Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern’s Division of Public Safety reports.
Tuesday, July 12 10:30 a.m. Curry Student Center staff reported a female was engraving a name in one of the tables on the ground floor with a knife. Officers responded and found a 15-year-old student from the City on a Hill charter school in the YMCA. She was told not to return to campus and will have to purchase a new table for the university.
Wednesday, July 13 1 p.m. Several callers reported a group of juveniles, possibly with knives, fighting behind the YMCA. Officers responded and detained a 14-year-old male from Mattapan in the student center who had run from the area. Witnesses could not positively identify him as one of the fighting juveniles, but officers found he had been given a trespassing warning in January for an incident in Krentzman Quad. He was released to the custody of his mother and will be summonsed to juvenile court for repeatedly trespassing.
7:30 p.m. Officers detained a 16-year-old male and a 17-year-old male who were loitering around a bike rack in front of Churchill Hall. The two had a bicycle and bolt cutters. Both were confiscated, and officers warned the boys to stay off campus.
Thursday, July 14 12:15 a.m. Officers responded to a report that there was a man on Camden Street near Columbus Avenue who appeared to be intoxicated and was waving, yelling and pulling his pants down as cars passed by. As he approached the footbridge by Camden Street, he began yelling at the security guard. He also grabbed the shirt of a Northeastern officer and shoved him. Charles Ferguson, 53, of Boston, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and assault and battery on a police officer.
3:30 p.m. A 21-year-old male student reported he parked his car in North Lot on Wednesday evening and that sometime between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. that night, somebody ripped the spoiler off the back of his car.
Friday, July 15 5:30 a.m. Construction crews at Kerr Hall reported someone had broken into the construction office on the first floor of the building and taken a laptop.
7:30 p.m. An officer patrolling Gainsborough Street saw a 20-year-old male student urinating in the alleyway. He admitted he had had a few drinks, but was not intoxicated. He will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR).
Sunday, July 17 8:30 p.m. Parking staff at Renaissance Parking Garage reported seeing a group of kids in the lot who ran when they saw an attendant. As the attendant continued patrolling, he found several discharged fire extinguishers on the upper levels of the garage.
Monday, July 18 8 p.m. A 24-year-old male student reported his bicycle missing after leaving it locked in front of Snell Library from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. When he returned for his bike, he found the chain cut and his bike gone.
11:30 p.m. Residence Life staff in West Village A reported graffiti scratched into the elevator.
Tuesday, July 19 1 a.m. Officers responded to West Village A, where a student had reported he had been robbed in an apartment. He claimed he was a visitor, and that a resident had pulled a knife on him and robbed him. When the officer turned to speak to the security representative who had been proctoring the building, the man who claimed he had been robbed had left. Officers went up to the apartment and found a 21-year-old resident who admitted to signing in the visitor and said they had a dispute and that the visitor had assaulted him. Officers have yet to locate the visitor.
Wednesday, July 20 1 p.m. A faculty member reported receiving several harassing and threatening phone calls. He reported they might be coming from a student whom he failed last semester. Officers are investigating the source of the calls.
10 p.m. ResLife staff reported the card swiping machines in the laundry room of West Village A had been tampered with in an attempt to do laundry for free.
Thursday, July 21 2:30 p.m. ResLife staff conducting room inspections in West Village C reported a room had fireworks in it and a plastic bag covering the smoke detector. The two residents, a 20-year-old male and a 21-year-old male, will be reported to OSCCR.
3:30 p.m. A female alumnus reported her wallet missing after leaving it in an unlocked locker in Cabot. It contained $20 and several credit cards.
Friday, July 22 1 a.m. An officer saw a 20-year-old male student walking on Columbus Avenue punching car windows. He appeared to be intoxicated. The officer approached the student, who was uncooperative. The student was transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for treatment. He will be reported to OSCCR.
8:30 a.m. A 22-year-old male student reported his bicycle missing after leaving it locked outside West Village G overnight. The cable had been cut on his lock.
12:30 p.m. A Resident Assistant (RA) in White Hall reported his palm pilot had been stolen Wednesday, July 20, from the RA’s office, which had been left unlocked and unattended.
4:30 p.m. Officers saw two men loitering around the bicycle racks in front of Churchill Hall. After the men left the area, officers found a cut bicycle cable, which belonged to a 23-year-old female student, who reported her bicycle missing.
Saturday, July 23 10:30 p.m. Several callers reported a fight in front of the YMCA. State Police and Boston Police also responded, where 250 high school students were exiting a dance when a large fight broke out. No major injuries were reported.
11:30 p.m. Shortly after the crowd in front of the YMCA dispersed, a 21-year-old female student reported she had been standing on the sidewalk across the street with her friend when about 15 teenage girls walked by and nearly bumped into them. The student reported some words were exchanged, and one of the juveniles dumped a cup of ice over the student’s head. The same juvenile then spit on the ground when the student’s friend threatened to call the police.
Monday, July 25 2 p.m. A 20-year-old student reported his bicycle missing after leaving it parked in Centennial Commons on July 21. He discovered it missing July 23.
Tuesday, July 26 2 a.m. Officers noticed two men carrying a woman down Columbus Avenue. The two men, both 21-year-old students, claimed they had been drinking at Our House East and were trying to get their friend, a 22-year-old female student, home. The student was transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for treatment. She will be reported to OSCCR.
