2008 Woodie Awards
Northeastern Crime Log
Kaitlin Thaney
Issue date: 4/23/03 Section: News
8:30 p.m.
A male student in Speare Hall returned to his room on the first floor after being away Saturday and Sunday night to find his room unlocked and his laptop stolen. He believes that he locked the room when he left that weekend. There were no signs of forced entry.
9 p.m.
Officers were dispatched to the Shillman Hall lobby where an alarm was sounded that indicated someone was tampering with the computers in the cyber cafe. Officers discovered a table broken in half and the computer that had been on that table was on the floor. No one was seen tampering with the computer or alarm.
Monday, April 21
Noon
The manager of Wollaston's at the Marino Center apprehended a 59-year-old male shoplifting hairspray and peanuts. No charges were pressed against the man, said to be homeless. He is not allowed on campus or in the Wollaston's establishments.
4:30 p.m.
A female student reported that her wallet was stolen from her bag when it was left unattended on the first floor of Snell Library. The wallet contained $5 and several credit cards.
3 p.m.
Staff at Au Bon Pain reported that a person was annoying the customers and drinking out of a liquor bottle. Police arrested 48-year-old Jerry Savory, who was wanted in Boston for previous theft charges and a default warrant. He is said to live on Massachusetts Ave. The bottle of liquor was also confiscated.
UPDATE
* On Saturday, April 12, at 3:30 a.m. a fire was reported on the third floor of White Hall. Police have identified the person that caused the fire. The student was a resident of the building and has been referred to OSCCR. The student is no longer living on campus and has been summoned to court for starting a fire on campus. The name of the student will be released once the court has issued a criminal complaint.
A male student in Speare Hall returned to his room on the first floor after being away Saturday and Sunday night to find his room unlocked and his laptop stolen. He believes that he locked the room when he left that weekend. There were no signs of forced entry.
9 p.m.
Officers were dispatched to the Shillman Hall lobby where an alarm was sounded that indicated someone was tampering with the computers in the cyber cafe. Officers discovered a table broken in half and the computer that had been on that table was on the floor. No one was seen tampering with the computer or alarm.
Monday, April 21
Noon
The manager of Wollaston's at the Marino Center apprehended a 59-year-old male shoplifting hairspray and peanuts. No charges were pressed against the man, said to be homeless. He is not allowed on campus or in the Wollaston's establishments.
4:30 p.m.
A female student reported that her wallet was stolen from her bag when it was left unattended on the first floor of Snell Library. The wallet contained $5 and several credit cards.
3 p.m.
Staff at Au Bon Pain reported that a person was annoying the customers and drinking out of a liquor bottle. Police arrested 48-year-old Jerry Savory, who was wanted in Boston for previous theft charges and a default warrant. He is said to live on Massachusetts Ave. The bottle of liquor was also confiscated.
UPDATE
* On Saturday, April 12, at 3:30 a.m. a fire was reported on the third floor of White Hall. Police have identified the person that caused the fire. The student was a resident of the building and has been referred to OSCCR. The student is no longer living on campus and has been summoned to court for starting a fire on campus. The name of the student will be released once the court has issued a criminal complaint.