WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – UNCW Police are investigating several recent breaking and entering incidents on campus.

School spokesperson Dana Fischetti sent an email to all students, faculty and staff on Thursday afternoon encouraging the community to secure their workspaces.

The crimes occurred Wednesday night in academic and support buildings on the back side campus, which house a variety of offices. Fischetti said the affected buildings do not handle student information, so there is no issue of student data being compromised.

Damage was minimal; however, broken glass had to be replaced. It was not immediately apparent that anything was missing from the buildings.

Given the circumstances, Fischetti said officials do have reason to believe that these break-ins are related to the ones that took place in December at Trask Coliseum and the Warwick Center.

Suspicious people or activities should be reported to UNCW Police via phone at 910-962-2222, online at uncw.edu/police or submitted anonymously through Text-A-Tip (text Tip708 and the message to 274637).

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NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Fifteen students and a teacher from New Hanover County placed in the local 2011-2012 Young Authors competition.

This year’s theme was “The Treasures of North Carolina,” according to a news release from the school system. Dyzaiah Dukes, a 5th grade student at Alderman Elementary, reportedly received the New Hanover County Reading Council’s Choice Award for her “North Carolina Farmers” entry.

The county winners will represent the New Hanover County Reading Association at the state competition, which will be held during the 43rd North Carolina Reading Association Conference in Raleigh, March 18-20.

The following students were selected as Young Authors winners:

• Caroline Johnson, 2nd Grade,  Codington Elementary
• Scott Beattie, 4th Grade, Wrightsville Beach Elementary
• Lily Campbell, 4th Grade, Wrightsville Beach Elementary
• Jillian Love, 4th Grade, Wrightsville Beach Elementary
• James Wilt, 4th Grade, Wrightsville Beach Elementary
• Dyzaiah Dukes, 5th Grade, Alderman Elementary
• Tyler Hamilton, 5th Grade, Parsley Elementary
• Sara Meehan, 5th Grade, Parsley Elementary
• Kristen Peacock, 5th Grade, Blair Elementary
• Hailey Lewis, 6th Grade, Holly Shelter Middle School
• Isabel DeAndrade, 7th Grade, Williston Middle School
• Carley Gerdes, 7th Grade, Roland-Grise Middle School
• Austin Waddell, 7th Grade, Williston Middle School
• Cecilia Beard, 8th Grade, Williston Middle School
• Drew Cummings, 8th Grade, Holly Shelter Middle School

SOUTHEASTERN, NC (WECT) – National Signing Day is here, so below is a list of where some local athletes will be playing in the fall. Feel free to let us know if we've missed anybody.

East Bladen - AJ McKoy (Western Carolina)

East Duplin - Dre Scarbrough (ECU), Derrick Black (Louisburg)

Hoggard - Terry Caldwell (UNC Charlotte), Anthony Nixon (Fayetteville State University), Aric Williams (Fayetteville State University), Brendon Grant (Campbell), Phillip Bowles (UNC Pembroke), Hayden Fuss (Florida Southern, lacrosse), Emily Pagrabs (Wofford, golf), Chelsea Frankenny (Charleston Southern, soccer)

Laney - Tevin Clay (Fayetteville State)