Accidental archery

Duke University Police Department officers responded to reports of a bow and arrow being fired outside Epworth Dormitory on East Campus Jan. 7.

The perpetrators were a 13-year-old male and his 44-year-old mother. The two were found practicing archery with a simple long bow and rounded arrow tips. The two were informed that the activity was illegal on an educational campus and directed to local recreational archery facilities.

Stop right now, thank you very much

When a graduate student did not stop for a parked school bus on LaSalle Street Jan. 8, she was cited for passing a stopped school bus, revoked driver's license, displaying an expired plate and no insurance. The police seized her plate and license.

Squealing at The Big Pig

An officer issued a DWI Jan. 5 to a driver of a red car at The Big Pig located on the corner of Hillsborough Road and Trent Drive. The vehicle was "fishtailing" in the parking lot and squealed as it turned onto Hillsborough Road, the officer reported. A bond of $2,000 was set.

Hey Mr. DJ, change that song

The words "YOU ON REPEAT?" were reportedly painted on the front entrance of the Biddle Music Building located on East Campus last Tuesday. Duke's Facilities and Management was notified to remove the phrase.

I got no chair to call my own

A $150 chair was reportedly stolen from an employee in Hudson Hall room 254 Jan. 10.

I (didn't) saw the sign

A state citation was given to a student who ran a stop sign at an approximately speed of 40 mph in the early morning of Jan. 8. The stop sign was located at the intersection of Towerview Drive and Circuit Drive.

Another person, who is unaffiliated with the University, was cited Jan. 7 for Unsafe Movement when they ignored a stop sign at the intersection of Erwin Road and Highway 751.

Hit the road, crack

A panhandler outside the East Duke Building on East was cited Jan. 8 for possession of a crack pipe.

S(he) ain't nothing but a golddigger

A Duke Credit Union employee found $700 of fraudulent expenses on her Credit Union card Jan. 8.

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