Crime

A 22-year-old Chapel Hill woman was charged with larceny at 3:55 p.m. Wednesday at 121 E. Franklin St., according to Chapel Hill police reports. Sofie Lynn Johnson was arrested after she attempted to steal a pair of silver earrings worth $16 and a jade necklace worth $20 from Light Years, reports state.

A 19-year-old Durham man was charged with misdemeanor attempted larceny after trying to steal a sign at Smith Middle School in Chapel Hill at 1 a.m. Tuesday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Randall David Strand-Poole was released on a written promise to appear in court, reports state.

A 24-year-old Chapel Hill man was arrested at 1:15 a.m. Saturday at Kildare’s Irish Pub for damage to property and drunk and disruptive behavior, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Matthew McClellan Morrison did $350 worth of damage to a screen and was released on a written promise to appear in court.

Someone stole a car from a parking lot between midnight Feb. 23 and 9 p.m. Sunday at Pinegate Circle, according to Chapel Hill police reports.
The $3,000 Ford Crown Victoria was recovered intact, except for the $10 steering wheel cover, reports state.

Someone was forcibly raped at 2:30 a.m. Saturday at an apartment on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

The rape occurred at a party, Police Capt. Jackie Carden said.

The victim was in her late teens and did not know her assailant, Carden said.

The police have a suspect, Carden said.

UNC student had $385 stolen from her bank account between 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and 2:15 a.m. Wednesday, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

Police cited two UNC students for unlawful burning after setting a campfire at Umstead Park at 2:41 p.m. Tuesday, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Brandon Fremd and David Jaramillo, both 22 years old, are scheduled to appear in district court March 22, reports state.