Crime Briefs

Robbery goes down near law school

A student reported an armed robbery in the law school parking lot at 9:05 p.m. Oct. 7. The victim reported he was approached by two men as he got out of his car and said one of the men pointed what appeared to be a gun at him and demanded his money. The victim at first thought this was a joke and ignored the men. The suspect struck the victim in the head, however, and again demanded his money. The student told the men he did not have any money and was struck again by the suspects. The suspects left the area on foot after the victim gave them his wallet, which contained two credit cards.

The first suspect is described as a black male around six feet tall, with a medium muscular build and wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. The second suspect is described as a very thin five-foot, six-inch black male wearing a gray jacket and white shirt.

Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact Sgt. John Sheley at 684-5263 or Lt. Davis Trimmer at 684-4713.

Man ejected from Perkins

Suspicious find leads to break-in discovery

An employee at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens reported finding a purse and contents scattered on a path in the gardens Oct. 6 at 1:04 p.m. Further investigation determined that the purse had been stolen during a break-in to a visitor's car in the Duke Gardens parking lot. No damage was reported to the vehicle. The victim reported that her cell phone and an undetermined amount of cash were missing from the purse.

Three cars looted in Hillsborough lot

An employee reported a break-in to her 1996 Honda Civic in the Hillsborough Road parking lot before 6:06 p.m. Oct. 7. Investigation of the break-in revealed pry marks on the driver's door. A $900 Alpine in-dash compact disc player was stolen during the break-in.

An employee reported a break-in to her 1997 Honda Accord in the Hillsborough Road parking lot between 8:15 a.m. and 2:22 p.m. Oct. 7. The victim reported $100 in damage to the dashboard of her vehicle and the theft of her $200 Sony radio/CD player.

An employee reported a break-in to his 1996 Ford Explorer in the Hillsborough Road parking lot between 7:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. Oct. 7. The rear vent window was broken, causing $120 in damage, and a $50 Pioneer CD player was stolen from the vehicle.

Bike taken from tree

A student reported that her $715 blue Specialized Hard Rock mountain bike, which had been secured to a tree at an undisclosed location, was stolen between 8 and 10 p.m. Oct. 5. The lock and cable were also missing.

Monitor stolen from law library

At 9:15 a.m. Oct. 7 an employee reported the theft of a $500 Dell flat-screen computer monitor from the law school library. The monitor was locked to a table with a steel cable, which was cut during the theft.

Robbery goes down near law school

A student reported an armed robbery in the law school parking lot at 9:05 p.m. Oct. 7. The victim reported he was approached by two men as he got out of his car and said one of the men pointed what appeared to be a gun at him and demanded his money. The victim at first thought this was a joke and ignored the men. The suspect struck the victim in the head, however, and again demanded his money. The student told the men he did not have any money and was struck again by the suspects. The suspects left the area on foot after the victim gave them his wallet, which contained two credit cards.

The first suspect is described as a black male around six feet tall, with a medium muscular build and wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. The second suspect is described as a very thin five-foot, six-inch black male wearing a gray jacket and white shirt.

Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact Sgt. John Sheley at 684-5263 or Lt. Davis Trimmer at 684-4713.

Man ejected from Perkins

An employee reported a suspicious person on the third floor of Perkins Library at 10:23 a.m. Oct. 7. When officers arrived they found one Quincy Holden, DOB Nov. 8, 1972 of 410 Liberty St., in a computer cluster. Further investigation revealed that Holden had been ordered out of the University once before, in March 2003. A records check also indicated several outstanding warrants in other jurisdictions.

Holden was arrested for trespassing and held in the Durham County Jail on $1,500 bond, pending service of the outstanding warrants. He could not be reached for comment.

Suspicious find leads to break-in discovery

An employee at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens reported finding a purse and contents scattered on a path in the gardens Oct. 6 at 1:04 p.m. Further investigation determined that the purse had been stolen during a break-in to a visitor's car in the Duke Gardens parking lot. No damage was reported to the vehicle. The victim reported that her cell phone and an undetermined amount of cash were missing from the purse.

Three cars looted in Hillsborough lot

An employee reported a break-in to her 1996 Honda Civic in the Hillsborough Road parking lot before 6:06 p.m. Oct. 7. Investigation of the break-in revealed pry marks on the driver's door. A $900 Alpine in-dash compact disc player was stolen during the break-in.

An employee reported a break-in to her 1997 Honda Accord in the Hillsborough Road parking lot between 8:15 a.m. and 2:22 p.m. Oct. 7. The victim reported $100 in damage to the dashboard of her vehicle and the theft of her $200 Sony radio/CD player.

An employee reported a break-in to his 1996 Ford Explorer in the Hillsborough Road parking lot between 7:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. Oct. 7. The rear vent window was broken, causing $120 in damage, and a $50 Pioneer CD player was stolen from the vehicle.

Bike taken from tree

A student reported that her $715 blue Specialized Hard Rock mountain bike, which had been secured to a tree at an undisclosed location, was stolen between 8 and 10 p.m. Oct. 5. The lock and cable were also missing.

Monitor stolen from law library

At 9:15 a.m. Oct. 7 an employee reported the theft of a $500 Dell flat-screen computer monitor from the law school library. The monitor was locked to a table with a steel cable, which was cut during the theft.