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Greensboro man dies after Sunday morning car crash

A car accident Sunday morning at the intersection of Old Durham Road and East Lakeview Drive resulted in the death of a Greensboro man, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

Vello Norman, 74, of 1611 Wright Ave. in Greensboro, turned onto Old Durham Road off East Lakeview Drive when he disregarded a stop sign and failed to yield to a vehicle already on Old Durham Road, reports state.

Capt. Brian Curran said the vehicle traveling on Old Durham Road "T-boned" Norman's car.

A Chapel Hill resident was driving the second vehicle at the time of the incident. According to reports, he sustained no injuries.

Carrboro resident charged with breaking and entering

A Carrboro man was arrested Saturday night on charges of breaking and entering, Carrboro police reports state.

Two men had invited Isidoro Bautista Ramirez, 38, to stay at their residence at 404 Jones Ferry Road on previous occasions, but not on Saturday night, reports state.

According to reports, one of the men walked into his apartment to find Ramirez naked in his bed.

The victim said he would have used a knife on the suspect if police had not reported to the scene quickly, reports state.

Ramirez was holding the victim by the arms when Carrboro police arrived, reports state.

Reports also state that Ramirez was intoxicated at the time of the incident. Ramirez was taken to Orange County Jail.

UNC student charged with drunk driving early Sunday

UNC junior Karen Mann, 20, was arrested on a charge of drunk driving early Sunday morning, Chapel Hill police reports state.

Mann was stopped for speeding and running a red light at the intersection of U.S. 15-501 North and Estes Drive. Her blood-alcohol content was .11 at the time of her arrest, according to reports.

Mann also was charged with carrying a false driver's license, reports state.

Homeless man charged with trespassing at bus stop

A homeless man was arrested at the 501 Jones Ferry Road bus stop Friday evening on charges of second-degree trespassing and communicating violent threats, Carrboro police reports state.

According to reports, Carrboro officer G. Mayfield observed a large number of people at the bus stop who did not get on a bus after one stopped there. He asked them to move on and most did without any problem, reports state.

Alfredo Enrique Hernandez, 38, refused to move on and said about 10 times that he wanted to "get a gun and shoot (the officer)" and that he wanted to kill the officer, reports said.

Hernandez was transported to the Orange County Jail without incident, reports state.

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