Pitt Police Blotter

Friday, Nov. 7

-9:16 a.m. – Someone reported a theft from the cafe in the… Friday, Nov. 7

-9:16 a.m. – Someone reported a theft from the cafe in the Cathedral of Learning.

-4:34 p.m. – An officer cited a driver at the intersection of Clemente Drive and Bouquet Street for driving with a suspended license. The officer confiscated the license.

-8:26 p.m. – A student reported sustaining an injury in the dance studio in Trees Hall. The student was taken to the hospital by her parents.

-9:17 p.m. – An officer observed that the fire alarm system in the Old Engineering Hall was activated. The city fire department and an engineer checked the building without results.

Saturday, Nov. 8

-12:39 a.m. – Greg Gabriel Rendine, of 202 Tower A, was cited for underage drinking near the intersection of Sennott and Bouquet streets.

-1:02 a.m. – Police cited Timothy Lair, of West Chester, Pa., for criminal mischief.

-2:06 a.m. – Officers on the 300 block of South Bouquet Street issued citations for underage drinking to Brian M. Taylor, of 3906 Frederick St, and non-affiliates Michael G. Latimier, of 4809 Flamingo Dr., Daniel P. Mierski, of 1122 Michael Dr., Robert M. Zakowski, of 1000 Dallet Rd. and Daniel J. Fisk, of Clark Summit, Pa.

-10:11 a.m. – Police received a report of damage to the fifth floor carpet in Posvar Hall.

-7:24 p.m. – In Amos Hall, police cited Kristen Hodgson, of 215 Amos Hall, for underage drinking.

Sunday, Nov. 9

-2:12 a.m. – An officer reported a small couch on fire in the 300 block of Atwood Street and notified the city fire department.

-2:33 a.m. – Police assisted city police with a reported assault at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Atwood Street.

-3:52 a.m. – Benjamin Starkey, of 804 Tower A, was cited in Towers lobby for underage drinking.

-4:34 a.m. – Officers in Lothrop Hall cited Thom S. Pegg, of Lothrop Hall, for underage drinking.

-11:02 a.m. – Pittsburgh Medics transported an ill person from Tower B to the hospital.

-12:39 p.m. – Pittsburgh Medics transported an ill person from Heinz Chapel to the hospital.

-5:17 p.m. – Officers cited and towed vehicles on O’Hara, Desoto and Terrace streets because of basketball event postings.

-6:50 p.m. – Officers found smoke coming from the elevator equipment room in Amos Hall. The officer notified representatives from elevator repair and the elevator was shut down.

Monday, Nov. 10

-7:55 a.m. – Smoke was seen coming from the garage door motor in Craig Hall. Officers investigated and found no fire, but the door was not functioning.

-2:00 p.m. – Officers received a complaint about a license plate stolen from the University Drive parking lot.

-3:17 p.m. – Medics responded to a woman complaining of severe stomach pain and dizziness. She was transported from Centre Plaza Apartments to Shadyside Hospital for treatment.

-4:06 p.m. – The city fire department responded to a report of a fire in a lab. The insulation used in an experiment had caught fire, but the fire was put out before the fire department arrived.

-7:53 p.m. – Police in Lothrop Hall cited Laura Marie Currens and Kristin Henry, both of 1065 Lothrop Hall, for public drunkenness and other similar misconduct.

-8:18 p.m. – Officers at 114 Moultrie St. performed a warrant arrest on nonaffiliate Richard Mitchell, of no given address, for failure to appear on original charges of defiant trespass.

-9:01 p.m. – A person reported that he was followed on Joncaire Street by a man driving a white Pontiac 600. Police checked the area but could not locate the driver.

Tuesday, Nov. 11

-1:37 a.m. – Someone reported finding burnt items in the restroom in Chevron Science Center.

-4:49 a.m. – Officers performed a plate check and confirmed that a parked, unoccupied vehicle at 480 Melwood Ave. was stolen.

-12:33 p.m. – Someone reported the theft of money from her desk drawer in Trees Hall.

-1:45 p.m. – A person in Center Plaza Apartments reported the theft of personal property.

-3:12 p.m. – Police received a report of an actual fire, which was put out by the resident, in Brackenridge Hall. The city fire department, resident director and an engineer were notified.

-6:34 p.m. – Nonaffiliate Roscoe Conklin Young, of 818 Clarissa St., was cited for defiant trespass in Towers lobby.

-6:50 p.m. – Officers assisted city police with a report of a man damaging a parked car in the 200 block of Atwood Street.

Wednesday, Nov. 12

-11:29 a.m. – A person did not, at first, show the necessary Pitt ID to the guard in Trees Hall. The incident was cleared.

-4:17 p.m. – A caller reported receiving harassing phone calls while he was off campus on his cell phone.

-4:46 p.m. – Police at Alumni Hall cited Robert T. Mineo, of Erie, Pa., for defiant trespass.

-5:19 p.m. – Officers assisted city police with a pedestrian struck by a car near the intersection of Darraugh and Terrace streets.

-5:52 p.m. – Officers checked identification on people who had entered the building through a tunnel.

-6:56 p.m. – Nonaffiliate William Reddick, of 749 New Texas Road, was cited for public drunkenness at 200 Atwood St.

-11:24 p.m. – Police assisted city police with fallen wires at Bates Street and the Boulevard of the Allies.

-11:46 p.m. – An officer reported that a tree limb had fallen on a vehicle at the Chancellor’s Residence, resulting in minor damage to the vehicle.

Thursday, Nov. 13

-1:21 a.m. – Someone reported that people were attempting to remove trees out of the sidewalk on the Bouquet Street side of Sennott Square. Officers checked and found no damage done to the trees.