Former Durham Police Department headquarters vandalized, 23 arrested
Protestors broke into and did damage inside the former Durham Police Department headquarters Saturday evening.
Posted — UpdatedInside the building, there were broken windows, including a chair through a window. Two banners were hung from the roof, one saying "Abolish" and the other saying "Reclaim."
Furniture inside the building was damaged. DPD reported graffiti had been spray painted on several floors on the building.
Officers ordered the crowd to disperse, but several refused to leave, according to DPD.
23 people were arrested during the incident:
- Samuel Lawrence Carey, 35, of Pittsboro – failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Jonathan Fitzgerald Fuller, 29, of Durham – assault on a government employee and resisting a public official
- Lydia Lenore Lewallen, 31, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Roland Murdoch McDade, 18, of Bahama - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot. He was also arrested on an old warrant for assault with a deadly weapon.
- Johnathan McKee, 31, of Raleigh - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Sarah Schwepker, 29, of Raleigh - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Gayle Schwartzberg, 27, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Kristin Sadler, 38, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Eric Lagueruela, 27, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Brianna Sikorski, 24, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Seth Keel, 25, of Durham – felony inciting to riot
- Lauren Aucoin, 25, of Hillsborough - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Anna Wallin, 35, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Qasima Wideman, 24, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Shaquille Coaxum, 26, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Cari Marinau, 24, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Timothy Osborn, 25, of Carrboro - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Dalia Belmouloud, 20, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Alexandria Stewart, 28, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Andrew Shoffner, 35, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Brian Dingledine, 46, of Chapel Hill - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Becks Kolins, 30, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
- Genevieve Beaudry, 30, of Durham - failure to disperse on command and felony inciting to riot
DPD said all of the people arrested were released on $10,000 unsecured bonds.
The vandalism happened around 7 p.m. Saturday, after peaceful demonstrations at The Streets at Southpoint mall.
In 2019, the Durham City Council voted to redevelop the former headquarters that would keep the existing structure. It has been empty since the end of 2018, when the department moved to a new building.
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