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Police Roundup 11/08/01

Bicyclist Hit by Car; No Charges Filed

A car struck a bicyclist on South Road on Wednesday at about 8:45 a.m.

The driver of the green Ford Taurus was turning right into the Bell Tower parking lot when she struck the bicyclist, knocking him to the ground.

University police and EMS responded to the scene, where the rider was treated for minor cuts and bruises and released with no hospital treatment.

No charges were filed against the driver.

Further details were unavailable Wednesday.

University

Wednesday, Nov. 7

- A resident assistant in Morrison Residence Hall called in a possible underage alcohol possession in one of the rooms at 9:36 p.m. Monday, reports state. Two UNC students were caught with empty beer cans and confessed to drinking the alcohol inside of them, reports state.

Reports state the suspects received citations for underage drinking.

Tuesday, Nov. 6

- An unknown person used red paint to mark over UNC stickers on cars sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning, reports state.

Vandalized cars were located in the parking lot behind Hinton James Residence Hall and the Public Safety Building parking lot near Morrison Residence Hall, reports state.

Reports state that two of the four victims noticed "NCSU" painted on their vehicles.

- An Ericsson cell phone was stolen from a room in Craige Residence Hall sometime between 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday night, reports state.

Reports state that a $300 Nokia cell phone was taken from a secured car between 1 a.m. Oct. 29 and noon Nov. 2. The victim returned to her car Nov. 2 to find that the cell phone power cord had been cut and the phone was missing, reports state.

Monday, Nov. 5

- A supervisor arrived on site to find a Sheetrock gun was missing from a tool area in the Morrison Residence Hall new construction site C, reports state.

The Hillti gun had a company-applied serial number 677695 and could have been taken anytime between 5 p.m. Nov. 2 and 10:30 a.m. Nov. 5, reports state.

City

Tuesday, Nov. 6

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- Chapel Hill police arrested Charles Williams, 20, of 200 Westminster Drive for possession of marijuana.

Reports state that a Chapel Hill police officer approached Williams on Airport Road near Westminster Drive because they thought he was a possible suspect in an armed robbery at the Wachovia Bank.

Williams consented to a search and officers found a bag of marijuana in his coat, reports state.

Williams was arrested and taken to the Chapel Hill police department, reports state. Reports also state that Williams is being charged with one misdemeanor count of marijuana possession.

He is scheduled to appear in the Orange County District Court in Hillsborough on Dec. 3.

Monday, Nov. 5

- Chapel Hill police responded to an animal abuse call at 4:09 p.m. at 707 Gomains Ave. Reports state that a child killed a neighbor's puppy.

The crimes involved are damage to real property and cruelty to animals, reports state.

The case is under further investigation.

- Chapel Hill police arrested Michael Brown, 50, of 100 Louis Armstrong Court at 10:31 p.m. for possession of crack cocaine.

Reports state an officer observed a drug transaction while doing surveillance on the corner of West Rosemary Street and Graham Street.

Brown was approached on West Rosemary Street near Roberson Street, reports state.

After searching Brown, officers found a plastic bag with one dosage unit of crack cocaine, reports state.

Brown faces one felony count of possession of drugs, schedule II, reports state.

Brown was scheduled to appear in court Monday at the Orange County District Court in Hillsborough.

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