By Kate Daneau
Crime Log Entry of the Week
Saturday, Dec. 7 4 a.m.
An RA reported that a drunk 18-year-old female student was vomiting in a mens room on the third floor of White Hall. The underage student allegedly admitted she drank vodka at an off-campus apartment but would not disclose the address. She was taken to the hospital by ambulance. She will be referred to OSCCR.
Wednesday, Dec. 4 1:30 a.m. An officer encountered two people arguing on the sidewalk in front of Store 24 on Huntington Avenue. After investigating, the officer deduced that a man had yelled at the clerk regarding the length of time he waited in line. The argument moved outside. The customer, Michael Cavalier, 20, a waiter from Boston, was arrested on a default warrant; he was wanted in Cambridge for shoplifting.
4 p.m. A 21-year-old female student reported her wallet missing from Snell Library. She got it back after a staff member found it unattended in a video lab and turned it in to lost-and-found. Nothing was missing from the wallet.
6 p.m. A male student reported his wallet missing from his room in Davenport B. He and his roommates all had guests over the past few days, he said, and none of them locked any of the doors. The wallet contained $53 and a gift certificate to a retail store. All of the guests were questioned and said they did not know anything.
Thursday, Dec. 5 Residential Life staff reported that several exit signs in West Village C had been vandalized.
3 p.m. A manager at the Wollaston’s in the Marino Center said a 20-year-old male student shoplifted a sandwich. The student was banned from the store, and will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR).
Noon The sixth floor corridor of Davenport A was reported to appear vandalized.
Friday, Dec. 6 1 p.m. A 21-year-old male student tried to shoplift cough syrup from the Wollaston’s in the Marino Center, according to a manager. He was banned from the store and referred to OSCCR.
4 p.m. The fourth floor of White Hall was reported to appear vandalized.
7 a.m. A report that a vandal or vandals broke into a vending machine in West Village C.
8:30 a.m. A male student reported that, overnight, a rear-view mirror had been broken off his car, which was parked in Columbus Lot.
Sunday, Dec. 8 4:30 p.m. A 19-year-old female student reported her wallet missing from Snell Library. It contained $80, several credit cards and ID.
8:30 p.m. A female resident of Kennedy Hall reported that two “strange” men walked into her room at about 1:30 a.m., said hello and then left. Later, at about 5 p.m., she said the same two men were trying to get signed-in to the building. She met her roommate, who said her cell phone was missing. While the two girls were talking to the officers, a 19-year-old male student from another apartment in the building reported that at about 6:30 p.m. the day before, two men fitting the same description walked into his apartment, said “Hi” to him and began to play his roommate’s computer game. His roommate later noticed the game was missing. Officers checked the sign-in sheets, but found nothing out of the ordinary. The matter is still under investigation.
Monday, Dec. 9 Noon A female staff member in the Dana Building reported her purse missing after leaving it unattended in her office for about five minutes. It contained a cell phone, credit cards and $6.
Friday, Dec. 13 8:30 a.m. A 74-year-old man allegedly tried to shoplift juice, according to a manager of Wollaston’s in the Marino Center. No charges will be brought against the man, but he is banned from the store.
Saturday, Dec. 14 2:30 p.m. A female student reported receiving harassing phone calls from her ex-boyfriend. Officers questioned him, and he admitted to the phone calls. He claimed he was trying to get back some personal property from her. Officers convinced him to take legal steps to get it back. He agreed to stop making the phone calls.
5 p.m. A male student reported his backpack missing from the second floor of the Snell Library. He had left it unattended for about five minutes, and it had concert tickets in it.
Sunday, Dec. 15 2:30 p.m. A female student in Davenport B reported some clothing missing. She suspects her roommate.
Monday, Dec 16 3 a.m. A 21-year-old female student was found intoxicated in West Village B. She was taken to the hospital by ambulance. A friend had called 911.
7 a.m. Staff discovered shattered light bulbs in the elevators of West Village B.
7 p.m. A woman from a city agency who was attending a community event in the Behrakis Health Science Center reported her purse missing. She had left it under a table for the duration of the event.
Tuesday, Dec.17 2 a.m. A caller reported that two men were arguing with the receptionist at 337 Huntington Avenue. The two non-students were reportedly trying to get signed into the building. After officers questioned the two men, one left after he was told to, and the other claimed he needed to use the bathroom of a female friend who lived upstairs. This man, Errol Setalsingh, was arrested on a default warrant for drug possession.
Thursday, Dec. 19 6 p.m. A female student in Davenport B reported missing clothing. She suspects her roommate.
Friday, Dec. 20 10:30 p.m. The receptionist in West Village C called to report a drunken man passed out in front of the building. Officers arrived to find the 20-year-old male student vomiting and nearly passed out. The resident of West Village was taken to the hospital by ambulance. He will be referred to OSCCR.
Monday, Dec. 23 1 p.m. A woman visiting campus picked up her missing wallet at Public Safety and reported $15 and a T pass missing from it.
2 p.m. A female staff member eating lunch in the Marino Center left her purse hanging on the back of her chair. When she got up to leave she noticed her wallet missing. It contained $40, a license and credit cards.
Friday, Dec. 27 6 p.m. A resident of 204 Hemenway Street reported seeing a man that fit the description of a caution flyer posted in the building. Officers arrived to find the man in the laundry room of the building. In previous incidents, the man had been ringing doorbells and walking around the building. While officers were in the building, a female resident returned to her apartment upstairs to find her bicycle and stereo missing. She had left the window adjacent to the fire escape open, and a coffee pot she keeps on the windowsill was moved, indicating someone had entered the apartment through the window. The man claimed he was buzzed in. It was discovered that the man was wanted by U.S. Marshals for a parole violation. Boston Police arrested him.
Saturday, Dec. 28 2 p.m. A manager at the Wollaston’s in the Marino Center reportedly caught a 22-year-old non-student female shoplifting three bags of groceries. She will be criminally charged.
Sunday, Dec. 29 8:30 p.m. ResLife staff conducting announced, end-of-quarter tours in Willis Hall reported finding a bong and military sword in an apartment. The students will be referred to OSCCR.
Monday, Dec. 30 10 a.m. A 23-year-old female student who works in Richards Hall reported that her wallet had been missing since December 23. She said it was taken from an unlocked desk drawer. It contained $300.
Wednesday, Jan 1 Midnight A caller reported a large party on the third floor of 780 Columbus Avenue. The residents were allegedly being very uncooperative with the RA and officers. Officers finally got the residents to be reasonable. The two male residents who are under 21 will be referred to OSCCR.
3 a.m. Someone sprayed a fire extinguisher in West Village C , setting off the fire alarm and prompting an evacuation of the building.
Friday, Jan. 3 8:30 a.m. A female student from 337 Huntington Avenue reported an ongoing dispute between her and her roommate. She had come back from winter break to find her roommate’s boyfriend still living in the apartment. The man — who was previously arrested in the building on December 17 — was told to leave the building and not come back. ResLife is still negotiating with his girlfriend, who has been told not to sign him in. The roommate has been moved to temporary housing until the dispute is resolved.
9 a.m. Building Services staff reported several soap dispensers missing from the men’s rooms in the Curry Student Center, Dodge Hall and Cargill Hall.
Sunday, Jan. 5 3 a.m. The RD of White Hall heard noise in the hallway, investigated, and allegedly saw an 18-year-old male student resident kick a hole in the wall. He will be referred to OSCCR.
Monday, Jan. 6 8 a.m. A staff member reported the lights broken in the elevators of West Village B and C.
1:30 p.m. A staff member in Meserve Hall reported her purse missing after she left it unattended and hanging on the backside of her office door handle. It contained $100, several IDs and several credit cards. At about 8 p.m., a custodian found the purse in a men’s room in Lake Hall. The $100 was missing.
Noon ResLife staff in 780 Columbus Avenue reported that two students had moved into an apartment and requested some work to be done by facilities. Facilities staff found the apartment covered in alcohol containers, and a window was found to be broken from the inside. Several city street signs were also found in the apartment. The two new residents claimed that they found the apartment in that condition upon moving in. They have one other roommate who, upon questioning, said that he and his two old roommates had a party on New Year’s Eve and that was what the mess was from. He and his two old roommates will be referred to OSCCR.