PITT POLICE BLOTTER
November 1, 2007
Thursday, Oct. 25
7:36 a.m. – A person reported that his vehicle was damaged while it… Thursday, Oct. 25
7:36 a.m. – A person reported that his vehicle was damaged while it was parked in the Posvar Hall loading dock.
9:39 a.m.- An RD reported several incidents of damage to University property on the ninth and tenth floors of Sutherland Hall West. An investigation is pending.
12:24 p.m. – Police responded to a vehicle accident at the corner of Forbes Avenue and Halket Street. No injuries were reported, and one vehicle was towed from the scene.
4:16 p.m. – Someone turned in a hearing aid found at the corner of Forbes Avenue and Schenley Drive.
6:05 p.m. – Police responded to a motor vehicle accident in the 3900 block of Forbes Avenue involving a University shuttle bus and a Nissan SUV. No injuries were reported, and the driver of the SUV was cited for driving with a suspended license.
8:01 p.m. – A person reported that his car windows were smashed while his vehicle was parked on Wadsworth Street.
10:31 p.m. – A fire alarm in Panther Hall was activated by burnt popcorn. Pittsburgh fire responded and a University engineer reset the system.
Friday, Oct. 26
2:52 a.m. – A fire alarm on the seventh floor of Panther Hall was activated by a Halloween smoke machine. Pittsburgh fire responded to the scene, and a University engineer reset the system.
10:12 a.m. – An officer found an unexploded firework on Schenley Drive near the Frick Fine Arts building. The fireworks company came and picked up the item.
12:16 p.m. – An officer reported slipping and falling while exercising his police dog at Mazerowski field.
8:47 p.m. – A man in Litchfield Tower C reported the theft of video games and a video game system from his room. An investigation is pending.
11:39 p.m. – Police cited student Meridith Ann Ypma, of Woodinville, Wa., for public intoxication in the 200 block of Meyran Avenue.
Saturday, Oct. 27
12:02 a.m. – Police cited non-affiliate Gregory J. Matuszewski, of 217 Colony Court, for underage drinking at the corner of Fifth and Bellefield avenues.
12:06 a.m. – Police responded to a fire alarm activated by an unknown cause at the Delta Sigma Delta fraternity house and shut down a large party in the building.
12:55 a.m. – Police arrested non-affiliate Mark V. McGuire, of Philadelphia, Pa., in Lothrop Hall for activating a false fire alarm.
2:02 a.m. – Two people reported being robbed in the 200 block of Oakland Avenue. An investigation is pending.
12:16 p.m. – Officers assisted city police with a man trapped in a building air shaft in the 3700 block of Forbes Avenue.
4:34 p.m. – Officers assisted city police with a youth struck by a car in the 3400 block of Forbes Avenue.
10:15 p.m. – Officers assisted city police with an off-campus sexual assault in an apartment near Craft Avenue and the Boulevard of the Allies. An investigation is pending.
10:30 p.m. – Police cited student Kelsey Mcdey Fitzgerald, of Wayne, Pa., for underage drinking in Litchfield Tower B.
Sunday, Oct. 28
12:00 a.m. – Police cited student Brian Andrew Bair, of New Castle, Pa., for underage drinking in Litchfield Tower C.
5:50 a.m. – A fire alarm in the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house was activated by the discharge of a fire extinguisher.
6:56 a.m. – Police cited student Zack Vincler, of Northampton, Pa., for underage drinking in Litchfield Tower A.
Monday, Oct. 29
1:31 a.m. – Police cited student Molly M. Griganavicius, of Elmhurst, Il., for disorderly conduct in Panther Hall.
7:53 a.m. – A staff member at Lothrop Hall reported the theft of an LCD projector. An investigation is pending.
3:52 p.m. – A sick individual at Posvar Hall was checked by Pittsburgh medics and declined further assistance. Police drove the individual to her residence.
8:10 p.m. – An officer extinguished a small trash can fire on the patio near the Litchfield Towers lobby.
8:37 p.m. – An officer smelled marijuana in building F of Bouquet Gardens. The officer then directed the judicial board to make referrals. An investigation is pending.
Tuesday, Oct. 30
5:55 a.m. – Officers assisted Pittsburgh police with a sexual assault reported at a private residence in the 300 block of Bouquet Street.
6:09 p.m. – Police cited non-affiliate Derrick McLaughlin, of 1279 Decatur St., Apt. 203, for disorderly conduct in the 100 block of DeSoto Street.
6:19 p.m. – Police cited Brandon McClure, of 3456 Bates St., for public drunkenness in the 3800 block of Forbes Avenue.
Wednesday, Oct. 31
9:52 a.m. – Police cited non-affiliate Herold Meltzer, homeless, for defiant trespass in Posvar Hall.
12:44 p.m. – Officers escorted an individual sleeping in a Parran Hall restroom out of the building.
2:58 p.m. – Police cited a juvenile for toting a facsimile of a firearm at Parkman Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard.
10:13 p.m. – Police cited students Nicholas Joseph Frontera, of Vista, Ca., and Ty Randall Kohnfelder, of 251 Oneida St., for a marijuana offense and disorderly conduct in Lothrop Hall.