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Crime Log

Monday, July 30

9:30 a.m.

Staff at Snell Library reported that a man, who has no university connection, was viewing pornographic websites on a library computer. Northeastern University Division of Public Safety (NUPD) officers escorted the man, who signed himself into the library as a guest, off campus and issued him a trespass warning.

1:30 p.m.

A female student reported that she had been physically assaulted by her ex-boyfriend, who is also a student, at an off-campus apartment. NUPD officers called the Boston Police Department and the female student was informed that she had the right to press charges against her ex-boyfriend. The male student will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR).

Tuesday, July 1

10 p.m.

Several callers reported that a man was acting in a lewd manner in the West Village Quad. NUPD officers arrested Shawn Boyd, 39, who is homeless, on charges of disorderly conduct and lewd and lascivious behavior. He was arraigned in Roxbury District Court.

Wednesday, July 2

5:45 p.m.

A staff member reported that his bicycle had been stolen from the bike rack outside Squashbusters sometime between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. The cable lock that had secured the bike had been cut.

Thursday, July 3

1 p.m.

A faculty member reported a flash memory card was missing from a lab in Ryder Hall. The device had been left in a lab, which the faculty member said he had locked.

Saturday, July 5

8 a.m.

A female student reported that someone had broken into her car, which was parked on Parker Street. A power adapter for a GPS unit that had been left in the vehicle was stolen; the student had not left the GPS unit in the car.

11 a.m.

A female student reported her purse, which she had left unattended, was stolen while she was at a Douglas Park apartment. NUPD officers found most of the bag’s contents in the building’s trash bags. The bag and a small amount of cash was not recovered.

5 p.m.

Officers arrested Chad Waller cq, 42, of Malden for trespassing in Behrakis Hall, which was closed and locked for the weekend. An officer patrolling the building found Waller watching a movie in a classroom. Waller was arraigned in Roxbury District Court.

Sunday, July 6

12:30 a.m.

Two students flagged down an officer and reported seeing several teenagers breaking into a black BMW sedan parked behind White Hall. The officers approached a group of teenagers after the incident and someone in the group pointed to a 16-year-old male, saying he had broken into the car but had not stolen anything. The teenager was arraigned in Boston Juvenile Court. The next day, officers saw the same car parked behind White Hall and spoke with the driver, the boyfriend of a student, who said nothing was stolen and that the vehicle had been left unlocked.

2:30 a.m.

Several callers reported that two students were fighting loudly in the West Village Quad. Both students, who had dated in the past, will be reported to OSCCR.

Monday, July 7

10 a.m.

A staff member reported seeing two young men outside West Village C who were trying to break bicycle locks using a hammer. NUPD officers apprehended Charles Brown, 24, of Dorchester and a 16-year-old from Roxbury and the staff member identified them as the men who were trying to break the locks. Brown, who had a hammer in his possession at the time. Brown was arraigned in Roxbury District Court and the teenager was arraigned in Boston Juvenile Court.

Noon

A graduate student reported he had accidentally left his wallet, which he said contained $600 in cash, on the floor of the men’s locker room of the Marino Center. When he returned an hour later, the wallet was gone.

Tuesday, July 8

2:30 a.m.

An officer on Huntington Avenue saw a man pushing two bicycles down Gainsborough Street. The officer approached the man, Stacy Jones cq, 31, of the South End, who said he was bringing the bikes to his cousin. Another officer approached Khari Moran, 34, of Roxbury near Matthews Arena pushing two bicycles that were locked together and Jones identified Moran as his cousin. NUPD said they believe the two men stole the bicycles from the Fenway neighborhood and arrested both men on charges of receiving stolen property and on default arrest warrants. They were arraigned in Roxbury District Court.

9 a.m

The manager of Wollaston’s Market in the Marino Center called NUPD to tell them he was detaining a woman for stealing a bottle of Gatorade. When officers spoke with the woman she was uncooperative and became disorderly. She told officers she stole the drink because she was dehydrated. Patricia Offer, 32, of Boston was arrested on charges of robbery and disorderly conduct.

4 p.m.

An officer in the West Village Quad stopped a man who was drinking from a large bottle of beer. The man, who has no university affiliation, was James Drew, 21, of Jamaica Plain. He was arrested on charges of public drinking and trespassing and was arraigned in Roxbury District Court.

10 p.m.

A Snell Library staff member reported to an NUPD officer that a suspicious man had been lurking in the library during the last few days. The officer recognized the man as James Lamb, 33, of Boston and arrested him the next day, when he returned to the library, on charges of trespassing and a default warrant.

Thursday, July 10

1:15 p.m.

A male student reported he had left his cell phone in the game room of the Curry Student Center the night before, but it was gone when he returned the next morning.

Friday, July 11

1 a.m.

An officer on patrol on Huntington Avenue near Gainsborough Street observed a male student, who seemed slightly intoxicated, urinating on the sidewalk. The student will be reported to OSCCR.

8 p.m.

An officer on patrol near Columbus Place saw three male students walking down Coventry Street carrying a large quantity of alcohol. Two of the men were 21 years old and one was 20. One of the 21-year-old students said he had purchased the alcohol but could not carry it all, so he enlisted the help of his roommates. The officer informed the students it was illegal for someone younger than the age of 21 to carry alcohol and confiscated everything they were carrying: two beer balls, a 30-pack of beer and two large bottles of vodka. The students will be reported to OSCCR.

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