Police log

Panera Bread Co., at 213 W. Franklin St., was the site of an armed robbery early Thursday morning, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

An unidentified suspect entered the restaurant at 12:02 a.m. brandishing a handgun and forced the manager and an employee into the back room where the safe was located, according to reports.

The suspect stole cash from the safe as well as valuables from the employees, including two sets of keys, a Mexico consular ID card and a wallet, and bound their hands with duct tape before fleeing the scene, reports state.

 

An underage woman reported being the victim of assault Wednesday night at her residence, Chapel Hill police reports state.

The victim reported that the suspect grabbed her by the wrists and prevented her from leaving her home at about 9 p.m., according to police reports.

 

Johnnie Junior Moore, also known as Coco, was arrested Wednesday on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia, Chapel Hill reports state.

Moore, 48, was arrested after throwing a lit crack pipe when he was approached by police officers, according to reports.

He was taken before the Orange County magistrate and released on a written promise to appear in court, reports state.

He later was served with two outstanding warrants - one charge of attempted common law robbery and one charge of assault on a female, according to reports.

Moore again was released on a written promise to appear in district criminal court in Hillsborough on Oct. 24, according to reports.

 

A Raleigh woman was the victim of breaking and entering a vehicle at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

The suspect gained entry to the vehicle's interior by shattering the glass in a window, reports state.

The vehicle, a black 2004 Ford Explorer, was parked in the parking lot at 1321 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., according to reports.

The victim reported the incident and all valuables stolen from the car - including keys, a wallet and a purse - as well as the $500 in damage done to the car, reports state.

 

A bicycle was stolen at 7 p.m. Wednesday from a residence on North Street, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

The suspect took the bicycle from the side of the building, as well as a bag and its contents, reports state.

The bicycle was valued at $50, and the bag and its contents at a combined $90, according to reports.

 

An automobile belonging to a Chapel Hill resident was stolen at 9 a.m. Sept. 23, according to Chapel Hill police reports.

The black 1980 Datsun was taken from an alley behind a Chapel Hill residence at 312 McDade St., reports state.

The car is valued at $2,000, according to reports.