Best of the Campus Crime Log Semester Review

January 3, 201010-0010 An officer responded to a miscellaneous complaint at 612 Oak St.

Dispatch received a call from a woman about a male suspect who was attempting to enter Danforth Chapel.

When the woman approached the suspect and asked if he needed any assistance, he took off running.

Police stopped him at 700 Douglas St. where he advised police that he was walking through Hooper/Race Hall.

When he realized there was a wedding going on, he attempted to escape at the nearest door. He said he panicked when the woman approached.

Police verified he was a student in good standing. No further action was taken at this time.

January 24, 2010

10-0139 An officer responded to harassing phone calls/all others at 400 Palmetto St.

Police spoke with a victim who advised that a person who claimed his name was John had been texting her for the past week.

Some texts read, "what r u doing today," "what do your toes look like," and "do you have pretty feet."

Police received the phone number and attempted to contact the John suspect.

The person said his name was not John and his phone was stolen about a week ago.

He also advised police that he just called the phone company to have his phone cut off yesterday.

The victim was told of this and she said she did not wish to prosecute.

January 25, 2010

10-0149 An officer responded to a miscellaneous call at 805 Douglas St.

Police responded to an alcohol violation with a security officer and two resident assistants. At the conclusion of the incident, one of the resident assistants told police they originally responded to the room for a noise complaint, not an alcohol violation.

When the resident assistants knocked on the apartment door the security officer opened the door. It was not until after the resident assistants had knocked that the security officer called in the alcohol violation.

One of the resident assistants said the security officer appeared to be drinking a beer when the door was opened. Later that evening, police went back to the apartment and questioned the residents if the security officer had been drinking a beer.

All parties involved said he had not been drinking a beer, but that he had been in the apartment asking questions about the incident prior to calling in the alcohol violation to dispatch. The security officer told police he did not have a drink and was in fact allergic to alcohol.

He said he had gone in the room regarding the noise violation and had gotten caught up in a discussion about the band the residents were listening to.

He was advised by police that it was procedure to wait at the threshold of a residence for an officer or resident assistant before entering.

January 31, 2010

10-0181 Police responded to a miscellaneous call at the Fine Arts Building located at 752 Vine St.

Someone told police an unknown party hung a sign from the top of the roof that read "THE DOOR TO THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS IS OPEN" on a white painter's tarp.

February 15

10-0264 Officers responded to a disorder at Crossroads Food Court.

On arrival, police were told three white males were at the door of Grille Works/Subway wanting access to get a sandwich. One of the employees of the food court told police Subway had closed 10 minutes early because the restaurant was short staffed and out of food.

The employee said the males became irritated and began beating on the windows and doors. The offending parties were gone when police arrived. The manager of the food court and three other staff were present, but no one was familiar with the offending parties.

A search of the immediate area was unsuccessful.

March 14, 2010

10-0371 An officer responded to a drug/narcotic paraphernalia call at 801 East 8th St.

Police spoke with a security officer who said he detected a strong smell of marijuana coming from an apartment.

Police were unable to detect the odor but knocked on the apartment door to ask occupants to be quiet due to the fact their television could be heard four apartments down the hall.

After knocking some of the occupants attempted to leave the apartment through the outside balcony door.

Upon entering the apartment police smelled suspect burning marijuana. Police gained verbal consent to search all the rooms and began in room B.

Police seized two glass pipes and a silver metal grinder.

In room A police seized a small green water bong and a small clear glass pipe.

In room C police seized a wooden grinder.

The fourth individual said he was neither smoking marijauna nor an owner of any of the seized items.

He told police he was about to smoke marijuana for the first time when police entered the apartment.

Police also seized a marijuana vaporizer and another glass pipe which none of the individuals claimed.

All four individuals were cited to student affairs.

April 1, 2010

10-0477 An officer responded to a theft call from a building on 752 Vine St.

Police spoke with an employee who wanted to report two tubas had gone missing around eleven days ago.

She received a call from a man involving one of the missing tubas.

The man contacted her and UTC Police to inform them he had attempted to purchases a Miraphone Tuba from an individual off Craiglist.

He said he attempted to contact the individual for several weeks via e-mail. The individual replied and the two agreed to meet at Northgate Mall.