Police Beat 11/17-11/30
2 min readNov. 17
UMW police responded to a report of vandalism to a vehicle in the Lee Hall parking lot between 10:27 p.m. and 10:51 p.m, in which someone had keyed the victim’s car. The case is pending.
Nov. 18
Fredericksburg police responded to a report of grand larceny from a vehicle on the 800 block of College Avenue between 6 a.m. Nov. 17 and 6 a.m. Nov. 18. The case is pending.
Nov. 19
UMW police responded to a report of a hit and run accident in lot #28 on Thornton Street. A university employee went to work and upon returning to his car, saw that someone had hit the right passenger side.
Nov. 21
UMW police responded to a report of vandalism at 10:17 p.m. at Westmoreland Hall, in which facilities employees found a broken window. The case is pending.
Nov. 21
UMW police responded to a report between 1:50 p.m. on Nov 16. and 2:31 p.m. on Nov. 21 of grand larceny of construction equipment at the Battlegrounds Athletic Complex behind the tennis center. The case is pending.
Nov. 21
UMW police responded to a report at 8:43 p.m. possession of marijuana at Jefferson Hall. The perpetrator was a juvenile and was given an administrative referral.
Nov. 22
Campus police responded to a report at 12:15 a.m. of obstruction of justice/ public intoxication of a student at the corner of College Avenue and Dandridge Street, resulting in arrest.
Nov. 27
Fredericksburg police responded to a report by three UMW students who live on the 1300 block of Dandridge Street that an unknown person entered their house between 3 p.m. Nov. 23 and Nov. 27. The students said the perpetrator stole televisions and game systems from different rooms of the house. There was no evidence of forced entry, but there was a window that had been left unsecured. According to the police, the perpetrator was most likely someone familiar with the habits and possessions of the residents. The investigation is ongoing.
Nov. 28
Fredericksburg police responded to a 4:00 p.m. report on the 1400 block Kenmore Avenue from a UMW student who claimed that she saw a naked man jogging on a path near Cossey Pond. She said she saw him again shortly after on the canal path, but then was wearing blue shorts. He jogged past her, and then she lost sight of him. She described the student as a white male, approximately six feet tall and 200 pounds, clean shaven and in his 50’s, with a muscular build. The female said the subject did not assault her or make any inappropriate statements or gestures toward her. The investigation is ongoing.
Nov. 29
Fredericksburg police responded to a report between 6 a.m. on Nov 14 and 6 a.m. on Nov.15 of larceny from a residence at the 1700 block on Sunken Road. The case is pending.
