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.
Sept. 16: Burnt macaroni and cheese
A burnt cup of macaroni and cheese activated a fire alarm at approximately 1:08 p.m. in Townhouse South. The macaroni and cheese cup was burned in the microwave and then moved to a hallway sink.
Campus Police, Ewing Township Fire Department and Prospect Heights Fire Department responded to the alarm. The responders found no signs of smoke or fire, and the building was deemed safe to re-enter.
Sept. 16: Lost phone
A finance professor left her phone in the Business Building, but was able to get it back thanks to a student who found and turned in the device.
The student was attending a club meeting at approximately 8:30 p.m. in the Business Building when he found the phone. Two hours later, he brought the device to the Administrative Services Building, where Campus Police took possession of the phone.
The finance professor called Campus Police later that night, to see if anyone had turned in her phone. Once she was able to describe the device and prove that it belonged to her, she and Campus Police agreed that she would pick up the phone on the following day.
Sept. 21: Intoxicated student
A student was highly intoxicated in Phelps Hall and laying in bed covered in vomit, after drinking what he said was “not much” rosé.
Another student called Campus Police at approximately 12:45 a.m. to report the intoxicated student’s condition. The intoxicated student was breathing when Campus Police arrived, but did not answer when his name was called.
Lions and Ewing EMS reported to the scene, evaluated and cleared the intoxicated student. The intoxicated student refused any further medical attention.
Sept. 21: Intoxicated student
An intoxicated student was transported to Capital Health Medical Center in Hopewell at approximately 2:09 a.m.
The student had begun drinking five hours earlier, before going to a party. The student was not feeling well at the party, so she and her friend left early to return to Cromwell Hall. The student’s condition worsened as the night progressed, and at approximately 1:51 a.m., the student’s friend called Campus Police to report that she was unconscious in the bathroom.
Campus Police found the student sitting on the bathroom floor with her head on a toilet seat, and attempted to wake her up by saying her name. The student only responded with “uh-huh.”
Lions and Ewing EMS arrived minutes later, evaluated the student and decided that she needed to be taken to the hospital.
Sept. 21: Careless cooking
Careless cooking caused a fire alarm to activate in Centennial Hall at approximately 9:32 p.m. The building was evacuated after a smoke detector in the first-floor kitchen triggered the alarm.
Campus Police and Ewing Township Fire Department responded to the alarm and found no signs of smoke or fire in the building. Centennial was deemed safe, and the building was reoccupied.
Sept. 21: Taco-bout more careless cooking
A fire was started accidentally in a Campus Town kitchen at approximately 6:55 p.m. when a resident attempted to cook tacos in a toaster oven. Residents who live in the apartment extinguished the fire within minutes. No one was injured.
When Campus Police and Ewing Township Fire Department arrived at the apartment, the responders found three charred tacos in the toaster oven, dry powder from the fire extinguisher throughout the kitchen and the smell of something burning. The responders did not find any signs of smoke or fire and deemed the area safe to occupy.
Sept. 22: Football head injury
A student on the football team collided with another player during practice and injured his head at approximately 10:24 p.m. The student was later transported to Capital Health Medical Center in Hopewell.
Campus Police and Ewing Township EMS responded to Lions Stadium after receiving the report of the head injury. The student was conscious, breathing and applying gauze and pressure to a wound on his forehead when the responders arrived. He also had moderate blood stains on his body, face and clothing.
After evaluating the student, Ewing Township EMS transported him to the hospital for further medical attention. No other player was identified as being injured or in need of medical assistance.
Sept. 22: Leg injury
A student was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center after injuring his right knee while playing basketball in the Recreation Center at approximately 7:23 p.m.
Campus Police and Ewing Township EMS responded to a report of a leg injury. The student told the responders that he was experiencing pain. Once completing an evaluation, Ewing Township EMS transported the student to the hospital for further medical attention.
Sept. 23: Vandalism
At least two panels on the Dr. June Walker Field backstop padding were vandalized between Sept. 21 and 23 with “X was here” written in spray paint. The value of the damaged backstop is approximately $600.
Upon reviewing camera footage, Campus Police identified two possible suspects. Neither have been identified.
Sept. 25: Intoxicated student
An intoxicated student was transported to Capital Health Medical Center in Hopewell by Ewing Township EMS.
Campus Police received a call at approximately 1:23 a.m. from a Community Advisor, who reported an intoxicated male who was vomiting in a Travers Hall fourth-floor men's bathroom stall.
The student locked himself in the stall and was unable to speak coherently. Campus Police instructed him to unlock the stall door, and the student replied that he could not do that. A Campus Police officer then stood on the toilet seat in the next stall over, and observed the student from above.
The student had a laceration on his left eyebrow, was leaning against the wall of the stall and repeating that he could not open the stall door. The Campus Police officer used their baton to slide the latch on the stall door and open it.
Lions and Ewing Township EMS then arrived on scene, assessed the student, and decided that he needed to go to the hospital since he could not stand up on his own and vomited on himself in front of EMS.
Sept. 25: Head injury at Jersey Mikes
A student passed out and injured his head outside of Jersey Mike’s at approximately 2:45 p.m. Campus Police and Ewing Township EMS responded to the scene, and were told by the student that he had been sick and dehydrated.
The student refused medical treatment from EMS.
Sept. 26: Wonky after weed
A student who felt sick after consuming a marijuana edible was voluntarily transported to Capital Health Medical Center in Hopewell at approximately 6:10 a.m.
The student, who had previously never tried marijuana, took half of a 5mg marijuana edible between midnight and 1 a.m. and later fell asleep. When she woke up hours later to use the restroom, she began to feel hot, nauseous and dizzy.
Campus Police and Ewing Township EMS responded to a call about the student, who was in her Travers Hall dorm room. Ewing Township EMS then transported the student to the hospital.
Sept. 26: A long night
A triggered smoke detector in the Wolfe Hall ninth-floor women’s bathroom caused a fire alarm to activate, leading to an over-two-hour evacuation of both Wolfe and Travers Halls.
Campus Police and Ewing Township Fire Department responded to the alarm at approximately 11:23 p.m. The responders found no signs of smoke or fire. They did, however, see that the hallway near the triggered smoke detector was steamy, as if showers had recently been utilized.
Once it was confirmed that there were no signs of smoke or fire, Ewing Township Fire Department attempted and failed multiple times to reset the fire alarm.
As the College and its partners worked out resetting the alarm, Towers residents were temporarily relocated to the Recreation Center for emergency shelter.
Residents were later allowed to re-enter the buildings after being outside for over two hours. The issue with the alarm has since been resolved.
Sept. 28: Gym injury
A student was transported to Capital Health Regional Health Center, after accidentally dropping a 35-pound weight on her toe.
The student was working out at the Fitness Center at approximately 1:41 p.m. when she injured her left big toe. Campus Police and Ewing Township EMS responded to the report of an injury. The student said that she was in a lot of pain and that her toe felt numb.
Ewing EMS transported the student.
Sept. 29: Intoxicated student
A student was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, due to intoxication.
At approximately 12:29 a.m. Campus Police responded to a report of an intoxicated student in Travers Hall. The student was on the floor and vomiting into a trash can when Campus Police arrived at Travers.
Lions EMS was called to evaluate the student. Once the evaluation was complete, Lions EMS requested that the student be transported to receive further medical care.
Lawrence Township EMS transported the student.
