Compiled by Bill Shaner, News Staff
Entry of the Week: Sunday, March 31, 1:49 a.m.
Boston EMS reported they were called to a room in White Hall for a man who was having an adverse reaction to psychedelic mushrooms. Officers responded and reported the student was transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Officers spoke with another student who admitted to taking mushrooms but was alert and not in need of medical attention.
Tuesday, March 26
2:43 p.m.
A staff member reported seeing what looked like a gun in the window of a room in Speare Hall. The Residence Director (RD) granted Northeastern University Division of Public Safety (NUPD) officers access to the room. Officers confiscated a toy rifle.
4:05 p.m.
While conducting a follow-up on a prior case, detectives reported confiscating six bottles of vodka from a 19-year-old student.
11:34 p.m.
The manager of Qdoba on Huntington Avenue reported a man had just struck one of his employees with a closed fist after a verbal altercation with another employee, the suspect’s girlfriend. The suspect and his girlfriend left in a vehicle before the officers arrived. The employee who was hit declined medical attention.
Wednesday, March 27
2:12 a.m.
An officer reported being flagged down by a student who said someone broke into his apartment and took two laptops.
2:15 a.m.
A student reported she received a strange text message from an unknown person who claimed that he or she was following the student and “knows what she’s up to.” Officers responded to record the report.
1:12 p.m.
A student reported a flash drive valued at $20 was stolen from the InfoCommons in Snell Library sometime the previous night.
3:26 p.m.
An officer reported a large fight involving twelve people with no Northeastern affiliation at Melnea Cass Boulevard and Tremont Street. Officers requested additional units along with the Boston Police Department (BPD), which assumed jurisdiction. One person was transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center by Boston Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
4:47 p.m.
A student reported smelling the odor of marijuana near a room in 780 Columbus Ave. Officers responded and spoke with a student and a person with no university affiliation, but did not find any marijuana.
5:27 p.m.
A student reported that over the previous month she had received three harassing emails from someone she does not know. Officers responded and recorded a report.
9:16 p.m.
A student reported his unattended tablet computer was stolen from a men’s bathroom in Curry Student Center (CSC).
Thursday, March 28
1:40 a.m.
A student in Davenport Commons A reported that someone in a room above him was throwing debris out of the window. Officers checked the area and found two charred boxes on Benton Street with no signs of smoke or fire.
10:32 a.m.
Officers reported the glass panel on the right side rear door of Richards Hall, facing the Cabot Physical Education Center, was cracked. They filed a work order.
5:22 p.m.
An officer reported stopping a man with no Northeastern affiliation in the lobby of Speare Hall, where he was distributing menus for a Chinese restaurant. The suspect had been advised to stop doing this before. The officer issued a written trespass warning.
6:54 p.m.
The RD in Davenport Commons A reported residents of a room informed her that one roommate was stealing items from other roommates. Officers responded and spoke to the students, who were all accusing another student of stealing clothes, money and other items over the course of the semester. The student in question was not present when the officers responded.
9:34 p.m.
A student reported a suspicious man on Forsyth Street at Speare Place harassing people walking in the area. Officers responded and reported speaking to a man with no Northeastern affiliation and gave him a verbal trespass warning.
Friday, March 29
12:25 a.m.
A Resident Assistant (RA) on duty in Light Hall reported a group of people smoking in a room. An RD on the street had seen the people blow smoke out of a window. Officers responded, spoke with a student and confiscated a hookah.
1:43 a.m.
Officers reported a possible domestic disturbance in the North Lot. Officers spoke with a man, who is not affiliated with the university, and a female student. The student said the argument was only verbal, not physical. She said she did not want to obtain a restraining order. The man was found to have an outstanding warrant and was taken into custody.
6:25 a.m.
A proctor in Kerr Hall reported a college-aged man attempting to gain unauthorized access to the residence hall. The proctor was not sure if he was a student or not. Officers responded and spoke with an underage student who was conscious and alert but admitted to drinking. He declined medical attention. Officers confiscated a bottle of vodka from the student’s room.
10:23 a.m.
A student reported her unattended laptop was stolen from the first floor of CSC.
5:55 p.m.
A student reported his Husky Card was stolen on March 16 while he was riding the 88 bus in Somerville. He said he reported the theft to Somerville Police. Officers deactivated his stolen ID and gave the student a new Husky Card.
6:02 p.m.
A male student reported he was inappropriately touched on three occasions while playing basketball in the Marino Center gym. Officers spoke to three students, who denied the allegations and reported the student was aggressively fouling other players, sometimes knocking them to the floor.
11 p.m.
A student reported his friend was vomiting in the first-floor bathroom in Stetson West. Officers responded and reported the 19-year-old student was intoxicated. Boston EMS transported the student to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
11:53 p.m.
A student in West Village H reported his girlfriend, 22, who has no university affiliation, was intoxicated and unable to walk. Officers responded and Boston EMS transported the woman to Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Saturday, March 30
4:49 a.m.
A facilities staff member requested officer assistance to deal with a group of people spray-painting in the basement classrooms of International Village. Officers responded and spoke with six students who were members of a fraternity. The students were spray painting paddles in the classroom and some of the paint got on the carpet.
10:15 a.m.
A student called to report a man was sleeping in her vehicle earlier that day. The student approached her car, parked by 650 Columbus Pl. and when she knocked on the window, the man woke up. She reported the man gave his name and was last seen heading toward Massachusetts Avenue. The student reported she may have left her vehicle unlocked. Nothing was missing from the vehicle but the man had urinated on the front seat.
11:11 a.m.
Two people with no Northeastern affiliation walked into NUPD headquarters yelling at each other. An officer reported speaking to the man and woman and sending them on their way.
10:25 p.m.
An officer observed two men fighting on Columbus Avenue. After the fight, officers located one of the men in New York Pizza and found the other man at the corner of Columbus Avenue and Worcester Street. One man was taken into custody, and after showing signs of shortness of breath, he was taken to the hospital.
11:31 p.m.
A student reported his wallet was stolen after he left it unattended in the Stetson East laundry room. Officers responded and recovered the wallet in the laundry room.
Sunday, March 31
12:15 a.m.
A student at 37 Cunard St. reported her friend was intoxicated and vomiting. Officers responded and reported the female student was conscious but not alert. Boston EMS responded and after evaluation determined the student could stay in the apartment.
2:59 a.m.
Officers reported being flagged down in front of International Village by a man with no Northeastern affiliation who was intoxicated, and complaining of nausea and shortness of breath. Boston EMS responded and refused to transport the man, saying he had already been treated and released from Boston Medical Center three times that evening for the same problem. The suspect was sent on his way.
