Flower pot, gas theft strike on holiday weekend

Usually holiday weekends mean mayhem for police. On the campus of Duke University, police were dealing with some low blows. From the police log:

July 5, 2008

9:59 a.m. Duke Gardens. Larceny. An employee reported 150 gallons of gas were stolen.

July 6, 2008

8:54 p.m. Doris Duke Center. Larceny. An unknown male placed a flower pot inside his vehicle and drove away.

Also, at Duke Hospital North, a visitor demonstrates possibly one of the most abhorrent, not to mention dangerous, places for weapon storage:

July 3, 2008

10:02 p.m. Duke Hospital North. Weapon on campus. Security Officers at the entry screening area found a weapon in a diaper bag; the visitor was issued a state citation for same.