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A UNC senior was arrested early Wednesday morning for impaired driving, Chapel Hill Police reports state.

Christopher Dickson, 23, of 214 McCauley St., was arrested at 4:06 a.m. at the corner 100 W. Rosemary and Columbia streets on misdemeanor charges of impaired driving and driving on the wrong side of the highway, according to reports.

Police reports state that Dickson was stopped for a moving violation but that at the traffic stop he was arrested for impaired driving as well.

Dickson's blood alcohol content was .19, police spokeswoman Jane Cousins said.

He was taken to Orange County Jail and held under a secured bond of $100, reports state. Dickson is set to appear in District Criminal Court on Nov. 8th, according to reports.

 

Ram Book and Supply, 306 W. Franklin St., was the victim of a forced breaking and entering early Wednesday morning, Chapel Hill police reports state.

The incident was reported to police at 3:50 a.m. Wednesday after someone walking in the parking lot saw that the front glass door was broken by a brick, police spokeswoman Jane Cousins said.

An employee at Ram said a Hurricane Katrina donation jar, which contained about $50, was stolen, she said.

 

A UNC sophomore was arrested Tuesday on charges of impaired driving in relation to a February car accident, according to Chapel Hill Police reports.

Jonathan E. Choi, 20, of 109 Macrae Court, had been in a car accident Feb. 20 and had admitted to drinking alcohol, reports state. He was transferred to UNC Hospitals for evaluation, and he was cited and released on charges of impaired driving, reports state.

According to the Feb. 20 reports, blood alcohol content results were pending analysis.

Police spokeswoman Jane Cousins said BAC results confirmed he was he was impaired by alcohol. Choi was served a criminal summons and brought before a judge in Administrative Traffic Court on Tuesday.

 

A fraternity member was the victim of a burglary without force Wednesday morning, according to Chapel Hill Police reports.

The victim reported to police at 3:10 a.m. that his IBM laptop and digital camera were stolen from his bedroom, reports state.

Spokeswoman Jane Cousins said that the victim had left his room for about at hour at about 1 a.m. and that he did not think that he had locked his door.

The case is under further investigation.

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