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Someone left a tent on property of the Orange Water and Sewer Authority at 1:34 p.m. Monday at 609 Piney Mountain Road, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

Someone spray painted a trash container, a generator, a power meter and a power panel at a medical facility between noon Sunday and 7:47 a.m. Monday at 109 Conner Drive, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Total damage to the items was estimated at $160, reports state.

A man pushed a woman after telling her she sped through a school zone Monday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The incident occurred at 7:55 a.m. Monday at West Franklin Street, reports state.

Graffiti was spray painted on the left side of a cargo van, causing $25,000 in damage, between 4:30 p.m. Sunday and 11:19 a.m. Monday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The van, a Ford E-250, was parked in a lot at 1400 E. Franklin St., reports state.

A Carrboro police officer thought he heard gunshots at 1:45 a.m. Monday, but it turned out to be fireworks, according to Carrboro police reports. Members of a band said they were shooting off fireworks to blow off some steam after playing at Cat’s Cradle, reports state. The officer explained the town ordinance against fireworks, reports state.

A man reported that he found his cat dead in front of his door at 10:34 a.m. Monday at 810 Old Fayetteville Road, according to Carrboro police reports. Police arrived and disposed of the cat in a sanitary manner, reports state.

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