POLICE BLOTTER: 02/07/2011

Saturday, Jan. 29

• USU Police responded to the Stan Laub Training Center on a suspicious incident. A group of individuals were inside the building without authorization. All individuals were contacted and escorted from the building.

• USU Police assisted the North Park Police with a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot. Officers made contact with the vehicle and determined that it was a business owner working on his laptop computer.

• USU officers contacted an individual that was pointing a laser at a vehicle. The individual was educated regarding the unlawful use of laser pointers.

Sunday, Jan. 30

•  USU Police assisted Logan Police on a noise complaint where several students were arrested for drinking underage.

• USU parking and Transportation came into the Police Department with a set of scriptures and advised us that they had found on a USU bus. The owner was located and will come pick up his scriptures at a later time.

Monday, Jan. 31

• USU Police responded to the Merrill Cazier Library in five minutes for a student having problems in a computer lab. It was discovered that the student had a medical condition.  No further action was taken by police.

• USU Police responded to Wasatch Hall for a Fire Alarm. A student did not remove a pizza from the box before he cooked it. The Officer educated the student on the proper way to cook a pizza and how to deal with smoke in the kitchen. The alarm was reset.

Tuesday, Feb. 1

• USU Police provided workplace violence training to a group on campus.

• USU Police responded to the Merrill Cazier Library in five minutes for a report of a suspicious e-mail sent to the library. A report was filed with USU police.

• Police responded to Convergys on a found property report. A bike was left on the property for approximately two weeks. Police were able to identify the bike through a Utah State University registration sticker and release the bike back to the original owner.

• USU Police recieved a report from a student in regards to an argument they had with a friend.

• USU Police received a report of a student that was receiving harassing phone calls.  This investigation is continuing.

• Police received a report of an individual sleeping in a lab on campus.  Investigation is continuing.

Wednesday, Feb. 2

• USU Police responded to a loud stereo complaint. The renter was contacted advised of the noise problem. No further action taken.

• USU police department received a crime report of a front license plate being stolen from a vehicle while parked in the southwest parking lot of Aggie Village.

• USU Police located an unsecure door on the East side of the Geology building. The door latch had been taped open so the door would not lock.  The tape was removed and the door was secured.

• USU Police contacted an individual that had been evicted and trespassed from the Living Learning Community. The individual was escorted from the building.

Thursday, Feb. 3

• USU Police assisted the Logan City Police with a vehicle that hit a deer.  The deer was badly hurt and the officers were forced to terminate the animal.

• USU Police removed a bottle of Rum that a resident assistant found in a students room in the Living Learning Community. The bottle was full of apple juice, but was still in violation of Housing policy.  The bottle was destroyed.

-Compiled by Catherine Meidell