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Northeastern Crime Log

By Jennifer Nelson

Tuesday, August 17 4 p.m. A male staff member reported his bike stolen after leaving it locked in Cabot Court from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The bike’s cable lock had been cut.

4:30 p.m. A female staff member in the Stearns Center reported a credit card missing from her wallet after leaving her office unlocked and unattended. Staff in the building said they noticed a middle-aged woman asking unusual questions before the credit card turned up missing.

Thursday, August 19 7 a.m. A 22-year-old male student reported his bike stolen from outside the Marino Center, where he had left it locked overnight. The student reported when he returned to the bike in the morning, only the front wheel remained locked to the rack. The rest of the bike was gone.

2 p.m. A 28-year-old female graduate student reported her purse stolen after leaving it unattended for several minutes in the Marino Center food court. The purse contained $5 in cash and the student’s passport.

6 p.m. An officer recognized a man in the lobby of Ryder Hall as one who had been asked to stay off campus before. Harmando Suarez, 23, of Boston, was arrested for trespassing and was arraigned in Roxbury District Court the next day.

Sunday, August 22 10 p.m. A 21-year-old female student reported her television missing after returning to her West Village B apartment from a weekend away. The student reported her roommates had guests stay over during the weekend. The guests and roommates were questioned by NUPD. The next day, another student returned the television to the student, apologizing for what he called a “misunderstanding.” The student will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resol-ution (OSCCR).

Monday, August 23 3:30 p.m. A staff member in the Egan Science Research Center reported a man passed out in the men’s room. NUPD responded and found the man, who admitted to using heroin. William Johnson, 44, of Boston, was arrested for possession of a hypodermic syringe and trespassing, and was arraigned in Roxbury District Court the next day.

Wednesday, August 25 1 p.m. A female staff member in Meserve Hall reported her purse missing after leaving her office unlocked and unattended. The purse was located down the hall with $50 in cash missing from it. A student-aged male asking unusual questions was seen in the area before the purse went missing.

Thursday, August 26 10 a.m. A female staff member reported the bag on her bike missing after leaving the bike locked outside Ryder Hall overnight.

9 p.m. ResLife staff in West Village H reported the wireless internet box missing from the common room on the 16th floor.

Friday, August 27 4:30 p.m. A 20-year-old male student reported his laptop missing from his West Village C apartment after being away for a few days. He said he left the apartment locked but that it had been painted during his absence.

Sunday, August 29 2 p.m. A male with no affiliation to NU reported his bike missing after leaving it locked in front of the Marino Center at 10 a.m. When he returned for his bike at 2 p.m., it was gone.

Monday, August 30 6 a.m. Two cars were discovered with broken windows in North Lot. The owners were notified, and nothing appeared to be stolen from either vehicle.

Tuesday, August 31 10 p.m. A 20-year-old male student reported a CD player, cell phone charger, iron and blanket missing from his room in Smith Hall. The student had been moving his belongings from his room to another residence hall, and left the belongings overnight in Smith Hall. The room had been cleaned out for new occupants the next day, and the student’s belongings were gone.

Wednesday, September 1 2 p.m. Officers responded to reports of a roommate dispute in West Campus G between two 19-year-old male students. One of the roommates had addressed the other about his profanity use and loud music playing, and when confronted the roommate became angry and threatened the other. Officers intervened, and ResLife staff will continue to mediate the situation.

Thursday, September 2 5 p.m. A 25-year-old male graduate student reported a computer memory chip missing from a lab in the Egan Science Research Center after leaving the lab unlocked and unattended.

Friday, September 3 5:30 p.m. A 20-year-old male student reported an envelope with $1500 cash missing during his move from one apartment in West Village G to another. The student said he left his apartment front door unlocked throughout the entire move, and does not know when the money was stolen.

Saturday, September 4 1:30 a.m. Officers noticed five male students smoking on The Fenway next to the Museum of Fine Arts. Officers approached the students and discovered they were smoking marijuana. The three 18-year-olds and two 19-year-olds will be referred to OSCCR.

2 a.m. A security officer from Gainsborough Street broke up a brief fist fight between a 21-year-old male former student and an 18-year-old male student. The former student approached an NU officer and told him he had been assaulted, but that he did not want to press charges. The officer followed the 18-year-old student into a residence hall, where the student admitted that punches had been thrown, but that he did not want to press charges either. The student will be referred to OSCCR.

11 p.m. An officer spotted a male and a female student walking on Columbus Avenue with a 30 rack of beer. The officer questioned the students, and the female produced an ID with a photo that did not resemble herself. The female admitted to being only 18 and using her sister’s ID to purchase the beer. The alcohol was confiscated, and both students will be referred to OSCCR.

An officer spotted a 20-year-old female student on the corner of Forsyth Street and Hem-enway Street with an open can of beer. The student discarded the can of beer and will be referred to OSCCR.

11:30 p.m. NUPD responded to 114 Hemenway St. on reports that someone had been injured at a party. A 19-year-old male not affiliated with NU reported he had gone to the apartment and paid $5 admission, upon which he was given a cup. When there was no alcohol left, however, the male said he requested his money back. The male said at this time he was thrown down the back stairs of the apartment and kicked in the head by one of the residents. Officers found seven males and six females, all 18 and 19-year-old students, along with evidence of both alcohol being present and admission being charged. The male was able to identify the student who had assaulted him. Boston Police were called, and they arrested the student for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Sunday, September 5 12:30 a.m. A Resident Assistant in Davenport B requested NUPD’s assistance in breaking up a loud party being held by two 19-year-old male students. Upon entering the party, the crowd dispersed, and one male student jumped out the second floor window to avoid being identified. Officers found alcohol present at the party. The residents will be referred to OSCCR.

7 p.m. BPD requested NUPD’s assistance after reports were made of students shooting rifles out the window of their Mission Hill house. Officers responded and found two 20-year-old male students and one 21-year-old male student shooting BB guns at cans and fences. The students will be referred to OSCCR, and will also be summoned to Roxbury District Court on charges of shooting a BB gun in a residential area.

10 p.m. An officer in Columbus Lot saw two young men get into a car with the trunk left open. As the car went by, the officer heard clanking of bottles from the trunk. The officer questioned the two 20-year-old male students and confiscated a 12-pack of beer. The students will be referred to OSCCR.

10:30 p.m. An RA in Douglass Park requested assistance in breaking up a loud party in one of Northeastern’s leased apartments. Officers responded and found three 19-year-old male residents and one 19-year-old female student, along with over a dozen cans of beer. The alcohol was confiscated, and the students will be referred to OSCCR.

11 p.m. An RA in Stetson East reported seeing an intoxicated male student on the third floor. The RA followed the student into his room and found four 18-year-old students, three male and one female, drinking vodka and soda from water bottles. All the students will be referred to OSCCR.

Monday, September 6 1:30 a.m. An officer found an intoxicated 18-year-old female student sitting on the Camden footbridge. The student, a resident of a residence hall on The Fenway, did not know where she was. The student was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and will be referred to OSCCR.

3 a.m. An RA in Speare Hall reported an odor of marijuana coming from a room on the first floor. Officers responded and found two 18-year-old male residents with an 18-year-old male visitor. The students admitted to smoking in the room, and will be referred to OSCCR. The visitor was asked to leave campus and not to return.

11 a.m. ResLife staff in Stetson East reported sexually explicit graffiti written on several white boards on the first floor.

Tuesday, September 7 12:30 a.m. BPD called for NUPD’s assistance in breaking up a party at 80 The Fenway. Officers responded and found three 18 and 19-year-old female students, along with a 30-rack of beer. The students claimed to not know how the beer got into their apartment. The students emptied the beer and will be referred to OSCCR.

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