DURHAM Police are looking for Terry Percell Green, 22, of 1835 Cheek Road, who is charged with murder in a March 19 shooting on the Durham Freeway.

Demario Eugene Carr, 26, of Davinci Street died as a result of a gunshot wound in his head received when he was riding in a northbound vehicle near Roxboro Street.

According to police, Green is known to frequent the 3000 block of Weaver Street and North Buchanan Boulevard/Green Street.

Anyone with information on Green’s whereabouts is asked to call Investigator Pate at 560-4440, ext. 29332 or CrimeStoppers at 683-1200.

Darryl Wayne Barbee, 50, has been arrested for robbing a Durham bank this morning.

Barbee is charged with holding up the SunTrust branch at 2714 Erwin Road about 9 a.m. After handing tellers a note claiming he had a firearm he fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Shortly afterward, according to police spokeswoman Kammie Michael, K-9 Officer Moses Irving saw a man matching the suspect's description on LaSalle Street near the Durham Freeway bridge.

Barbee is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and communicating threats.

Crime and short-term suspensions declined for the 2009-10 school year in Durham Public Schools.  DPS reports a 31 percent decrease in crime and acts of violence between 2008-09 and 2009-10 in grades 9-12.

The number of acts of crime and violence dropped from 241 to 166, according toa district news release.  In addition, there was a decrease in possessions of weapons, controlled substances and alcohol on campus.  The report also shows a decrease in assaults on school personnel and assault with serious injury. 

The total number of acts per 1,000 students was 17.40 in Durham Public Schools for the 2009-10 school year, compared to 25.07 the previous year, the release said.

Several initiatives in new Superintendent Eric Becoats' Strategic Plan will address safety. The plan also calls for strengthening the district’s work with Durham law enforcement to develop prevention programs that will support schools and families.

The total number of short-term suspensions (10 days or less) for all grade levels in the 2009-10 school year was 6,492.  This compares to 6,533 in 2008-09. 

In grades 9-12, short-term suspensions decreased from 3,919 in 2008-09 to 3,633 in 2009-10.  The number of long-term suspensions showed an increase from 69 in 2008-09 to 142 in 2009-10.

The state also reports that the number of students who dropped out of Durham Public Schools remains steady.  Last school year, a total of 444 students in grades 9-12 left DPS before graduating in 2009-10.  The dropout count was also 444 in 2008-09.  The district’s dropout rate slightly increased from 4.26 in 2008-09 to 4.32 in 2009-10.

Overall crime in Durham was down 2 percent in 2010 from its 2009 rate, and down 31 percent from nine years ago, Police Chief Jose L. Lopez reported Monday night.

Giving his annual report to the city council (link below), Lopez said the 2010 crime rate was 5,719 per 100,000 residents, whereas the 2001 rate was 8,332 per 100,000 people.

Lopez also reported "additional good news" on the department's three-year "Bull's Eye" project in a high-crime section of East Durham. There, he said, violent crime involving firearms was down 57 percent from 2007 through 2010, and police calls regarding drug activity was down 38 percent.

Bull's Eye targeted a two-square mile area that had accounted for more than 20 percent of drug and prostitution arrests although it comprised just 2 percent of the city area.

Violent crime was up 2 percent in 2010 over the previous year, led by an increase in homicides from 21 to 25. Aggravated assault was up from 801 to 877 incidents, while the number of reported rapes was unchanged, 67 in each year, and robberies down from 716 to 666.

That increase was offset by a 2 percent drop in burglary, larceny and vehicle theft, from 11,711 incidents to 11,452. Combined violent and property crimes fell from 13,316 in 2009 to 13,087 last year.

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DURHAM Authorities are searching for Rashad Ahmed Adams, 20, for the Dec. 29 murder of James Holsclaw.

Adams (right) is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 135 pounds. His last known address is 110 Adlett Lane, off Mineral Springs Road in eastern Durham County.

The suspect is considered armed and dangerous, and may be driving a dark automobile resembling a Lincoln or Crown Victoria.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Durham County Sheriff's Detective S.J. Burmahl, 560-0900.

UNC's Department of Public Safety is seeking help in identifying suspects in the investigation of an Oct. 21 Breaking and Entering / Felonious Larceny which occurred at Kenan Football Center. Objects reported stolen included football helmets and numerous other items of football equipment.
 
UNC Public Safety urges anyone with information concerning this investigation or the identity of either of the suspects shown in surveillance video and photos contact CrimeStoppers at (919) 942-7515 or call UNC Police Detective Matt Dodson at (919) 962-8176. All callers may remain anonymous.
 
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Opponents of siting the InterFaith Council Community House men's shelter near Homestead Park have launched a new Web site detailing their concerns.

"Today, around Homestead Park, an area about 1/5th of a square mile, houses 110 halfway and transitional beds to accommodate residents who struggle with homelessness, drug/alcohol addiction and mental illness," the site states. "Asking our community to absorb another homeless shelter is simply callous to the needs of the families and students that live here as well as those who use the park."

The IFC has maintained its own Web site for months, responding to citizens' concerns. The IFC recently published two studies by criminologist Christa Polczynski Olson, who analyzed Chapel Hill police data on behalf of the agency.

One study showed that crime concentrates at the corner of Franklin and Columbia streets, within one block of the current IFC shelter, but Olson could not determine to what extent shelter residents are responsible for that crime. The other study concluded that, contrary to opponents' claims, the area around the proposed shelter has very little crime.

"Even with this location containing so many social service agencies," Olson wrote, "this location ... has a much lower density of crime than the locations with the highest density of crime in all of Chapel Hill."

If you're a vandal, sometimes it's not satisfying enough to spray-paint your name on a freight car or drape a toga over the statue of George Washington. You're always looking for fresh forms of property crime – a signature act that shows real verve.

In downtown Raleigh, a new stunt has police seeking public help: fire extinguisher mischief. Since March, 18 different extinguishers have been pulled from the walls of downtown parking garages and emptied about the corridors. On a single day in March, 10 of the fire-fighting tools were spilled inside the deck at 502 S. Wilmington Street. Defacers have struck three times in May at two more downtown garages, once plundering a street sweeper owned by the Downtown Raleigh Alliance.

So Raleigh police are circulating surveillance photos on Facebook.com showing four young males "considered to be associated" with the May 7 case. They're seeking tips at 996-3555 or 834-HELP.

Stop the senseless waste of fire-retardant material before the perpetrators move on to banana peels and silly string.

Hillsborough police are investigating 10 motor vehicle break-ins at apartment complexes in the southern part of town.

The incidents occurred between March 19 and April 21 at Ashford Lakes Apartment Homes on Churton Street and Coachwood Apartments on Cheshire Drive. The property theft exceeds $4,000 in value, with damages of more than $8,000. The incidents have also led to credit card fraud in Hillsborough, Durham and Raleigh. Police have surveillance footage of two suspects and their vehicle. They request the public’s help in identifying the suspects.

One suspect is a white man about 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing 155 to 180 pounds. He has a tattoo on the right side of his neck. The second suspect is a white woman about 5 feet 4 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 140 to 160 pounds. She has light/medium color hair. The suspects’ vehicle is a gold minivan, possibly a Plymouth or Chrysler.

If you have any information, please contact Detective Chip White at 732-9381 ext. 37. For an immediate police response, call 911.

The Carrboro Police Department has issued a warning that vehicle break-ins are on the rise.

Police are reminding drivers to always roll up windows and lock doors,
hide valuables from plain sight, park in a well-lit area after dark and
be alert. 

Between Friday and Sunday, there were at least seven vehicle
break-ins, according to the Police Department's weekend bulletin. The
first was reported Friday on Lloyd Street. On Saturday, police reported
a car on Morningside Drive and another on Blueridge Road had smashed
windows, although the owners did not report any items missing. On
Sunday, four vehicles on Brewer Lane had smashed windows. Police
reported items were missing from at least one car, including a CD
player and a stereo amplifier.

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