Chapel Hill Transit held a public meeting Tuesday to provide an update on the North-South Bus Rapid Transit plan. The BRT will be 8.2 miles long starting on Eubanks Road and ending in Southern Village.
Christopher Cates, the previous public works superintendent for the Town of Carrboro, coincidently resigned in October — and thanks to an anonymous tip, the Carrboro Police Department has discovered that he was involved with embezzlement and common law forgery.
Chapel Hill and Carrboro firefighters will be visiting the homes of Meals on Wheels recipients to complete safety checks of smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
Check out the Chapel Hill Police report roundup from Feb. 28 - March 3.
A study found that 91 percent of police agencies nationwide use social media to keep the public updated about concerns, and the Chapel Hill Police Department and UNC Police are both getting in on this trend.
The Chapel Hill Fire Department announced at 9:15 this morning that it charged five members of UNC's Pi Lambda Phi fraternity last week for tampering with smoke alarms in the fraternity house.
Your update on the Chapel Hill crime logs.
There was residential structure fire near Southern Village on Sunday. The fire was put out before 4 p.m. and was mostly confined to the attic of the house.
“This has been a massive team effort, with hundreds of men and women involved. I hate the circumstances that led us to this point, but I can seek closure for Bobby and that’s very rewarding.”
A special committee made more than 30 recommendations on how to made N.C. public schools safer, which includes special address to active shooter threats.
Here's an update on the crime logs of Chapel Hill:
A roundup of police reports from Jan. 31 - Feb. 4.
“Ultimately, officers take an oath to defend the Constitution, to help people’s voices be heard, even when those chants are directed at us. I am very proud of how our officers responded. Very proud.”
Police are investigating a report that a male individual approached a female UNC student and exposed himself to her, according to an Alert Carolina email.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, North Carolina Department of Public Safety and nonprofits are still working to help survivors recover from the damage the hurricane caused.
Here's your update on the Chapel Hill crime logs:
At last week's Town Council meeting, council members and the community discussed the viability of e-scooters returning to Chapel Hill.
During the first of eight planned patrols, the Chapel Hill Police Department wrote one open-container citation. Read more about how the CHPD is working to enforce underage drinking laws.
Keep up with crime in Chapel Hill and Carrboro:
A roundup of Chapel Hill Police reports from Jan. 10 - 14.
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