Durham Police Department officers charged a senior with driving while intoxicated Saturday morning after the student lost control of his car and crashed into a tree. He had been driving 80 mph on Buchanan Street, where the speed limit is 30 mph. Although he was not wearing a seat belt, he suffered only minor injuries from the wreck and was soon released from the hospital. No one else was hurt in the incident.
LDOC rivalry?
A male student from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hit a female Duke student on the head during the Last Day of Classes celebration Wednesday. The Duke student obtained a warrant from the magistrate's office after the suspect was identified.
Catalytic vanishing act
Two graduate students were robbed of the catalytic converters from their cars Thursday while the vehicles were parked in the gravel lot near Duke University Road and Anderson Street.
Miniature theft
A golf cart belonging to Residential Life and Housing Services was stolen Thursday from the Union and Towerview lot. The cart was later found.
Punches on the Plaza
Two contract employees were issued trespass warnings for engaging in minor physical affray on the West Campus Plaza Wednesday.
Mirror, mirror on the... floor?
A mirror in the men's restroom in the Bryan Center was found shattered on the floor early Thursday morning.
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