Crime
Concord man charged in other shootings pleads guilty to 2014 killing
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Concord man with a violent past will spend the next 10-plus years in prison for a 2014 killing ...
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Local
Volunteers needed for Rowan County Christmas Bureau phone bank
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Volunteers are needed to help field phone calls for the Rowan County Christmas Bureau, the umbrella organization that receives ...
by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, October 27, 2020 12:05 am
Crime
Blotter: 911 call, foot chase produce charges for man found behind dumpster
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A 911 call about an armed man led Salisbury Police to charge a local man with weapon-related and drug ...
by Shavonne Potts, Monday, October 26, 2020 1:40 pm
Crime
Mother, son killed in weekend homicide
SALISBURY — Salisbury police investigators have identified a man and woman killed inside their Lincolnton Road home this weekend as Debra Greene Brumley, 61, and ...
by Shavonne Potts, Monday, October 26, 2020 10:22 am
Crime
Man arrested in Kannapolis plotted to kill Biden, found with guns, explosive material, court documents state
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — A 19-year-old man arrested in Kannapolis in May was found with van full of explosive material and guns and ...
by Shavonne Potts, Friday, October 23, 2020 10:39 pm
Local
Flagger clipped by vehicle, taken to hospital with minor injuries
SALISBURY — A flagger who was directing traffic at the intersection of Avalon Drive and Stokes Ferry Road was struck by a motorist, police said. ...
by Shavonne Potts, Friday, October 23, 2020 5:51 pm
Crime
Blotter: Teens attempt to break into Gerry Wood Auto Group
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police caught three Winston-Salem juveniles attempting to break into Gerry Wood Auto Group after the alarm sounded early Friday ...
by Shavonne Potts, Friday, October 23, 2020 3:38 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Appeals court reverses Salisbury man’s 2018 hit, run conviction
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The N.C. Court of Appeals has reversed the 2018 hit-and-run conviction of a Salisbury man who spent six years ...
by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, October 22, 2020 4:05 pm
Crime
Blotter: Salisbury man served with warrant, charged with cocaine possession
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was charged with cocaine possession when he was found with drugs while officers served him with ...
by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, October 22, 2020 3:13 pm
Crime
Kannapolis man faces felony charges for injuring officers, fleeing traffic stop
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A 23-year-old Kannapolis was out of the hospital and in jail Thursday morning on felony charges related to a ...
by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, October 22, 2020 10:39 am
News
Sheriff’s Office accepts Shop with a Cop applications
This year, because of COVID-19 restrictions, the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office Shop with a Cop Christmas assistance experience will be held online. Typically, each child ...
by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, October 22, 2020 12:00 am
East Spencer
East Spencer board rejects tiny house idea
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — Jamilla Kennedy will have to come up with a new affordable housing plan after the town board did ...
by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, October 22, 2020 12:00 am
Crime
Blotter: Oct. 22
In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports • A man reported on Monday a white Chevrolet Silverado was stolen from the 100 block of Cedar Ridge ...
by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, October 21, 2020 3:58 pm
Crime
Sheriff’s Office: Two deputies injured, suspect shot during chase on U.S. 601
SALISBURY — As two deputies were dragged by a fleeing vehicle early Wednesday, one fired his gun at the driver and struck him in the ...
by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, October 21, 2020 10:18 am
Crime
Police: Two armed men rob local convenience store
SALISBURY — Police say two armed men walked into a local convenience store Monday night and demanded the clerk hand over the money. The two ...
by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, October 20, 2020 12:57 pm
Crime
Blotter: Local woman swindled out of hundreds in gift card scam
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A local woman was swindled out of $340 after she was told to send money via eBay gift cards ...
by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, October 20, 2020 12:56 pm
Local
Salvation Army Christmas assistance program moves online this year
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The process to apply for Christmas assistance this year will be done online only to minimize in-person contact. “With ...
by Shavonne Potts, Saturday, October 17, 2020 4:12 pm
Crime
Blotter: Cleveland man faces child abuse offense after overdose
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com CLEVELAND — A local man faces misdemeanor child abuse charges following an overdose at his home with his 11-year-old son present. ...
by Shavonne Potts, Friday, October 16, 2020 2:36 pm
Local
Census expert: With thousands uncounted, Rowan County could lose out on millions in funding
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — If the estimated 35% of Rowan Countians did not respond to the 2020 Census by Thursday’s moved-up deadline, ...
by Shavonne Potts, Friday, October 16, 2020 12:00 am
Crime
Police: Unlocked vehicles ransacked in Salisbury neighborhood
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Police say someone ransacked two vehicles unlocked at home in the Country Club of Salisbury. The victim told a ...
by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, October 15, 2020 4:10 pm
Crime
Cleveland man faces charges for shooting incident near Kannapolis, chase
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — A Cleveland man faces assault and drug charges after a shooting incident and subsequent vehicle chase. The Rowan County ...
by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, October 15, 2020 11:03 am
Crime
Law enforcement officials tout progress to reduce crime in Salisbury
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Since October 2019, 50 people from Rowan County have been indicted federally for drug-related or other violent crimes as ...
by Shavonne Potts, Thursday, October 15, 2020 12:10 am
Crime
Salisbury woman faces cocaine, marijuana charges
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury woman faces felony drug charges after police served a search warrant at her home and allegedly found ...
by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, October 14, 2020 5:46 pm
Crime
Crime blotter: Oct. 15
In Salisbury Police Department reports • Marie White Carlos, 60, was charged on Tuesday with felony possession of a controlled substance schedule II while in ...
by Shavonne Potts, Wednesday, October 14, 2020 12:21 pm
Crime
Blotter: Rowan investigators looking into vandalism of Woodleaf church
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com WOODLEAF — Rowan investigators are looking into the vandalism of a Woodleaf church, making it the third religious institution vandalized or ...
by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, October 13, 2020 3:09 pm
Crime
Inmate charged with attacking, injuring Rowan Detention Center officer
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — An inmate with a criminal history that includes assault has been charged with attacking a Rowan County Detention Center ...
by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, October 13, 2020 11:14 am
Local
Rowan Sheriff’s Office announces agency promotions
SALISBURY — Two veteran officers with the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office have been promoted to the rank of major following the retirement of Maj. Tim ...
by Shavonne Potts, Tuesday, October 13, 2020 12:00 am
Crime
Blotter: Salisbury man faces drug charges after being found unconscious outside convenience store
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man faces multiple drug charges after he was discovered unconscious in a car outside a convenience store. ...