Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern’s Division of Public Safety reports.
Tuesday, February 8 11 a.m. Police responded to a report that two male juveniles were loitering on the third floor of the Curry Student Center. Both were identified as 16-year-old high school students, one from Fenway High School and the other from Monument High School. The 16-year-old from Fenway High School was wanted on warrants for disturbing the peace from Boston Juvenile Court. He was taken into custody and was immediately sent to Boston Juvenile Court. Both were told not to come back to campus.
1 p.m. A female staff member in the Mugar Life Sciences building received a call from a person claiming to be a UPS delivery driver. The caller said he couldn’t find her office and wanted her to come down and pick up a package. She remembered seeing in The Northeastern News Crime Log recently that a thief has used this technique as a con to get people out of their offices. The staff member called police, but they did not find anyone outside the building.
4:30 p.m. A 22-year-old female student was studying in the West Addition in the Curry Student Center for three hours with her purse on the table next to her. When she went to leave, it was gone. It contained $7 and several credit cards.
Wednesday, February 9 6 p.m. Staff from the Marino Center reported a person who had presented a male identification, but was dressed as a woman, had entered the women’s locker room. Police located a male student who is in gender transition in the women’s locker room. He told police he feels more comfortable as a woman even though he is not one yet. It was explained to him that he cannot use women’s facilities while he is a male. The Marino staff will be meeting with him to address his concerns; it was recommended he change before entering the Marino Center. Friday, February 11 4:30 p.m. A 22-year-old female student reported she was using a study room in the Cabot Center between noon and 1 p.m. and had left her purse unattended while she exited the room for a few minutes. When she returned, it was gone, and there had been several other students in the lab. The purse contained credit cards and $120.
5:30 p.m. A 19-year-old female student reported she had been accosted by three young teenage females on Bullfinch Mall, the walkway between Ell Hall and Hayden Hall. One of the females grabbed the strap of her pocketbook, breaking it. The teenager took the purse and all three started running. The purse contained the student’s license, credit cards and cash. An hour later, it was returned to lost and found with nothing missing.
6 p.m. An 18-year old female student reported that while walking on St. Stephen Street a person grabbed her from behind and threw her to the ground. She screamed, a few people came to her assistance and the assailant fled. She was not injured in the incident.
Saturday, February 12 2:30 a.m. Police responded to a report of a loud party at 204 Hemenway St. Officers arrived outside Apt. 24 where the door was ajar, and saw dozens of open cans of beer and several people in the common room. Officers asked who lived there, and no one came forward. Officers then found a 19-year-old male student hiding in a closet, who was identified as the resident of the apartment. He claimed he was not hosting a party and he had no idea who was in his common room. Although he said he did not know there was alcohol in his apartment, he appeared to be intoxicated. Officers identified the guests as four male students and two non-student female visitors, all of whom were either 18 or 19 years old. It was also discovered that in late November, officers had responded to the same apartment on a similar noise complaint and had discovered the exact same circumstances. All students present will be contacted by the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR). 2 p.m. An officer noticed a young man carrying a beer ball on Huntington Avenue near the Marino Center. The officer asked for ID, and the male was identified as a 20-year-old student. He said a 21-year-old friend had bought him the beer ball. The 21-year-old student initially denied buying the alcohol, but eventually confessed. Both will be referred to OSCCR and the 21-year-old will be summoned to Roxbury District Court.
Sunday, February 13 3 a.m. A Resident Assistant (RA) from Speare Hall reported a fight on the third floor between a female and a male. When officers arrived they encountered a 19-year-old female resident who said her twin sister was also a female student who had been verbally arguing with a male guest. Officers stopped the male and another male visitor outside, who were warned not to come back to campus. A half hour later police located the female student involved in the argument in Columbus Parking Lot, and proceeded to take her back to her residence hall.
5 p.m. Staff members in Snell Library discovered vandalism to two men’s bathrooms.
Monday, February 14 2:30 a.m. A resident of 142 Hemenway St. reported hearing voices in the apartment upstairs which he believed to be vacant. Officers investigated and found several vacant apartments undergoing renovations. They discovered evidence the doors may have been damaged, but no one was in the building.
5 p.m. Staff in the Snell Library once again reported vandalism to two men’s bathrooms.
10 p.m. An RA from West Campus A reported the glass in the door to the RA’s office had been broken.
