaking and entering while at the Rowan County Magistrate’s Office.

• Joshua Michael Phillips, 25, and Ashtin Rose Auman, 20, were charged on Thursday with felony larceny in the 400 block of Troxler Road, Rockwell. Philips was also charged with felony possession of stolen goods.

• Zackery Clyde Patterson, 22, was charged on Thursday with felony larceny in the 2000 block of Sides Road.

• Robert Dale Booker, 31, was charged on Thursday with misdemeanor child abuse while at the Rowan County courthouse.

• Jeffrey Todd Wall, 41, and Kayla Marie Wall, 19, were charged on Thursday with misdemeanor resist, obstruct, delay an officer in the 100 block of Falcon Ridge Road.

• Dewey Wesley Smith, 37, was charged on Thursday with misdemeanor simple assault in the 1000 block of Indigo Circle.

• Michael Lee Stirewalt, 16, was charged on Thursday misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor in the 300 block of Moon River Road.

• Adriana Star Martinez, 16, was charged on Thursday with felony uttering a forged instrument in the 400 block of Memory Lane.

Contact reporter Shavonne Walker at 704-797-4253.