Crime
Auto parts store owner holds two men at gunpoint after break-in
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com COOLEEMEE — A business owner held two men at gunpoint after they were caught breaking into his auto parts business, according ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Blotter: Local man charged with breaking into Kannapolis church
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com KANNAPOLIS — A local man was charged this week after he was spotted running from a church that was broken into, ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Missing license plate leads to marijuana charges for China Grove man
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — A China Grove man faces marijuana and other drug charges after the vehicle he was riding in was ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Fire at former Lincoln School intentionally set
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Tuesday fire at the former Lincoln School, located on South Shaver Street, was intentionally set, said City Fire ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Former Lucky Duck Cafe manager charged, cashier arrest pending
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office has charged the manager and cashier of a now-closed “fish arcade” business after an ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
China Grove man charged with meth, ecstasy possession
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A China Grove man faces drug possession charges after someone called 911 about a possible overdose in a local ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Blotter: May 18
In Salisbury Police Department reports: • Kadett Kirkman Wilson, 45, was changed with felony identity theft on Friday. Wilson, of Kannapolis, was also charged with ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Liz Moomey.
Man charged with murder in April shooting on E Lafayette Street
SALISBURY — Police have charged a local man with the murder of Jonathan Elijah Ijames following his death in a fatal shooting on the 900 ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Natalie Anderson.
Blotter: Salisbury man wanted on domestic-related assault arrested
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com EAST SPENCER — Police arrested a Salisbury man who was wanted following an alleged May 12 domestic assault involving his three ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Salisbury man wrongfully accused of murder now charged with forgery, other offenses
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man wrongfully accused of murder in 2018 now faces forgery charges after Salisbury police said he had ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Man found with gunshot wound on front porch of house
SALISBURY — Late Friday, Salisbury Police officers found 25-year-old Derrick DaShawn Brown on the front porch of an Old Plank Road house with a single ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Staff Report.
Blotter: May 15
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com In Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports • A woman reported on Tuesday she was the victim of an assault in the ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Granite Quarry business owner faces gambling-related charges
GRANITE QUARRY — A business owner was charged this week with operating a gambling establishment. Her arrest comes months after the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Rockwell teen charged with breaking into shed, taking dirt bike
ROCKWELL — A Rockwell teen faces felony charges after Rowan County sheriff’s detectives tied him to a storage shed break-in and the theft of a ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Salisbury man wanted following domestic-related incident
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man is wanted by police after a domestic-related assault that involved his three young children and their ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Blotter: Woman with outstanding warrants charged with heroin possession
SALISBURY — Salisbury police charged a local woman with heroin possession after an officer served her with an outstanding arrest warrant. The woman admitted to ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Lexington man charged after two-county vehicle chase
A Lexington man was charged Monday night after a high-speed chase began in Davidson County and ended in Rowan County. Law enforcement, aided by a ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Landis business owner charged with operating illegal gambling establishment
tips from the public about the business violating the stay-at-home order and a monthlong investigation helped contribute to a search warrant Read more
3 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Salisbury man charged with cutting electronic ankle monitor
SALISBURY — A Salisbury man faces felony charges after he was accused of removing his electronic ankle monitor. The man reportedly told a Rowan sheriff’s ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Blotter: Two charged with identity theft
By Carl Blankenship carl.blankenship@salisburypost.com SALISBURY – Two women were arrested and charged with separate incidents of identity theft over the weekend. Alesia Franklin, 31, of ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Carl Blankenship.
Family Crisis Council worried victims aren’t able to get away to report abuse
By Liz Moomey liz.moomey@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Numbers may not fully communicate whether there has been a significant change across the community in domestic violence incidents ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Liz Moomey.
Decline in bail bond business blamed on COVID-19
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A local bail bondsman says he estimates his business has seen a minimum of a 70% decline that he ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Blotter: Duffel bag, wallet stolen from unlocked vehicle
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A woman reported someone broke into her unlocked car and took a duffel bag that contained her wallet. Salisbury ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Bond reduced for man charged with dragging sheriff’s deputy with car
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man who is accused of running over a deputy’s foot and dragging another with his vehicle during ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
A Salisbury man charged with abuse of girlfriend’s children
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — A Salisbury man was charged this week with misdemeanor child abuse after his girlfriend’s children told their mother he ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Blotter: May 8
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com Salisbury Police Department reports • A 19-year-old reported to Salisbury police on Wednesday that someone broke into his Economy Inn hotel ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Blotter: May 7
By Shavonne Potts shavonne.potts@salisburypost.com Rowan County Sheriff’s Office reports • A man reported on Monday he was the victim of fraud while in the 1600 ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
Lexington man faces weapons charges after knocking on wrong door
SALISBURY — A Lexington man faces weapons charges after he and another person were knocking on the wrong door at a Bost Street home early ... Read more
4 weeks ago by Shavonne Potts.
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