The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Oct. 4 to Oct. 8, 2011.
White board woes
On Oct. 4 at 11:10 a.m. a student reported that someone wrote “FAGS” with a permanent marker on his and his roommates’ white board on their dorm room door at 10 Buick St. Police are investigating the incident to find a suspect for the harassment.
Quick spender
At 25 Buick St., an employee reported at 11:22 a.m. on Oct. 5 that her purse was stolen from a secured area in room 310 while she was attending a meeting. By the time she got home and called her credit card company, her cards had been used in several places in and around Kenmore Square. A suspect was not found.
Family to the rescue
A female student living in Warren Towers reported on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 10 p.m. that she had repeatedly received unwanted texts from an older male she met at a party a few weeks before. The male does not attend BU, but BUPD contacted the male’s family. No further complaints have been reported.
Double trouble
On Friday, Oct. 7 in front of 135 Bay State Rd., a male student reported walking home at 2:30 a.m. when two suspects on a motor scooter robbed him of his cell phone. The student had been talking on it with his girlfriend when the suspects passed him once and then turned around to pass him again and take his phone. The suspects fled and were not found.
Expensive material
At 1 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, the construction staff working on the BU bridge project reported that about $10, 000 worth of aluminum I-beams were stolen over a two day period. The workers had been storing their equipment in the back of the parking lot at 1 University Rd. Suspects have not been found.
Hit and run
Two female students reported at 8 a.m. on Saturday that they were hit by a motor vehicle sometime the previous night at the corner of Comm. Ave. and Harry Agganis Way. The two pedestrians were transported to Beth Israel Hospital by Boston Emergency Medical[1] Services and were released shortly after with minor injuries.
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