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Davidson and Cornelius firefighters responded to a fire on the second floor of the CVS building on Main Street last Thursday, Dec. 10, that started when canned cooking fluid under a food warmer caught papers on fire.

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Police are investigating the reported theft of jewelry worth $2,300 from a hotel room at the Homewood Suites, off I-77 Exit 30. They’re also investigating a break-in on the West Side where more than $2,100 of jewelry and valuables were taken. And last Friday night, a 23-year-old Davidson driver ran her car into the side yard of a home on Lorimer Road, knocking down a fence and destroying shrubs.

INCIDENT REPORTS

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

THURSDAY, NOV. 12, 10:47 a.m., Potts Street – Police responded to a home after receiving a call about a domestic disturbance. A 40-year-old female reported being verbally threatened by a person she knows.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18, 10:14 a.m., roundabout Griffith and Jetton streets – A 56-year-old Huntersville driver ran her car into the rear of a car driven by a 39-year-old Huntersville man while they were circling the rotary. The woman’s 2002 Saturn had about $2,000 damage. The man’s 2007 Toyota had only minor damages.

SATURDAY, NOV. 20, 9:16 p.m., Homewood Suites, 125 Harbour Place Drive – A 65-year-old woman reported someone took jewelry worth $2,300 from her hotel room. Police are investigating.

MONDAY, NOV. 23 – Police went to a home on Ashby Drive and charged a 39-year-old man with assault on a female.

MONDAY, NOV. 23 – Police stopped a driver on Sloan Street. She was charged with driving while license revoked.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25, 10:10 a.m., Gilbert Engineering Co. storage trailer, Griffith St. – Police responded to a work site on Griffith Street where a Gilbert Engineering employee someone broke a padlock from the rear door of a trailer used to store tools. A pressure washer worth $250 and a tools worth $415 were stolen.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25, 1:39 p.m., Kimberly Road – A Rock Hill, S.C., man was attempting to back his truck and trailer into a driveway when he sideswiped a second truck driven by a man from Indian Trail. The second man’s truck was carrying $6,000 of glass, which was broken in the crash. The first man said he didn’t see the other truck because his view was blocked by his trailer. The two trucks both had more than $5,000 damage.

FRIDAY, NOV. 27, 2:47 p.m., Wolfe Street, St. Alban’s Neighborhood – A Georgia driver backed her car into the front of a car driven by a Harper Lee Street resident. The woman was attempting to back into a driveway. Her 2009 Honda had no damage and the other car, a 1998 Honda, had only minor damage.

FRIDAY, NOV. 27, 10:29 p.m., South Thompson Street and Lorimer Road – Police responded to the scene of a one-car automobile crash. A 23-year-old Davidson woman was headed west on Lorimer Road toward Thompson Street. Her car continued across the T-intersection and plowed into a fence and bushes at a home on the corner of Thompson and Lorimer. When police arrived on the scene, they found the woman’s father, who told them she had called him bwetween 9:30 and 10 o’clock and told him about the accident. She then left the scene and could not be reached by telephone. The crash destroyed large shrubs and about 16 to 18 feet of fence. No charges were filed.

SUNDAY, NOV. 29, 12:18 a.m., 19000 block of Davidson Concord Road – a 32-year-old Mooresville resident was driving northwest on Davidson-Concord Road when a deer ran into the road. The 2009 Honda struck the deer with its front bumper, causing $2,500 damage.

MONDAY, NOV. 30, 9:38 a.m., Homewood Suites, 125 Harbour Place Drive – An employee reported that sometime between Nov. 28 at 11 p.m. and Nov. 29 at 4 p.m., someone damaged a large marble water fountain in front of the hotel.

MONDAY, NOV. 30, 1:45 p.m., Mock Circle – Police went to a home on Mock Circle, where a resident reported a break-in. Jewelry, a computer, valuables and other items worth $2,120 were missing. Police are investigating.

MONDAY, NOV. 30, 1:42 p.m., Reflection Rock Court, River Run – A 21-year-old woman reported her 63-year-old stepfather grabbed, pushed and kicked her. A 47-year-old female reported that her daughter charged her with a kitchen knife. The father and daughter are facing assault charges.

THURSDAY, DEC. 3, 8:31 a.m., 1100 block Concord Road – A Charlotte driver was headed east on Concord Road when a deer darted across the road and leaped into the driver’s side of her 2001 Acura SUV. A 2-year-old girl in the car was slightly injured. Damage was estimated at $3,000. See a story and photos about this accident, CLICK HERE>

TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT, NOV. 22-28

• BRIDGES FARM ROAD – 1 for expired registration plate.
• EAST ROCKY RIVER ROAD - 1 for speeding.
• GRIFFITH STREET – 4 for speeding
• JETTON STREET – 1 for expired registration plate.
• RIVER FORD DRIVE – 1 for speeding.
• SLOAN STREET – 1 for driving while license revoked
• WATSON STREET – 1 for driving without a license.

This past weekend was busy with lots of outdoor activities and perfect balmy temperatures. We will remember these days fondly when the cold winds of January howl around our rooftops!

Around Davidson has news today of numerous events which involved young and old in our community including Davidson Day students singing at The Pines and Cynthia Lawing and Harriette Line Thompson playing pianos through a power outage. 

Armin Desch cut a ribbon at Beaver Dam Park, the Davidson Public Library showed off its renovated bathrooms and Cristina Shaul of the DavidsonNews.net staff had a BIG birthday.  There is also a reminder about St. Alban’s Third Annual Fall Fair this Saturday morning.

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Updated Wednesday, 3:54 p.m. A two-story home in Davidson’s River Run neighborhood was in ruins this morning as Davidson fire officials and the Mecklenburg County Fire Marshal’s office tried to determine what caused a fire that destroyed the home Tuesday night. This afternoon, Davidson fire chief Jeff Almond said officials have determined it was accidental, starting in a flue leading from a first-floor fireplace.

The fire started around 10 p.m. Tuesday night.  Two firefighters were slightly injured but the home’s residents escaped safely, the chief said.

UPDATE: Brenda Barger’s Nov. 26, 2009 Around Davidson column provides an update on the family. CLICK HERE>

Also below, the week’s fire call log.

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This fall’s Town Board election campaign has been noteworthy not for any stark differences between the candidates, but because all eight at least broadly share the same goals: preserving Davidson’s sense of community and small-town feel, improving performance at the town-owned cable TV system, preserving downtown, and managing growth, traffic and related issues.

So resident Rodney Graham’s question at the end of a public forum Thursday at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church gave the candidates a welcome chance to stake out a bit of their own turf: What issue or amenity do they believe is important enough to warrant raising taxes? Read the full story

The three candidates for the District 1 school board seat and the eight residents vying for the five Davidson Town Board positions answered questions at an election forum Thursday night, Oct. 22, at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church. The event was organized by the St. Alban’s Square Neighborhood Discussion Group and DavidsonNews.net.

Continue below for audio replays of the school and town board sessions, as well as remarks by Mayor John Woods, who is unopposed for a second term.

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Several car break-ins were reported over the past week, including one in the Summer’s Walk neighborhood that netted thieves more than $2,700 in electronics and sports equipment. At another in the McConnell neighborhood, computer equipment worth $2,500 was missing. Details on those incidents, plus traffic enforcement and accidents below. Read the full story