E-mail threatens hospital patients
An employee reported Feb. 13 that a threatening e-mail was received at the Durham County Schools Hospital Education office. The e-mail arrived at 9:59 p.m. Feb. 12 threatening to harm some of the patients at the hospital. This incident is being investigated jointly by the Duke and Durham police departments.
Employee's briefcase missing
An employee reported the theft of a $465 briefcase containing a blank prescription pad from an office in the Duke Clinics building. The employee said the briefcase was last seen in his office at 6 p.m. Feb. 11. The briefcase was missing when he came to work at 7 a.m. Feb. 12.
Irate woman assaults officer
Officers responded to Edens Quadrangle at 2:33 a.m. Feb. 14 in reference to an intoxicated visitor. When officers arrived, Durham Emergency Medical Service employees told them that the visitor needed to go to the emergency department but was too combative to ride in an ambulance. Officers attempted to speak to the visitor, Nina Geurkink--DOB Oct. 27, 1983, of 1425 Goldfriend Dr. in Raleigh--who became increasingly hostile and struck an officer in the chest.
Geurkink was taken to the emergency department by officers. Along the way, she had to be restrained after hitting and scratching a student who was with her in the police car to try to calm her down. After being treated in the ED, Geurkink was arrested by Duke officers on one count of assault on a government official and one count of simple assault. Geurkink, who could not be reached for comment, was held on a $1,500 secured bond. Her court date is set for March 30.
Lights off: projector snatched
An employee reported the theft of a $2,500 Dell overhead projector from a conference room in the Physics building. The employee said he last saw the projector at 11 a.m. Feb. 11. Another employee reported that the security cable had been cut and the projector stolen at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 11.
Young woman gets bag stolen
A student reported the theft of her black shoulder bag, containing a Sprint cell phone, a Panasonic CD player, $95 in cash, a wallet, credit cards and notebooks from the weight room at Wilson Recreational Center Feb. 11. The student reported that she left her bag in a cubby in the weight room at 1:45 p.m. Feb. 11 while she was exercising. When she was finished at 2 p.m., the bag was missing. The bag and contents are valued at $735.
Allen Building gate arm broken
An employee reported at 12:14 p.m. Feb. 14 that three male and three female subjects who appeared to be intoxicated broke a $50 gate arm in the Allen Building parking lot. Officers responded and searched the area but did not locate anyone fitting the description.
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