By Kaitlin Thaney
Crime Log Entry of the Week
Tuesday, April 16 10 a.m.
A female student that lives at 153 Hemenway St. reported that the previous evening around 11 p.m. she stepped onto her balcony and was shot in the leg with a BB gun. When she turned around, she saw her 19-year-old male neighbor, who is also a student, with a BB gun at the window laughing. The two were acquaintances but recently had a disagreement. The balcony was shared between the two apartments. The next morning she reported the incident to Residential Staff in the building. An officer went to speak with the 19-year-old and he turned over the BB gun but refused to answer any questions. The female student does not want to press any criminal charges. The male student was referred to OSCCR and has been removed from the building.
Tuesday, April 15 4 p.m. A female student left her book bag on the third floor of Dodge Hall in a study room. When she returned she discovered $10 missing, along with her driver’s license, passport and credit cards.
9:30 p.m. A Resident Assistant in Light Hall saw a resident come out of his room carrying an open can of beer. When the RA approached the student, the student became disorderly and was uncooperative. The RA looked into the room and saw another person with a beer in his hand. The two were 18 and 19-year-old male students. A 12-pack of beer was confiscated and both students will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR).
Thursday, April 17 11 p.m. A staff member in the Egan Science Research Center reported a suspicious looking bag left unattended in the stairwell. An officer encountered a man picking up the bag. The man had no legitimate reason to be in the building and had no affiliation with Northeastern. There was nothing suspicious in the book bag. The man, Peter Reyes, was arrested on several outstanding default warrants in Cambridge and Malden. He is 34 years old and homeless.
Friday, April 18 11 a.m. A female staff member in Holmes Hall left her dufflebag unattended on a couple of occasions between noon and 6 p.m. Upon looking in her bag, she discovered several credit cards missing. When she went to cancel the credit cards, she was told that someone has attempted to use one of her credit cards three times that day and $35 was also missing.
1:30 p.m. A 20-year-old male student left his bag unattended in a study area on the third floor of Curry Student Center. The bag was left around noon for approximately 15 minutes. His cell phone was missing.
1:30 p.m. An officer stopped a man riding his bike down Greenleaf Street carrying another bike over his shoulder that still had a kryptonite lock on it. The man had no proof of ownership for the bike and it was confiscated.
Saturday, April 19 2:30 a.m. There was a report of arguments taking place with the threat of turning into fights outside of Stetson Hall, on both sides of the building. Two students were encountered on two different occasions arguing. They have both been referred to OSCCR. The students were said to be friends and appeared to be arguing over a female.
10 p.m. A female student reported that she had been sexually assaulted earlier in the week. She says that the other party was one of her acquaintances and has considered pressing criminal charges. She has been referred to medical and counseling services.
Sunday, April 20 3:30 a.m. An RA from Davenport B reported that a paper sign on the outside of a door on the fifth floor recently had a square inch in the bottom corner burnt. The fire alarm was not triggered.
1:30 p.m. A 19-year-old male student reported his car broken into and his stereo stolen when he had it parked in the Columbus Parking Lot. He had it parked in the garage from approximately 11 p.m. Saturday night to about noon on Sunday.
8 p.m. An officer saw a couple of people on a side street outside of Davenport A trying to lift grocery bags through a first floor window. The mother of the resident was trying to get bags through the window this way. The windows on the first floor have restrictions on them and security devices to keep them from opening more than four inches. The resident had removed these security devices. He will be referred to OSCCR for tampering with the security devices of the apartment.
8:30 p.m. A male student in Speare Hall returned to his room on the first floor after being away Saturday and Sunday night to find his room unlocked and his laptop stolen. He believes that he locked the room when he left that weekend. There were no signs of forced entry.
9 p.m. Officers were dispatched to the Shillman Hall lobby where an alarm was sounded that indicated someone was tampering with the computers in the cyber cafe. Officers discovered a table broken in half and the computer that had been on that table was on the floor. No one was seen tampering with the computer or alarm.
Monday, April 21 Noon The manager of Wollaston’s at the Marino Center apprehended a 59-year-old male shoplifting hairspray and peanuts. No charges were pressed against the man, said to be homeless. He is not allowed on campus or in the Wollaston’s establishments.
4:30 p.m. A female student reported that her wallet was stolen from her bag when it was left unattended on the first floor of Snell Library. The wallet contained $5 and several credit cards.
3 p.m. Staff at Au Bon Pain reported that a person was annoying the customers and drinking out of a liquor bottle. Police arrested 48-year-old Jerry Savory, who was wanted in Boston for previous theft charges and a default warrant. He is said to live on Massachusetts Ave. The bottle of liquor was also confiscated.
UPDATE * On Saturday, April 12, at 3:30 a.m. a fire was reported on the third floor of White Hall. Police have identified the person that caused the fire. The student was a resident of the building and has been referred to OSCCR. The student is no longer living on campus and has been summoned to court for starting a fire on campus. The name of the student will be released once the court has issued a criminal complaint.
