PITT POLICE BLOTTER

Thursday, Jan. 31

8:12 a.m. – Officers assisted city police with tagging and towing… Thursday, Jan. 31

8:12 a.m. – Officers assisted city police with tagging and towing vehicles in a construction zone on O’Hara Street.

10:14 a.m. – Someone reported a burglary in Pennsylvania Hall. An investigation is pending.

8:04 p.m. – A person reported someone passed out in Market Central. The afflicted person refused medical assistance.

Friday, Feb. 1

12:54 a.m. – A student reported the theft of her bookbag from her vehicle while it was parked in the Pittsburgh Filmmaker’s lot. An investigation is pending.

11:52 a.m. – An officer referred a person involved in a stalking incident in Shadyside to the city police.

12:34 p.m. – A custodian in Pennsylvania Hall reported the theft of a vacuum cleaner from the lobby.

1:16 p.m. – A person in David Lawrence Hall reported the contents of a vending machine stolen.

3:39 p.m. – Officers responded to a report of the smell of gas in the Forbes-Craig Apartments. The smell was found to have come from a stove. Property management checked the stove.

Saturday, Feb. 2

2:39 a.m. – Police cited student Sanjeevi Ashokkumar, of Easton, Pa., for marijuana possession and disorderly conduct in Sutherland Hall.

Sunday, Feb. 3

1:14 a.m. – Police cited a student for underage drinking in Sutherland Hall.

1:28 a.m. – Police arrested student Dale Merz, Jr., of Cincinnati, Ohio, for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest in the 3900 block of Forbes Avenue.

2:21 a.m. – Police cited student Eric Jan Dykstra, of York, Pa., for underage drinking in Sutherland Hall.

2:59 a.m. – A woman in Lothrop Hall reported that someone had torn off and damaged items attached to her door.

3:10 p.m. – An officer received information from the owner of a non-University website concerning possible suspicious activity on campus. An investigation is pending.

6:54 p.m. – An officer moderated a disagreement between a guard and a resident in the Centre Plaza Apartments.

9:57 p.m. – Police cited student Derek Buchkoski, of Lititz, Pa., for underage drinking in Litchfield Tower B.

10:13 p.m. – Officers assisted the fire department with a couch fire in the 3400 block of Ward Street .

Monday, Feb. 4

7:39 a.m. – Staff in the Cathedral of Learning reported thefts from their offices. The offices were entered forcibly. An investigation is pending.

8:13 a.m. – An officer took a report of an incident of harassment between contractors working in Ruskin Hall.

10:22 a.m. – Property management reported finding damage to an interior door in Bouquet Gardens building A.

8:10 p.m. – Officers assisted city police with a report of a car stolen from the corner of Robinson and Aliquippa Streets.

Tuesday, Feb. 5

11:17 a.m. – Officers cited and towed vehicles parked in a posted area on Bigelow Boulevard between Forbes and Fifth avenues.

11:26 a.m. – A staff member in Sennott Square reported damage to a television screen.

3:28 p.m. – A woman in Alumni Hall reported the theft of a pair of glasses from her office.

4:57 p.m. – Police arrested Christina M. Szejk, of 6108 Walnut St., for narcotic possession in the 3900 block of Forbes Avenue.

11:39 p.m. – An officer reported finding graffiti on the rear of Forbes Hall pavilion.

Wednesday, Feb. 6

11:06 a.m. – An engineer reported finding a bullet shell on the roof of Sutherland Hall.

3:29 p.m. – A staff member at Posvar Hall turned in to Pitt police a pair of glasses left in a restroom. The item was placed in recovered property.

9:18 p.m. – An officer cited a driver, and towed the driver’s car, for driving with a suspended license in the 4500 block of Forbes Avenue.