RFP Staff
♦ Sources in the Salisbury Fire Department and the Salisbury Police report that a fire early Friday morning at a home on 816 E. Franklin Street was purposely set. The structure was badly burned, but fortunately the family living there were not at home.
Neighbors called 911 to report the fire around 6 p.m. when they saw fire in the windows and smoke billowing off the roof. The Salisbury Fire department arrived quickly and had the fire under control by 7 a.m. Firefighters found a car parked in the driveway. During their inspection of the home they noted burn patterns appearing to fit a deliberately set fire.
No suspects or motives are yet known.
816 E. Franklin Street, Salisbury, N.C.:
Location of 816 E. Franklin Street, Salisbury, N.C.:
Citizens having any knowledge about this crime are urged to call the Salisbury Police at 704-638-5333. If you fear retribution, want to remain anonymous and possibly collect a reward of up to $1,000, information can be submitted 24/7 via the web: http://tips.salisburyrowancrimestoppers.org/ or by calling the Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.
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♦ Salisbury Police sources report that Chiera Hill, 20, of Oakhurst Drive in Salisbury, was the victim of an assault–gun and miscellaneous property damage on the street Tuesday by 208 Partee Street. The crime was reported 10:06 a.m. A handgun was employed by a stranger. Hill’s 2007 silver Dodge Durango SUV sustained an estimated $1,000 in damages. Hill thankfully was not injured during the gun assault in a high crime area.
No description of the perpetrator is available.
208 Partee Street, Salisbury, N.C.:
Location of 208 Partee Street in Salisbury, N.C.:
Citizens having any knowledge about this crime are urged to call the Salisbury Police at 704-638-5333. If you fear retribution, want to remain anonymous and possibly collect a reward of up to $1,000, information can be submitted 24/7 via the web: http://tips.salisburyrowancrimestoppers.org/ or by calling the Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.
