Eleven vehicles broken into
At 3:15 p.m. June 7, campus police officers discovered six vehicles broken into while they were parked on Towerview Road near Circuit Drive. Five of the six vehicles had windows broken out, and the sixth vehicle had the window forced and the back seat damaged, for a total of $900 in damage. Three CD players were stolen, worth $900; two radio consoles were damaged, $150; one face plate was stolen, $50; 332 CDs were stolen, $3,280; one leather CD case was stolen, $35; one 6"-by-9" speaker, $150; two 12" speakers, $280; two 5" speakers, $250; two 10" speakers, $430; and one amplifier, $350. The total value of stolen items is $4,865.
A student reported that a $145 stereo face plate, a $150 amplifier, a $90 bass tube and two $170 speakers were stolen from his car, which was parked in a lot on N.C. 751. The incident occurred between 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. June 3. There were no signs of forced entry and there are no suspects.
Two visitors reported that between 10:25 and 11:23 a.m. June 6, someone broke into their vehicles parked at the jogging trail on N.C. 751. The first vehicle had the $250 driver's side window broken and a $40 Banana Republic brown canvas purse, containing a $30 J. Crew wallet, $70 cash, credit cards, driver's license and $80 black Smith sunglasses, stolen.
The second vehicle's passenger's side was broken, causing $250 in damage, and the following items were stolen: a $50 Ralph Lauren tote bag, a $7 cosmetic bag, women's make-up items worth $25 and miscellaneous beauty supply items worth $5.
A visitor reported that between 11:35 a.m. and 12:35 p.m. June 7, her vehicle was broken into while parked at the Washington Duke Inn jogging trail lot on N.C. 751. The subject broke out the front passenger window and stole the victim's gray, pink and blue straw purse containing a black canvas wallet and two checkbooks, two check cards, one debit card, two credit cards and identification, totaling $358.
A student reported that between 2:55 a.m. and 4:25 p.m. June 11, her vehicle was broken into in the parking lot of 1914 Lewis Street. The student found the right side door unlocked and ajar and the $200 stereo missing.
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Computer stolen from Med Center
An employee reported that between 5 p.m. June 10 and 9 a.m. June 12, someone stole a $1,000 computer, still in its box, from an open hallway in the North Pavilion Building.
Canes jersey snatched, recovered
An employee reported that sometime before 5:50 p.m. June 5, someone forced inward a large display case in the Children's Hospital & Health Center lobby, causing $50 in damage, and stole a $500 red Carolina Hurricanes hockey jersey, number 2.
Subsequent investigation resulted in Anthony Dylan Rice, 22, of 111 Sassafras Lane, Mars Hill, N.C., being charged with larceny and injury to real property. He was confined to the Durham County Jail under a $1,000 bond, and his trial date is July 2. The jersey was recovered. Rice could not be reached for comment.
Cash pilfered
An employee reported that between 1 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. June 8, someone stole $900 in petty cash from her office in 2200 West Main St. The petty cash was unsecured at the time of the theft.
Hidden CDs purloined
A student reported that between 4 a.m. June 10 and noon June 11, 20 of his CDs, worth $300, were stolen from Perkins Library. The victim left the CDs unsecured but hidden in a computer lab on the second floor.
Crime briefs are compiled from Duke University Police Department reports. Anyone with knowledge about those responsible for these or other crimes at Duke can contact Lt. Sara-Jane Raines at 684-4713 or Durham CrimeStoppers at 683-1200.
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