The Weekly Ringer

The University of Mary Washington Student Newspaper

Police Beat

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BY JESSICA MASULLI

Jan.  31- At 1:11 a.m., Campus Police were dispatched to Bushnell Hall. The officer found a 20-year-old fourth floor male that appeared to be intoxicated. The Fredericksburg Rescue Squad came, but the male was determined to not need medical attention. Residence Life was notified.

Feb.  2- At 4:41 a.m., Campus Police were called to the basement of Trinkle Hall. The door window to Room 103 was broken. There appeared to be a hole kicked through the glass. The person was unable to gain entrance to the room through the hole. Glass was covering a desk near the door. The estimated cost of damages is $50. There are no witnesses or suspects at this time.

Feb.  1- At 1:24 a.m., Campus Police received a call from the parking deck security. Security reported that two males threw a bicycle down the fourth floor stairwell on the south side of the parking deck. They observed one of the males kick down a parking sign near Alvey Hall. Security stopped the freshman commuter students as they entered Alvey Hall. The students had been consuming alcohol, but were not intoxicated. They were referred to the administration.

Feb.   2- At 9:30 a.m., an officer was dispatched to Russell Hall for damages to a first floor bathroom and hallway. Ceiling tiles and a shower curtain had been ripped off. An emergency wall light had been torn down as well. A loud, possibly intoxicated,  individual was heard at 2:30 a.m., but no one reported anything. The estimated cost of damage is $425 and there are no suspects at this time.

Feb.   4- At 7:01 p.m., Virginia State Police called the Campus Police to inform them that there was an arrest warrant for a 23-year-old Westmoreland Hall male. The individual was not on campus at the time, but came directly to the campus police station upon arriving back on campus. The warrant was for attempting to purchase a firearm as a convicted felon.

Feb.   5- At 2:58 p.m., a 21-year-old Arrington Hall female reported that her ex-boyfriend had assaulted her on campus on Feb. 1 at 8:15 p.m. She refused to identify the male or press charges. The assault was documented for further reference, if
needed.

Feb.   4- At 7:52 p.m., Campus Police were dispatched to the fourth floor of Randolph Hall where a study room window had been broken. There was blood on the floor, which led through the hallway to a 20-year-old males room. The resident stated that he accidentally broke the window. He had minor cuts on his hands, but refused medical treatment. The estimated cost of damage is $200.

Feb.   7- At 11:37 a.m., it was reported to Campus Police that an air conditioner on the first floor of Russell Hall had been damaged. The grates were smashed and some were on the floor. The damage likely occurred between 1 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. The estimated cost of damage is $200, and there are no suspects or witnesses at this time.