Blotter: Pizza delivery woman robbed while making delivery

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, October 15, 2019

SALISBURY — A Marco’s Pizza delivery driver was robbed Friday night, according to the Salisbury Police Department.

At 11:30 p.m., the woman was robbed on the way to make a delivery. Police say she pulled over at what she thought was the intersection of North Long Street and 12th Street to check her phone.

A black man walked up to her car and demanded money. The vehicle window was down, and the driver told police she was unsure if the suspect had a gun. She gave the man money and he ran.

In other Salisbury Police reports:

• Jessica Renee Strickland, 24, of Salisbury, was charged Friday at Lowe’s with larceny by an employee. Police say a video shows her stealing from the store. She gave a written promise to appear in court.

• Tracy Miller Walters, 39, of China Grove, was charged Friday with misdemeanor larceny and second-degree trespassing at Walmart. She was wanted in Forsyth County on the charges. Walters was issued a $525 secured bond.

• A man reported a larceny from a motor vehicle Friday at Home 2 Suites.

• A woman reported vandalism Friday in the 1500 block of Brenner Avenue after finding several holes in a vehicle tire. The report says it appears the tire was slashed and punctured.

• Two bicycles were reported stolen Friday from the backyard of a home in the 1200 block of Fries Street.

• A woman reported a stolen bicycle overnight Friday in the 400 block of Grove Street.

• A woman reported a break-in of a storage room Friday in the 600 block of Roy Leazer Avenue.

• The Pop Shoppe West reported stolen beer Sunday night.

• A man reported a weekend larceny from a motor vehicle in the 600 block of Statesville Boulevard.

In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports: 

• A mother reported an apparent fraud attempt Thursday after her son received a letter from a bank telling him that a credit card application was denied. The son had not applied for a credit card.

• Officers responded to a report Thursday that Tamarcus Phillips, a registered sex offender, was at Overton Elementary School. A parole officer was notified by Phillip’s ankle monitor. When preparing warrants on the sex offender charge, the magistrate told officers that Phillips was already jailed on another charge. The Sheriff’s Office will serve the new warrant after his release in December.

• Hammer Truck Sales of Salisbury reported a larceny from a motor vehicle on Thursday.

• Port City Race Cars in Mooresville reported vehicle damage and property theft Thursday.

• Brandon Riley Templeton, 24, was charged at the Rowan County Courthouse on Thursday on a charge of felony possession of a controlled substance.

• Kristin Joy Lester, 38, was charged Thursday with filing a false report in the 6200 block of Southern Lane, Salisbury.

• Carlos Daniel Gonzalez, 20, of Salisbury, was charged Thursday with larceny by an employee. He was issued a $2,000 bond.