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A false active shooter call put Carrboro Elementary on lockdown Tuesday morning. Parents had the option to have their children bused to Carrboro Town Hall, where parents could check out their kids. The police found no substance to the active shooter call.

One person injured Wednesday in a shooting on Della Street

By Brian Keyes and Marin Wolf | May. 16, 2019

A shooting on the 100 block of Della Street on Wednesday sent one to the hospital, no suspect is currently in custody.

Julia Pulawski gives a statement outside the Orange County Courthouse before her appeals hearing on Monday morning.

Two Silent Sam demonstrators appealed charges brought against them in September

By Brian Keyes | May. 13, 2019

Following the raucous Sept. 8 Silent Sam protests, two demonstrators present at the former site of the confederate monument made their appeals today in the Orange County District Court.

The Campus Safety Commission meeting in April 2019 in South Building

Here's what happened at the first meeting of the new Campus Safety Commission

By Brian Keyes | May. 1, 2019

The new campus safety commission formed by Interim Chancellor Guskiewicz met for the first time on Wednesday morning to discuss the group’s mission and responsibilities, as well as to field questions from the group’s members on how they would like the commission to operate.

UNC Police arrests Student Veterans Assistance Coordinator

By Charlie McGee | Apr. 25, 2019

UNC Police arrested Student Veterans Assistance Coordinator Amber Mathwig on Wednesday after she refused to stop sitting on the steps of a campus building that was being used for an unannounced police training exercise.

Students and activists gathered outside the Wilson Library at UNC-Chapel Hill on Wednesday, April 24, 2019. The activists protested UNC police and the University's treatment of student activists before and after the fall of Silent Sam. Various speakers discussed their personal experiences on campus and their interactions with police.

Students walked out of class to protest police brutality. Here’s what happened

By Stephanie Mayer | Apr. 24, 2019

On Wednesday afternoon, students and faculty walked out of class to protest violence by the UNC Police Department and call for action by the University.

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

Chapel Hill Police Reports: April 19 - April 22

By Anna Pogarcic | Apr. 24, 2019

An update on crime in Chapel Hill over the last weekend.

Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz attends a Chancellor's Advisory Committee meeting on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at South Building.

What is the Campus Safety Commission?

By Cam Edson | Apr. 24, 2019

The commission, initially announced on March 22, will also facilitate discussion with the UNC community regarding the roles and expectations of the relationship between the community and campus police.

Patrol Officer Jamison McKire monitoring near McCorkle Place Tuesday, Sept. 25.

Who's serving on the Campus Safety Commission?

By Emily Holler | Apr. 23, 2019

The twenty Campus Safety Commission appointees will serve to guide campus policing policies and practices as well as foster relationships between campus police and community, according to an email by Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz shared on Monday afternoon.

Ayling and Porlides finish their presentation by telling attendees about their demonstration against police brutality on Wednesday.

Silent Sam demonstrator wants to expose “pattern of police abuse” with body cam footage

By Casey Quam | Apr. 22, 2019

Porlides discusses his arrest following his release of police body cam footage.

New Hope Elementary School teacher suspended amid child pornography investigation

By Jonny Cook | Apr. 16, 2019

Investigators are not currently aware of any students at New Hope Elementary being the subject of photographs.

(From left) Deah Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha lost their lives Feb. 10, 2015. (Courtesy of the Abu-Salha family)

'Please remember them': father of murdered Muslim students testifies to U.S. House

By Sophia Wilhelm | Apr. 15, 2019

Mohammad Abu-Salha recounted the tragic murder of three of his family members, the autopsy, the victims' humanitarian work and the violence targeted at the Muslim community to the House Judiciary Committee earlier this week.

A parking spot at the Carrboro Police Department.

Chapel Hill Police Reports: April 11 - April 15

By Daniel Petrucci | Apr. 15, 2019

Here's some entries from the Chapel Hill crime logs this past week.

Students and community members hold hands during the Unsung Founders Memorial vigil hosted by UNC Black Congress, Thursday April 4, 2019 at McCorkle Place.

How community leaders in Carrboro are urging UNC to handle Confederate groups on campus

By Ryan Smoot | Apr. 10, 2019

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen recently passed a resolution recommending that the University betters its response to racist acts taking place on campus.

Firefighters actively fight a building fire after a gas leak lead to an explosion and collapse near Brightleaf Square Wednesday April 10, 2019 in Durham, N.C. (Julia Wall/Raleigh News & Observer/TNS)

One dead, at least 15 injured in downtown Durham explosion Wednesday morning

By Aislinn Antrim | Apr. 10, 2019

People should stay away from downtown Durham until further notice. “This is the kind of day that you never prepare for as a mayor.”

The storefronts of Sup Dogs and what was Tama Tea have been shattered. According to the Town, it seems no one entered the building, but instead through chairs to shatter the glass. Photos by Anna Pogarcic & Erin O’Rourke.

Storefronts shattered at Sup Dogs and former Tama Tea location

By Daniel Petrucci | Apr. 8, 2019

Officers plan to check video footage from the businesses and others in the surrounding area to continue the investigation.

Police Reports: April 3 - April 4

By Anna Pogarcic | Apr. 7, 2019

A roundup of crime in Chapel Hill and Carrboro from April 3 and 4.

DTH Photo Illustration. According to a post on Uber Newsroom, a website through which the company can post updates, people can practice rideshare safety by double-checking the driver's name and photo, as well as the car's model and license plate number. Wade Stormer, one of Uber's law enforcement liaisons and author of the post, suggests riders that encounter a fraudulent Uber should "Go to a safe place and wait for the right car to arrive, or cancel the ride and report it to us."

USC student's death sparks discussion about ride-share safety

By Evelyn Gandy | Apr. 4, 2019

After the death of University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson, the safety of ride-share programs is being questioned.

A man was shot shortly after 8 PM on Wednesday evening at the New Hope Commons shopping center. Durham Police Department officers were involved in the shooting.

Chapel Hill Police reports: March 31 — April 1

By Anna Pogarcic | Apr. 3, 2019

A roundup of crime logs in Chapel Hill from March 31 to April 1.

A loss prevention officer was stabbed on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Macy's Department Store in Southpoint Mall.

Stabbing reported at Southpoint

By Brent Van Vliet | Apr. 1, 2019

The officer was stabbed while confronting two females for shoplifting in Macy’s department store. The suspects have not been apprehended.

Police from across North Carolina quickly escort demonstrators from McCorkle Place after their scheduled demonstration on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2019. Among them is Sergeant Svetlana Bostelman. Silent Sam activist Julia Pulawksi filed a motion that Bostelman gave false testimony that led to Pulawksi's conviction.

A UNC Police officer has been accused of lying under oath in a Silent Sam arrest case

By Charlie McGee | Mar. 27, 2019

The motion to dismiss Pulawski’s charges also includes a request that either Bostelman be sanctioned for false testimony under oath or that the case be referred to the District Attorney’s office for a perjury investigation.