Crime Briefs

Two teens steal car, caught with crack, marijuana and speakers

While on routine patrol the night of Feb. 1, Duke Police Officer Patrick Dolan heard an alert go out by radio for a suspect wanted for car burglary. That alert was dispatched by Durham city police at 10 p.m. Several hours later, Dolan saw a vehicle matching the description of the suspect's car. A beige Oldsmobile Cutlass with tinted windows had turned from Erwin Road and was traveling south on Towerview Road. Dolan got behind the car and called Durham police and asked if officers were still searching for this vehicle; they were. Dolan stopped the Cutlass at Duke University Road, and a short time later, Durham police arrived on scene. Duke officers Dolan and Jefferson Frisbie searched the Cutlass and found what they believed to be five pieces of crack cocaine and two baggies of marijuana. In the trunk were two amplifiers and a large speaker box, also stolen, police reported. The driver of the Cutlass, Nigel Byron Scarlett, 18, of Durham, and his passenger, Anthony Bruce Parker, 16, also of Durham, were taken into custody by Durham police. The two suspects could not be reached for comment.

 

Students charged with assault

Two Duke students were arrested Feb. 5 and charged with assault and communicating threats against a residence coordinator in Crowell House EE, according to a police statement. Police said juniors Colin Camu, 21, and Noah Raper, 21, cursed and yelled at and pushed and shoved an RC who entered Room 304 to check on 15 to 20 students who were drinking. Camu and Raper were taken to a magistrate's office. Each received a $2,500 bond and March 16 court date. Raper denied any charges of assault, and Camu did not return a request for comment.

 

Student arrested for drunk driving

A Duke student was arrested and charged Feb. 13 with drunken driving. Junior Melissa Hagberg, 21, was arrested at 2:12 a.m. after police found her behind the wheel of a stopped but running Volvo on Campus Drive. Hagberg also was cited for failure to produce a driver's license. She was taken to the magistrate's office and given a $1,000 bond. She did not return requests for comment.

Bag sacked from cafeteria

An employee of the Duke South Clinic reported his bag stolen Jan. 31 from the cafeteria. Ryan Burch, a Duke University Medical Center employee, told police he ate lunch at 1:30 p.m. and left the cafeteria, leaving his bag behind. When he returned several hours later, the black bag, valued at $200, was gone.

 

Cell phone stolen from Duke South Clinic

A patient's cell phone was stolen Jan. 31 from the Duke South Clinic. The patient arrived for a 9 a.m. appointment and thought the Sprint phone was on her belt or in her bag, but when she left the clinic and got to her car, she couldn't find the phone, which is worth $170.

 

Money box gone with wind

Police are investigating the theft of proceeds from a movie viewing at Griffith Film Theater. The theater featured Gone With The Wind Jan. 27, and a tan money box was dropped off at the ticket booth at 3 p.m. About five hours later, the box containing less than $100 was missing.

 

Drunk student pulls fire alarm

A Duke student was cited Sunday Jan. 30 after an incident at 2:25 a.m. Jan. 28 in Few Quad House HH. Junior John Flickinger, 20, was cited after officers said he had been drinking and pulled a fire alarm with no threat of fire. Flickinger was cited for property damage, disorderly conduct and false fire alarm.

 

Camera clock stolen from Fuqua

A clock with a camera inside of it has been stolen from the Fuqua School. An employee reported the theft Feb. 2, but she said the theft could have occurred any time after Jan. 14. The Sony clock, which was in a study room, is worth $400.

 

Plasma television stolen from CIEMAS

A 42-inch plasma television was stolen last week from the Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences. The TV, worth $6500, was mounted on a wall in Room 2587. The TV was last seen at 4 p.m. Feb. 4, and reported missing at 10:15 a.m. Feb 5.

 

Fraternity member pushed, threatened by bus driver

A member of a Duke fraternity has reported to Duke Police that a bus driver hired for a function pushed him off a bus and threatened to shoot him. Sophomore Benjamin Marshall, 20, told police the confrontation occurred Feb. 2 when a bus driver hired to take fraternity members to Chapel Hill grew impatient around 8:45 p.m. and did not want to wait for the rest of the group and was prepared to leave the West Campus bus stop. The student told Chapel Hill police about the incident but did not report it to Duke Police until Friday. No arrests were made.

 

Mazda stolen from Wannamaker parking space

A Duke student's Mazda 626 was stolen this week from a parking space on Wannamaker at Towerview Road. Senior Anay Patel, 22, told police he parked his 1996 maroon Mazda next to the traffic circle on Feb. 5. He was away Feb. 5 and 6 and discovered his car missing at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 7. The car is worth $3,000.

 

Laptop, pager stolen from Duke Clinic

A Duke clinic employee reported a laptop and pager stolen from a treatment room. The HP Omnibook XE3 was last used in Clinic 1E on Feb. 7 and discovered missing at 11 a.m. Feb. 8. The laptop is worth $1,500; the pager, $50.

 

Laptop stolen from office hallway

A Duke Clinic employee reported his laptop stolen Monday from the hallway outside his office. Robert Lentchitsky, a Medical Center employee, told police he put the Gateway computer outside his office in the Orange Zone at 5 p.m. Feb. 2. He discovered the computer missing when he got to work at 7:30 a.m. Feb. 7. The computer is worth $1,300.

 

Students’ cell phones stolen from tent

Three Duke students’ cell phones were stolen Feb. 9 from their tent in Krzyzewskiville. Three students told police they last saw their phones before leaving for the Duke-UNC basketball game. When they returned, the phones were gone. Each phone is worth $150.

 

Car burglarized, camera, bank cards stolen

A vehicle parked at the Erwin Mill Building was burglarized Feb. 9, and a bag containing a digital camera was taken. The front passenger side window of the 1999 Honda Civic was shattered between 9 p.m. and midnight. A blue canvas bag with a $400 Cannon camera and bank cards were missing.

 

Computer stolen from Morris Building

A computer hard drive and monitor were stolen Feb. 9 from the Morris Building. Clinic employee Phillip Antoine told police the new equipment was last seen at 8:30 a.m. The hard drive is worth $3,000; the NEC LCD monitor, $700.

 

Yearbook camera stolen

A digital camera belonging to the Duke yearbook staff was stolen last week from Krzyzewskiville. A student told police the Cannon camera was left in a tent between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. Feb. 9. Missing are the camera, which is worth $800, a lens, $300, and memory card, $40.

 

Fraternity composite photograph stolen

An Alpha Epsilon Pi composite photograph was removed last week from Room 108, House GG 2. Junior Seth Disner reported the 1998-99 picture missing Feb. 11. It is worth $600.

 

Drunk student breaks window

A Duke student was cited Feb. 11 after police said he broke a window at the Carr Building. Investigators said senior Paul Jameson, 21, had been drinking when he broke the outer pane of the glass window. The window is worth $500. Jameson could not be reached for comment.

 

Palm Pilot pocketed

A Palm Pilot that belonged to an assistant professor has been stolen from the clinic in the White Zone. Martha Carraway said she left her Palm Pilot in her desk Monday and discovered it missing Tuesday. The Palm Pilot is worth $400.

 

Bag stolen from laundry room

A Duke student’s bag was stolen Monday from the laundry room in House G. Sophomore Lindsey Walters, 19, said she went to the laundry room to wash clothes, but all of the machines were full. She said she accidentally left her bag behind. The bag contained a cell phone and red checkbook wallet with bank cards.