Wednesday, Feb. 22
4:15 p.m.
During a visit to a student in International Village (INV) about a prior drug-related incident, Northeastern University Division of Public Safety (NUPD) detectives discovered a rolled up towel beneath the door, lit candles in the room and a vaporizer with marijuana residue. The student told detectives he purchased the marijuana from a friend, also a student. He was reported to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR). Detectives are investigating the accused dealer.

6:15 p.m.
A Resident Assistant (RA) at 319 Huntington called to report the strong odor of marijuana coming from an apartment on the first floor. NUPD officers responded and confiscated marijuana-smoking pariphenalia, and all three were reported to OSCCR.

7:55 p.m.
A brother and university chaplain at the Northeastern Catholic Center on St. Stephen Street called to report a homeless man, who had entered the center seeking information and counseling, had been left unsupervised for a few moments. When the brother returned the man was gon, along with a briefcase from the office containing cash donations, donations given by check and personal identification of some staff. Later that night, Boston Police Department (BPD) officers arrested a man fitting the description after he attempted to rob a convenience store. The man, who gave his address as Pine Street Inn, a Boston homeless shelter, had the stolen checks on his person upon his arrest.

Thursday, Feb. 23
Noon
A student reported he left his laptop at a printing station in Info Commons around 5 a.m. He returned to his room around 8 a.m. and realized it was missing.

2:15 p.m.
A student reported she left her backpack unattended for about five minutes at a study table in Snell Library around 2 p.m. When she returned, the backpack, containing a book and cell phone, was missing. NUPD officers searched the library and found the backpack unzipped on a table in a different area of the library. Nothing had been taken.

3:15 p.m.
A student reported she left her laptop on a shelf in the women’s bathroom on the first floor of Ryder Hall for about five minutes. When she exited the stall, the laptop was gone.

4 p.m.
Two roommates in Willis Hall reported they believe their other roommate, with whom they have been having disputes about living arrangements, put liquid soap in the milk in the refrigerator. NUPD officers smelled the milk and could detect an odor of liquid soap. When an officer questioned the roommate later in the eventing, she admitted to the allegations. She was reported to OSCCR and has been removed from the residence. The following morning, the two roommates called again to report there was also liquid soap in some Gatorade at the residence.

10 p.m.
A student reported he left his backpack next to a friend for about three hours while going to sit at another table in Snell Library. Upon returning, he discovered his friend asleep and his wallet missing from the bag. The wallet contained credit cards, his driver’s license and $100 in cash inside. By the time he called to cancel his credit cards, one of them used for more than $5,000 in purchases.

Friday, Feb. 24
2 a.m.
An alumnus ran into NUPD headquarters at 716 Columbus Ave. and reported he was assaulted by two or three men by the tennis courts on Columbus Avenue. The men approached him, demanded his phone and told him they had a gun. He proceeded to throw his phone to the ground, and the men ran from the area, got in a car and drove away. The man remembered the license plate number and reported it to officers. Moments after the report, an NUPD officer stopped a car with a matching license plate with four men inside. The victim identified the suspects as two of the people in the car. All of the passengers had prior arrest records regarding drug and gun charges. The driver, who most fit the description the victim gave, had an outstanding warrant in Plymouth County for gun and drug charges, and BPD officers arrested him. Officers did not find a gun or the victim’s phone on passengers in the car.

3 p.m.
A student reported he dropped his Husky card in the lobby of Smith Hall around 2 a.m. After being unable to find it, he got a new card and discovered $20 had been used from his dining dollars at vending machines in Smith Hall.

Entry of the Week:
An RA in Melvin Hall reported a strong odor of marijuana coming from a first floor room. An NUPD officer and the RA found two residents, along with a water pipe, two vaporizers, a few glass pipes, a scale, a small amount of marijuana, a sword, some martial arts tools and a fan in the window. All of the items were confiscated, and the two students have been reported to OSCCR.

Saturday, Feb. 25
12:30 a.m.
An RA in Speare Hall called to report an intoxicated student vomiting in the third floor women’s bathroom. NUPD officers determined she was also taking prescription medication that should not be consumed with alcohol. She was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center by ambulance and reported to OSCCR.

1:15 a.m.
A caller reported a man laying on a sidewalk on Columbus Avenue. When NUPD officers arrived, there was already an ambulance there. A witness reported the male, a former student visiting his student girlfriend, was punched in the face, and hit his head when he fell. He suffered a serious concussion along with a broken nose and cheek bone, but sustained no permanent brain damage. He was taken by ambulance to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

1:30 a.m.
An RA reported a student outside Kennedy Hall assisting another student up the stairs. When NUPD officers arrived, the student who was assisting told officers the other student had been drinking at Stetson East when he became violently ill. The intoxicated student was reported to OSCCR.

2 a.m.
BPD officers called NUPD to Parker Street near Wentworth Institute of Technology’s campus. The officers had stopped a group of people after seeing a female in the group fall. When officers came to offer assistance, two Northeastern students who had not been drinking explained they were walking through the area when they came upon the female, also a Northeastern student, who was an acquaintance of theirs and offered to walk her home. The female initially swore at officers and was uncooperative, but after becoming more coherent, apologized. Officers allowed her two friends to escort her back to her residence in INV. She was reported to OSCCR.

1 p.m.
A resident in Speare Hall reported the swipe card lock on his door was not working. NUPD officers spoke with the locksmith in charge of the swipe locks, who told them vandalism to student door locks has been happening around campus.

A staff member reported he parked his car on the roof of the Gainsborough Garage Friday night at 7 p.m. When he returned at 1 p.m. the next day, he discovered his car window was broken and an iPod and garment bag full of clothing were missing.

Sunday, Feb. 26
1:30 a.m.
An NUPD officer on patrol on Gainsborough Street noticed a man walking down the street drinking an open container of alcohol. The man, a student, was asked to dispose of the beverage and reported to OSCCR.

2 a.m.
A proctor in West Village A reported a man was attempting to sign into the residence using only a passport. The photo on the passport did not look like the person presenting it. NUPD officers found the 20-year-old man who claimed he was visiting a student. He said he and his friend were separated, and the friend gave him the passport in case of such a situation. Officers told the man he could not stay on campus and drove him to a nearby hotel. The following morning, the 21-year-old student hosting the visitor confirmed the story. He was reported to OSCCR for a proctor violation.

3 a.m.
NUPD received a call from a student in West Village G who reported he was riding the elevator with a female who appeared severely intoxicated. He helped her to her room, and led officers to her location. The 23-year-old student was reported to OSCCR.

6 a.m.
An RA reported a student on the fourth floor of Speare Hall in need of medical attention. The student had been drinking on Mission Hill with several friends the previous night, and had fallen face-first around 2:30 a.m. walking back to her residence. Her friends spent the night with her, but called the RA when they could not wake her up. The female was conscious, but still intoxicated when she was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center by ambulance, where she was treated for large contusions on her face. She was reported to OSCCR.

5:30 p.m.
A student reported he had locked his bike with a cable lock on Centennial Commons around 4 p.m. When he returned, the cable had been cut and left on the ground, and the bike was gone.

7 p.m.
Someone sprayed a portable fire extinguisher on the sixth floor of the YMCA.

Monday, Feb. 27
3 p.m.
A student reported after he finished eating lunch at Boloco in the Marino Center, he realized his backpack, which was behind his chair during the meal, felt lighter. He found his laptop was missing from the bag.

Tuesday, Feb. 28
12:30 a.m.
A student walking on Park Drive near Boylston Street toward Northeastern reported a man came up to her, threatened her with a knife and attempted to rob her. When she said she had no money, he ran off. BPD officers went to the area and discovered the man nearby. After the victim positively identified her assailant, they arrested the man, Samuel Ortiz, 30, of Boston for attempted robbery.