Crime Briefs

Suspicious man arrested

A Duke Police officer responded to the lobby of Duke Hospital North at 12:07 a.m. Aug. 31 in reference to a suspicious person. Subsequent investigations revealed that the suspect, Antonio Medina, DOB July 23, 1955, of 1023 Ellis Rd., had five warrants on file for failure to appear in court. He was arrested and transported to the Magistrate's Office, where the five failure-to-appear warrants were served on him.

Additionally, the Duke officer charged him with disorderly conduct and resisting, delaying or obstructing an officer. Medina was placed under a $6,000 secured bond and given Sept. 3 and Oct. 14 court dates. He could not be reached for comment.

Cash filched from Med Center
A visitor reported that around 8:30 a.m. Aug. 27 someone stole $15 in cash from his wallet, which he had placed on a window shelf in a room at 9300 Duke Hospital North.

An employee reported that between 9 and 9:40 a.m. Aug. 29, while her unsecured pocketbook was in a room at 5100 Duke Hospital North, someone removed $10 in cash from it.

An employee reported that at 4:44 p.m. Aug. 29, she was at the Central Carolina Bank automated teller machine in Duke Clinics, PRT level, withdrawing money. She was distracted by individuals asking directions to the parking garage. When she turned to remove her $40 in cash from the ATM machine, it was no longer there.

Bicycles taken
A student reported that between 3 p.m. Aug. 24 and 5:30 p.m. Aug. 25, she secured her $300 dark blue Trek bicycle with a $45 cable lock to the bike rack at Randolph Dormitory. When she returned, she discovered that her bike and security cable lock were stolen.

A student reported that between 6:40 p.m. Aug. 25 and 3:15 p.m. Aug. 26, someone stole his $350 21-speed specialized bicycle and $40 lock from the bike rack located in Crowell Quadrangle on West Campus.

An employee reported that between 4:11 p.m. Aug. 15 and 4 p.m. Aug. 18, someone entered an unsecured lab on the second floor of the LSRC and stole his $2,500 IBM/LGX-series Korean Think Pad.

Data projector missing
An employee reported that a $2,500 Infocus data projector has been missing since Aug. 5 from a third-floor office in the Allen Building.

Beef patty seized
An employee reported that between 8 and 10 a.m. Aug. 26, someone removed her $2 beef patty from the refrigerator located in the Vivarium break room. She said there have been numerous times in the past three months that people have had items taken from their lunch bags and from the refrigerator.

Textbooks thieved
A student reported that at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 27, he left his $90 Evidence textbook, $40 Problems in Evidence textbook and two textbooks with unknown titles valued at $85 in the School of Law library carrel 2C16 while he attended class and lunch. When he returned at 1:30 p.m. his items were gone.

In a separate incident, a student reported that he ordered some textbooks sometime during the first week of August. The books, valued at $209, arrived during the second week of August. They were placed in the mailroom located on the third floor of Perkins Library. When he went to pick up the books Aug. 24, but they were missing.

Knife pulled on employee
An employee reported that around 11 p.m. Aug. 21, the Durham emergency medical service transported a patient directly into the Emergency Department. The employee said that he and the patient were involved in a verbal confrontation. The patient reached into his pocket and pulled out a knife, but did not expose the blade. The patient was subdued and the knife confiscated.

Cash grabbed
An employee reported that between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 12:50 p.m. Aug. 25, she left her unsecured purse, containing $8 in cash in an employee work area at 2200 Duke Hospital North. When she returned, the cash was missing. Car scratched
A visitor reported that she arrived at the Emergency Department around 8:30 a.m. Aug. 25 for Valet Parking Services. When she returned around 12:10 p.m. Aug. 25, she noticed several scratches on the left rear side of her vehicle.

Window, door damaged
It was reported to Duke Police that between 5 p.m. Aug. 25 and 1:15 p.m. Aug. 26, someone damaged a window and interior door in Southgate Dormitory near the 201 stairway. Damage was estimated at $200.

Radio, video game disappear
The daughter of a patient who was discharged from the Hospital on Aug. 12 reported that her father left his $25 Sony walkman radio and $25 Brickman handheld video game in a room at 8100 Duke North. A search for the property has not been successful.

Car windows broken, possessions taken
One employee and one student reported that between 11 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. Aug. 26, while their vehicles were parked on Pettigrew Street in front of the Lynhurst House, someone broke out windows valued at $600. The perpetrator or perpetrators then stole a $20 pocketbook containing a $20 wallet, $50 in cash, credit cards, a JVC car stereo, and one $40 EasyPass for toll booths.