UNC Geography Professor Arrested: Marijuana
Chapel Hill Police have arrested a UNC geography professor for possession with intent to sell and distribute.
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Durham Police Investigating Hit and Run
Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 18, 2016 | Crime
Durham Police are asking for public assistance locating a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run accident on Monday. Police say a man was found in the road near the intersection of Avondale Avenue and Howard Street just before 2:30...
Read MoreChapel Hill Police: Break-Ins Down Over Holidays
Home break-ins in Chapel Hill over the holiday season are down, according to Chapel Hill Police Lieutenant Josh Mecimore. “We saw about a 25 percent reduction in the number of break-ins over the Christmas holiday.” Prior to...
Read MoreThree Charged with Robbing Durham Convenience Store Twice
Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 18, 2016 | Crime
Durham Police have charged three men with robbing the same convenience store twice at gunpoint in 2015. Investigators charged 19-year-old Osman Joel Calderon-Juarez, 18-year-old Jose Daniel Cartenga-Juarez and 20-year-old...
Read MoreTwo Charged Following Car Chase In Durham
Charges have been filed against two people following a chase Thursday evening in southern Durham. The chase started around 5:30 p.m. when an officer attempted to stop a stolen Nissan Maxima on Dial Drive near Eastwood Drive. The...
Read MoreDurham Police Investigate Homicide
Durham police are investigating a homicide occurred Friday afternoon on North Miami Boulevard. Officers were dispatched to a shooting call in the 1200 block of North Miami Boulevard near Fiske Street shortly after 3:30 p.m....
Read MoreMan Arrested for Spray-Painting Silent Sam
UNC Police have arrested a 37 year-old white male they say was spray-painting a message on Silent Sam, a confederate war memorial statue on UNC’s campus on Tuesday. Loren Stanley Hart, of Concord, has been charged with defacing...
Read MoreTop of the Hill Looking for Break-In Suspects
Police are looking for information about a break-in at Top of the Hill restaurant on Sunday morning. The suspects are accused of stealing three beer tap handles and damaging $500 worth of property, according to police reports....
Read MoreMan Arrested for Firing Shots at Durham Police Officer
Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 15, 2016 | Crime
Durham Police have arrested a suspect accused of firing shots at an officer. Police say 28-year-old Syron Deshon Townsend, of Durham, was arrested around 11:30 Thursday night in Burlington by members of the U.S. Marshals Joint...
Read MoreDurham Police Cruiser Struck by Stolen Vehicle
Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 15, 2016 | Crime
Durham Police are looking for a suspect after a stolen vehicle struck a police cruiser. Police say the hit-and-run occurred shortly after 5:30 Thursday evening near Eastwood Drive. The driver of a stolen vehicle failed to stop...
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