Pitt Police Blotter

By Pitt News Staff

Monday, Oct. 27

5:11 a.m. – A U.S. security guard extinguished a fire on a… Monday, Oct. 27

5:11 a.m. – A U.S. security guard extinguished a fire on a bulletin board in Lawrence Hall.

8:16 a.m. – An officer removed a security chain from an office door in the Cathedral of Learning.

8:34 a.m. – Pittsburgh Medics transported an injured student from the Field House to the hospital.

10:07 a.m. – A student in Sutherland Hall reported an ongoing problem with his roommate, who he said was harassing him. The incident was cleared.

12:32 p.m. – A man turned in a counterfeit bill that he had received from an Oakland business. The bill will be turned over to the Secret Service.

12:39 p.m. – Someone reported that his backpack was taken from his friend’s car, which had been parked at an off-campus location.

2:05 p.m. – A woman in Brackenridge Hall reported being harassed by her roommate. An investigation is pending.

4:48 p.m. – One car was cited and towed from a posted area on Desoto Street.

7:09 p.m. – Two cars were cited and one was towed from a posted area on Desoto Street.

7:34 p.m. – A man reported that he hit a metal barrier while exiting the parking garage beneath Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Hall.

8:05 p.m. – Officers assisted city police in responding to an accident report at the intersection of Bigelow Boulevard and Tennyson Avenue.

9:24 p.m. – Police in the William Pitt Union committed the warrant arrest of nonaffiliate Jonathon C. McIntyre, of Evans City, Pa.

10:42 p.m. – Pittsburgh Medics transported an injured person from Lothrop Hall to a hospital.

Tuesday, Oct. 28

1:12 p.m. – A man reported that his wallet was stolen at the Pitt football game on Saturday, Oct. 25.

5:11 p.m. – Officers cited a juvenile for harassment at Trees Hall.

6:40 p.m. – Police at Victoria Hall arrested nonaffiliate Jeff Corteal, of Connellsville, Pa., for the theft of a motor vehicle.

10:59 p.m. – An officer extinguished a burning trashcan on the plaza near Benedum Hall.

Wednesday, Oct. 29

12:22 a.m. – In Bruce Hall, police cited Mark. K. Wruble Jr., of DuBois, Pa., Kyle Edward Shilk, of Ridgeway, Pa., and Andrew B. Turkish, of Plainview, N. Y., for underage drinking.

1:13 a.m. – Officers responded to a reported fight at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Semple Street. One of the two parties involved had left the scene before the police arrived.

3:56 a.m. – An officer reported that there were drawings in chalk on various lower campus roadways. The incident was cleared.

10:57 a.m. – A woman reported that her University parking permit was taken from her car at the Franklin complex.

10:58 a.m. – Officers recovered a stolen car, which had been found by a parking enforcement officer. The car was towed and city police were notified.

11:44 a.m. – The University police department, at Posvar Hall, received a number of non-threatening letters.

2:26 p.m. – An officer turned in a reduced transit fare card, found at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard.

4:01 p.m. – A woman in Lawrence Hall reported that she was hit by a vehicle at about 11 a.m., but that she was not injured.

4:36 p.m. – Officers received a report of a suspicious person in Blockbuster Video, on the 3800 block of Forbes Avenue. Officers were unable to locate the person.

5:26 p.m. – Officers assisted a confused person at the dental school in Salk Hall.

5:51 p.m. – A guard reported that he had removed a smoldering trash bag from the Petersen Events Center.

6:34 p.m. – Officers arrested nonaffiliate Richard Arthur Mitchell, of 2442 Bedford Avenue, for defiant trespass in Clapp Hall.

9:07 p.m. – Police in Lothrop Hall cited Daniel F. Miller for disorderly conduct.