The following reports were taken from the Boston University Police Department crime logs from Nov. 28 to Dec. 4.
Group Effort
A male student was assaulted and robbed on Nov. 28 at 8:30 p.m. while in the lobby of the residence at 34 Buswell St. The student reported that three black males had entered the lobby, grabbed him from behind and proceeded to hit him over the head once and punch him in the face twice. Suspects fled with the student’s wallet, cash and iPod. Police succeeded in catching one of the suspects shortly after based off of a physical description. Brookline police assisted BUPD, and they worked to identify the other two suspects. All three were arrested by Brookline police and charged with armed robbery.
Thief with cold feet
On Nov. 28 at 9:30 p.m., a female student at 33 Harry Agganis Way reported that her iPhone was stolen from her backpack. She notified police of the theft and told them that according to the Find My iPhone application, her phone was at a local apartment. Shortly after calling police, the student’s phone was turned in to the lost-and-found at Shaw’s Supermarket, located at 1065 Commonwealth Ave. in Allston. Her phone was recovered, and police plan to look over video surveillance at Shaw’s to find a suspect.
Healthy helpings
A male and a female were reported for shoplifting from City Convenience at 957 Commonwealth Ave. at 11:20 a.m. last Thursday. The two suspects stole a number of fruit cups, Cheez-Its, blueberries and cheese before fleeing westbound on Comm. Ave. The two were not found, and whether they were BU students remains unknown.
Caught on camera
At 700 Commonwealth Ave. on Saturday at 11 a.m., a male student reported his ATM card was missing after using it to make a withdrawal. The student realized hours later that he left his card inside the ATM. Four hundred dollars above what the student had withdrawn was missing from his bank account after a suspect used the same ATM to withdraw additional money. Police will look at the ATM surveillance camera and try to locate the suspect.
Make yourself at home
Staff from the College of Fine Arts reported to police on Sunday at 8 p.m. that they saw a man whom they believed to be homeless sleeping in the building at 855 Commonwealth Ave. Police arrived at the scene and located the man. Officers found that the homeless man had a couple of default warrants against him. He was arrested and processed by BUPD and then was warned not to return to the building.
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