Crime log entries are selected from Northeastern’s Division of Public Safety Reports.
Tuesday, Nov. 3
2:45 p.m.
Several callers reported a fight on the steps of the Ruggles T station near Renaissance garage. Northeastern University Department of Public Safety (NUPD) and Transit Police responded and found two high school students, one male and one female, shoving each other. The two 18-year-olds had had an argument in school and continued their feud on their way home. Transit Police arrested the 18-year-old male for assaulting the female.
3:30 p.m.
A student reported he locked his bicycle with a cable lock in front of Davenport Commons Oct. 28 at 1 p.m., and when he returned at 2 p.m., his bike was missing.
7:30 p.m.
A student reported he left his wallet and cell phone in an unlocked locker in the Marino Center men’s locker room while he worked out, and when he returned an hour later, both were gone.
8 p.m.
A West Village A resident reported that after having an argument with his roommate and leaving the apartment, he found his Bose headphones destroyed on the floor of his room. NUPD officers interviewed the caller’s roommate, who admitted to breaking the headphones and will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR).
Wednesday, Nov. 4
2 a.m.
A student called NUPD to report she received several harassing instant messages from a former boyfriend, who is not a Northeastern student. NUPD reviewed the messages and urged her to get a restraining order against the former boyfriend. The student obtained an emergency restraining order, which police in her former boyfriend's hometown police served. The man is already banned from campus for an incident last year.
12 p.m.
A staff member reported she left her car window open in the Camden Lot Tuesday, Nov. 3 and returned to find her parking decal stolen from the windshield. NUPD alerted all parking attendants to be on the lookout for her decal number, and NUPD plans to tow any car using that decal and report the car’s operator to either OSCCR or Human Resources.
1:30 p.m.
A student reported she received harassing e-mails from a cousin who had become ostracized from her family due to incidents stemming from his bipolar disorder. NUPD contacted the cousin and advised him not to contact the student or he would be subject to a restraining order. NUPD gave the student information about safety services available to her on campus. NUPD added the cousin’s name to the proctors' list of people to not allow into residence halls, and banned him from campus.
2:30 p.m.
Library staff reported a seemingly homeless woman asleep in the library. An NUPD officer responded and woke the woman, who became disorderly when asked to leave and scratched the officer. NUPD arrested 37-year-old Senethra Anderson of Boston for disorderly conduct and assaulting a police officer. She has been banned from campus.
4 p.m.
A Resident Assistant (RA) reported the odor of marijuana from an apartment in Kennedy Hall. Officers responded and were let in by an 18-year-old resident. Inside the suite officers found a footlocker with heat lamps and marijuana plants. The 18-year-old admitted to growing the marijuana and will be reported to OSCCR.
Thursday, Nov. 5
11:30 a.m.
Athletic Department staff reported someone had vandalized and possibly tried to steal a framed Reggie Lewis jersey from the hallway in the Cabot Center. Staff also reported members of an opposing team were seen in the hallway near the jersey acting suspiciously prior to the incident. There has been a history of incidents involving both Northeastern and the opposing institution on both campuses and the Athletic Department is working with the other school’s athletic department to investigate the incident. NUPD would not reveal the team or the school as they are still investigating the incident.
7 p.m.
A student reported she left her wallet unattended between 6 and 7 p.m. on the fourth floor of the library. When she returned her wallet, which contained $50 and her credit cards, was gone.
10:30 p.m.
NUPD responded to a report of a man using a Snell Library computer to access inappropriate material. Officers arrested Zallen Womack, 30, who is homeless, on an old trespassing warrant issued by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) Police. Womack was banned from campus.
Friday, Nov. 6
12 p.m.
NUPD was informed a 19-year-old student living in West Village may be involved in drug distribution on campus. Marijuana had been previously found in her room, and when NUPD detectives questioned her she admitted she supplied friends with drugs for money, but insisted that she was not a dealer because she didn’t make enough profit. No illegal drugs were found in her room when detectives questioned her, and she will be reported to OSCCR.
7:30 p.m.
A student reported his laptop and wallet was stolen from the third floor of the library while he was in a study group 10 feet away.
Saturday, Nov. 7
2:30 a.m.
An 18-year-old student was seen being physically supported by a 19-year-old student as they entered International Village. The 18-year-old vomited, officers responded and after evaluation determined she did not need medical attention. She will be reported to OSCCR.
3:15 a.m.
An MBTA Police officer in Ruggles reported a college-aged male walking through the station smoking a cigarette. The officer gave him a citation for smoking in the station and the man became disorderly. The 18-year-old student will be reported to OSCCR.
7:45 p.m.
An RA in Loftman Hall reported the odor of marijuana coming from a second-floor apartment. Officers responded and found a towel under the door, a fan in the window, and two male non-residents, 17 and 19, in the process of making “Alice B. Tokeless brownies” by cooking marijuana and adding it to brownie mix. A resident of the apartment had signed both in. The males were escorted out of the building and will be reported to OSCCR. The resident will be reported to OSCCR for leaving her guests unattended.
9:30 p.m.
A proctor called NUPD when a student went into the lobby of 780 Columbus Ave. asking the proctor to call for help for her 19-year-old friend who was vomiting in the back seat of a taxi in front of the building. When NUPD responded, the friend was unconscious. He was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and will be reported to OSCCR.
10:30 p.m.
A student reported she received several obscene phone calls from an unknown number. NUPD is working with the cell phone carrier to trace the number.
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