Oct. 7
A bicycle was taken from the Letts-Anderson Quad. The bike had been secured to a gate via chain.
A tree limb fell on a parked AU vehicle and broke the front passenger window. No injuries were reported.
The Department of Public Safety responded to a report from the front desk of Anderson Hall of a strange smell. DPS discovered a small fire outside in the mulch and extinguished it with water. No damage was reported. The D.C. Fire Department was not notified.
Oct. 8
A sanitizer sign was taken from a men’s bathroom and two bathroom signs were taken from a hallway inside Mary Graydon Center.
As DPS was removing two parking boots from a vehicle in Nebraska Parking Lot, it was noticed the handles of the boots were damaged in such a manner to suggest someone tried to drive the vehicle with the boots attached. An investigation is being conducted, and criminal charges may be filed for destruction of property.
Oct. 9
An employee reported finding a piece of paper containing an offensive note posted in one of the display signs in the new glass room on the lobby level of Bender Library. The employee was conducting patrols in the area and did not notice the note during his previous patrol at 11:20 p.m. A photograph was taken, and the note was discarded.
Housing and Dining received a tip a resident was selling and smoking marijuana in his McDowell Hall dorm room. Housing and Dining requested the presence of DPS as an administrative search was conducted. Illegal drugs were discovered. The Metropolitan Police Department was consulted. The resident was allowed to call and notify his parents of the situation and was then transported to a District police station for processing.
An iPhone was taken from a table in the Terrace Dining Room when the complainant left the area for five minutes to get something to drink.
Oct. 11
DPS responded to a report of an intoxicated individual in the main quad. The individual was sitting on a bench adjacent the MGC. He was heavily intoxicated and vomiting. DCFD transported him to a hospital.
DPS responded to a report of an intoxicated individual in Letts Hall. The sick person’s roommate stated she arrived at the room and found the sick person vomiting. The roommate indicated the sick person would not coherently respond to questions. A resident director arrived on the scene. DCFD responded. The sick individual became responsive to questioning. DCFD indicated it was not necessary to transport her to a hospital. A medical refusal form was signed.
A student left her wallet on a table in her McDowell room and later discovered it missing.
Graffiti was discovered in a Bender Library men’s restroom. Aramark was to be contacted to remove the graffiti.
Oct. 12
A student left her cell phone unattended on a table while she went to get food in MGC. When she returned a few minutes later, it was gone.
Oct. 13
A resident director requested DPS respond to an Anderson Hall room for a drug violation. The resident director indicated she made contact with a resident of the room and another student in the room, and they admitted to smoking marijuana in the room. Suspected marijuana and paraphernalia were confiscated and submitted to DPS.
A window was shattered and a GPS was taken from a parked vehicle in the Tenley Parking Lot.
Facilities Management reported steam leaking from a mechanical room in Battelle-Tompkins Building. The steam activated a fire alarm prompting an evacuation of the building. No sign of smoke or fire was reported. No injuries were reported. DCFD was not contacted.
A heat detector activated a fire alarm in Hurst Hall. Facilities Management reported a steam leak caused the activation. No sign of smoke or fire was found. DCFD was not needed.
A student reported his wallet, including his AU ID, was stolen from his residence located off campus.
A fire extinguisher was discharged in a Centennial Hall hallway. Aramark was contacted to clean the area.
