As the first week of classes at UNC wrapped up, it kicked off the first full weekend of parties with the full student body back on campus. And as the campus was filled with revelers, the UNC student charged in the triple-fatal wrong-way crash on I-85 in July was served new charges.

The police blotter is full of alcohol violations from Thursday through Sunday night.

Chapel Hill Police responded to multiple calls of loud music and parties in Fraternity Court, on the UNC campus, and on Church Street, in Chapel Hill, leading to 10 citations for underage possession of alcohol being issued to citizens between the age of 18 and 20.

It wasn’t only the under-21 population breaking the rules, police also issued six open container citations for the over-21 crowd, along with a 21-year old charged with resisting arrest and public urination, and a 22-year-old cited for being drunk and disruptive and resisting arrest.

More students were issued citations this weekend than compared with move-in weekend earlier this month.

Chapel Hill Police Lieutenant Josh Mecimore told WCHL recently that authorities are typically very active early in the semester.

“Our hope is that parents will have set those kids up with some good decision-making skills,” he says, “and then when we set clear expectations, that they’ll choose to follow those. We know that some people won’t.

“But we try to set clear expectations, and then we’re going to have some consequences for those who don’t follow those expectations. And that’s especially true at the beginning of the school year.”

He adds police also have concentrated efforts and a larger volume of calls on certain occasions, including football games and the days surrounding breaks in the academic calendar.

Renewed focus has been aimed at underage drinking on the UNC campus after a rising junior was involved in a triple-fatal wrong-way crash earlier this summer.

20-year-old Chanlder Kania has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder after allegedly driving his 2005 Jeep Wrangler the wrong way on I-85 for at least six miles before crashing head-on into another vehicle, killing three of the four passengers.

Kania was cited on Friday with two additional charges of obtaining alcohol with a false ID, according to court documents.

Kania is currently under house arrest in Asheboro after posting a $1 million bond. He is scheduled to be back in court on his initial charges on September 25 and has an appearance on October 8 for the additional allegations.

Related Stories
‹
New UNC Police Chief Aims to 'Make Campus Proud' of Department 
With students coming back to campus and the first week of classes commencing, newly hired UNC chief of police Brian James says he is excited to build community trust and keep the school safe this semester.
Chapel Hill Police Make Arrest in Sexual Assault Case
Chapel Hill Police arrested a 46-year-old man in connection with a sexual assault that occurred earlier this month in the parking deck of an apartment complex. Authorities said Vernon Lamont Reed was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree forcible rape, robbery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and kidnapping. […]
No Timeline for Selling Alcohol as UNC Football Season Approaches
There is plenty of hype going into the 2019 home opener for the UNC football team. Mack Brown is back as the head coach. And after a trip to Charlotte to open the new season against the South Carolina Gamecocks, UNC will open its home schedule with a night game against an ACC opponent. But […]
Silent Sam Decision Looms Over UNC, Search for Police Chief
Jeff McCracken’s retirement as UNC Police chief, which was announced earlier this year, is effective Monday, and the university has named Thomas Younce as his interim replacement. UNC – Chapel Hill Board of Trustees chair Haywood Cochrane said after a special meeting of the board last Thursday that the national search for a permanent police […]
UNC - Chapel Hill Preparing to Allow Alcohol Sales During On-Campus Sports
Fans at Kenan Stadium and other UNC sporting events this fall will very likely have the option to purchase alcohol during the games. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed into law this week changes that allow for colleges in the UNC System to sell alcohol at sporting events on campus, if the university’s board of […]
UNC Names Interim Police Chief
UNC – Chapel Hill has announced that Thomas C. Younce will serve as interim chief of UNC Police. Younce has served in police departments in the UNC System and private universities in North Carolina, according to a message sent Wednesday afternoon announcing the hire. “Throughout his career, Chief Younce has worked tirelessly to protect the […]
Chapel Hill Looking to New Options for Possible Police Station
Recent plans fell through for the Town of Chapel Hill and UNC to agree on a joint venture that would have brought a new Chapel Hill Police station and other town facilities to a new building on university-owned property on Estes Drive Extension. Chapel Hill Police assistant chief Jabe Hunter provided an update to the […]
UNC Police Chief Retiring
UNC Police chief and director of public safety Jeff McCracken is retiring. The university made the announcement in a message to the campus community on Friday. McCracken is retiring “after 30 years of creditable service to Carolina and the State of North Carolina,” the message reads. UNC Police have been criticized for a variety of […]
UNC Police Investigating Indecent Exposure
UNC Police are investigating a report that a male individual “approached and exposed himself” to a female student near Friday afternoon. Authorities said in an Alert Carolina message that the incident occurred just before 1 p.m. near Paul Green Theater Drive. The student was unharmed. Both the student and suspect fled the scene, police said. […]
Chapel Hill Police Entering Review of Policing at Silent Sam Rallies
The Chapel Hill Town Council held its first meeting of the fall on Wednesday night, coming nearly one week after a third rally around the remains of the Confederate monument on the UNC – Chapel Hill campus known as Silent Sam. Protesters pulled the statue from its pedestal on August 20. Two rallies then followed […]
›