Pitt Police Blotter
September 20, 2004
Thursday, Sept. 16
1:38 p.m. — Police in Hillman Library cited nonaffiliate George… Thursday, Sept. 16
1:38 p.m. — Police in Hillman Library cited nonaffiliate George Williams, of no fixed address, for defiant trespass.
2:54 p.m. — A person in the Cathedral of Learning reported a burglary.
4:17 p.m. — The parking department reported that a vehicle boot was taken from the University Drive Lot.
9:21 p.m. — Someone in Litchfield Tower C reported receiving harassing phone calls from an unknown caller.
Friday, Sept. 17
2:08 a.m. — Officers assisted city police responding to a large fight on the 3900 block of Forbes Avenue.
4:26 a.m. — A person seeking entrance into the Frick Fine Arts building was checked for a room reservation and admitted into the building.
8: 54 a.m. — Someone in the Graduate School of Public Health complex reported what appeared to be a bullet hole in a window.
9:35 a.m. — An officer was dispatched to Centre Plaza Apartments to locate a student. The officer made contact with the student, who agreed to call home.
9:35 a.m. — Someone in Tower C reported being harassed on the computer by an ex-boyfriend.
11:17 a.m. — A parking officer in the Physicians’ Lot reported that two meters had been taken from the lot.
12:09 p.m. — Someone reported being assaulted on Dithridge Street. Officers contacted city police, and the incident was cleared.
5:05 p.m. — Officers learned that rain had damaged ceiling tiles in several rooms in Alumni Hall. The incident was cleared at the scene.
6:01 p.m. — An officer fell and injured his ankle while responding to a water leak in Alumni Hall. The incident was cleared at the scene.
6:03 p.m. — A person altered a prescription received from Student Health. An investigation is pending.
7:02 p.m. — Police received a report of a water leak in Clapp Hall Room 218.
11:07 p.m. — Resident directors confiscated money from people gambling.
Saturday, Sept. 18
12:31 p.m. — Officers assisted city police responding to a woman who had been robbed earlier that day on Atwood Street.
1:17 a.m. — University affiliate Kara Bilger, of Wexford, Pa., was cited in Bouquet Gardens, Building G, for underage drinking.
2:14 a.m. — Police in Tower B cited student Brian Atlas, of Room 1006 Tower B, for underage drinking.
8:54 a.m. — An officer removed a sign that was in a hazardous condition in the University Drive parking lot. The sign was taken to the station, and the incident was cleared at the scene.
9:16 a.m. — An officer reported damage done to an interior door in the Cathedral of Learning. An investigation is pending.
9:25 a.m. — Someone in Sennott Square reported that a driver had become stuck while trying to bring a boat into the garage. The boat was removed without incident.
10:40 a.m. — Police responded to a report that water coming through the ceiling in Chevron Science Center was falling on computers.
3:35 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of damage done to the William Pitt Union by the storm. An engineer was on the scene to access the damaged area.
4 p.m. — Nonaffiliate Mongevi Sifika, of no fixed address, was arrested in Hillman Library for the unlawful use of a computer and other computer crimes.
8:30 p.m. — Police on Joncaire Street cited nonaffiliate Jeffrey Calisle, no address given, for underage drinking.
11:41 p.m. — Police cited an intoxicated juvenile in Towers lobby. Officers issued a citation and contacted the person’s parents.
Sunday, Sept. 19
2:12 a.m. — Student Tyesha J. McPherson, of Tower C, was cited in Tower C for underage drinking and transported to the hospital for treatment.
2:24 a.m. — Officers assisted city police responding to a reported assault incident on N. Dithridge Street. City police will investigate.
7:54 a.m. — Police received a report that water in Salk Hall Room 250 had damaged materials.
11:12 a.m. — Officers received a report of a large amount of water leaking from light fixtures in Clapp Hall.
11:24 a.m. — Police received a report of a trash can fire near the intersection of Aliquippa and Robinson streets. The city fire department put out the fire.
6:01 p.m. — A man having a seizure in the Cathedral of Learning was transported to the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital emergency room by Pittsburgh medics.
8:19 p.m. — Police assisted city police responding to reports of a harassment incident on Parkview Avenue.