A 16-year-old was arrested after an armed robbery and shooting in the parking lot of a Rockwell church, according to the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office.
Jaylen Tyrese White, 27, faces first-degree murder and attempted murder charges after a shooting on Oak Breeze Drive in western Rowan County.
Two girls were found safe in Georgia and a 21-year-old man was arrested following an abduction investigation involving China Grove Police.
A woman faces charges after a reported stabbing on Park Avenue in Salisbury. Police later found no evidence confirming a stabbing.
A Rowan County man is facing a felony charge after authorities alleged he threatened to kill a Rowan County Superior Court judge during an Aug. 1 incident.
A Rowan County man charged with nine felony child sex offenses was previously convicted of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile in a 2023 Rowan County case.
Rowan County police blotter for Aug. 1, 2026, featuring arrests and incident reports from the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office and Salisbury Police Department, including burglaries, larcenies, drug offenses, assaults, fraud, and warrant arrests.
Javiel Pena Sola, charged in a Salisbury crash that killed three people, is now being held in the Rowan County Detention Center under an ICE detainer while his criminal case continues.