Best of Campus Crime Beat 2009January 4, 2010 - 9:38pm
Lucas Wagner, Online Editor
Break in case of drunkenness
At 1 a.m. on March 27, Campus 5-0 was called to Lister after a drunk student punched a glass fire extinguisher case. He had shards of glass stuck in his hand and was driven to the hospital for treatment. An hour later he was back, untreated and unhappy with having to wait. He was again taken to the hospital, this time with a friend to keep him there. Code of Student Behaviour charges are pending.
That’s 500 points in GTA
On the evening of May 31, Campus Security received a report of a vehicular collision on Saskatchewan Drive, just north of the Biological Sciences building. Officers arrived on scene, along with Edmonton Police, to find a Jeep resting on the courtyard of Bio Sci.
The driver of the Jeep was believed to be under the influence of drugs and was well known to police. He had apparently fallen asleep behind the wheel. His vehicle collided with a parked car on the side of the road, jumped over the curb, and tore two parking meters from their moorings before stopping. No individuals were injured in the incident.
Strong for a glass jaw
On the evening of June 11, CSS received a report of a male attempting to smash the glass on the front doors of Newton Place. CSS attended and identified the male as a current U of A student. He was in the company of his girlfriend and the two had just had a fight; the male punched the window because he was angry. Code of Student Behavior charges are pending.
Staff sass
Around noon on July 15, a bike unit officer initiated a traffic stop with a vehicle that was driving left of centre. The driver rolled down his window and told the officer to “fuck off” before speeding away. The vehicle licence plate came back to a University staff member and the driver will be issued a provincial tag for failing to stop for a peace officer.
Rooftop reefer
On the morning of July 21, CSS officers noticed a smell of marijuana coming into the CSS office in Education Car Park. A check of CCTV on the car park roof showed a male smoking beside the fresh air intake vent. The male was stopped by officers and produced a container of 10 joints. The male was identified as a University employee who was supposed to be on duty. His supervisor was contacted and the male was sent home from work.
Lotion commotion
At midnight on March 28, Lister staff reported that a resident’s room had been ransacked. One occupant had left for the evening with his roommate still inside, and upon returning found hand lotion squirted all over the room, his bed flipped over, and food strewn about the room. Nothing was stolen, and Residence Services will be pursuing charges.
That’s not for you
At 9 p.m. on March 5, CSS received reports of a homeless man crashing the deli table at a private function in the Timms Centre. He was repeatedly told by the event organizers to leave but shoved them away and helped himself. By the time 5-0 arrived he was had left the reception.
