By Isabella Darcy
News Editor
The Signal and Campus Police work together on a weekly basis to inform the campus community about crime on and around campus. All records given to The Signal are public records and do not contain personal information. Some information provided may be triggering for some students.
Aug. 15: Allen Hall fire alarm
At approximately 8:04 p.m., Campus Police arrived at Allen Hall after being alerted that a smoke detector was activated in a room. Campus Police and Ewing Township Fire Department checked the room and determined that there were no signs of smoke or fire.
Aug. 26: Someone's laptop
A Brower Student Center staff member discovered an abandoned Lenovo Chromebook in her BSC office at approximately 4 p.m. on Aug. 26. She did not know how long the Chromebook had been there or who it belonged to, so she reported it to Campus Police. With the help of Information Technology, the laptop was returned to its owner on the following day.
Aug. 26: New Residence Hall fire alarm
At approximately 11:11 a.m., the fire panel in New Residence Hall activated after being triggered by a smoke detector in one room. Ewing Township Fire Department and Prospect Heights Volunteer Fire Company arrived on the scene at approximately 11:20 a.m. It was determined that the cause of the trigger was an air fryer.
Aug. 28: Nerf gun, Orbeez, marijuana and Taco Bell
Two 18-year-old non-students drove around campus firing Orbeez from a Nerf gun, striking multiple people.
Campus Police was first alerted of this when a student reported being hit in the forehead, with what he assumed were BBs, while walking near the Biology Building at 9:35 p.m. The student told campus police that someone in a white sedan had shot at him, and was able to provide the first three digits of the vehicle's license plate. Minutes later, another person reported being hit near Norsworthy Hall. Neither person needed medical attention.
Campus Police and Ewing Police Department teamed up to identify the suspects’ vehicle and found it at Taco Bell on Olden Ave. Visible inside the vehicle were the Nerf gun and marijuana. Both occupants of the vehicle were arrested and are set to appear in court later this month.
In total, Campus Police received reports from three students who reported being hit.
Aug. 29: A hit, write and run
A commuter student parked on level two of Lot 7 at approximately noon. Five hours later, that student returned to the lot, only to find damage to his vehicle and a note on the windshield. The note apologized for the damage and included a phone number, which the owner of the vehicle could text to have the damages paid for.
When they were contacted, the person who left the note again agreed to pay for the damage.
Aug. 30: Blood on his hand
A student, who had jammed his hand in a door, was bleeding heavily from his left index finger onto the floor of Travers Hall at approximately 12:51 a.m. Campus Police and EMS were dispatched to the scene and found the student conscious, breathing and bleeding. EMS treated the wound, getting the bleeding under control. The student was then transported to a hospital for further treatment.
Aug. 30: Detective dad
A commuter student told Campus Police that his vehicle was damaged while he was parked on the first floor of Lot 13. Damage to the vehicle included minor dents, scratches, paint transfer, and damages on its bumper and wheel well trim.
The student was unsure if the collision that caused the harm to his car had occurred on or off campus. It was not until the student’s father pointed them out, that the student noticed the damages.
After reviewing camera footage, Campus Police found no evidence that the collision occurred on campus.
Sept. 1: Intoxicated student
A student called Campus Police at approximately 12:06 a.m. to report an intoxicated male student on the front staircase of Travers Hall. The intoxicated student, who is a commuter, vomited on the staircase at some point before Campus Police got to the scene.
When Campus Police arrived, the intoxicated student was lying in front of Travers Hall’s entrance. The commuter was alert and conscious, and with the help of Campus Police, got onto a chair outside of the building. The intoxicated student told Campus Police that he had consumed four or more shots of vodka that night.
EMS was dispatched and was helping the commuter onto a stretcher for transport when he vomited two more times. The intoxicated student was then transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center.
Sept. 2: Bike thief
A student reported their bicycle missing to Campus Police after noticing it was not on a bike rack near Centennial Hall, where they had left it the previous night. The lock that had been securing the bike to the rack had been cut.
The student did not have a photo of the bike, which was not registered with Campus Police, making it more difficult for Campus Police to locate it. The student told Campus Police that his bicycle is full-sized and black with orange and blue stripes along the sides. The bike is still missing.
