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Police log

A woman crossing Franklin Street at its intersection with Columbia Street was struck by a motorist early Friday morning, according to police reports.

Clare Margaret Rohleder, a senior psychology student, was moving south across the street when she was struck by a white Cadillac driven by Cynthia Dianne Tuck of Roxboro, N.C., traveling east, said Police Major Tony Oakley.

Oakley said Rohleder was treated and released, that according to police reports Rohleder was in a crosswalk and that a witness told police Tuck had a green light when she struck Rohleder.

 

Chapel Hill police reports state that several gunshot rounds were fired around 2 a.m. Sunday near Franklin Street .

At least one round struck an unoccupied vehicle, shattering a window, reports state. Police report they do not know if the rounds were intended for a person or to cause property damage.

An Asheboro man was stopped on West Franklin Street early Sunday morning on suspicion of being involved with the shooting incident, police reports state.

Tejuan Odishon Riggsbee, of Asheboro, was stopped at 2:41 a.m. on West Franklin Street while driving a white 2003 Chevrolet Impala, reports state.

After being stopped, he was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon, among other charges, according to police reports.

Police reports state that the car Riggsbee was driving matched the description of a car from which several rounds were fired minutes before.

Riggsbee was arrested on charges of carrying a handgun, possession of marijuana and possession of an open container of alcohol, according to reports.

Riggsbee was taken to the Orange County Jail in Hillsborough. As of Sunday, police had not recorded the amount of his bond.

Riggsbee is scheduled to appear Oct. 24 in superior court in Hillsborough.

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