Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern’s Division of Public Safety reports.
Tuesday, April 8
11:30 a.m.
A staff member in Richards Hall reported leaving his office for 15 minutes. When he retuned, his iPod was missing.
1 p.m.
A male student reported his backpack, which contained his laptop, iPod and passport missing from Ell Hall, where he had left it for 15 minutes.
2:30 p.m.
Northeastern student bookstore staff reported that student Jeremy Bethoney, 20, was trying to sell back books that had just been put on the shelves for the summer. Employees suspected the books had been stolen. After being questioned by Northeastern University Division of Public Safety (NUPD) officers, Bethoney admitted he had been stealing books and clothes from the store for weeks. Bethoney has been charged with six counts of shoplifting and will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR).
Thursday, April 10
10 a.m.
The manager of Wollaston’s at the Marino Center reported a shoplifter, who he had detained. The shoplifter was identified as a male student. An employee had allowed him to leave the store without paying for the food. Both students will be reported to OSCCR. The employee was also fired.
5 p.m.
An officer found two female students sharing a blunt behind the water pumping house in the Back Bay Fens, across the street from Kerr Hall. They will be reported to OSCCR.
7 p.m.
An officer walking down Gainsborough Street smelled marijuana and stopped a nearby group of students. The officer found one of them was carrying several small bags of marijuana, and arrested the student, Steven Gumeny, for possession with intent to distribute. He will be reported to OSCCR.
9 p.m.
An officer heard suspicious noises coming from behind a building at 79 Gainsborough St. and smelled fresh paint. He discovered some graffiti shortly after and chased three men, catching one student, Kevin Ross. Ross’ clothes were covered in paint, and he had paint cans in his possession. He admitted he had been tagging. He was arrested on charges of malicious destruction of private property. He will also be reported to OSCCR.
11:30 p.m.
A student playing whiffle ball in Carter Park reported an incident when she left her purse on a bench with two kids. The kids took her purse and she chased after them. She recovered her purse, but the kids got away.
Friday, April 11
3:30 p.m.
A non-student who had parked her car in the Renaissance Parking Garage earlier in the afternoon reported that when she returned her car window was broken and her cell phone charger was missing.
8 p.m.
Officers saw two people walk down an alley near Gainsborough Street and saw them transfer alcohol. The people found were 18 and 19 years old. They would not say who bought the alcohol – two bottles of whiskey and 40 beers. The alcohol was confiscated and disposed, and the students will be reported to OSCCR.
Saturday, April 12
1 a.m.
An anonymous caller reported a 19-year-old student in need of attention for alcohol poisoning at 52 Westland Ave. The student was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center by ambulance for treatment. She will be reported to OSCCR.
1:30 a.m.
Officers found an unconscious student lying in an alley off Gainsborough and Symphony streets. It appeared he had been drinking alcohol. He was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and will be reported to OSCCR.
5:30 p.m.
Officers found an 18-year-old female student sitting on a curb near Matthews Arena, seemingly drunk. She was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for treatment and will be reported to OSCCR.
7:15 p.m.
A 19-year-old male student was taken from Matthews Arena to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center because he was drunk. He will be reported to OSCCR.
An 18-year-old female non-student was taken from Matthews Arena to the hospital for treatment of alcohol poisoning. She had been vomiting in her seat.
7:30 p.m.
A female student reported receiving harassing e-mails from her ex-boyfriend, a Northeastern graduate. NUPD notified the male student that any further contact with his ex-girlfriend could result in criminal charges.
8:15 p.m.
A 19-year-old student was found vomiting in the bathroom of Matthews Arena and was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for treatment of alcohol poisoning. She will be reported to OSCCR.
8:30 p.m.
An 18-year-old female was found drunk in the lobby of Matthews Arena. She was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for treatment of alcohol poisoning and will be reported to OSCCR.
Sunday, April 13
12:30 a.m.
Students living at 52 Westland Ave. reported a suspicious man had knocked on their door and said he was looking for a party. The girls told him there was no party, and later called NUPD. Officers found the man, 29, in the building, carrying a small amount of marijuana. He was escorted outside and told to stay away from the building.
1:30 a.m.
A proctor at White Hall reported an intoxicated person in the court yard. After NUPD found the 21-year-old student, they took her to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for treatment. She will be reported to OSCCR.
4:30 a.m.
A proctor at White Hall reported a student was trying to sign in, but was incoherent and couldn’t produce her ID. Officers took her to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for treatment. She will be reported to OSCCR.
7:30 p.m.
NUPD arrived at Kennedy Hall to settle a dispute between two female students about the bill for their microfridge. One allegedly threatened the other. Officers spoke to the students, and one of the students returned to her home in near Boston for the remainder of finals week.
Tuesday, April 15
6 p.m.
An officer in the Curry Student Center recognized a person who had been previously banned from campus. The officer stopped the man to confirm his identity. The man, Jahizz Rawlins of Boston, was then arrested for trespassing.
Wednesday, April 16
11:30 a.m.
A female student reported her cell phone had been stolen from a room in Behrakis Hall after she had left it there.
3:30 p.m.
A female student reported receiving harassing phone calls from a male Wentworth student. After NUPD contacted him, the Wentworth student agreed to stop contacting her, and his school was notified.
Thursday, April 17
2:30 p.m.
The manager at Wollaston’s in the Marino Center reported that a female student shoplifting food. When police questioned her, she admitted she had shoplifted. She has been banned from the two Wollaston’s on campus and will be reported to OSCCR.
Saturday, April 19
8 p.m.
A female student reported the her camera missing after she put it down on a bench during the White Hall Festival event the previous night.
Sunday, April 20
3 a.m.
A 20-year-old male student flagged down an officer on St. Stephen Street to report he had been punched by someone trying to park in the lot behind Stetson East. He declined medical attention and did not want to press charges. After urging from the officers, the student accepted a ride to the hospital, and will be reported to OSCCR because he was intoxicated. The people in the car were Boston University students who denied punching him. The student did not press charges and no further action has been taken.
2 p.m.
A female student reported that her purse had gone missing the night before, when she had left it unattended in West Village A. The purse contained cash, credit cards, gift cards, checks and a driver’s license.
Monday, April 21
7 p.m.
An officer checking the sign-in list at Snell Library noticed the name of a non-student who had previously been banned. The officer found him and escorted him off campus. The trespasser will be summoned to court where he will be charged with trespassing.
Thursday, April 24
1 p.m.
The manager of the Nutrition One store on Huntington Avenue reported that a student had be shoplifting. He detained the shoplifter, who stole $20 worth of merchandise. The student will be reported to OSCCR. No charges were pressed.
A male student reported a computer monitor missing from an office in the Curry Student Center.
1:30 p.m.
An 18-year-old female student reported $20 missing from her wallet. She suspects it was stolen by her former roommate, who had moved out the day before the money disappeared.
Friday, April 25
5 a.m.
A proctor at West Village G reported a drunk 19-year-old student who could not produce her ID. She was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for treatment of alcohol poisoning and will be reported to OSCCR.
Sunday, April 27
8 p.m.
An 18-year-old female student reported she had been using her friend’s $800, white, 12-speed bike when it went missing from Speare Place where she had locked it up at 10 p.m. the night before.
10:30 p.m.
A female student reported receiving harassing Facebook messages from a male student. NUPD contacted the man and warned him that any further contact with the female student could result in criminal charges.
Wednesday, April 30
2 a.m.
A fist-fight broke out near Our House East between a 23-year-old student and another male. Theman accused the student of speaking to his girlfriend and, following an argument, punched the student and ran away. The student was treated by EMTs at the scene for a small laceration on his face, and was later released.
Thursday, May 1
Noon
The manager of Wollaston’s at the Marino Center reported detaining two alleged shoplifters in the store: one who was stealing and another who was keeping look-out. Officers arrived and arrested the shoplifter, Jose Borgos, 33, of Boston, who had shoplifted 17 items. He said he was homeless. The other man, Jerome Hill, of Boston, was arrested for an outstanding warrant for failing to report for jury duty.
Saturday, May 3
3:30 p.m.
A female student living in West Village B reported that her roommate had moved out that morning and had taken some of her belongings, including a bathmat, a can opener, a skillet and two martini glasses. NUPD will contact the former roommate.
Sunday, May 4
10 p.m.
A woman was walking down Camden Street when a man approached her and asked her for some money. She opened her wallet to give him change when he grabbed the wallet and ran off with it. NUPD found and detained the man, and recovered the wallet. The culprit was arrested by Boston Police.
Monday, May 5
5 p.m.
A female student reported receiving dozens of phone calls and text messages from a variety of foreign phone numbers. She said the callers made quick comments, then hung up. The student has a restraining order in effect in New York against a man who lives in the same country that the calls are being made from, and she said the man is currently in prison. NUPD suspects the calls are being made from the man’s friends abroad. The matter is under investigation.
