CRIME BRIEFS

Four young women shot in home invasion near East Campus

Four people were shot late June 25 during an apparent home invasion on East Markham Avenue.

All four victims were females and suffered multiple wounds. The victims ranged in age from 2 years old to their late 20s. Three were in critical condition and the fourth victim was in stable condition Thursday morning.

The incident happened shortly after 11 p.m., when two males entered the residence at 110 East Markham Ave., Apt. 2, and fired several shots. The motive has not been determined.

A light-colored Lexus sports-utility vehicle with temporary Virginia license plates was seen leaving the area.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Durham Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division at 560-4440 or CrimeStoppers at 683-1200. CrimeStoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to arrests in felony cases.

Man busted for DWI, fortified wine

While working at a multi-agency checkpoint at Highway 751 and Erwin Road, a Duke Police officer arrested Aras Wilson Sorto, DOB Aug. 16, 1967, of 2706 West Main Street, for driving while intoxicated after blowing a .18 on a breath test, having an open container of a fortified wine and having no operator's license. He was given a $500 secured bond and an Aug. 4 court date.

Computer equipment nabbed from records warehouse

An employee reported that between the hours of 8:50 p.m. and 10:47 p.m. July 7, an unknown intruder or intruders broke into the Radiology Records Warehouse, located at 2907 West Pettigrew St., and stole a Sony desktop computer with serial number S018005248D and model number CPD G520P, an NEC 18-inch monitor with serial number 2801351CA and model number LCD1880SX and a VIDAR computer system.

E.D. visitor accused of crack pipe possession

An Emergency Department visitor, Dwayne Fitzgerald Jordan, alias Darrel "Red" Johnson, DOB Nov. 11, 1965, of 412 Liberty St., was charged on June 25 at 11:44 a.m. with possession of drug paraphernalia for having assorted material for crack pipes and was also charged resting, delaying and obstruction for giving a false name. He was placed under a $1,000 bond and given a court date of July 22. Jordan could not be reached for comment.

Laptop stolen from Fuqua

An employee reported that between the hours of 12:15 a.m. and 2 p.m. July 10, someone entered his locked office located in the Fuqua School of Busines Academic Center and stole his $1,800 IDM-T30 Think Pad laptop computer. There were no signs of forced entry.

Thief grabs backpack at gym

A student reported that on July 7 around 9:14 a.m., she placed her backpack on a bench near the racquetball courts located in the Wilson Recreational Center, while she was working out on one of the machines. She said she observed a black male--around 5'10" and 175 pounds with a medium build, a close-cut hair style and wearing red shorts and tennis shoes--walk over to the bench where her backpack was located. He then moved her belongings, at which point she became suspicious and walked over to the bench and found her $20 backpack containing her $10 wallet, debit card, checkbook, driver's license and Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union card missing. She yelled out to the suspect, at which time he ran up the stairs to the second level and disappeared.

Credit cards snatched, used

An employee reported that between the hours of 5:30 p.m. July 10 and 12:30 p.m. July 11, someone entered her office located in Hanes House and stole her wallet valued at $20, which contained credit cards, a checkbook and an access card. The employee later learned that $500 worth of charges had been made on one of her credit cards.

Suspicious trespassers tied to car thefts

Duke officers responded to the Faculty Club July 8 at 10:45 a.m. in reference to two suspicious males looking into vehicles. Upon arrival and subsequent investigation, one of the suspects had in his wallet a driver's license belonging to a victim who had her car broken into at 4705 Chapel Hill Road. A Durham police investigator was contacted, and he advised that two vehicles were broken into on July 7 at 4705 Chapel Hill Road. Both individuals were trespassed from the University. None of the vehicles at the Faculty Club appeared to have been entered.

Based on the information provided, Ricky Lloyd Cates, DOB Jan. 18, 1954, of 4 Comet Circle, was charged by the Duke officer with possession of stolen goods. He was given an $800 secured bond and placed in the Durham County Jail with an Aug. 4 court date. He could not be reached for comment.

Laptop grabbed from Hospital office

An employee reported that between June 15 and July 1, someone entered his office located in the North Pavilion of Duke University Hospital and stole his $2,400 Dell laptop computer, model Armada 7400, serial number 7943CDK20246.

Student charged with DWI

A Duke Police officer observed a vehicle traveling east on Erwin Road near Flowers Drive at a high rate of speed June 21 at 2:14 a.m. The vehicle was stopped at the intersection of Ninth Street and Perry Street. The driver, junior Paul Gojkovich, DOB March 23, 1983, of 508 North Buchanan Blvd, registered .13 on a portable breath test and .11 on the Intoxylizer. He was charged with driving while intoxicated and driving after consumption while being under 21. He was given a $500 unsecured bond and a court date of Sept. 2. He could not be reached for comment.

Computer board pilfered

An employee reported that sometime around July 16, someone entered room 4020 of Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, and stole a $53 Apple/Pro white computer board, serial number M8691LLA, and two $10 window seal plants. It is unknown if the room was secured at the time of the theft. There were no signs of forced entry.

Car stereo removed

An employee reported that she parked and secured her vehicle, leaving one window open, in the H/RX parking lot July 16 at 7:50 a.m. When she returned at 4:11 p.m., she discovered that someone had removed her Pioneer CD player valued at $700.

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