PITT POLICE BLOTTER
March 20, 2008
Thursday, Mar. 13
12:32 p.m. – An officer took the report of a minor auto accident… Thursday, Mar. 13
12:32 p.m. – An officer took the report of a minor auto accident that involved a University vehicle at Ohara Street and Bigelow Boulevard.
2:24 p.m. – A person in Alumni Hall reported receiving a harassing e-mail. An investigation is pending.
2:58 p.m. – An individual reported the theft of his backpack in Hillman Library.
5:01 p.m. – A staff member reported the theft of a video camera from Bellefield Hall.
Friday, Mar. 14
5:40 a.m. – An officer assisted an FBI task force with the service of a warrant in the North Hills area.
5:46 a.m. – A fire alarm in Litchfield Tower A was activated by condensation.
10:07 a.m. – Construction activated a fire alarm in Old Engineering Hall.
1:15 p.m. – Officers searched the Soldiers ‘ Sailors parking garage before an appearance by Sen. Hillary Clinton.
4:09 p.m. – An engineer released an individual stuck in a malfunctioning elevator in the Life Science Building.
7:39 p.m. – Pittsburgh medics transported an injured individual from the Soldiers ‘ Sailors Museum parking garage.
Saturday, Mar. 15
7:17 a.m. – A person reported an incident of harassment near the corner of Ohara and DeSoto Streets.
8:25 p.m. – Pittsburgh medics transported a sick person from Euler Way and McKee Place to a hospital.
9:39 p.m. – Police arrested non-affiliate Aaron Burr, of 616 Lincoln Ave., Apt. 2A, for loitering and prowling in the 3400 block of Ward Street.
11:23 p.m. – Officers assisted Pittsburgh Fire Department with extinguishing couch fires in the streets of South Oakland following the Pitt men’s basketball team win versus Georgetown.
Sunday, Mar. 16
1:35 a.m. – Police arrested non-affiliate Daniel Arthur Dedominicis, of Freedom, Pa., for drunken driving at Fifth and Craft avenues.
2:40 a.m. – Officers took the report of a broken car window at Dawson Street and Oakland Avenue.
12:38 p.m. – A person in the Hillman Library reported the theft of two books.
Monday, Mar. 17
12:54 p.m. -The theft of a laptop and docking station from Lothrop Hall was reported. An investigation is pending.
2:06 p.m. – Officers responded to an auto accident without injury on Forbes Avenue.
2:12 p.m. – Officers assisted city police with a retail theft at Selections Boutique, located at 3602 Forbes Ave.
9:08 p.m. – It was reported that the front doors of the Frick Fine Arts building would not secure.
Tuesday, Mar. 18
11:44 a.m. – Officers assisted city police with a burglary on Atwood Street.
4:20 p.m. – Police received the report that unknown individuals turned around 33 chairs in a classroom in Benedum Hall.
6:40 p.m. – Food cooking on a stove activated a fire alarm in the Darragh Street apartments.
9:06 p.m. – Police arrested non-affiliate Harold J. Meltzer, of 344 Oakland Ave., Apt. 2-1, for defiant trespass in Posvar Hall.
Wednesday, Mar. 19
12:17 a.m. – Police recovered a bike from an individual walking along Bates Street near Atwood Street. The bike was taken to the station.