Police are investigating a break-in overnight early Monday at the Monkee’s of Lake Norman store in the Harris Teeter shopping center off I-77 Exit 30. Police also responded to several automobile accidents, including one Oct. 13 in which an 18-year-old driver swerved off N.C. 73, across another road and into a ditch. Also, news about a new job for the police department’s records clerk – and a job opening.

Someone broke a glass door at the Monkee’s store, which is at 624 Jetton St.,  in the Exit 30 area. Police were called at 4:27 a.m., and on investigation found someone had stolen a cash register, worth $195, as well as $100 cash.

Sgt. Steve Ingram said police had no suspects in the case as of Thursday morning.  It remains under investigation.

INCIDENT REPORTS

The following incident reports were released by police over the past week, or gathered by DavidsonNews.net.

MONDAY, OCT. 12 – A 30-year-old woman was arrested and charged on a warrant for aiding and abetting a crime.

TUESDAY, OCT. 13 – 2 p.m., N.C. 73 near Black Farm and Mayes roads. An 18-year-old driver from Onancock, Va., was headed east on N.C. 73 when another car in front of him stopped suddenly. The 2000 Honda veered off the right side of the road, struck a sign post, continued across Black Farm Road and came to rest in a ditch. Nobody was injured. The Honda had $3,000 damage.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14 – 11:07 a.m., 1300 block of Grey Road, a 48-year-old Davidson woman lost control of her car rounding a curve on Grey Road. The car ran off the right side of the rain-slicked road, struck a tree with its left front bumper, and came to rest in a field near the entrance to Davidson College’s Erwin Lodge. The woman told police she did not remember any events leading up to or during the incident. She was treated for minor injuries at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center. Details in our Oct. 14 news item.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14 – 5:38 p.m., police and firefighters responded to an auto accident involving a car and a motorcycle, on I-77 southbound, near Exit 30. A 62-year-old man form North Canton, Ohio, was headed south on the highway when a 2000 Toyota in front of him stopped for traffic. The motorcyclist ran into the back of the car. The cyclist was not seriously hurt, but his bike had $5,000 damage.

FRIDAY, OCT. 16 – At 7 p.m., an officer doing a routine check at Roosevelt Wilson Park discovered vandalism in the restroom. The damage was estimated at about $550.

SUNDAY, OCT. 18 – 8:55 p.m., police responded to a call about a domestic violence assault on Faust Road, in the Exit 30 area. They seized two weapons: a 44 magnum revolver worth and a 22-caliber long rifle. A 32-year-old man was arrested.

MONDAY, OCT. 19 – At 4:32 a.m., officers went to the Monkees of Lake Norman store, 624 Jetton St., for a report of a broken glass door. On arrival, they found someone had taken a cash register, worth $195, as well as $100 cash. The door damage was estimated at $200. The break-in is under investigation.

TUESDAY, OCT. 20 – At 3:27 a.m., police spoke to a Delburg Street resident, who reported his live-in girlfriend had left and taken several small electronic items belonging to him, valued at $45.

TUESDAY, OCT. 20 – 5:24 p.m., officers responded to an auto accident on N.C. 73 at Summer’s Walk Blvd. A Concord driver in a 2010 BMW ran into the rear of a 2007 Chevy that had stopped for traffic. Both cars had minor damage.

TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT, OCT.11-17

GRIFFITH STREET – 4 for speeding, 1 for failure to yield right of way, 1 for no operator’s license.
CONCORD ROAD – 1 for speeding, 1 for no operator’s license, 1 for possession of drug paraphernalia.
MAIN STREET – 1 for failure to stop at stop light.
RIVER FORD DRIVE – 1 for speeding.

NEW JOB FOR HINDS; JOB OPENING

Jennifer Hinds, the records clerk at Davidson Police Department and familiar to anyone who has sought help at the police department counter in recent years, has moved on to bigger and better things. Ms. Hinds has gone to work in the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office, in Charlotte, according to police chief Jeanne Miller.

The department is now looking for a new records clerk. The clerk handles administrative tasks for the department, including processing, collecting and storing records, assisting the chief and other officers, and helping citizens. Application deadline is Oct. 30. For more information, visit http://www.ci.davidson.nc.us/careers.

And in case you missed it, read all about the awards handed out last week to Davidson public safety officers and one citizen by the Lake Norman Chamber. (See Oct. 15, “Chamber bestows public safety awards on Davidsonians.”) Resident Roley Altizer, Davidson Police Corporal Scott Searcy, Davidson Fire Capt. Frank Molinek and Davidson College police Sgt. Laura Vanzant all were honored at a lunch last week.