By Matthew J. Nielsen
Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern’s Division of Public Safety reports.
Monday, April 3 9 a.m. Staff in Snell Library reported finding a ceiling-mounted projector partially disconnected from its mount in one of the classrooms. Footprints on a nearby chair suggest someone was attempting to steal it.
9 a.m. A staff member in Cullinane Hall reported checks had been stolen from her purse in a second floor office. The checks were canceled after someone attempted to cash them. Boston Police arrested the 35-year-old man who took the checks.
12:30 p.m. Staff in Cabot Physical Education Center reported a laptop computer stolen from an office.
6:30 p.m. A small amount of marijuana and a vaporizer were confiscated from a 19-year-old male resident of 319 Huntington Ave. after officers visited him for a follow-up interview in another investigation. He will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR).
8:30 p.m. A 24-year-old female resident of 174 Hemenway St. reported that she found her front door ajar and two laptops missing after she went out briefly that evening. Police are investigating.
Tuesday, April 4 1 p.m. An 18-year-old female student reported her credit cards stolen after she visited a friend in White Hall. She suspected her friend’s roommate had stolen her credit cards after she got a report that her cards had been used at a pharmacy on Massachusetts Avenue at the same time she saw the girl come out with multiple bags of purchases. The 19-year-old female roommate admitted to the theft and promised full restitution. She will be reported to OSCCR.
Wednesday, April 5 10 p.m. Officers received reports of a suspicious person in a Shillman Hall restroom. The responding officer recognized the man as someone who had been ordered to stay away from campus. Derwin Marshall, 38, was arrested for trespassing and was arraigned the following day at Roxbury District Court.
Friday, April 7 6:30 a.m. Officers received a report of domestic battery from Davenport A. A 20-year-old female student reported being assaulted by her 22-year-old ex-boyfriend after an argument. He also allegedly stole her cell phone. Officers obtained a domestic abuse restraining order for her. Her ex-boyfriend fled the scene before officers arrived, but he faces charges.
Saturday, April 8 2 a.m. The owner of Our House East flagged down a university police officer on Gainsborough Street after a physical altercation began involving a 21-year-old male student. The student has been banned from the establishment and will be reported to OSCCR.
Noon A faculty member reported his cell phone stolen from the third floor of Churchill Hall.
8 p.m. Several juveniles were seen at the Cyber Caf
