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True Crime

By  Don Troop
September 25, 2011

The following reports were taken from campus police logs.

U. OF NEVADA AT LAS VEGAS

10:19 a.m., August 30

Assist person—sick/injured. A student was referred to judicial affairs after striking a pole and themselves. Disposition: closed.

U. OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

9:20 p.m., September 3

Theft. I responded to the concessions at the mezzanine level of section 5, DKR Memorial Stadium to assist with investigation of a possible theft of cash. Upon arrival I found that a freshman from the Elgin High School Band working at the concession stand had been asked by a customer to make change from loose cash to a larger bill. He presented an assortment of various denominations of cash and Collins [the freshman] counted out $100. She kept this back and returned a single $100 bill. Her friend working next to her took the change and was preparing to verify or place it in the till when the subject requested a bottle of water. The exchange resulted in the suspect getting the victims to give him the $100, the water, and the change he used to start the process. After he left, the cashiers realized they may have returned too much money. Disposition: inactive.

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The following reports were taken from campus police logs.

U. OF NEVADA AT LAS VEGAS

10:19 a.m., August 30

Assist person—sick/injured. A student was referred to judicial affairs after striking a pole and themselves. Disposition: closed.

U. OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

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9:20 p.m., September 3

Theft. I responded to the concessions at the mezzanine level of section 5, DKR Memorial Stadium to assist with investigation of a possible theft of cash. Upon arrival I found that a freshman from the Elgin High School Band working at the concession stand had been asked by a customer to make change from loose cash to a larger bill. He presented an assortment of various denominations of cash and Collins [the freshman] counted out $100. She kept this back and returned a single $100 bill. Her friend working next to her took the change and was preparing to verify or place it in the till when the subject requested a bottle of water. The exchange resulted in the suspect getting the victims to give him the $100, the water, and the change he used to start the process. After he left, the cashiers realized they may have returned too much money. Disposition: inactive.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY

8:22 p.m., September 6

Remove group. Harvard Family Research. Officers dispatched to a report of a group of unwanted guests in the garage. Officer reports the individuals entered the open garage to get out of the rain. The individuals were sent on their way. Status: closed.

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12:39 p.m., September 9

Trespass warning. Au Bon Pain. Officers dispatched to a report of an unwanted guest sleeping face down in a plate of food. Officers arrived, located the individual, and conducted a field interview. The individual was checked for wants/warrants with negative results. The individual was issued a trespass warning for Au Bon Pain and sent on their way. Status: closed.

5:33 a.m., September 11

Suspicious activity. Quincy House C. Officers dispatched to a report that an individual entered another individual’s room and woke them up and then left. Officers located the individual who had entered the wrong room. Status: closed.

U. OF SOUTHERN MAINE

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10:57 a.m., September 8

Suspicious incident. Bailey Hall. Report of a male student dressed in all black carrying what appeared to be a samurai sword. Entered the building on the library side and headed up the stairs. Officers responded and checked the building but subject was gone on arrival.

1:05 a.m., September 16

Welfare check. G-13 Student Parking. Officer out in G-13C with three individuals by the woods. Subject was about to urinate and was advised not to.

We welcome your thoughts and questions about this article. Please email the editors or submit a letter for publication.
Don Troop
Don Troop joined The Chronicle in 1998, and he has worked as a copy editor, reporter, and assigning editor over the years.
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