By Colin Young, News Staff
Tuesday, June 21
9:30 a.m.
A staff member reported a computer monitor was missing from the fourth floor of Ryder Hall. The monitor’s theft detection system had been disabled. The staff member said a large number of staff members and graduate students have access to the area on weekends. The monitor was last seen Friday, June 17.
11 p.m.
A student reported that while she was walking through the Snell Library Quad, a man ran up to her and snatched her purse off her shoulder. She chased the man toward the service road behind the Egan Research Center. A Northeastern Division of Public Safety (NUPD) officer patrolling the service road saw the man, who dropped the purse and continued running when he saw the officer. The purse and all of its contents were recovered and returned. Raphael Cox, 18, of Boston, was arrested for attempted theft around 30 minutes after the incident and arraigned in Roxbury District Court. Cox has no connection to the university.
Wednesday, June 22
12:30 p.m.
The manager of Wollaston’s in the Marino Center called NUPD to report a man trying to shoplift a sandwich and a drink. The shoplifter, a 19-year-old local man with no university affiliation, was issued a trespass warning.
Thursday, June 23
1:45 a.m.
An NUPD officer found an intoxicated 23-year-old student laying on the sidewalk outside White Hall with a bicycle between his legs. The student told the officer he was on his way home to Brookline and needed a quick nap. EMTs evaluated the student, determined he did not need medical attention and sent him home. He will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR).
2:15 p.m.
A caller reported two men acting suspiciously behind 10 Coventry St. Officers responded and found two local men who said they were just hanging out. Officers asked the men to disperse and stay away from campus buildings.
Saturday, June 25
3 p.m.
A student reported seeing a man expose himself in Snell Library. The student notified library staff and later provided officers with a detailed description of the man. Officers found Mehmet Beyaztas, 22, a student at Fisher College, had signed in as a guest, in another part of the library. Beyaztas was arrested for lewd behavior and NUPD notified Fisher College of the arrest.
Sunday June 26
1 p.m.
A student reported her camera was missing after she left it unattended in the Curry Student Center while she went to the bathroom.
11 p.m.
A student reported her cell phone missing. She said she last saw the phone in her on-campus apartment that morning.
11:15 p.m.
A 25-year-old alumna reported her bicycle and cable lock were gone from the rack in Centennial Commons, where she locked it at 11 a.m.
11:45 p.m.
A 19-year-old student went to NUPD headquarters to get his wallet from the lost and found. While officers were taking an inventory of the wallet, they found a fake ID. The student told officers he used to have two fake IDs, but one had already been confiscated at a bar. The student will be reported to the Registry of Motor Vehicles and OSCCR.
Monday, June 27
11:30 p.m.
NUPD officers responded to the intrusion alarm at the central receiving warehouse in Jamaica Plain and discovered two people trying to take furniture. NUPD arrested alumna Sophia Barkan, 25, of Dorchester, and Ricardo Roman, 27, of Dorchester, for breaking and entering, and attempted larceny. Roman has no university affiliation.
Tuesday, June 28
1 a.m.
The security officer on the footbridge between Gainsborough and Camden Streets reported seeing a man repeatedly kick and break the door of the parking lot attendant booth in the Matthews Arena lot. Officers spotted and chased the man until he entered Davenport A. When officers entered the lobby, the man had already swiped in and entered the building. Officers found the suspect’s room, and arrested 21-year-old student Samuel Taylor. Taylor will also be reported to OSCCR.
8 p.m.
A student reported he locked his bicycle with a cable lock in the West Village Quad on June 25. When he returned for his bike three days later, the bike was gone and the cable, which had been cut, was left on the ground.
Wednesday, June 29
2:30 a.m.
A staff member reported his motorcycle, which was parked outside Robinson Hall, was vandalized while he worked overnight. The saddlebags and lights were broken, but nothing was missing.
9:30 a.m.
The manager of Wollaston’s in the Marino Center reported apprehending a shoplifter. The 23-year-old man worked for a subcontractor on the Stetson Hall renovation project. NUPD issued a trespass warning and the subcontractor later fired the man.
Noon
The manager of Wollaston’s in the Marino Center reported apprehending a shoplifter. The 48-year-old man was also working on the Stetson Hall project, but for a different subcontractor. He was also issued a trespass warning and fired by the subcontractor.
5:30 p.m.
A 23-year-old alumna reported her wallet missing after she briefly left it unattended in the International Village (INV) dining hall on June 25 at 2 p.m. The wallet contained credit cards, her keys and her license.
6:15 p.m.
A student went to NUPD headquarters to report her laptop missing from her on-campus apartment. About 30 minutes later, the student called back to say she found her laptop under the covers of her bed.
6:30 p.m.
A student called to report she was the victim of an Internet fraud scam. The student said she answered an ad on the Internet for a babysitter and errand runner. Her supposed employer sent her a check for several thousand dollars via FedEx with instructions to deposit the check, keep $300 for her first week’s pay and to send the rest of the check back to the employer via Western Union money order. The student became suspicious when she found other victims of the same scam online and reported it to NUPD instead of depositing the check.
Thursday, June 30
11:45 p.m.
A student reported his bicycle missing after locking it with a cable lock in the Robinson Quad around 3 p.m.
Saturday, July 2
5 a.m.
A student reported she was woken up by an unknown man in her off-campus apartment on Symphony Road. When the student screamed, the man said “sorry, but the door was open,” grabbed $20 in cash off a shelf and fled.
Monday, July 4
5 p.m.
A student and a friend were in the common lounge on the eighth floor of INV using their laptops when a man approached them and asked if he could use the laptop to check his email. The man then asked the students to leave him alone so he could check his email in privacy. After a few minutes, the student realized the man had unplugged the computer and was running down the hall. The man ran out an alarmed door and the students chased him through the Ruggles T station before reporting the theft to an NUPD officer at the Ruggles substation. The students provided NUPD with a description of the man and an officer spotted the man walking down Melnea Cass Boulevard. The students identified the suspect, who told officers he already got rid of the laptop. NUPD arrested Thomas Brosnahan, 25, of Malden for theft. After reviewing security video, officers learned that Brosnahan ran into the building through the exit door while an unidentified man distracted the proctor.
