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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Northeastern Crime Log

By Colin Young, News Correspondent

Crime log entries are selected from Northeastern’s Division of Public Safety Reports.

Tuesday, Sept. 15
12 p.m.
Two Law School students reported they were each missing one book from their lockers in the Law School. The lockers had been locked and there was no evidence of forced entry into the lockers.

Wednesday, Sept. 16
1:30 p.m.
The manager of Wollaston’s in the Marino Center called Northeastern Division of Public Safety (NUPD) after catching a man shoplifting a sandwich. The shoplifter was a 49-year-old male’ who has been banned from campus and Wollaston’s. No criminal charges will be filed.

3 p.m.
A law student reported two books were missing from a locker in the Law School. The lock was also missing from the locker. A second law student approached an NUPD officer to report a book missing from her locker. However, the lock was still intact and her iPod and phone were left in the locker.

Thursday, Sept. 17

12 p.m. A Residence Director (RD) at 109 St. Stephen St. was conducting a room inspection looking for a student who was academically withdrawn from the university. The RD found the 18-year-old male student smoking marijuana in his room. He will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR).
4 p.m.
Staff from an office in Robinson Hall reported that sometime between the afternoon of Sept. 10 and the morning of Sept. 11 a laptop was taken from a shared office space. The laptop was kept under a desk in the office and was used by numerous people in the office.

7 p.m.
An NUPD officer on patrol on Gainsborough Street saw a car pull up to the curb and the driver began to hand 30-packs of beer from the trunk to three male students on the sidewalk. The man was a delivery driver for a liquor store and was delivering four 30-packs of beer, a bottle of rum and a bottle of tequila to the students. Upon questioning, the three students were all found to be 19 years old, one of whom had a fake ID. The driver was counseled on the importance of checking ID before delivering alcohol and all three students will be reported to OSCCR.

9:30 p.m.
A student reported she left her purse unattended at the Qdoba restaurant near White Hall while she paid at the register. When she returned, the purse, which contained her cell phone and $150 in cash, was gone. Before the student left the restaurant, the manager returned the purse, which had been turned in with the items missing.

11:30 p.m.
NUPD was called to Stetson East where an 18-year-old male student fell and cut his head. The student was intoxicated and admitted to having consumed about nine beers. He was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and will be reported to OSCCR.

Friday, Sept. 18
12 p.m.
A 22-year-old female student reported she had been receiving frequent harassing text messages from her 22-year-old alumnus ex-boyfriend. NUPD contacted the man and told him he would be criminally charged if he tried to contact the female student again.

4 p.m.
A 20-year-old female student reported that she had been receiving several harassing texts from a 22-year-old male student. The two students were acquaintances in high school and the male has been attempting to begin a relationship with the female and ultimately began to follow her to work and stalk her. NUPD contacted the male and warned him to cease all contact with the female student or criminal charges would be filed.

5 p.m.
An NUPD officer on patrol in Snell Library noticed a man who had been previously banned from the premise. NUPD arrested 39-year-old Edward Irvin, who is homeless and has no affiliation with the university, at Snell Library.

9 p.m.
A Resident Assistant (RA) in International Village West Tower reported smelling marijuana from a room on the 16th floor. When questioned, the 19-year-old occupant initially denied, but then admitted that he had smoked a blunt. No additional marijuana was found in the room and the student will be reported to OSCCR.

Saturday, Sept. 19
12:15 a.m.
NUPD officers on patrol saw a crowd leaving 120 Hemenway St. where a large party had taken place. NUPD and Boston Police Department (BPD) officers entered the apartment and found several empty beers and plastic cups. The apartment was occupied by two 20-year-old students and a 21-year-old student. All three students will be reported to OSCCR.

12:15 a.m.
An Residence Director (RD) in Douglass Park called NUPD to report a loud party on the 5th floor. The RD asked the residents, a 19-year-old male and a 20-year-old male, to let her enter to check the apartment for alcohol. The residents refused and when NUPD responded, they continued to refuse. NUPD officers called BPD and the residents allowed the BPD officers and the RD to enter the apartment to perform a safety check. A bottle of wine and a bottle of vodka were found in the apartment. The 20-year-old student continued to be uncooperative and refused to give BPD officers his name or ID and was arrested by BPD. Both students will be reported to OSCCR.

1:15 a.m.
An NUPD officer on Huntington Avenue saw a man screaming out of control. The man then charged at the officer and was restrained by NUPD officers. The man has no affiliation to NU and was taken to a local hospital by ambulance.

2 a.m.
NUPD was called to International Village by a proctor who reported there was an intoxicated female passed out on the lobby couch covered in vomit. A friend of the girl told NUPD officers they had been drinking with friends in Kennedy Hall. The female was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and will be reported to OSCCR.

2:30 a.m.
A resident of Kennedy Hall called NUPD to report that his roommate came home drunk, vomited and passed out. The 18-year-old male was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and will be reported to OSCCR.

4 a.m.
A resident of 407 Huntington Ave. called NUPD when he found his roommate unconscious in their apartment. NUPD responded and the 19-year-old male was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center by ambulance and will be reported to OSCCR.

1:30 p.m.
A 22-year-old student called NUPD to report that while at an off-campus bar the night before, a man appeared to drop pills into her glass of beer. The female left the bar immediately and the information has been passed along to BPD.

Sunday, Sept. 20
12:30 a.m.
An NUPD officer on duty in the Columbus Lot saw a student lean over the hood of a car and bend the windshield wiper. When questioned, the student initially denied the charge, but then later admitted to the damage. The student will be reported to OSCCR and the owner of the car has the option of pressing criminal charges.

2 a.m.
NUPD officers were called to assist BPD officers in responding to a loud party at 216 Hemenway St. As officers arrived 50 to 60 people were filing out of the building. Two 19-year-olds, Ethan Clark and Cameron Lyons, and one 20-year old resident, Brian Lavoie, were arrested by BPD for providing alcohol to minors and keeping a disorderly house. They will be reported to OSCCR.’

10 p.m.
A 20-year-old male student reported he had locked his bicycle outside West Village E Saturday evening and when he returned, the bike and the cable lock were gone.

11:30 p.m.
A student reported that she had locked her bicycle outside Melvin Hall at 4 p.m. with a chain lock. When she returned, the bike and the chain lock were both missing.

Monday, Sept. 21
5 p.m.
A contractor who does business on campus reported he had left his university swipe card on the tailgate of his truck on The Fenway. The card had been stolen from his truck and was immediately voided.

6 p.m.
A student reported her iPod had been stolen from the food court in Curry Student Center. She had left the iPod on a table in the food court around 2:30 p.m. while studying and when she returned two hours later, it was gone.

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