UNC loses for the first time ever on Dorrance Field, falling to No. 4 Duke

| 11:18pm

Serving the students and the University community since 1893

°F

Saturday September 18th

Crime and public safety

Chapel Hill Police Department logs can be found here.

Carrboro Police Department logs can be found here.

Department of Public Safety logs can be found here.

Rolanda Hedgepeth, Faith Hedgepeth's sister, comforts her mother, Connie Hedgepeth, at a press conference Thursday. At the press conference, Chapel Hill police announced that an arrest has been made in the investigation of Faith Hedgepeth's murder in 2012.

Nine years later, suspect arrested in murder of UNC student Faith Hedgepeth

By Praveena Somasundaram | Sep. 16

At the time of her death, Faith Hedgepeth was a junior at UNC and had dreams of becoming a pediatrician. Hedgepeth, a member of the Haliwa-Saponi tribe, was an active member of the Carolina Indian Circle and volunteered at the American Indian Center.
Miguel Enrique Salguero-Olivares, whose relationship to Hedgepeth is unclear, was charged with first-degree murder in the Hedgepeth investigation, said Assistant Chief of Police Celisa Lehew, the lead investigator in the case.
No further details about the case were revealed during Thursday’s press conference, and the homicide investigation remains active and ongoing.

Two students walk on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill on April 13, 2021

Tucker Frey, reported to harass women on Franklin Street, charged with trespassing

By Bethany Lee | Apr. 17

HVAC units stolen from historic Cedar Grove Ruritan Club, sheriff offering $1500 award

By Chloe Teachey | Apr. 11

Column: J Blakeson’s 'I Care a Lot' is a messy but watchable crime comedy

By Ryan Phillips | Feb. 25

Customers walk into The Purple Bowl on Nov. 5 2020, one of the businesses that has been a victim to recent break-ins.

Chapel Hill experienced an increase in breaking and entering cases during October

By Trevor Moore | Nov. 12

Nine businesses were broken into in Chapel Hill and Carrboro during the month of October. Some of the businesses that were broken into include Breadmen's, The Pig, Chapel Hill Wine Company, Epilogue and Carrburitos, according to Chapel Hill and Carrboro police reports. Ran Northam, Interim Communications Manager for the Town of Chapel Hill, said a slight spike in the number of forcible break-ins to Chapel Hill businesses is likely an anomaly.

A police car parked on Franklin Street flashes its lights on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020.

UNC Police respond to hit and run involving student, ends in shots fired

By Maddie Ellis | Sep. 26

UNC Police responded to a hit and run on campus Friday night, according to a statement from Chief David Perry.

A group of friends convene on Franklin Street on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, all wearing masks in accordance with COVID-19 public health requirements.

'Tonight was really about listening': Local community members talk race, justice in panel

By Lilly Clark | Jul. 1, 2020

BIPOC community members shared real stories about policing, race and justice in Chatham and Orange counties in a digital panel held by local government stakeholders and community organizers.

Orange County Commissioner Renee Price speaks at a previous Assembly of Governors meeting at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2019.

County Commissioners approve funds for inmate re-entry housing at June 9 meeting

By Dylan Cole Phillips | Jun. 11, 2020

The Orange County Board of Commissioners approved a measure to outsource funding to a local nonprofit to facilitate a way for inmates to re-enter society.

Chapel Hill Police vehicles standby at the Chapel Hill Police Department on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. The Chapel Hill Police Department has increased their patrols in and around UNC's campus in response to the sexual assault in the Shortbread Lofts parking deck on Sept. 13, 2019.

Chapel Hill Police's response to last semester's assault in Shortbread Lofts

By Kayleigh Carpenter | Jan. 30, 2020

"Patrols were stepped up directly around that apartment complex and throughout Downtown. We even worked with UNC Police to make sure there was plenty of information sharing and assistance where needed."

DTH Photo Illustration. As of Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act (JJRA) mandates that 16- and 17-year-olds are no longer to be tried as adults. North Carolina is the last state to pass such a law.

North Carolina is no longer trying 16-year-olds as adults. Here's what that means.

By Kayleigh Carpenter | Jan. 20, 2020

North Carolina is officially the last state to adopt the Raise the Age law, but what does the law entail?

Chapel Hill Police sit stationed Franklin Street Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018.

Here's what you missed at Tuesday's community policing advisory committee meeting

By Mark Morrison | Jan. 15, 2020

At the last meeting of the Chapel Hill Community Policing Advisory Committee, several key issues were discussed such as campus safety, data tracking and availability and community listening sessions.

Police officers put on riot gear during the demonstration against the decision to place Silent Sam in a new historic building on campus on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018.

Here's how on-campus crime and safety have changed over the past ten years

By Emily Orland | Dec. 3, 2019

Here's how campus and Chapel Hill police have reacted to the changes in campus crime, and where they see potential concerns.

How 10 years of crime and public safety incidents affected the Chapel Hill community

By Jamey Cross | Dec. 3, 2019

Here’s a look back at some of the biggest crimes and public safety incidents that have affected and united the University and Chapel Hill community.

Ongoing homicide investigation in Orange County for death of 62-year-old man

By Diane Adame | Dec. 2, 2019

A homicide is being investigated by the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

The Orange County Courthouse in 2010. DTH/Mary Lide Parker

Cedar Ridge High School senior arrested for sending threat of mass violence

By Sonia Rao | Oct. 30, 2019

According to a press release, high school senior Dylan George sent a text message to a classmate saying there was going to be a school shooting at Cedar Ridge. The classmate’s parents immediately called 911.

DTH Photo Illustration. The American Civil Liberties Union and North Carolina Prisoner Legal Services filed a lawsuit against the N.C. Department of Public Safety due to four men being held in restrictive housing on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019.

Lawsuit could change solitary confinement practices in the state

By Brittany McGee | Oct. 23, 2019

The plaintiffs are seeking to represent all current and future people held in DPS custody, and they are suing for declaratory and injunctive relief. If successful, this lawsuit could dramatically change the practices involving solitary confinement in North Carolina.

Officer Cox, a police officer working for Carrboro NC, took a moment to reflect on the recent vehicle thefts in the Carrboro area on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. She mentioned that it’s an issue that could be avoided if people would lock their car doors.

Crime is up in Carrboro. Here's how you can stay safe.

By Kayleigh Carpenter | Oct. 20, 2019

The University's annual Security and Fire Safety report revealed that there has been a spike in certain crimes across Carrboro over the past 3 years. The Carrboro Police Department is offering a few tips and resources to help keep you protected.

29 years later, New Hope Jane Doe still unidentified

By Amirsaman Zahabioun | Sep. 26, 2019

County officials hope that a new forensic illustration and ever-expanding communication in the community may help discover the identity of New Hope Jane Doe.