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Police log

  •  A 16-year-old East Chapel Hill High School student was arrested Monday and charged with two felony counts of taking indecent liberties with a child, Chapel Hill police reports state.

According to reports, Enobong Daniel Ebong, 16, was served with outstanding warrants at the police station at 2:45 p.m.

He was held in Orange County Jail on a $5,000 secured bond. He was scheduled to appear Tuesday in Orange County District Criminal Court in Hillsborough.

Capt. Bob Overton said Ebong was arrested in relation to inappropriate behavior with children who were younger than 10 years old.

 

  •  A Chapel Hill woman was arrested Monday in relation to reported larcenies from three downtown sports memorabilia shops, Chapel Hill police reports state.

Lashunda Racquel Goins, 24, of 2607 Overland Passage in Chapel Hill, was charged with one misdemeanor count of concealing merchandise/shoplifting from Johnny T-Shirt, at 128 E. Franklin St.; Carolina Pride, at 151 E. Franklin St.; and Carolina Sportswear, at 133 E. Franklin St., reports state.

Goins was released on a written promise to appear April 11 in Orange County District Criminal Court in Hillsborough.

According to reports, the stolen items were four toboggans, valued at $58.88; two sweatshirts and a ball cap, valued at $51; and one sweatshirt, valued at $41.99

 

  •  A Chapel Hill man was arrested Monday and charged with one felony county of assault with a deadly weapon, inflicting injury, Chapel Hill police reports state.

Joseph Raymond Kocot, of 22 Woodbridge Drive, was arrested at 6:12 p.m. He was released on a written promise to appear Monday in Hillsborough.

 

  •  An Elon woman was arrested Monday and charged with shoplifting $376 ion items from Dillard’s department store at University Mall, Chapel Hill police reports state.

According to reports, Juanita Grace Chavez, 34, of 1521 N. N.C. 87 at Elon College, was charged with one misdemeanor count of concealing merchandise/shoplifting.

Chavez is scheduled to appear March 14 in Orange County District Criminal Court in Hillsborough.

 

  •  An employee of Mercia Properties was arrested Monday in connection to various larcenies that occurred within the 100 Block of Franklin Street, Chapel Hill police reports state.

According to reports, James Lafayette Watkins, 33, of 100 W. Rosemary St. in Chapel Hill, was arrested and charged with one count of misdemeanor larceny and three counts of misdemeanor possession of stolen goods.

Watkins was released on a written promise to appear in Orange County District Criminal Court in Hillsborough.

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