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College Republican's Berlin Wall display stolen

By Alexa Burrell | November 9

Unlike the original Berlin Wall, which fell to great public spectacle in 1989, a replica made by UNC College Republicans quietly disappeared Tuesday morning ...

Police log for November 10, 2010

November 9

Someone spilled beer on a computer at the Holiday Inn at 10:32 p.m. Monday at 1301 Fordham Blvd., according to Chapel Hill police reports.Damage to the ...

Police log for November 9, 2010

By From staff and wire reports | November 8

Someone damaged a black 2002 Honda Accord between 3:10 a.m.

Police log for November 8, 2010

November 8

Someone took a $60 jacket in a club at 3 a.m. Saturday at 201 S. Estes Drive, according to Chapel Hill police reports. The jacket held a U.S. passport ...

Police log for November 4, 2010

By From staff and wire reports | November 3

Someone stole a woman’s shopping bag between 8:30 a.m.

Police log for November 3, 2010

November 3

Someone was intoxicated in a running vehicle with a loaded pistol in his or her lap at 1:14 a.m. Tuesday at 1720 Fordham Blvd., according to Chapel Hill ...

Former UNC professor to receive new trial

By Victoria Cook | November 2

A defective indictment has forced prosecutors to start from scratch in the case against a former UNC School of Medicine professor who police say is responsible ...

Junior Dan Paustian, 21, was released from jail Monday.

UNC junior freed on bail

By Andy Thomason | November 2

A UNC student arrested Friday on several drug-related charges in Wilmington was released Monday on a $25,000 bond following his initial court appearance. ...

Chapel Hill police charge 'Repeat Robber' Monday

By From staff and wire reports | November 2

Lee Bennett Pope III, 37, was charged Monday with common law robbery of the BB&T bank at 143 E. Rosemary St. on Oct. 5, according to The (Raleigh) ...

Police log for November 2, 2010

November 1

Someone entered a garage and stole items from a black 2007 Hyundai Sonata between 10:01 p.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. Sunday at 105 Windhover Drive, according ...

Police log for November 1, 2010

October 31

A car hit a deer at 10:04 a.m. Saturday at 980 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Someone stole $6,000 worth ...

UNC student arrested in Wilmington on charges of cocaine, marijuana possession

By Andy Thomason | October 31

A UNC student was arrested Friday in Wilmington on several drug-related charges, including the possession and sale of cocaine. Dan Paustian, 21, a junior ...

Police log for October 29, 2010

October 29

—Someone pried open the window of a residence between 8:01 a.m.

Police log for October 28, 2010

October 27

An unknown suspect picked up a set of keys and left with them between 2:30 p.m.

Police log for October 27, 2010

October 26

*?Someone was robbed at gunpoint at 12:44 p.m.

Police Log for October 26, 2010

October 25

A domestic disturbance was reported at 6:33 p.m.

Police log for October 25, 2010

October 24

Someone broke into Ace Hardware at 1129 Weaver Dairy Road between 12:30 a.m.

Police log for October 20, 2010

By From staff and wire reports | October 20

A 37-year-old Durham man turned himself in at the Chapel Hill Police Department for one count of a second degree sex offense at 3:09 p.m.

$8,000 laser stolen from Kenan Labs

By E. A. James | October 19

When he entered Kenan Laboratories on Friday, Xiang Wang noticed something peculiar. The laser he had been using was gone.

'La Voz' program provides translation services for Carrboro police

By Katherine Burton | October 19

In an area with a growing Latino population, it’s becoming apparent that some local police officers don’t know their Spanish. To combat the language ...