Crime Log Entries of the Week
Sunday, July 25 7 p.m. A 21-year-old male student reported the front tire of his bike stolen after he locked his bike to a fence along the sidewalk near 337 Huntington Ave. The student said when he returned, he noticed an old tire had been put in place of his front tire.
Monday, July 26 3 p.m. A 20-year-old male student reported his bike stolen after locking it in front of his St. Stephen Street apartment. When he returned, he saw an older, cheaper bike had been left in its place. Crime log entries are selected from Northeastern’s Division of Public Safety reports.
Wednesday, July 21 1:30 p.m. A 22-year-old male student was caught shoplifting $8 worth of food at the Wollaston’s in the Marino Center. The student will not be criminally charged, but will be referred to the Office of Student Conflict and Conduct Resolution (OSCCR).
11 p.m. A 22-year-old male student reported the back window of his car broken and his CD player missing. The student had parked his car behind White Hall and left it unattended for three hours.
Thursday, July 22 2 a.m. Two female students sitting on the steps outside their apartment at 116 Hemenway St. reported their bags stolen by a group of young men walking by. One of the bags contained $15, a cell phone, keys and a bankcard and the other bag contained $6. The bags were recovered and only the cash had been stolen. No suspects were apprehended.
1 p.m. A 20-year-old male student reported leaving his camera unattended for half an hour in the lobby of the Lane Health Center while he was at an appointment the previous day. When he came back, it was missing.
Friday, July 23 6:30 a.m. A Marino Center staff member reported stopping a 21-year-old male non-student trying to gain access to the facility by climbing over the railing to get in. The male resident of Boston was identified and evicted. A half an hour later, police responded to a report of a similar incident. Upon investigation, police learned it was the 19-year-old brother of the first offender.
6 p.m. A 26-year-old male visitor reported his backpack stolen after he left it unattended for half an hour in the indoor quad of the Curry Student Center. The bag contained his identification and credit cards.
Monday, July 26 11 a.m. A 23-year-old male visitor in Snell Library reported his wallet stolen after leaving it unattended on the first floor for about five minutes. The wallet contained $7 and an ATM card.
Noon A male staff member on the fifth floor of Columbus Place reported checks stolen from his checkbook that he left unattended two weeks prior. The staff member grew suspicious when he received his bank statement and noticed there were some checks cashed he had not written. Colleagues said they saw a stranger in their office suite two weeks prior, and he had probably been the person responsible. No suspect is in custody.
5:30 p.m. An officer patrolling the vicinity of Carter Park noticed two 15-year-old males near the bleachers smoking marijuana. The males identified themselves as being involved in a university program for Boston youths. The officer took their names and they were sent home. The program director was notified and is contacting the families of the teens.
Wednesday, July 28 12:30 p.m. Police officers responded to Kariotis Hall on an alarm that some AV equipment was being tampered with. When officers arrived, they noticed some of the wiring had been ripped off and the alarm appeared to have scared off the perpetrator. All computers and AV equipment have alarms, that when triggered, signal locally and at Northeastern Police headquarters.
Thursday, July 29 3 p.m. A 12-year-old son of a university employee in the library ran into his mother’s office to report a group of youths attempting to steal his backpack by the sculpture garden. They were unsuccessful. The library employee went outside and saw an officer standing nearby and reported the incident. Another officer had already detained five youths matching the description. The son of the university employee identified two of youths as those who accosted him. The 12-year-olds were identified, and their families were notified.
3:15 p.m. A 23-year-old male student reported his MP3 player stolen after he left it unattended in the Marino Center.
Friday, July 30 3 a.m. A caller reported seeing a group of college-aged males dumping cans on Mass-achusetts Avenue. The caller said it appeared they had broken a mirror on a car as well. Upon investigation, NUPD said there was no indication of a mirror being broken. A 19-year-old male student and a 20-year-old male student admitted to dumping the trash. The students picked up the cans, and will be referred to OSCCR.
Saturday, July 31 2 a.m. A caller from West Campus B reported a party on the third floor making too much noise. Police responded and found 50 people in an apartment with no indication of alcohol use. The two 21-year-old female students hosting the party had hired a DJ. They will be referred to OSCCR for a noise violation.
10 p.m. An officer spotted two male teens walking near police headquarters on Columbus Avenue carrying cans of beer and a bag with more cans. A third, older male who was walking with them ran off. The 15-year-old and 16-year-old males told the officer they were in Boston for the weekend from Maine and had missed their bus connection to return home. The two males befriended the third male and convinced him to buy them beer. The officer called the males’ parents and MBTA police to arrange for them to sleep in South Station, where their bus would be departing from.
Sunday, August 1 3 a.m. A community receptionist in West Village E called to report a student attempting to sign in a female guest, who the CR determined was using a Husky Card not belonging to her. The 20-year-old male student had met the 16-year-old female, from out of town, at an off-campus party. The female had allegedly borrowed the ID for signing-in purposes. The officer who responded sent the young man up to his room, and contacted a half sister of the 16-year-old female. The student will be referred to OSCCR.
7:30 p.m. NUPD received several phone calls saying shots were fired in Carter Park, on Columbus Avenue. An officer on patrol near Davenport B saw a crowd of people and attended to the injured person shot, who was already receiving first aid care from onlookers. The officer called Boston Police and Boston EMS to respond; they arrived within minutes. NUPD assisted in interviewing witnesses.
