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York police accuse parents of providing improper care for premature sons

York police have arrested two parents accused of withholding medical care from their premature sons, who doctors eventually diagnosed as “failure to thrive.”

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Rock Hill mom who tested positive for drugs after giving birth faces unlawful conduct charge

A Rock Hill mother turned herself in to police on Tuesday, three months after she tested positive for drugs before giving birth to her newborn son, authorities say.
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Police: Man sent to hospital after Rock Hill woman stabs him

Police say a Rock Hill woman stabbed the father of her child Tuesday afternoon, sending him to a Charlotte hospital with wounds to his legs and arms.
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‘Known’ Rock Hill gang member pleads guilty to felony gun charges

A “known” Rock Hill gang member and accused drug dealer pleaded guilty to felony gun charges in federal court Tuesday, according to prosecutors.
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Police: Smyrna woman took elderly victim for more than $8,000

A Smyrna woman is in jail facing more than 40 forgery and financial card theft charges after police say she made fraudulent credit card transactions and stole checks from an elderly woman she took care of for at least six months.
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Cars crash into Rock Hill store on successive Saturdays

For the second weekend in a row, a car crashed into Jimmy Long’s Rock Hill liquor store. This time, police say, the driver fled only to be arrested more than a hour later.
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6 Lake Wylie Walmart employees accused of embezzlement

Six employees at a Lake Wylie Walmart have been accused of embezzlement in connection with a scam deputies say robbed the store of at least $830 within the past two months.
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Police: Drunk man urinated outside York school

A North Carolina man is accused of driving under the influence and indecent exposure after police say he urinated outside a York school on Monday afternoon.
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Men trade blows after argument over video at Rock Hill apartment

Two men traded punches that landed one in the hospital Monday evening after an argument about a video escalated into a brawl at a Rock Hill apartment complex.
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Ex-Rock Hill business owner charged in $624,000 Walmart fraud

Robert Michael Milton, 49, is accused of masterminding a three-year scheme that stole more than $600,000 from Walmart stores in three states. He is in Mecklenburg County Jail, facing federal charges of wire fraud, trafficking in counterfeit goods and conspiracy to traffic.
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Winthrop grad to be charged in deaths of her children

The Dacusville woman charged last week with murder in the deaths of her two children and attempted murder of her husband is scheduled to appear before a Pickens County magistrate this morning, after being released from Greenville Memorial Hospital late Monday, authorities said.