The Boston University Police Department arrested a homeless man in the George Sherman Student Union on Monday, department officials said.
Chad Lockrow, an Albany, N.Y. native, was arrested by the BUPD at 2:50 p.m. after people in the GSU said they saw him acting aggressively, said BUPD Sergeant Daniel Healy.
“An officer investigated him and found that he had a default warrant and [Lockrow] was placed under arrest for that default warrant,” Healy said.
Sergeant Patrick Nuzzi said Lockwood has had previous incidents with BUPD. Lockrow was issued a warrant for his arrest after he failed to attend court for trespassing on BU property after notice.
Lockrow was found in the basement of BU’s College of Fine Arts on Dec. 4, where police believed he was sleeping, according to the BUPD crime logs.
Many people without homes take up residences in the buildings during winter in search of warm shelter, Nuzzi said.
Before the incident in December, BUPD had not had any other run-ins with Lockrow, Nuzzi said.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police Department, however, arrested Lockrow for trespassing after previous notice at the Great Dome in Cambridge on Oct. 17, according to their press and fire logs.
MITPD also arrested Lockrow again on Nov. 6 for trespassing in the common area of the MacLaurin Buildings at 182 Memorial Drive.
Both reports state Lockrow resided at the St. France house, a nonprofit homeless shelter.
Because many homeless people charged with crimes have no permanent mailing address, they fail to attend their court dates. Even with the court’s best due diligence to contact those charged with crimes, warrants are usually eventually issued for their arrests, Nuzzi said.
“One of our officers stopped him and identified him,” Nuzzi said, and described the location of the arrest as “somewhat isolated.”
“A lot of homeless people have warrants for their arrest because . . . sometimes the corresponding address gets lost,” Nuzzi said.
Nuzzi said that students should be aware of their surroundings on campus because BU is located in an urban environment.
“Anyone who sees someone in an academic building who feels they should not be there should call the police,” Nuzzi said.
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