2 charged with breaking, entering

Durham -- Two men were arrested Sunday and charged with felony breaking and entering.

Luis Alfredo Medina, 17, and Marco Peleyas, both of 311 S. LaSalle St., were charged by Durham police with breaking into the La Loma grocery store at 2908 Hillsborough Road Sunday. In addition, Medina was arrested for allegedly failing to appear in court in September 2008 to deal with a felony charge of obtaining property by false pretense.

Bond was set at $7,500 for Medina and $2,500 for Peleyas.

Man faces 3 cocaine charges

DURHAM -- James Thomas Newman, 63, of 2101 Holloway St. was arrested Saturday on three felony drug charges.

Police say that on June 17, Newman sold cocaine to a Durham police officer, possessed 3.2 grams of crack cocaine individually packaged for sale and used his home dwelling for keeping and selling crack cocaine.

Bond was set at $10,000.

Multiple charges filed against man

DURHAM -- Cadero Montel Bright, 22, was arrested Friday and charged with multiple offenses.

Court papers listed multiple addresses for Bright, whose first name is spelled in some records as Cordero.

Police allege:

n On Nov. 14, Bright threatened a woman and her unborn child using telephone calls and text messages. He was charged with communicating threats and making a threatening phone call.

n On Nov. 13, Bright restrained another woman, assaulted her with his hands and with a wooden pole, the latter of which inflicted unspecified serious injury; pointed a knife and threatened to kill the woman, stole her keys and grabbed, threw and broke the alleged victim's cell phone when she tried to dial 911. This alleged incident resulted in a second-degree kidnapping charge, the most serious Bright faces; charges of assault on a female, assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, larceny, communicating threats and interfering with emergency communications were also filed.

n On Nov. 9, Bright broke into a home on the 1400 block of Cherry Crest Drive, hit yet another woman in the left eye with a closed fist and a thrown object, and damaged the door, frame and window of the residence. He was charged with misdemeanor breaking and entering, assaulting a female and damaging property. He was also charged with habitual misdemeanor assault. Court records cited in the arrest warrant indicate that Bright was convicted of assaulting a female on two previous occasions in the last five years.

n On Sept. 4, Bright failed to appear in Durham County court to deal with an alleged child-support arrears of $556.

Bond was not immediately set.

Man's charges include forgery

DURHAM -- Adrian Ford, 29, for whom court papers gave multiple addresses, was arrested Thursday and charged with driving with a probation violation, failing to appear in court and forgery.

Authorities say Ford failed to appear for multiple meetings with his Wake County probation officer this year, failed to appear in court in 2000 to deal with a worthless checks case and passed forged checks to two Durham businesses in January 2008.

Bond for the forgery cases was set at $10,000.

Probation lapses bring charges

DURHAM -- Tacarrio Long, 19, of 4001 Meriwether Dr., was arrested Thursday on a charge of misdemeanor probation violation.

Authorities say Long failed to appear for appointments with his probation officer earlier this year, failed to pay $335 in court and supervision fees, and absconded from supervision.

Bond was set at $30,000.

Man faces drugs, trespass charges

DURHAM -- Ray Lee Vine, 32, of 610 N. Dowd St., was arrested Wednesday on drug and trespass charges.

Police say that on Wednesday Vine trespassed at Durham Housing Authority property at 21 Moore Place after a police officer ordered him to leave. They also claim he was carrying 2.1 grams of crack cocaine and plastic baggies. He was charged with possessing cocaine with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver; possessing drug paraphernalia and second-degree trespass.

Bond was set at $15,000.