Nov. 4
A student reported her wallet was taken at an off-campus store on 7th and G Streets. The wallet was taken while the bag hung on her shoulder. She did not realize it had been taken until after and then notified store security immediately. One of her credit cards was later used fraudulently.
A five-page document was found on a desk in the main lobby of the Media Production Center. The document is an unorganized presentation of ideas about possible government involvement in conspiracies. The Department of Public Safety took custody of the document.
Three suspicious individuals were seen near two bicycle racks outside Nebraska Hall. The individuals were barred from campus.
A student reported being possibly followed as she crossed a street near the Berkshire Apartments. As she approached a crosswalk directly across from the apartments, a male startled her as he came out of some bushes adjacent to the sidewalk. The male looked at her, started in a different direction and then turned around and walked past her as she waited at the crosswalk. When the light changed, she hurried across the street. She heard the male taking quick steps behind her and felt he was following her. She quickly entered the apartments and does not know which way the male went. She notified DPS. DPS canvassed the area with negative results. The student was not harmed and no words were exchanged.
Nov. 5
DPS observed a vehicle side-swipe a bicyclist near Ward Circle. The D.C. Fire Department and Metropolitan Police Department responded. The bicyclist signed a medical refusal form.
Credit cards were removed from a secured locker in the Sports Center and later used fraudulently.
Two bicycles were taken from a bike rack outside Leonard Hall. The bikes were secured together with cables. One cable was found cut.
Nov. 7
Three “Exit” signs were discovered damaged (separated from a ceiling or wall and/or bent) inside Leonard Hall. Facilities Management was notified.
A fire extinguisher was discharged in an Anderson Hall lounge. Aramark was notified.
DPS responded to a report of a group of individuals throwing eggs from a roof at passing students. Upon arrival, DPS saw two individuals running from the area. The individuals claimed they saw friends throwing eggs from the roof and decided to leave the campus.
A resident reported that two inebriated males entered her Letts Hall room without knocking or being invited. The suspects were identified with Facebook pictures. DPS learned the males were roommates in another residence hall. DPS and a resident director went to the males’ room but were unable to contact them. Housing and Dining will forward the incident to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution.
Nov. 8
A resident director reported that a fire extinguisher was thrown from the sixth floor sky lounge of Letts Hall and landed on the roof area above the entrance to the building. Two individuals were seen leaving the lounge immediately after the extinguisher landed on the ledge. Several students told the resident director they saw the individuals remove an extinguisher from the fourth floor and proceed to the sixth floor lounge. When the resident director questioned the individuals, they denied being involved in the incident. The individuals gave varying and conflicting accounts as to their current affiliation with AU. Eventually, it was determined the individuals were AU students. Facilities Management was notified.
A student placed her cell phone on a table in the Terrace Dining Room and turned from it for about two minutes. When she looked for it again, it was missing.
DCFD responded and freed a student from a stuck elevator in Anderson Hall. No injuries were reported. Facilities Management was notified.
Nov. 9
Graffiti drawn with a black marker was found on a wall in Anderson Hall.
Nov. 10
A bicycle was taken from a bike rack outside Hurst Hall. The bike had been secured with a cable and four-digit lock.
A steam leak in a basement steam room in the Mary Graydon Center activated a fire alarm. Facilities Management responded to the scene.
A bicycle was taken from a bike rack outside McDowell Hall. The bike had been secured with a cable. The cable was cut.
