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Northeastern Crime Log

By Jen Nelson

Tuesday, March 16 3 p.m. A 19-year-old male student reported his laptop and ring missing after a party in his West Village apartment March 14. He said several people had been in and out of the apartment throughout the party.

Wednesday, March 17 2 a.m. Officers found a homeless woman sleeping in the lobby of Dodge Hall. Yan Yang, 34, from New York, was arrested on outstanding warrants for trespassing and resisting arrest at MIT. She was arraigned on the same charges at Roxbury District Court the next day.

10 a.m. Officers from the Boston Police Department (BPD) and the Northeastern University Police Departemnt (NUPD) responded to the report of two men parked in front of Matthews Arena smoking marijuana. BPD arrested the two men on default warrants. Neither of them are affiliated with Northeastern.

5 p.m. A 19-year-old male student was stopped by officers on Gainsborough Street carrying a 30-rack of beer. The beer was confiscated, and the student will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR).

11:30 p.m. Officers responded to reports in West Village of a 20-year-old male student giving the Comm-unity Receptionist a hard time when he tried to sign in too many guests. Officers located the student’s apartment, where they found several guests as well as beer containers. The student will be referred to OSCCR.

Officers responded to complaints of a loud party in Willis Hall. Upon entering the apartment of two 19-year-old male students, officers found several underage student guests as well as a quantity of alcohol. Both residents as well as their guests will be referred to OSCCR.

Thursday, March 18 12:30 a.m. A male student was held up at gunpoint by three males on the pathway between The Fenway and Hemenway Street. The three men had originally tried to sell the student marijuana, but allegedly held him up when the student refused. The student had no cash on him, but his cell phone was taken.

1 a.m. Officers responded to the report of an odor of marijuana coming from a room in Speare Hall. Officers located the room and found its residents, an 18-year-old female and a 19-year-old female, who both admitted to smoking marijuana in their room. They will be referred to OSCCR.

2 p.m. Officers investigated a report of domestic abuse at the private apartment of a female student on Hemenway Street. The female student had accused her non-student boyfriend of taking money from her. BPD had responded earlier and arrested the boyfriend on the charge of assault and battery.

6:30 p.m. A staff member in Hayden Hall reported her purse stolen from her desk.

7:30 p.m. A female student reported that her boyfriend had placed nude photos of her on a Northeastern Web site. The pictures have since been removed.

10 p.m. Officers on patrol found an abandoned case of beer at the corner of Symphony Road and Hemenway Street.

Friday, March 19 1 a.m. Officers found two 15-year-old juveniles sleeping in the Curry Student Center. Their parents were notified and came to pick them up.

Saturday, March 20 2 a.m. A 19-year-old male student was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for minor head injuries after allegedly getting into an altercation with several people on Columbus Avenue. Others involved in the altercation fled upon the arrival of police.

2:30 a.m. The underage non-student guest of a male resident at Speare Hall was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for alcohol overdose. The student who signed him in will be referred to OSCCR.

3 a.m. A 19-year-old male student, was arrested by NUPD for smashing the entrance window to an apartment on Gainsborough Street. He was arraigned at Roxbury District Court the next day. He will also be referred to OSCCR.

Saturday, March 20 3:30 a.m. Officers stopped a non-student on Gainsborough Street who was walking with an open alcohol container. The man was asked to dump out the container.

7 p.m. Several people reported a man entering the Cyber Cafe at Snell Library, downloading a nude image of himself on one of the computers, then leaving the building. Officers have identified the man as a former student, but are still investigating.

Sunday, March 21 Officers responded to a loud party held by two Northeastern students in a private apartment building on Hemenway Street.

1 a.m. A 23-year-old male student reported that his roommate had threatened him over property in their NU leased apartment on Hemenway Street. Residential Life staff will be handling the situation.

Officers stopped a male underage Northeastern student on Columbus Avenue who was holding an open alcohol container. The student was asked to dump the container and will be referred to OSCCR.

5 p.m. A non-student guest reported that his cell phone had been stolen from Levine Marketplace around 8 p.m. on March 19.

11 p.m. A 21-year-old female student reported her wallet stolen after leaving it unattended on the first floor of the Snell Library.

Monday, March 22 9:30 a.m. Several reports were made of a male in the Marino Center staring at women while they were working out. The situation is still under investigation.

10 a.m. Staff in Snell Library reported a computer monitor stolen from InfoCommons sometime over the weekend.

Noon A 22-year-old female student reported three checks stolen from her wallet. One had been cashed for $140 in Malden. Officers are still investigating.

8 p.m. Officers responded to reports of the odor of marijuana in an apartment at 780 Columbus Ave. Officers found the 20-year-old and 21-year-old male roommates, who admitted to smoking in the room. They will be referred to OSCCR.

A 19-year-old male student reported his laptop stolen after leaving it unattended in Snell Library.

Tuesday, March 23 6:30 a.m. Officers responded to Shill-man Hall after reports of a male non-student watching pornography on one of the computers. The man fled upon the arrival of officers.

Crime Log Entries of the Week

Thursday, March 18

1:30 a.m. Officers responded to several reports of a man playing bagpipes in the middle of St. Stephen Street. The man fled upon the arrival of police.

Tuesday, March 23

3 a.m. Several reports were made of a man playing bagpipes in the West Village Quad. The man fled with his bagpipes upon the arrival of police.

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