Crime Log Entry of the Week
Monday, Nov. 25 11:50 a.m.
A female student in the Marino Center reported that a man had been following her around, standing near her and glaring at her. She said that this had happened on a number of occasions. As officers were talking with her, he passed by, and she pointed him out. Officers questioned him and he admitted to being an illegal alien, who came from Mexico several years ago. He had a fraudulent Social Security number and two false identities, one from California and one from Indiana. The man was found to be registered with the university but it is unknown whether he is registered in classes.
Tuesday, Nov. 19 1 p.m. Offensive graffiti was found on the first floor of White Hall.
1:15 p.m. The manager of Wollaston’s at the Marino Center detained a 22-year-old male, student shoplifter. He had paid for a newspaper, but shoplifted some health and beauty aides. He will be referred to OSCCR and banned from the store.
2 p.m. An RA from Stetson East reported the odor of marijuana coming from the first floor. The RA and an officer confronted an 18-year-old male resident who admitted to smoking and turned over a small plastic bag of the drug. He will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR).
5:30 p.m. A 27-year-old male student reported that Sunday afternoon he had left his cell phone on a locker room bench in Cabot Gym. When he went back about an hour later, it was gone.
6:30 p.m. An officer found a car speeding and going the wrong way on Leon Street. A 21-year-old male student was stopped and warned. He will be referred to OSCCR because he is a repeat violator.
Wednesday, Nov. 20 1 p.m. A 19-year-old female student was found shoplifting health and beauty aides at the Marino Center Wollaston’s. She will be referred to OSCCR and banned from the store.
5 p.m. A 19-year-old female student reported she had left her cell phone unattended on a table in the Ryder Hall atrium. When she returned a few minutes later, it was gone.
Thursday, Nov. 21 1 a.m. It was reported that people were throwing bottles off the roof of Smith Hall. Officers arrived and found no one on the roof, but the alarm system had been tampered with in order to allow access to the roof without setting off the alarm. Modifications has since been made to prevent tampering.
10 a.m. A custodian reported offensive, anti-Semitic graffiti on an audio visual screen in a classroom in Dodge Hall. It was promptly removed.
8 p.m. An RA in White Hall reported the discovery of a few new holes on a wall on the third floor. The holes were found Sunday, but it was misunderstood that they had not been reported.
A female student in Willis Hall reported receiving harassing e-mails. She believes that they came from an acquaintance because they seemed to know her.
Friday, Nov. 22 1:30 a.m. Two college age men entered afterHOURS, and were not asked for identification. The two began to talk with staff members as if they knew them. A staff member noticed that one of the men took money out of the tip jar on the food counter. He believed him to be kidding around, but once the man began to leave, he went after him to get the money back. He followed the man outside, where the man allegedly showed him a gun and told him he would not be putting the money back. The staff member then went back inside and told the other staff what happened and called the police. In the commotion, the other man left.
6:30 p.m. A female student in Speare Hall reported that her roommate had threatened to punch her and was leaving threatening and harassing away messages. The victim was moved to another residence hall. The matter is being looked into by ResLife. The threatening roommate will be referred to OSCCR.
Saturday, Nov. 23 2 a.m. An intoxicated Wentworth student was walking home with some friends from a party somewhere in the South End. They encountered a group of people in the Krentzman Quad, and the student began to shout obscenities and yell at the group of people. The group became upset and went after him. He ran towards afterHOURS. Police arrived to find him bleeding from the nose and forehead. Officers convinced him to go to the hospital. The proper Wentworth authorities were notified.
2:10 a.m. While officers were questioning the friends of the above student, another Wentworth student told officers about another fight going on in the quad. Six students were found to be in a skirmish. The students began to run once the officers were noticed, but all involved students were apprehended and identified. The students range in age from 18 years old to 21 years old, and most were also intoxicated. There were two very cooperative students. They will all be referred to OSCCR. One student mentioned pressing criminal assault charges against another student, but charges have not yet been filed.
Noon A student reported that he had been talking to some friends in Centennial Commons the previous night, and must have lost his cell phone from his extra baggy pants at the time. He called the phone, and someone answered, but they would not identify themselves.
7 p.m. An RA from White Hall reported finding new holes on the walls of the third floor.
Sunday, Nov. 24 5:30 a.m. The fire alarm went off in Willis Hall after firecrackers had been set off on the tenth floor corridor. Officers questioned students on the floor after everyone was let back in and no one knew anything.
1 p.m. An RA in White Hall reported finding a new hole in the wall on the first floor near the laundry room.
Monday, Nov. 25 1:30 a.m. A CR from Burstein Hall reported a fight in the lobby. Officers were told by the CR what floor the two roommates who had been arguing lived on. It was reported that the two had also been arguing earlier in the evening. After turning the corner in the hallway, officers found Eric Stevens holding another male up against the wall by his neck. Officers told him to release the man. Stevens, intoxicated, was arrested for assault, and a restraining order was issued the next day. Stevens has been temporarily relocated to another Residence Hall pending his judicial hearing with OSCCR to continue his housing contract.
7 a.m. The fire alarm in West Village C went off after a dry chemical fire extinguisher was discharged. Officers questioned residents, but no one knew anything.
Tuesday, Nov. 26 1 p.m. A 19-year-old male student was found shoplifting health and beauty aides from Wollaston’s in the Marino Center. He will be referred to OSCCR and banned from the store.
2 p.m. Sexually offensive graffiti was found on several doors by an RA in Stetson West. After questioning, no one knew who did it but it was determined it was put there between 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. the night before.
Saturday, Nov. 30 10:30 p.m. An RA entering Davenport A noticed a resident trying to sign in three guests, and carrying what appeared to be a case of alcohol. The resident was asked for ID, and then became uncooperative. He and his three guests were all under 21. The police were notified and the alcohol was confiscated and dumped out. The students will be referred to OSCCR.
Sunday, Dec. 1 2 a.m. A resident of the fourth floor of 110 St. Stephens Street saw someone attempting to enter through a window. The intruder was shouted at, and ran away toward another apartment. Police arrived and knocked on surrounding apartments, but no one was home.
Monday, Dec. 2 1 p.m. An 18-year-old male student was found shoplifting at the Marino Center Wollaston’s. He had taken about $5 worth of health and beauty aides. He was stopped at the door by the manager and could not understand why. He had the product in his pocket, along with $80 in cash. He claimed he would have been embarrassed to buy the product. He will be referred to OSCCR and banned from the store.
3 p.m. A wallet belonging to a 19-year-old female student was turned in to NUPD. Inside the wallet was a fake ID. The student will be referred to OSCCR and will be turned over to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
4 p.m. A resident of the fourth floor of 110 St. Stephens St. reported a video game missing. He had been away for the weekend. There was no sign of forced entry and other valuables were overlooked. Police are unsure if this is related to the previous incident at 110 St. Stephens St.
5 p.m. A 20-year-old female student reported that she had lost her cell phone on Huntington Avenue near the Symphony T stop a few days before. The day she noticed it missing, she called her phone and a woman answered. The woman told her she would give back the phone if she met her at the NU T stop and gave her $300. The student refused, and the woman then offered $150. The student still refused, hung up, canceled her phone and called NUPD.
8 p.m. Three female student roommates from Loftman Hall reported that they had all had money taken from them throughout the quarter. The total amount was more than $200. No specific dates or times were made note of, and there was no sign of forced entry.
