The Weekly Ringer

The University of Mary Washington Student Newspaper

Police Beat 8/20-9/2

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Aug. 22

Campus police responded to the claim of a missing person. A current University of Mary Washington student reported a former student missing; however, the person had been in the custody of Fredericksburg police.

A UMW student, 21, of Fredericksburg, was arrested for trespassing.

Aug. 23

Campus police responded to a hit and run car accident on College Ave., involving two UMW students. One arrest was made by the Fredericksburg Police.

Campus police responded to a petit larceny case of a gift card taken from the Eagle Landing mailboxes between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. The case is pending.

Campus police reported a case of underage drinking on the first floor of Eagle Landing at 11:53 p.m. Nine administrative referrals were given.

Aug. 24

Campus police reported a case of public urination on the 1200 block of College Ave. 11:50 p.m. One administrative referral was given.

Aug. 25

Campus police responded to a grand larceny of an LED light at the Woodard Campus Center at 9:30 p.m. during a student event. The case was cleared and the property returned.

Campus police responded to threats made on the third floor of Russell Hall between 9:30 p.m. and 6:15 a.m. the next day. The case is still under investigated.

Aug. 26

Police responded to a petit larceny from an employee at Seacobeck Hall between 9:45 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. The case is pending.

Campus police reported a petit larceny of a stop sign from the 1000 block of William Street. The property was recovered.

Campus police reported a petit larceny of an iPhone on campus walk between 12:01 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. The property was later turned in to campus police.

Aug. 29

Campus police responded to a grand larceny of expensive copy paper on the fourth floor of Lee Hall at 11:40 a.m. The case is pending.

Campus police reported a petit larceny of a wristlet purse in Simpson Library between 12:20 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. The case is pending.

Campus police reported a grand larceny of a laptop from Jefferson Hall between 3:00 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. The property was returned to owner.

Aug. 30

Campus police responded to a case of arson/suspicious fire around 8:25 a.m. on Campus Walk behind Simpson Library. The tires of a chained bike were set on fire, resulting in a burn mark on the back wall of the library. The case is pending.

Sept. 1

Campus police reported a petit larceny of an employee’s keys from the Eagle’s Nest between 8:30 p.m. and 2:35 a.m. the next day.

Sept. 2

Campus police reported a case of vandalism on the fourth floor of Eagle Landing. The case is pending