The Daily Tar HeelWednesday, October 2, 19913 Campus and City Reports Campus Tuesday, Oct. 1 Police responded to a prank call to the 911 emergency number at 12:21 a.m. Tuesday. Orange Central 911 told police an unknown caller said there was going to be a homicide and hung up, according to police reports. Police went to Morrison Residence Hall, where the call was made, and spoke to one of the residents. The resident told officers the call was made by Tyrone Goins of Chapel Hill as a prank, police reports stated. Goins was asked to leave the area. Monday, Sept. 30 Police were called to Student Psy chological Services at 5:22 p.m. to as sist in committing a student to the SPS South Wing. . A mountain bike was stolen from a rack at Cobb Residence Hall. The bike was not locked to the rack, but the frame was locked to the front wheel, police reports stated. A calculator was stolen from a desk drawer in a Bolin Creek Center office. The calculator, valued at $20, was taken from the drawer sometime between Sept. 27 and Sept. 30. Sunday, Sept. 29 A man was arrested for resisting, delaying and obstructing a public offi cer. David Bryan Todd, 20, of Wilmington, was arrested at 2:50 p.m., according to police reports. Police were called to 302 Mason Farm Road to investigate reports of a suspicious per son. The investigation was delayed when Todd refused to identify himself and then provided officers with false infor mation, the report stated. Todd was arrested and released on $500 secured bond. A bicycle was reported damaged at Cobb Residence Hall. A student reported that the rear tire of her bike was punctured with a sharp instrument. Damage was estimated at $30. A police officer reported that he found a window broken at Hanes Art Center. The officer said he discovered the window facing Evergreen House had been broken by unknown suspects. The outer pane was broken with an unknown object, but the inner pane was intact, according to police reports. Saturday, Sept. 28 An unknown person entered an unlocked car parked in the Hinton James lot and removed several items. A student reported that someone re moved the windshield wiper control arm from the car's steering column. An Amoco gas credit card also was taken. Damage was estimated at $350. A student reported an unknown person broke into a car in the parking lot at Hinton James Residence Hall. The student said he left his car in the lot overnight and returned to find that a stereo that did not work, a Panasonic AMFM walkman and a backpack were taken. Damage was estimated at $305. . A man was arrested for speeding and driving with a revoked license. ' Jeffrey Kent Kobs, 32, of Chapel Hill was pulled over for driving 40 mph in a 25 mph zone. Officers discovered Kobs' license had been revoked. He was ar rested and released on $300 bond. 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(212) 45-5205 - Council By Jennifer Brett Staff Writer A proposal to separate the police and Are divisions of Chapel Hill's public safety department won preliminary ap proval from the town council Tuesday night. Town Manager Cal Horton com mended the changes proposed by mem bers of the town's task force, created to study the division of the departments. "The report suggests that the town would be wise to consider modifying its present public safety system either par tially or completely as quickly as pos sible," Horton said. "Separating the departments would mean more officers Another lap Senior Alan Vitale takes a deep breath during his lifeguard training class Monday afternoon in the Bowman Gray Pool. The Student Patrol provides serves as 'eyes and ears' By Jennifer Mueller Staff Writer If you spot the UNC Student Patrol late at night, you better be doing some thing legal. The UNC Student Patrol is a 4-year-old program that offers a few select students the chance to contribute to the safety of the University and to gain real life police experience. At least two of the 12 students who comprise the student patrol are out each night, serving as the eyes and ears of the University police. Patrol member Locke Cerriker said student patrollers usually walk in pairs on campus from 8 p.m. to midnight. Each person wears a student patrol hat and shirt and carries a flashlight and radio. "We're pretty easily identified," he said. "We watch for suspicious things, which we then call into the campus police. They generally take it from there." But assistant student supervisorSteve Kilmon said: "In most cases, you have to deal with it initially on your own. It generally takes about four to five min pre-approves fire, police split specializing in both the fire department and in law enforcement." The council will consider the pro posal for final approval in January. If approved, the new system would go into effect in July. Under the existing system, 53 of the town's 118 public safety officers spe cialize in either law enforcement or fire fighting, while the remaining 65 are trained in both areas and alternate be tween the two departments. Horton outlined two plans for revis ing the present system. One plan called for a partially modi fied public safety system that would decrease the number of dually assigned public safety officers and increase the utes for an officer to get there. Maj. Robert Porreca, University po lice support services commander, said some of the incidents that members of the student patrol have observed in cluded trespassers on the Craige park ing deck when it was under construc tion, vehicle accidents, abandoned fur niture and stolen parking cones. Student patrol members also con duct security checks of all campus resi dence halls, Porreca said. They check doors, windows, lights and shrubbery and submit a written report on their findings to the housing department and University police. 'This is very helpful because we now have a documentation of the condition of the dorms for the past three years," he said. "The housing department has been quick to fix anything reported in the past." The student patrol, which was initi ated by a Student Congress member's suggestion, is funded with grants from the departments of University Housing, Parking and Transportation and the Uni , coupon 1 PJZAAy L5Q wtAi V L5D iiFuDD K Ital ! H jgsg I rea ijt Benefits: i -We ight Loss Lower cholesterol More energy Lower blood pressure Reduced stress 'First time members only 0-oe Club t I I I fOR WOMEN ONly Rams Plaza Shopping number of specialized officers. A second plan would eliminate all dually assigned positions and add six positions to the fire-fighting staff. Horton said salaries for the new po sitions would cost the town about $180,000, but the division would de crease the annual budget for worker's compensation, liability insurance, am munition and uniforms by $22,450. The total additional cost to the town would range from $ 1 35,000-$ 149,000, he said. Pat Crotts, town personnel director and chairwoman of the task force, said members of the task force concluded separation was needed to combat lack of teamwork and specialization. "It's getting harder to manage the DTHSuwn Tebbeis class, which meets Mondays and Wednesdays at 2 p.m., is taught by Beth Floyd, a graduate student in exercise physiology. experience, on campus versity police, Porreca said. "(These departments) are the primary recipients of our activities," he said. "It would cost a fortune to pay officers to cover the ground that the students do." Kilmon said the starting wage is $4.50 an hour with the possibility of araise for good performance after one semester. It may sound tempting, but UNC student patrol is not for everybody, Porreca said. "We screen people pretty well," he said. "We look for people who are ma ture; people who are earnest and forth right and will do an honest evening's shift. After the selection process, student patrol "rookies" are required to attend an eight-hour training program and spend eight hours on the field with an experienced patroj member. Kilmon, a senior criminal justice major, said he has learned a lot about police procedure and field activity. 'There's a lot more going on out there than people seem to realize," he said. "I definitely know that now." Center 929-8860 Sat. 9-3 Sun. 1-4:30 system as it is structured now," Crotts said. "It's getting harder for the differ ent departments to share the work force. Service levels are not where they could be." Separation would allow each depart ment to operate more effectively and would improve staff morale, she said. Chapel Hill Police Chief ArnoldGold said a recent increase in crime and de mands for service warranted a need to get more officers on regular beats. "We need to get away from a total cops-in-cars concept," Gold said. "We want to put officers out on the streets in specific communities on a regular basis and familiarize them with the people in those communities." BP station opposed Timberlyne residents say gas station not 'compatible' with neighborhood By Maile Carpenter Staff Writer Timberlyne area residents speaking at a Chapel Hill Town Council public hearing Monday overwhelmingly op posed building a BP Oil Service station near their homes. The residents protested the granting of a special-use permit for the 24-hour gas station, which would be located at the corner of Kingston Drive and Weaver Dairy Road by Timberlyne Shopping Center. The station also would include a car wash and a convenience store. The council probably will take ac tion on the matter at its Oct. 14 meeting. Timberlyne Neighborhood Associa tion President Charles Zimmerli said there is "overwhelming disapproval of the project" in his neighborhood and noted a community poll that revealed 85 percent disapproval of the service station. Children who live in the Timberlyne area lined the back of the council cham ber waving anti-BP signs at the begin ning of the meeting. Zimmerli expressed concern for a decline in community safety due to in creased traffic and said the BP station would not help the local economy be cause the owner lives out of state. 'This particular project will divert revenue from the community and exist ing businesses," he said. In an August letter to Mayor Jonathan Town election Staff report The Chapel Hill Alliance of Neigh borhoods townelections forum will take place Thursday night, and Alliance of ficials are encouraging students to at tend. Two panels, one for the three may oral candidates and the other for the 12 council candidates, will ask questions. In addition, members of the audience will be able to submit questions at the forum, which will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the town hall council chambers. RARR-EE 49EASTFRA!:XLi:!ST. CHAPEL K.'LL 929-9990 y D Chapel Hill Fire Chief Dan Jones said that the separation would mean a change in schedule for many people but that employees would be able to main tain their secondary jobs. "Traditionally, because the hours are so strange many firefighters hold part time jobs, and that won't change as a result of the division," Jones said. "I believe we will attract more quality, highly skilled people as a result of a separate department." Chapel Hill Mayor Jonathan Howes said the change was necessary. "Our system of public safety has been an excellent one, one that has worked well in the past, but there is now an obvious need for something new." Howes, Zimmerlisaid the station's pres ence would not enhance the value of surrounding properties. 'The BP 24-hour gas stationconve nience storecar wash is not compatible with the characterof our neighborhood," Zimmerli wrote. Timberlyne Shopping Center owner Jim Baker addressed Zimmerli's con cerns later in the meeting, stating that he "is sensitive to community needs" and had contracted BP to build the station because it is a"premier operation and is environmentally sound." Residents also complained about the sale of alcohol at the service station. Following a request for reduced hours of legal alcohol sale at the station, the permit applicants announced that sale hours would be prohibited from 1 1 p.m. to 6 a.m. Council member Joe Herzenberg later added that alcohol cannot legally be sold in North Carolina between 2-6 a.m. Council member Roosevelt Wilkerson expressed concern for safety problems that the new service station could bring into Timberlyne. "I am not convinced by the applicant that this will be a safe environment for. our community," he said. Council Member Nancy Preston said she agrees with residents "that it's a bad entrance into the neighborhood." Preston also said she is"concemed about traffic within the shopping center it self." forum Thursday A 1 1 iance President Estel le Mabry said that students should attend the debate because of the impact council decisions have on the University community. The forum will be cablecast on Caro lina Cable Channel 13. The Alliance was formed about 10 years ago and comprises residents of neighborhoods within the Chapel Hill planning jurisdiction. Alliance members will meet in sev eral weeks to endorse candidates. STATION last mm FOX mmomsm:m mmSTOL'ITD! jtlon.-Thurs. 9-9 Frl. 9-8

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