The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Sept. 10 to Sept. 14.
Doppelganger
On Sept. 11, a female student at 722 Commonwealth Ave. reported to BUPD that another person in Arizona was using her social security number. She later told the police that she wanted to report the incident as identity theft
Shop and steal
A male student on 1055 Comm. Ave. reported a stolen laptop from his car on Sept. 12 at 2 a.m. A woman approached him when he was in the Shaw’s supermarket, asking for money and a ride to Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center. After dropping the woman off at the hospital, the student discovered that his laptop was gone from the car
Knife party
A student at 512 Beacon St. was found in possession of several prohibited knives and Class E prescription pills on Sept. 12 at 9:28 p.m. The student was found in his dorm room with the items and will be summoned to court for possession of the Class E pills. He was later transported to a hospital for medical issues.
Teambuilding
On Sept. 12 at 5:27 p.m., officers located person being chased by another male at 2 Buswell St. Both men worked on Commonwealth Avenue and the chaser was extorting money from and threatening the victim. Boston Police officers are investigating.
Delayed transaction
At 8:11 p.m. on Sept. 13, a male student at 522 Park Drive reported credit card fraud. He noticed transactions on his bank statement and realized somebody else used his card number. The student told police someone used his credit card number for purchases in August.
Not my-rijuana
A female student at Student Village II found bag of marijuana on the sidewalk outside the dorm on Sept. 13. She promptly turned the bag over to the police.
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