Compiled by Bill Shaner, News Staff
Entry of the Week: Thursday, April 4, 6:44 p.m.
A student reported an unknown person entered his room in West Village B and stole three laptops, two tablets, a backpack and a guitar. The student reported the room was left unlocked and when he returned the items were missing. Officers responded and searched the area but did not find anything. They reported speaking to a student on the quad carrying a guitar and amplifier. The student was identified and sent on his way. After speaking again with the student who reported the items missing, officers reported no theft actually took place and the incident was just a prank between suitemates. All of the items were located in the suite.
Monday, April 1
11:33 a.m.
An alumnus reported his dark green bicycle was stolen from the bike rack between Hayden Hall and Richards Hall.
1:35 p.m.
Kennedy Charter School staff reported someone put glue on the seat covers in the first and fourth stall of the women’s bathroom in the basement of Cahners Hall.
8:58 p.m.
A staff member reported a man sleeping on a bench near the elevator on the third floor of the Curry Student Center (CSC). The man was in possession of a laptop he said he bought at Ace Hardware for $600. The man was sent on his way and the laptop was confiscated. The man was told to bring proof of ownership to the Northeastern University Division of Public Safety (NUPD) headquarters to retrieve the laptop.
11:27 p.m.
A student reported a suspicious man carrying two black bags and harassing students. Officers responded and stopped the man, who has no university affiliation, checked to see if he was the subject of any outstanding warrants and sent the man on his way with a warning.
Tuesday, April 2
2:26 a.m.
A proctor in Speare Hall reported a man sleeping in the lobby. Officers responded and spoke to the man, who has no university affiliation and said he was waiting for a student he met earlier that night. The man was sent on his way.
8:50 a.m.
A student reported a man was standing outside the second floor women’s bathroom in Ryder Hall making rude comments and harassing women as they walked by. Officers responded and issued the man a trespass warning. The man refused to sign the trespass warning and was escorted out of the building.
10:53 a.m.
A student reported that while she walked down Columbus Avenue and talked on her phone, a man ran up behind her and snatched the phone out of her hand. She said she chased the man down St. Cyprian’s Place toward Tremont Street, where he ran into the Roxse Homes apartment building.
9:55 p.m.
A student reported her phone was either lost or stolen near the West Village Quad at 4:30 p.m. that day. She reported she may have left it in a cab. Officers contacted the cab company and the driver did not find the phone.
Wednesday, April 3
5:51 p.m.
Officers reported stopping two people with no university affiliation smoking marijuana on Northampton Street. The suspects claimed to be New England Conservatory students. Officers confiscated a small amount of marijuana.
7:16 p.m.
A Residence Director (RD) reported unknown students smoking marijuana in the alcove area outside of Kennedy Hall. The RD reported the odor was drifting into the first floor of the building. By the time the RD called, no one was in the alcove area, but he still requested police respond. Officers responded and reported the alcove is accessible only by the fire escape between Smith and Kennedy Hall, and also found three chairs and other debris that indicated someone had been “hanging out” in the area. Officers spoke to one student in Smith Hall that the Kennedy Hall RD said was on the fire escape earlier that day, and confiscated a small amount of marijuana.
Thursday, April 4
3:06 p.m.
A student reported her phone was snatched out of her hands while she was walking on Parker Street near McGreevey Way. Officers responded and Boston Police were notified.
7:36 p.m.
An officer reported being flagged down by a student who wanted to report being harassed by a former roommate and current Suffolk University student. The Northeastern student said that the Suffolk student was accusing him of of taking an ethernet cord and was “constantly texting” him about the incident.
10:08 p.m.
A building services employee reported a woman who had previously been banned from all Northeastern property sitting in a booth on the first floor of the CSC. Officers responded and spoke with the woman, who has no university affiliation. They issued her a written trespass warning and sent her on her way.
10:49 p.m.
A Resident Assistant (RA) reported smelling the odor marijuana in 337 Huntington Ave. Officers responded and spoke to seven students and one person with no university affiliation. An officer could detect the smell of marijuana coming from the room and observed what he believed to be a bong. The students declined to allow the officers into the room.
Friday, April 5
3:04 a.m.
An officer reported being approached by a student who said there was a man in the lobby of International Village (INV) yelling slurs at students walking by. Officers responded and spoke with the man, who has no university affiliation, and escorted him out of the building. They also issued him a written trespass warning.
3:15 a.m.
A security officer reported a verbally combative and highly intoxicated man on the Camden Street overpass. Officers responded and found an intoxicated Northeastern student. Boston Emergency Medical Services (EMS) transported the student to Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
7:14 p.m.
A library staff member reported a student’s laptop was stolen. Officers responded and spoke to the student, who left her laptop unattended on the fourth floor for a short period of time. The officer also reported locating two unattended backpacks, both containing laptops, near the area of the original theft. The officer left the items in the care of library staff at the circulation desk.
10:39 p.m.
An RA in INV reported smelling the odor of marijuana emanating from a room. Officers responded and spoke to three Northeastern students and one person with no university affiliation. They confiscated a small amount of marijuana.
Saturday, April 6
12:08 a.m.
A person reported students in the basement area of INV may have damaged a wall. An officer responded and spoke with two students who admitted that they were fooling around with a chair and accidentally slammed it into a wall, causing damage. The officers filed a work order.
2:36 a.m.
A student reported an intoxicated college-age woman lying on the floor in front of an apartment at 90 Gainsborough St. Officers responded and Boston EMS transported the Northeastern student to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
2:52 a.m.
A student called from her off-campus apartment and said her roommate was extremely intoxicated and had threatened to kill her. She had locked herself in the bathroom and said the roommate was in the kitchen breaking things. Boston Police were notified. NUPD officers responded and spoke with the male student, who said he was angry because he believed she lied to him about their lease agreement. There was no physical contact between the students. The female student said she would stay with her boyfriend at his residence in Quincy for the night. Officers referred the female student to “We Care” if she was in need of future long-term assistance.
3:03 a.m.
A proctor reported a man sleeping on a couch in the lobby of INV. Officers responded and reported speaking to the man, who has no university affiliation and said he was waiting for a friend who lives in the building. Officers escorted the man from the building and advised him to wait for his friend outside.
3:08 a.m.
A proctor in INV reported a student signed in an intoxicated guest, who was struggling to walk on her own. Officers responded and requested Boston EMS further evaluate the guest, who has no Northeastern affiliation. Boston EMS transported the woman to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and provided the student a courtesy escort to the hospital to be with her friend.
12:12 p.m.
A student reported his phone was stolen from the basketball court at the Marino Center on April 5.
5:07 p.m.
An officer requested Boston EMS for a person possibly suffering from heat exhaustion near Matthews Arena. An officer reported the person, who has no university affiliation, refused medical treatment or a transport and signed a medical waiver. Separately, another officer reported a woman vomited on herself in the women’s bathroom. The female student was intoxicated and transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
6:15 p.m.
Officers reported stopping a student who was unsteady on her feet. The student was conscious and alert but was sent home for the night. Her roommate escorted her to her residence at Davenport A.
6:30 p.m.
An officer escorted an intoxicated student out Matthews Arena.
7:22 p.m.
An officer reported confiscating a fake ID from a Bentley College student in Matthews Arena.
7:42 p.m.
An officer reported taking an intoxicated 22-year-old student into custody for assault and battery after he was asked to leave Matthews Arena several times for having an open bottle of rum. While the officer escorted the student out of the lobby, the student turned and struck him.
8:01 p.m.
An officer in Matthews Arena reported confiscating a small amount of marijuana from a student.
8:15 p.m.
An officer reported a student was thrown out of Matthews Arena for being intoxicated. The student became disorderly outside of the arena and refused to calm down, causing a disturbance. The student was taken into custody for disorderly conduct.
8:27 p.m.
An officer reported a student was escorted from Matthews Arena for being disorderly to event staff. The officer confiscated a fake ID from the student.
8:40 p.m.
A student reported she was assaulted by another female student who took her seat in Matthews Arena. An officer reported speaking with the female student who had been drinking and was not cooperative. She was escorted from the arena.
11:07 p.m.
Officers reported stopping several students for being minors in possession of alcohol and public drinking. They disposed of the alcohol and sent the students on their way.
11:09 p.m.
An officer reported an intoxicated Boston University student was escorted from Matthews Arena because he was hanging off the railings.
11:36 p.m.
An officer escorted a drunk and disorderly student from Matthews Arena.
Sunday, April 7
12:12 a.m.
A RA requested an officer speak with a student who wished to report that his roommate had damaged property. An officer responded and reported that student was upset the other students did not wait for him to go to the SpringFest concert and threw a plate, which created a hole in the wall. He also threw something at the TV and cracked the screen. The student said he was willing to pay for the damage.
12:52 a.m.
Wentworth Institute of Technology police requested assistance in front of 578 Huntington Ave., where Northeastern students were involved in a fight. Officers responded and spoke with a student who said he was struck in the head and was complaining of a headache but declined medical attention. Officers located another person in front of Loftman Hall and spoke with another student. An officer said the student was intoxicated, but conscious and alert. He had a cut on his face. Boston EMS transported the student to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The victims said they were approached on Huntington Avenue near Longwood by a group of five men who assaulted them after words were exchanged, then took off in an unknown direction.
10:22 a.m.
A student reported a staff parking decal and his expired student parking decal were stolen from his vehicle that was parked in the North Lot sometime between 12 a.m. and 10:20 a.m. that day.