Crime log entries are selected from Northeastern’s Division of Public Safety reports.
Crime Log Entry of the Week:
Sunday, July 18 3 a.m. An NUPD officer on patrol saw a male walking near Forsyth Street carrying a large painting. The officer recognized it as one of the paintings found in a West Village residence hall. The 20-year-old male student carrying the painting was questioned and he said it was his friend’s painting. After further questioning, the student said it was part of a scavenger hunt he was involved in. The officer asked what were the other items on the list, and when the student couldn’t come up with any others, the officer asked for his identification. When the student was reaching for his identification in his wallet, the officer discovered a fake ID in his wallet. The officer brought the painting back to West Village. Upon investigation, NUPD saw the student had been signed into West Village earlier that evening. The room he was signed into was having guests over that evening, but were not having a scavenger hunt. The student will be referred to OSCCR.
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Tuesday, July 6 3 p.m. An officer came upon a 40-year-old man smoking marijuana in the Columbus Parking Lot. The man was carrying an ID saying he was enrolled at Northeastern as a part-time student. He will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution. (OSCCR)
Wednesday, July 7 3:30 a.m. An officer came upon a car in the Columbus Parking Lot with three men sleeping inside. After the officer woke them up, the men said they had gone to the Red Sox game earlier that evening and then went to a bar after that. After the bars closed, the men returned to their car, drove for a bit, but realized they were too intoxicated to drive any further. They pulled into Columbus Lot to sober up. The officer took the keys from the men and called a friend of theirs living on Mission Hill. The men took a cab to that residence and retrieved the keys later in the morning.
7:30 p.m. A graduate student called NUPD to report noises he heard in one of the bedrooms of his apartment on Huntington Avenue. Officers responded and went inside and heard voices coming from an inner bedroom. Upon investigation, officers found a couple partially clad. They were identified as friends of the student’s roommate. The couple was loaned a key to the apartment while the roommate was out of town. The key was confiscated and the couple was asked not to return to the residence.
Friday, July 9 5 p.m. A male staff member reported locking his bike in the Cabot Gym courtyard at 2 p.m. When he came back, the lock had been cut and the chain and bike were missing.
8 p.m. A woman sitting with her children on the steps of the New England Conservatory reported having her purse stolen after four teens passed, one grabbing her bag. All four teens fled over the Camden Street footbridge. NUPD recovered the woman’s wallet with $40 missing.
Saturday, July 10 9 p.m. A male student went to North Lot to retrieve the bike he locked while visiting friends at 121 St. Stephen St. When he reached the lot, he saw three juveniles trying to cut the lock. The student ran back to the apartment to call the police and when he returned, the juveniles had fled leaving the bike intact.
Monday, July 12 1 p.m. A 21-year-old student locked his bike to the Hayden Hall bike rack around noon. When he returned around 1 p.m., it was missing with the Kryptonite bike lock missing as well. The bike did not belong to him, but to a friend and fellow student who was out of the country. The bike is worth over $2,000.
9 p.m. A 21-year-old male student reported his bike stolen from the Krentzman Quad.
10 p.m. A student called to report a man acting suspiciously in a hallway of Ryder Hall. An officer responded and discovered the man intoxicated and disorderly. NUPD arrested 45-year-old Larry McConaga of Boston for trespassing and disorderly conduct.
Tuesday, July 13 1 a.m. An officer on patrol on Huntington Avenue was notified by a passerby that he had witnessed someone breaking into a vehicle on St. Botolph Street by Matthews Arena. The officer approached the man and discovered he was wanted for a default warrant from Roxbury District Court. The man, 45-year-old Stephen Preston, was arrested for breaking into the vehicle and larceny of a backpack that belonged to the car’s owner. Preston was also in possession of drug paraphernalia. Preston was previously arrested by NUPD on June 18 for attempting to break into a vehicle parked on The Fenway.
8 a.m. A female orientation staff member informed NUPD that a female student attending orientation on Monday evening had her purse stolen after leaving it unattended on the first floor of the Curry Student Center. The student didn’t report it to staff until the following day.
Friday, July 16 2 a.m. NUPD responded to reports of a disorderly male outside of Conor Larkin’s Bar on Huntington Avenue. The male, 24-year-old Mark Provost of Manchester, N.H., was reportedly yelling out to passersby and an officer asked Provost to lower his voice and put down a glass he was holding filled with alcohol. Provost, not related to NU, swore at the officer and drank the rest of the glass’ contents. The officer then told Provost to quiet down and go on his way. Provost then approached the officer with his fists up and the officer arrested him for disorderly conduct.
8 p.m. A 29-year-old student reported his bike stolen after he locked it at the Snell Quad around 2 p.m. He discovered it missing around 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 17 3 a.m. An officer on patrol heard what sounded like gun shot fires on St. Stephen Street. The officer then heard tires squeal and cars speed away. Less than a minute later, there was a report of a collision at the intersection of Huntington Avenue and Parker Street involving three cars. Officers responded to the scene and encountered several occupants in one vehicle who said they were struck. No major injuries were reported. The second car was disabled in the intersection and its occupants abandoned the car. Officers found spent gun shell casings in the vehicle. The third vehicle continued driving northbound on Huntington Avenue, but was discovered abandoned on the corner of Ruggles Street and Huntington Avenue. Officers discovered bullet holes in the vehicle’s body. The Boston Police Department (BPD) later received a report of a man who had sustained a bullet shot walking into a local hospital. BPD interviewed the victim and are handling the investigation.
5 p.m. A 25-year-old female staff member reported her bike stolen by Hayden Hall and World Series Way.
Monday, July 19 1:30 p.m. A 23-year-old female student reported her wallet stolen from her backpack after leaving it unattended in the library. It contained $25 and a credit card. The library staff has provided NUPD with a possible suspect. NUPD is continuing to investigate.
