Police Report: January 21, 2011

• Emory Police Department (EPD) officers responded to an elevator alarm at the Tower Apartments on Clairmont Campus on Jan. 1 between midnight and 12:30 a.m. The officers discovered a large number of people trying to enter the elevator on the 18th floor of the Tower. The officers also responded to a call from the Tower’s on-call resident adviser about significant numbers of people in the penthouse on the 18th floor and in the lobby outside of the community office on the second floor. In total, officers found approximately 200 individuals in the Tower for a New Year’s Eve party that had not been authorized by the Division of Campus Life for that location and time. The officers instructed these individuals to leave the Tower and directed traffic out of Starvine Parking Deck to allow them to depart from Clairmont by car.
• The DeKalb County Fire Department responded to a fire alarm activated from inside an elevator on the 12th floor of the Tower sometime between midnight and 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 1. A group of individuals, including one woman who stated that she was pregnant, set off the alarm because they were trapped in the elevator. The fire department pried open the elevator’s door to free the individuals, all of whom left the location before EPD arrived.
• The building fire alarm at Emerson Hall sounded on Jan. 5 at 1:26 a.m. When officers arrived, they saw no signs of smoke or fire. They discovered that a sprinkler head had broken in room E511 and found evidence of flooding in several laboratories and other rooms on the second through fifth floors. The ceiling had collapsed in two fourth-floor rooms, and there was water damage on the outside of the building as well. The problem has been corrected.
• An EPD officer stopped a white male subject who was driving erratically near campus on Jan. 6 at 1:25 p.m. The subject had been driving his 1997 red Ford pickup truck over curbs and was weaving between lanes. The officer asked the subject to shut off the engine and found that he was disoriented and off balance. An ambulance took the subject to Emory University Hospital for emergency treatment, and EPD took possession of the subject’s vehicle.

— Compiled by Managing Editor Nina Dutton

Police Record: September 17, 2010

• A resident of Ridgewood Drive called the Emory Police Department (EPD) to report someone had burglarized his home on Sept. 10 sometime between 2:00 and 9:15 p.m. The caller, who was born in 1990, stated that he had reported the incident to the DeKalb County Police Department.

• A theft took place at the Woodruff P.E. Center on Sept. 10 at 7:00 p.m. A male student, born in 1989, called EPD to report that his Emory card had been stolen at the location. He said he had left the card on the table. When he returned to the location, he noticed that the card was missing.

• A male resident adviser (RA) called to report a possible act of intolerance at Smith Hall on Sept. 10 between 10:30 and 10:51 p.m. The RA observed the words “f–k you” painted in cake frosting on the door of a resident’s room on the second floor. The student who wrote the words was identified and stated the writing was intended as a joke. The residents at the location stated that they were not offended by the message. The person who wrote the words cleaned them off of the door.

• EPD received a call about underage possession of alcohol and a person down at Sept. 12 at 2:30 a.m. Officers arrived at Dobbs Hall and found a female student, who was born in 1993, who stated that she had been drinking “hunch punch” at the Kappa Alpha fraternity house. The student was transported to Emory University Hospital.

• Several incidents of criminal damage to property took place outside of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house at 10 Eagle Row on Sept. 12 between 3:00 and 5:00 a.m. Four vehicles, each owned by a male student, had been keyed. The damaged vehicles were a 2005 gray Mazda with Texas tags, a 2006 gray Honda with Arizona tags, a 2009 copper Infiniti and a silver, four-door Saturn. Three of the owners had been contacted at the time of the report.

• A student was trapped in an elevator at the Woodruff Library on Sept. 12 sometime between 5:40 and 6:05 p.m. The student is a female resident of the sorority lodges. Facilities Management and the DeKalb County Fire Department released the uninjured student from the elevator.

— Compiled by Managing Editor Nina Dutton

Police Report: March 26, 2010

• A theft by taking occurred from Cox Hall on March 17 at approximately 10:30 p.m. A 19-year-old female student stated that she was instructed to leave her personal belongings, including her $800 HP laptop, in the area while she attended a class in the kitchen at that location and that the food court was closed at that time. When the student returned, her laptop was missing.

• Emory Police Department (EPD) responded to the area near the Dobbs University Center and Alabama Hall on March 19 at 4:11 a.m. in response to a report of person down due to alcohol intoxication. EPD officers made contact with an unresponsive, 19-year-old male student. Emory Emergency Medical Services and DeKalb County Police Department officers responded to the location, and the student was transported to Emory University Hospital for further treatment. The student lives on campus and is originally from Illinois.

• Three people became stuck in an elevator in Harris Hall on March 19 at 6:29 p.m. There were two male students and one female student and the elevator become stuck on the fourth level of the building. DeKalb County Fire Department arrived and freed the students from the elevator. The Division of Campus Life was notified of the event. At 7:17 p.m., other individuals become stuck in the elevator at the same location but were subsequently freed. The resident adviser and the Division of Campus Life were notified, and the elevator was placed out of service at that time.

• EPD received several noise complaints on March 21 between 12:27 and 1 a.m. in regards to loud music coming from Eagle Row. Residents from Emory Road called EPD, who contacted the off-duty DeKalb County Police Department officer at the location. After four reports, the band at the location was asked to stop playing.

— Compiled by Senior Editor Tasha Posid

Tuesday, September 30

• A 20-year-old female student left her Emory Card at Einstein’s Bagels in the Dobbs University Center at 1:50 a.m. on Sept. 15. She returned on Sept. 16 to pick up her Emory Card. She was told that someone made an unauthorized purchase at the Dobbs University Center during the time that the card was missing. The case has been turned over to an investigator.

• A male student became trapped in an elevator in graduate housing on Sept. 16 at 9:50 a.m. An employee from the Schindler Elevator Company arrived at the location and freed the individual.

• On Sept. 16, an 18-year-old female reported that she left her purse on a chair in the dining area of the Dobbs University Center at 8 p.m. while she returned her tray. When she returned to her seat, her purse was missing. She was told that a service worker took her purse to the lost and found. The student found her purse at the location, but her Olympus Stylus 840 pink camera, valued at $270, was missing from her bag.

• A staff member for Facilities Management contacted Emory Police Department on Sept. 17 at 4:45 p.m. from the Briarcliff Campus and stated that two male subjects were loading metal onto a Public Storage truck from the Facilities Management lot. The two individuals, described as two black subjects in their forties and twenties, left the location in a vehicle traveling at a high speed. In their hurry to leave the scene, the subjects’ vehicle jumped a curb. The case is under active investigation.

• A theft by taking occurred from the third floor of Building C on Sept. 17 between 11:30 p.m. and 12:15 a.m. A 19-year-old male student reported that his wallet, containing $200 cash and a driver’s license, was stolen from his apartment after he and two friends left the apartment. The apartment was unlocked during the time of the that, but nothing else in the apartment was missing. The student stated that this was the second time that his wallet had been stolen form his unsecured apartment since July 2008.

• Emory Police Department officers responded to the sidewalk outside of Dobbs Hall on Sept. 19 at 10:45 p.m., in response to an underage intoxicated female student, 18. The student was not able to respond to officers but was mobile. She was transported to Emory University Hospital. The Resident Hall Director was contacted about the incident.

Friday, February 22

• A theft occurred sometime between Dec. 10 at 6 a.m. and Jan. 3 at 1 p.m. in the Emory University Hospital. A 62-year-old male visitor said persons unknown stole a $200 cell phone and bag between Dec. 10 and 19. On Jan. 3, the victim’s wireless company informed him that he had a $2,850 outstanding bill from December. The case has been turned over to an investigator.

• On Feb. 12 at 4:02 a.m., a 4-door black 1991 Jetta failed to stop at a red light on North Decatur Road. An Emory Police Department officer began to follow the vehicle in the vicinity of Emory’s campus. The officer attempted to pull the driver over, but the subject did not comply. DeKalb County Police Department officers attempted to locate a person who had attempted to flee on foot from the same scene. The individual is described as a black male wearing a green jacket and khaki pants.

• On Feb. 13 at 1:45 p.m., a person was trapped in the elevator on the fourth floor of the Goizueta Business School. The individual was able to exit the elevator before facilities management responded.

• EPD dispatched an officer to the Student Academic and Activity Center on Feb. 14 at 6:31 p.m. in response to reports of individuals skateboarding on the walkway. Three male subjects, ages 16 and 17, who are not affiliated with the University, were asked to leave the area.

• A staff member at the Dobbs University Center reported receiving harassing phone calls on Feb. 14 at 7:56 p.m. The caller left a voicemail message threatening to “blow up the Emory stadium.” Speech patterns and an analysis of background information led police to suspect a child had left the voicemail. The case has been turned over to an EPD investigator.

• Persons unknown broke a wood fan and stand outside of New Turman on Feb. 15. A Resident Life official noticed the property damage at 1:04 a.m. Dressed in all white, the suspected vandalizer was seen walking towards McTyiere Hall.

Tuesday, February 19

• A 24-year-old graduate student reported to the Emory Police Department that she was being pursued by a male subject not affiliated with the University. The complainant told EPD that she had met the male four or five years ago. Between 10 a.m. on Jan. 24 and 4:42 p.m. on Feb. 8, he approached her several times in an attempt to maintain a relationship. The male subject had also been asking about her around campus.
• At 2 p.m. on Feb. 7, a 21-year-old student reported to EPD that persons unknown had placed an orange sticker tag on the front window of the 2006 Hyundai leased to the student. The complainant suspected that members of his fraternity may have been responsible for the incident.
• EPD charged an 18-year-old male student with public intoxication on Feb. 10 at 12:30 a.m. The officer was on patrol at Eagle Row when he noticed a DeKalb County Police officer escorting the intoxicated individual. The student attempted to flee from the officer but was identified by EPD officers near the Dobbs University Center a few minutes later. The student admitted to running from the DeKalb County officer.
• EPD officers responded to a call at Eagle Row on Feb. 10 at 3:15 a.m. regarding an altercation involving members from the Sigma Nu and Sigma Chi fraternities. Members of Sigma Chi were wearing shirts that identified them as members of Sigma Nu. The members of both fraternities had been drinking alcohol, and the Sigma Chi members were refusing to leave the Sigma Nu house. The individuals complied when EPD asked them to return to their own house. A Campus Life official was notified.
• A 19-year-old male student told police that persons unknown entered his resident hall and stole $250 from his wallet between 1 a.m. and 12 p.m. on Feb. 12. The student says his roommate may have been out of the room during this time.
• After a brief power outage, a female was trapped in an elevator on Clairmont Campus on Feb. 10 at 3:15 a.m. DeKalb County Fire Department responded and freed her from the elevator.
• A computer, monitor, keyboard and mouse were stolen from an office on the Briarcliff Campus. On Feb. 13 at 1 a.m., a facilities management employee discovered that the items were missing and that other items had been thrown around. The scene was processed for prints and has been turned over to an investigator.

Tuesday, January 22

• Emory Police Department received a report of a suspicious person, described as a white female in her early fifties, with brown hair and brown eyes. Officers first made contact with the suspect on Dec. 29 at 4:45 p.m. outside of Harris Hall. The subject had been outside on the benches asking people passing by for money. The same subject had also been seen earlier the parking area of the shuttles and near Starbucks in Emory Village. Officers asked the subject to stay away from Emory property and the woman complied.

• EPD officers arrested a white male subject on Dec. 29 at 11:41 p.m. for driving without a license. The subject was driving a red 1992 Nissan and had expired licenses from both Texas and Mexico. The subject’s vehicle was towed and his court date is set for February 21.

• On Jan. 2 at 7:01 p.m., EPD dispatched officers to a fire alarm at Whitehead Biomedical Research Building. When officers arrived at the location, they found a trash can completely engulfed in flames. The fire department and facilities management department responded to the location as well and the fire was contained. It is unknown at this time what caused the fire.

• EPD received a report that an individual was trapped in the elevator at the Autism Center on Jan. 3 at 5:55 p.m. due to a power outage. The DeKalb County Fire Department and facilities management responded to the call and freed the individual.

• On Jan. 4 at 5:02 a.m., officers responded to a fire alarm coming from Clifton Tower Apartments. Upon entering the building, officers found a water leak coming from the ceiling in the main lobby. They cleaned up the area and found no damage to the apartments or any personal property above.

• EPD received a report on Jan. 4 at 10:50 a.m. that a 37-year-old staff member has been receiving harassing phone calls. The complainant stated that the individual had been contacting her and hanging up repeatedly. Officers determined that the calls had been coming from a phone on the second floor of Woodruff Library.

• A case of criminal trespassing and property damage was reported on Jan. 5 at 1:45 p.m. from a staff member at the Dobbs University Center, who reported that some of the concrete benches on the porch and walkway outside of faculty dining area had been damaged. The building director had confronted three skateboarders in the area at the time the damage occurred, whose were 16 to 17 years old. The total damage was $500 but the full extent of the skateboarders’ involvement is unknown at this time.