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The Huntington News

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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Crime Logs

Crime Log: Nov. 1 – 8, 2010

November 11, 2010
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 3 p.m. A student reported his cell phone was stolen in mid-September. The student told his parents of the theft, but they failed to cancel the service plan. He notified NUPD after his parents received a $7,000 phone bill.

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November 4, 2010
Friday, Oct. 29, 2 a.m. Police responded to reports of an assault on Huntington Avenue. A 21-year-old with no affiliation to the university stole a hat from a female student, who was walking with a friend. When her friend tried to stand up for her, the person who stole the hat punched the friend in the face. The student was not seriously injured. Boston Police Department (BPD) officers assumed jurisdiction over this case.

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October 28, 2010
Friday, Oct. 22, 2 a.m. Officers responded to a call from the Renaissance Parking Garage about a student who appeared to be assaulted. Upon arrival, the officers found a drunk 19-year-old student in one of the stairwells. NUPD officers are uncertain how the student became injured. He was reported to OSCCR.

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October 21, 2010
Entry of the week: Sunday, Oct. 17, 4:15 p.m. An 18-year-old student on the sixth floor of International Village (INV) had his Facebook account hacked when he used another student’s laptop to check his profile but forgot to log out of it. The hacker changed the student’s birthday to Oct. 18, prompting many of his Facebook friends to wish him a happy birthday, even though his birthday isn’t until May. The investigation will continue to identify the culprit.

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October 14, 2010
Friday, October 8, 11:30 p.m. The manager of Symphony Market reported a student urinated on the shelves in the rear of the store then made a purchase with his credit card. Officers were able to identify the student using the record of his credit card purchase. He has not been located yet.

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October 7, 2010
Friday, Oct. 1 12:30 a.m. Friends of an 18-year-old student called to report he was intoxicated and vomiting heavily on the third floor of INV. When NUPD officers attempted to evaluate his condition, he offered them money to leave him alone. When they refused, he became combative and had to be restrained in the ambulance that brought him to Beth Israel Medical Center. He was reported to OSCCR.

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September 30, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 8 p.m. Officers outside INV saw an intoxicated 21-year-old man fall. He was accompanied by an intoxicated 18-year-old student who refused to cooperate with officers. The student was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and reported to OSCCR.

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September 23, 2010
Entry of the Week: Sunday, September 19, 3 a.m. A caller reported to NUPD that a 19-year-old student had been vomiting for an hour after drinking vodka alone in his West Village A residence hall room. He will be reported to OSCCR.

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September 16, 2010
Friday, September 3, 4:30 a.m. NUPD officers found an intoxicated 22-year-old student naked in the West Village B lobby. The student, not a resident of the building, could not remember the name or apartment number of the student who had signed her in the night before. NUPD officers helped her locate her clothes and sent her home. She will be reported to OSCCR.

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August 17, 2010
Friday, August 6 11 p.m. An officer found a student sleeping outside in the grass of the Eagan Research Center. The student, 28, was intoxicated and said he was resting before finishing his walk home. NUPD officers escorted him home, and he will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR).

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August 4, 2010
Entry of the Week: Saturday, July 31 12:15 a.m. A proctor in West Village F reported an intoxicated student trying to gain entry into the building with her debit card. When the proctor opened the door for another student, the intoxicated one followed. She gave the proctor her roommate’s name when asked to identify herself. Another student then tried to get into the building with a credit card, and snuck in. Both women live in the same room, and will be reported to OSCCR, though police are unsure of their proper identities.

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July 20, 2010
Monday, July 19, 7 a.m. An employee entering the food service office at 106 St. Stephen St. found a naked man smelling of alcohol on a couch in the common area. The man had his pants around his ankles and a bag with other clothing in it. When police woke him, he said he had no recollection of getting there. Willie Perretti, 50, was arrested for trespassing and indecent exposure.