Crime

• Beggars & Choosers To Close After 32 Years In Downtown Pittsboro

  Result 1

  Discovered December 23, 2009 at 4:12 pm

  After 32 years of business, the owner of Beggars & Choosers, Pittsboro’s eclectic vintage shop has decided to take a hiatus after an Oct. 24 robbery during the town’s Street Fair wiped out the store’s jewelry case, cash register and ultimately owner Pam Smith’s faith in her customers.

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• Jimmy Johns Opens Their Doors on City Plaza

  Result 2

  Discovered December 2, 2009 at 2:49 pm

  Looking for something different to eat this week and you don’t want to head out in the rain?

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• Texting While Driving Banned Tomorrow

  Result 3

  Discovered November 30, 2009 at 11:11 am

  We are all at fault for eagerly responding to a text message while cruisin’ down the road but tomorrow that will be illegal. However, texting while driving is not illegal for police officers. How do you feel about that?

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• Assault By Stiletto

  Result 4

  Discovered November 18, 2009 at 10:24 am

  This story reads like a scene from the 1990’s movie, Single White Female..

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• WakeMed Wants To Create Medical District

  Result 5

  Discovered November 17, 2009 at 11:45 am

  Dr. Bill Atkinson, President and CEO of WakeMed, wants to clean up New Bern Avenue and create, what he calls, a medical district acting as a gateway to downtown Raleigh. However, this project does not include keeping businesses such as Black Tie Night Club around after the area’s revitilization.

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• Raleigh bike thefts on the rise?

  Result 6

  Discovered September 9, 2009 at 10:35 am

  Over at the Triangle blog “Keefer Madness” we learn that someone is allegedly on the prowl for bikes in Raleigh, and locks don’t seem to stop the thief. Here’s an excerpt from an e-mail that went out to some area cyclists:

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• Pothead plays with NCDOT sign on Hillsborough Street

  Result 7

  Discovered August 25, 2009 at 6:35 pm

  Looks like the Barrel Monster is no longer the only road construction prank that’s been tackled on Hillsborough Street. New Raleigh shows off a photo of a flashing NCDOT sign that was tampered with to display the words: “SMOKE BUD.” Details and  a photo on NR:

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• Speed through this Durham neighborhood and risk being whacked by paintballs

  Result 8

  Discovered August 17, 2009 at 9:55 am

  Residents in a Durham neighborhood are fed up with bad drivers and speeders, so they’re posting signs along some streets that say: “Speed Limit Enforced by Angry Neighbors with Paintball Guns.” Durham blogger Barry has more details on this new neighborhood group:

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• Hillsborough cow shot to death

  Result 9

  Discovered August 13, 2009 at 11:53 am

  Sadly, cows now have more to worry about than just being tipped over in their sleep. Apparently someone with a rifle shot a cow dead on a Hillsborough farm. It’s the second time  a cow was shot to death on this farm.

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• Can’t get enough of the barrel monster? Buy a T-shirt

  Result 10

  Discovered August 12, 2009 at 9:55 am

  Of course someone would try to make money off the Barrel Monster. If you’re interested in wearing a T-shirt with the infamous construction barrel monster on it, then head over to CafePress to order one. (Thanks to Ashton for pointing this out).

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