Crime Log entries are selected from Northeastern’s Division of Public Safety reports.
Tuesday, July 8 3 p.m. Staff in the Food Services Office on St. Stephen Street reported that a wallet was missing from the office that was left unattended for an hour. The wallet was discovered on the steps outside the office. It was missing credit cards.
6:30 p.m. A female student reported that she left her book bag unattended for 30 minutes. When she returned, she discovered her wallet, containing $60, missing.
Thursday, July 10 Noon Staff in Snell Library reported a 24-year-old student being disrespectful to staff, after they found him eating in the common area where food is prohibited. When the student was asked to stop eating, he became verbally disrespectful and disorderly. Staff called NUPD, who asked the student to leave. He complied, but was reluctant. He will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR).
Friday, July 11 1:30 a.m. A student living at 110 St. Stephen St. returned home to discover 10 compact discs and a few concert tickets missing from his desk. When he came home he saw that the front door had been broken into, but at first thought it had been another roommate who forgot his key. The investigation is ongoing, police are still waiting to hear from the other roommate.
Noon A male alumnus was researching on the fourth floor of Snell Library and left his briefcase unattended for a few minutes. While he was reporting the briefcase missing, another person overheard him and said he saw it in the men’s room in Hayden Hall. It was located with all of the contents intact.
8 p.m. A security officer stationed at the footbridge by the sculpture park observed a man and a woman – both students who live together — arguing. He radioed police after the male assaulted the female by grabbing and pushing her. The male student, Lin Yiqing, 27, was arrested for assault and battery. The students will be referred to OSCCR.
Saturday, July 12 9:30 a.m. Staff in the Snell Library reported a vending machine had been vandalized on the main floor.
Sunday, July 13 1 p.m. Staff working in Cushing Hall discovered a door ajar and a laptop missing. After investigation, it was discovered that other offices had been entered and another laptop, Palm Pilot and $5 in coins were missing.
Monday, July 14 Noon A female student reported her Husky Card was misplaced. The last time it was used was on July 9 to buy lunch on campus. She did not remember getting the card back. Since that time, it had been used twice in vending machines on campus.
4 p.m. A staff member in Holmes Hall reported receiving a phone call saying there was a package outside that needed to be signed for. The staff member went outside to the front door, but no one was there. Two hours later, another employee from the same floor discovered their wallet missing after they left it unattended around 4 p.m. This is the second or third case to occur in the same complex.
7 p.m. A female student reported that while she was studying on the fourth floor of Snell Library, she left her bag on a table 10 feet away, unattended. She had her back turned to it, and after an hour she went back to get it and it was on another table and $140, a cellphone and her wallet were missing.
Wednesday, July 16 9:30 p.m. A male University College student reported that his vehicle’s front passenger window had been broken and the cellphone was taken from his vehicle.
Friday, July 18 7:30 a.m. A staff member reported that a male was sleeping in the main lobby of Dodge Hall. NUPD learned the man, Richard Robertson, 27, of Boston, was wanted by the Boston Police Department for receiving a stolen vehicle. NUPD arrested the man and transported him to the BPD.
3 p.m. A staff member reported her wallet stolen from her pocketbook at the 89 Broad St. campus. The pocketbook was left unattended for a short period of time and it contained $20, several credit cards and personal paperwork.
Saturday, July 19 1 p.m. Residential Life Staff reported that a vending machine in West Campus E had been vandalized.
Monday, July 21 3:35 p.m. Building services reported a paper towel dispenser missing from the second floor men’s room in Cullinane Hall. It is valued at $40.
