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Police blotter

Sept. 30

While conducting rounds, a resident assistant discovered damaged ceiling tiles inside Anderson Hall.

While on routine patrol, Public Safety discovered two motorcycles and a motor scooter turned on their sides and damaged in the Centennial Garage.

A table was discovered missing from the Tavern in the Mary Graydon Center.

The D.C. Fire Department transported a sick person to the hospital from inside Letts Hall.

Oct. 1

A complainant at 4620 Wisconsin Ave. NW reported receiving a threatening voicemail. The Metropolitan Police Department was contacted and is participating in an investigation.

Oct. 2

The D.C. Fire Department transported an intoxicated individual to the hospital from Midtown Club, 1200 Block Connecticut Ave. NW. The reporting person indicated the individual consumed several shots of vodka while off campus.

A resident assistant reported discovering graffiti written in several locations (on walls, elevators, hall doors and several dry erase boards) inside Anderson Hall. The graffiti was written with a black marker. Several chairs and a table were turned upside down in a lounge. Aramark was contacted.

A laptop computer and an iPod were discovered missing from a residence hall room in Hughes Hall. The room was left unsecured during a portion of the time when the complainant and possibly the complainant’s roommate were asleep inside. No sensitive information was saved on the computer.

University Library personnel discovered two empty beer cans in a lower-level men’s bathroom in Bender Library.

Oct. 2

A student reported having left her cell phone unattended on an ATM machine in the McDowell Hall lobby. Upon returning to retrieve it, she only found a SIM card. She is not sure whether the card was from her phone.

Public Safety responded to a fire alarm and discovered smoke on the third floor of Capital Hall. A burnt object was found on a burner. Public Safety turned off the burner. Reportedly a student used a plastic bottom teapot to cook food. He left the pot on the stove unattended. When he returned, the pot was on fire. He put the pot in his room when the alarm activated and left the building. Facilities Management responded and found no damage to the stove. Aramark was contacted to clean the burner.

University Library personnel discovered two empty beer cans in a lower-level men’s bathroom in Bender Library.

A resident assistant reported graffiti on a wall on the fifth floor of Anderson Hall. A witness heard a noise and discovered the graffiti at 7 a.m. The graffiti consisted of lyrics to a song with negative remarks about police. Aramark was contacted to clean the area.

Oct. 3

A neighbor complained about noise involving AU students at 4000 Block of 47th St. NW. Public Safety responded. No noise was heard emanating from the house.

A laptop computer was taken from an unsecured room while occupants were asleep inside in Anderson Hall. A witness saw an unidentified suspect in the area attempting to remove a television from a wall in the terrace level North lounge.

Two laptop computers were taken from a residence hall room in Nebraska Hall. The computers did not contain any sensitive information.

At 5:17 p.m., Public Safety responded to a report of an injured person at Bender Arena. The individual signed a medical refusal form. At 6:07 p.m., DCFD and Public Safety responded to Centennial Hall for the same individual. He was transported to the hospital via cab.

Public Safety responded to a fire alarm inside Clark Hall.?The annunciator panel indicated a smoke detector on the first floor. No smoke or fire was found. However, the smell of popcorn was noticed. Facilities Management responded to the scene and checked the detector. It is presumed that cooking popcorn activated the detector. The panel was reset.

Oct. 4

The complainant, an employee with Aramark, reported a fellow employee approached her at the on-campus McDonalds and stated she would run her down with her car. The complainant replied she did not want any problems with the other employee and left the area. The complainant reported having no involvement with the other employee outside their employment with Aramark. MPD responded.

A resident assistant found a bag of suspected marijuana outside of his door in Letts Hall. Public Safety took custody of it. It tested positive for marijuana.

A laptop computer was unintentionally left in a bathroom in the second floor bathroom of Bender Library. When the owner returned, the computer was gone. No personal information was on the computer.

Oct. 5

Public Safety and DCFD responded to a report of a sick person on the Kogod sidewalk. The individual signed a medical refusal form.

A student reported he sat on a desk chair in the East Quad Building when it collapsed. No injuries were reported. A medical refusal form was signed. The chair, a headphone remote and microphone were damaged.


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