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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Northeastern Crime Log

By Jen Nelson

Tuesday, February 10 9:45 p.m. A 21-year-old male student was robbed by two men on Tremont Street while walking to his off-campus apartment. His cell phone and wallet were taken. A few minutes later, another robbery occurred on Tremont Street several blocks away from the first robbery. The victim is not a student. Boston Police made an arrest, but the student from the previous incident was not able to identify the two men as those that had robbed him earlier.

Wednesday, February 11 4 a.m. The Community Recept-ionist in Stetson West reported that an intoxicated woman had been signed into the building. Officers responded and found an 18-year-old female student who resides in another residence hall. She was uncooperative when being taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR).

8 p.m. A 22-year-old male student was robbed by three men on the footbridge in The Fenway while walking to his off-campus apartment. The student reported the incident to BPD. Later, a Northeastern officer was patrolling The Fenway when he found three suspects that fit the description of the men who had robbed the student. The officer detained the men until BPD arrived to make the arrest. The student positively identified the three men as those who had robbed him. Also found on two of the three suspects were the cell phone and credit cards of the student robbed on Feb. 10. James Dockery, 19, of Roxbury, Simeon Jones, 22, of Roxbury, and Aaron White, 25, of Boston were arrested for unarmed robbery. All three were arraigned at Roxbury District Court the next day on the same charges. Dockery is currently being held on $1500 cash bail, while Jones and White are both being held on $1500 bond.

Thursday, February 12 1:30 p.m. A caller reported that a resident in Davenport A was smoking marijuana in his apartment. Officers responded and found a 19-year-old male student who admitted to smoking in the apartment. Officers seized pipes and other drug paraphernalia from the apartment. He will be referred to OSCCR.

4 p.m. A 22-year-old female student reported her purse missing after leaving it unattended for 15 minutes in the first floor bathroom of Richards Hall. The purse contained credit cards and an ID.

7:30 p.m. An officer patrolling West Campus noticed a man standing outside Wollaston’s drinking out of a bottle in a paper bag. The officer recognized the man as one that had been told to stay off campus in the past. John McElroy, 45, of Boston, was arrested for trespassing. He was arraigned at Roxbury District Court the next day on the same charges.

Saturday, February 14 3:30 a.m. An officer patrolling the area heard loud noise coming from an apartment at 114 Hemenway St. The building has no Northeastern leased apartments. The officer notified BPD, who responded with the officer to the apartment. Officers found three NU students, all over the age of 21, hosting a keg party with approximately 30 guests. The students were cooperative with officers, and the party was broken up. The students will be referred to OSCCR.

2:30 p.m. A caller reported a suspicious man using the bathroom in Ryder Hall. Officers responded and found a man they had warned to stay off campus in the past. Officers arrested Kenneth Jackson, 45 of Boston, for trespassing. He was arraigned at Roxbury District Court the next day on the same charges.

Monday, February 16 1:30 a.m. A caller reported two men arguing in an alley between Hemenway Street and St. Stephen Street. Officers responded and found a loud verbal argument going on between two 22-year-old male students. One of the students reported that, while he had been walking through the alley, the other student jumped him from behind and assaulted him. The other student, who was intoxicated, admitted to assaulting the student. The victim chose not to press charges. He will be referred to OSCCR.

Noon A 21-year-old male student reported his cell phone missing. The last time the student remembered seeing the phone was the previous Saturday in Levine Market-place.

Crime Log Entry of the Week Monday, February 16

10 a.m. An 18-year-old male student reported his laundry missing from a dryer in the 319 Huntington Ave. laundry room after leaving it there since 5 p.m. the previous evening.

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