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Police blotter

Jan. 28

Public Safety officers and the D.C. Fire Department responded to an Anderson Hall report of a student having difficulty breathing. DCFD administered oxygen for a few minutes. The student indicated he felt fine and did not need to be transported to a hospital. The student signed medical refusal forms.

Jan. 29

DCFD transported an individual in Capitol Hall to the hospital after the individual fell to the floor while exiting a bathroom stall.

DCFD transported a student from the Kogod School of Business building to the hospital after she became dizzy, lost consciousness and struck her forehead on a wall as she fell. She was conscious when Public Safety and DCFD arrived.

DCFD transported a student in McCabe Hall, who experienced fainting spells, to the hospital.

On two separate occasions, an individual entered his office in the Sports Center and discovered cords attached to his speakers were cut.

A student in Anderson retrieved a letter from his mailbox and discovered the top left corner had been ripped open. The letter still contained a note and a shirt pin. The letter was from a relative who was supposed to be sending passport information. At this time, it is unknown whether the letter originally contained anything else that may now be missing.

A student left his AU identification card in Bender Library. When he returned to retrieve it, it was not there. Several fraudulent charges were made to his EagleBuck$ account. One charge was made at Angelico's.

Jan. 30

A student in the Ward Circle Building fell as she descended the northwest terrace stairs. She did not wish to have DCFD respond and examine her on the scene. She said she would visit the Student Health Center after class and signed a medical refusal form.

An iPod and GPS device was taken from a vehicle parked on Yuma Street. A window of the vehicle was off track and may have been the point of entry.

Jan. 31

Facilities Management staff in the Katzen Arts Center advised a pull station on the first floor malfunctioned and activated the fire alarm. Facilities Management found no signs of smoke or fire.

DPS responded to a report of a sick male student and an intoxicated female student in Nebraska Hall. The students said they were at a club where the female became intoxicated. DPS reported the female appeared to be slightly intoxicated and asked if she wanted to go to a hospital. She declined and signed a medical refusal form. DCFD and Emergency Medical Services transported the male to the hospital.

A student in Letts Hall indicated he had about five shots of vodka earlier in the evening. He was conscious, slightly coherent and vomiting profusely. DCFD transported him to the hospital.

Feb. 1

A resident assistant in Anderson reported a fire exit sign from a third floor elevator lobby had been forcibly removed from the ceiling. Several ceiling tiles were damaged. Wires from the sign were ripped apart.

Feb. 2

A student inadvertently left her coat containing her AU ID at a party. The following day, fraudulent charges were made to her EagleBuck$ account.

DPS discovered graffiti on an exterior support pillar in Katzen, near the third floor art gallery fire exit door on the building's southern side. Aramark was notified to clean the area.

Feb. 3

DPS responded to a report of an intoxicated student near Hughes Hall and found an unconscious and unresponsive student in the back of a taxicab. The student regained consciousness and became argumentative, aggressive and attempted to leave the scene. DCFD examined the student and decided medical attention was unnecessary. The student signed a medical refusal form. Public Safety escorted her to Tenley Campus. Judicial Affairs and Mediation Services charges will be filled.

DPS discovered graffiti on an exterior wall of the southwest corner of the Beeghly Chemistry building. Public Safety contacted Aramark, who removed the graffiti.


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