Pitt Police Blotter

By Pitt News Staff

Thursday, Feb. 12

-8:55 a.m. – Police received a report of two fires in restrooms in… Thursday, Feb. 12

-8:55 a.m. – Police received a report of two fires in restrooms in the Chevron Science Center. An investigation is pending.

-3:13 p.m. – Officers assisted city police with a reported loss of a MAC card and its subsequent use for unauthorized transactions off campus.

-4:32 p.m. – A woman reported the theft of money and credit cards from her wallet while in the Cathedral of Learning. An investigation is pending.

-6:45 p.m. – In Bellefield Professional B building, the front door’s burglary alarm was activated. Officers checked the area and the incident was cleared.

-9:51 p.m. – Sutherland Hall resident assistants reported being verbally harassed while doing their duty tour.

Friday, Feb. 13

-4:55 a.m. – In Litchfield Tower C, police cited Despina Xenakis, of 219 Tower C, for underage drinking.

-7:01 a.m. – Police arrested nonaffiliate Patrick Peyton, of 3936 Coleman St., for a protection-from-abuse violation near the Falk Clinic.

-11:33 a.m. – Police received a report of a gym bag taken from an unsecured area in the Cathedral of Learning. The incident was cleared at the scene.

-12:51 p.m. – Police received a report of a theft of a radio in Trees Hall.

-2:40 p.m. – A woman in the Cathedral of Learning reported the theft of her wallet.

-3:59 p.m. – Tower C’s resident director turned in a BB gun that was confiscated from a resident in 220 Tower C.

-4:25 p.m. – Police received a report of an unknown individual who burned a small portion of a flier that was posted on the bulletin board in Lothrop Hall.

-4:44 p.m. – Police received a report of a door found open in Posvar Hall when employees arrived in the morning.

-4:49 p.m. – At the Hampton Inn, on the Boulevard of the Allies, police cited nonaffiliate Armand Pasquale Zottola, of 3706 Oakleaf Rd., for criminal trespass.

-5:12 p.m. – A man reported damage to his car parked in the Old Cemetery Lot.

-6:47 p.m. – Police cited nonaffiliate Pamela Love Koepf, of 718 Ivy St., for possession of a small amount of marijuana near UPMC Presbyterian Hospital.

-8:19 p.m. – A person in Forbes Tower reported that two weeks ago a man exposed himself while in an elevator. An investigation is pending.

Saturday, Feb. 14

-1:46 a.m. – Police cited Alexander DeMarco, of Tower A, for underage drinking. He was transported to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital’s emergency room for treatment.

-2:20 a.m. – A person reported that someone who was standing at the bus shelter on Bigelow Boulevard was punched by a passenger in a vehicle. The vehicle fled the scene. An investigation is pending.

-12:04 p.m. – A woman in McCormick Hall reported that an unknown person pulled a knife on her while she was outside the building. An investigation is pending.

-2:57 p.m. – A security guard in the Soldiers and Sailors parking lot reported that an individual leaving the garage threatened him and another individual. An investigation is pending.

-4:03 p.m. – Medics responded to a report that a man fell on the 100 block of Atwood Street and had a laceration above his eye. The medics transported him to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital’s emergency room. The incident was cleared at the scene.

-6:52 p.m. – Police received a report of the theft of a laptop from an unsecured area in the Law School’s library. An investigation is pending.

-8:13 p.m. – Police received a report from an employee in the William Pitt Union that a man was soliciting money downstairs. The person, nonaffiliate Robert Head, of no fixed address, was located and issued a citation for trespassing.

Sunday, Feb. 15

-1:21 a.m. – Police cited nonaffiliate Brandon Diamond Dorsey, of 294 Craft St., for urinating in public in the Schenley Quadrangle.

-2:24 a.m. – A caller in the 7-Eleven store reported that a homeless man was refusing to leave. Police arrested the man, nonaffiliate Anthony Bey, and transported him to the Allegheny County jail.

-3:02 a.m. – Police cited Joseph Zaccardi, of Tower B, for underage drinking after a resident assistant reported to police that Zaccardi was vomiting in the bathroom and smelled strongly of alcoholic beverages.

-4:25 a.m. – Tower B’s resident director stated that an intoxicated man on the 15th floor of Tower B was causing a disturbance. Police responded and cited Deonte R. Jordan, of Tower B, for underage drinking

-10:35 a.m. – On the corner of Forbes and Oakland avenues, police cited nonaffiliate Joseph Barnett, of 470 Dawson St., for disorderly conduct.