By Jackie Rapetti, News Correspondent
Tuesday, Jan. 25
10:15 a.m.
The manager of Wollaston’s in the Marino Center reported detaining a shoplifter. Northeastern University Division of Public Safety (NUPD) responded and found a student who bought a $5 energy drink and tried to leave the store with another one in his pocket. The manager stopped him on the way out and the student admitted to stealing the drink. The student is banned from Wollaston’s and will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR).
Wednesday, Jan. 26
8:15 p.m.
A student reported she left her purse unattended for an hour in an unlocked second floor office in the Curry Student Center. When she went back, $5 was missing from her purse.
9:10 p.m.
A student reported a woman approached her outside Douglass Park on Columbus Avenue and said she had a knife. The woman, 35 to 45 years old, of medium build, wearing a long purple coat, told the student to walk down the street and not to scream. They walked a few blocks behind Douglass Park into an apartment complex where the woman took the student’s backpack, which contained a laptop, a BlackBerry, an iPod Touch and jewelry. The student was not injured. NUPD contacted the Boston Police Department (BPD) officers who said a similar incident was reported the previous night near Matthews Arena. A 22-year-old with no university affiliation reported a similar woman had approached her, led her to an ATM on Tremont Street and told her to give her money. BPD and NUPD believe the incidents are related and are still investigating the case.
Thursday, Jan. 27
6 p.m.
A student reported he left his laptop on the first floor of the Curry Student Center the previous day between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. When he went back, it was gone.
10:15 p.m.
A resident assistant (RA) in International Village (INV) reported the strong odor of marijuana on the ninth floor. NUPD officers went to the room the odor was coming from. Two 19-year-old students were in the room and a towel was placed under the door. The students admitted to smoking marijuana. They turned over a pipe and will be reported to OSCCR.
Friday, Jan. 28
12:15 a.m.
A caller reported an intoxicated, unconscious student in the lobby of INV. NUPD was notified and arrived on the scene. The 19-year-old student said her friends dropped her off in the lobby after drinking in Boston clubs. The friends told NUPD they weren’t with her. She was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and will be reported to OSCCR.
2 a.m.
An NUPD officer on patrol saw a man being loud and boisterous on Huntington Avenue near Gainsborough Street. The man gave the officer the middle finger and kept walking. The officer followed the man on foot and saw him go into a restaurant and slam the door angrily when he left. The man proceeded to walk inbound on Huntington Avenue and as he approached pedestrians walking toward him, he shoved one, knocking a Northeastern student into the wall of a building. The officer stopped the 24-year-old Boston resident, Temesgen Kebedom, and BPD arrested him for assault. Kebedom is not affiliated with the university.
2:45 p.m.
A student reported he left his backpack in a hallway on the first floor of Hurtig Hall from 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. When he came back, his wallet, which contained his IDs and a gift card, was missing from the backpack.
5 p.m.
The manager of Qdoba reported a man in the restroom who appeared to be giving himself a bath. NUPD officers recognized him as a homeless man who was sent off campus several times previously. Brian Williams, 48, was arrested for trespassing.
Saturday, Jan. 29
1 a.m.
BPD called NUPD officers to meet them at a first floor apartment at 486 Massachusetts Ave., where they responded to repeated noise complaints. Officers broke up a party and sent all non-residents out. The tenants are a 19-year-old and a 20-year-old student who admitted they had hosted the party. They said their 22-year-old roommate provided the alcohol. All students who attended the party will be reported to OSCCR. BPD is continuing the investigation.
1:30 a.m.
An RA in Stetson West reported a disorderly 18-year-old hitting a locked door with a hockey stick. The student claimed he was locked out and was trying to wake his roommate, who he thought might be drunk and unconcious. NUPD entered the room with a master key and found the roommate was not home. NUPD officers confiscated Four Loko and liquor from their refrigerator. Both students will be reported to OSCCR.
2:45 a.m.
Two students in the Fens reported they were assaulted by a group of four college-aged males. The students said the four approached them as they were walking on the sidewalk and started punching them. BPD and Massachusetts State Police officers responded. NUPD was called and stopped a group at the other end of the park. They were Wentworth students who said they were walking home after smoking marijuana in the Fens and were released after questioning.
8 p.m.
A student reported she left her iPhone unattended on a table in the Curry Student Center game room between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. while she was playing games. When she went to get it, it was gone.
8:30 p.m.
An officer outside INV saw an 18-year-old student get out of a taxi and stagger into the lobby. When questioned, she admitted she had been drinking at a downtown bar where she knows the bartenders. The student was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and will be reported to OSCCR.
9:45 p.m.
A student was at the intersection of Massachusetts and Columbus Avenues waiting for the light to change when a middle-aged man walked up to him and told him to give him all of his valuables. The student put $10 and his cell phone on the ground. The man took it and ran. BPD officers are investigating this case.
Sunday, Jan. 30
1 a.m.
A caller reported a 20-year-old student was vomiting on the second floor of Loftman Hall. NUPD officers found a resident sitting in the hallway outside of her room, intoxicated. She said she saw another student vomiting in the stairway. Officers didn’t find another student, but the student in the hallway will be reported to OSCCR.
1:45 a.m.
A caller reported a fight between two groups of four or five people on Hemenway Street near Symphony Road. Officers arrived and entered 116 Hemenway St., where a witness reported seeing the group go. Officers followed commotion upstairs and found three students outside an apartment, knocking on the door. The students were taken downstairs while officers got into the apartment and found a 19-year-old student who admitted he had started the fight. He said he fled into his own apartment after being chased. He will be reported to OSCCR.
4 a.m.
A student on the fifth floor of Davenport B reported her 18-year-old friend, a visitor, was intoxicated and locked herself in the bathroom. NUPD forced the door open and found the visitor sitting on the floor, intoxicated. Officers found an empty bottle of vodka, coconut liquor and an open bottle of rum in the room. The two students in the room, an 18-year-old and a 20-year-old, called a delivery service to have the alcohol delivered and the person didn’t check for ID. Both students will be reported to OSCCR and NUPD is investigating the delivery service.
8 p.m.
A student in Stetson West reported someone broke his window throwing apples and oranges. Officers saw an open window across from the student’s dorm with some other fruit in the snow below. When they went to the room they found two students who admitted they had been throwing the fruit but hadn’t intended to break anything. Both students will be reported to OSCCR.
Monday, Jan. 31
12:30 a.m.
NUPD was called to White Hall where a caller reported an intoxicated 18-year-old student vomiting in the fifth floor women’s bathroom. She was evaluated by EMTs. She had been drinking vodka in a friend’s room and she became sick. Officers took her back to INV and both students will be reported to OSCCR.
9 p.m.
An 18-year-old student reported he was walking on Boylston Street when he was approached by a heavy-set, middle-aged man who asked him to loan him money to get his car out of the shop. The student gave him $20 but the man said that was not enough. The student made two withdrawals at an ATM for several hundred dollars and the man gave him studded earrings and his number as collateral. When the student called the man about getting his money back, he said he had a flat tire and wouldn’t be able to return the money that night. BPD is now investigating the case. – Entry of the Week
10:30 p.m.
A 20-year-old student reported she has been receiving disturbing Facebook messages for more than a year. She believes they are from a person she met while studying abroad in 2009 because her Facebook was hacked a year ago. She now has a new Facebook account but believes the hacker is contacting her. NUPD detectives are investigating the case.
