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A 28-year-old man was arrested for resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer after being stopped for a fictitious license plate at 12:35 a.m. at 201 S. Estes Drive, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

Abdulai Kamara was taken to Orange County Jail in lieu of a $1,500 bond, reports state.


A 46-year-old Chapel Hill woman was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest after attempting to hit someone with a brick at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday at the 100 block of East Franklin Street, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

Deidra Carol Toomer was cited and transported to UNC Hospitals under an involuntary commitment order, reports state.


Someone stole a purse between 2 p.m. Tuesday and 4:41 p.m. Wednesday at the 200 block of West Franklin Street, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

The person stole $200 in cash, four debit or credit cards, a Social Security card and an N.C. driver’s license, reports state. The purse itself was worth $75, reports state.



Someone stole an exhaust fan motor and a disconnect switch between 10 p.m. Sunday and 8 a.m. Monday from the roof of Penang Restaurant at 431 W. Franklin St., according to Chapel Hill police reports.

The exhaust fan motor was worth $500 and the disconnect switch was worth $100, reports state.



Someone broke the window of RBC Centura Bank at 101 E. Rosemary St. between 5 p.m. Tuesday and 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Damage to the window was estimated at $200, reports state.


Two cell phones were reported stolen at East Chapel Hill High School at 500 Weaver Dairy Road, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

Someone stole an LG Envy cell phone worth $200 and $32 in cash from a gym locker between 2:05 p.m. and 2:55 p.m. Monday, reports state. Someone also stole an Apple iPhone worth $200 during a gym class between 11:30 a.m. and 12:20 p.m. Tuesday, reports state.



Someone stole a Blackberry phone worth $200 between 2:18 p.m. and 2:48 p.m. Wednesday from a construction site at 2000 Environ Way, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

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