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Written by: Gaelen Austin-LaFrance & Garren Hilow
Don’t trust the mailman
A student was excited this week when she received a greeting card from her parents. To her dismay she realized the card’s seal had been tampered with and the cash she expected to be there was gone. After calling home she confirmed that her parents had sent cash and a few other items with the card. Officers spoke with the mail room staff and found that there has been a recent wave of issues with opened and beat up mail coming to campus. The case is closed due to lack of suspects.
Slade Hall resident called in to report a problem with food on the staircase. Facilities notified.
Like a squirrel hiding his nuts
Wednesday night, just before 9 p.m., officers observed a taxi pull up behind Spruce Hall and let out a group of males. One of the students removed a green box from the trunk of the taxi and began walking towards the Spruce Hall door. When he noticed the officers he turned and started walking towards Oak Hall. On his trip between Spruce and Oak he stopped behind one of the brick pillars, set down the green box and walked into Oak.
The officer got out of his car and found a box of poorly hidden Heineken behind the beam. When the student came back outside he identified himself as a Bentley student and the owner of the beer. The student claimed that he did not know the names of the people he had ridden with in the cab and had met them at a party at BU. He will be charged with an underage alcohol violation and for being uncooperative with administrative personnel. A resident in Birch Hall called into the police station to report a problem with graffiti on the walls.
Late night snack
Friday morning, just before 3 a.m., campus police arrived on the scene of a fire alarm in Rhodes Hall. Upon reaching the room that had set it off, officers met with a room resident who explained a burned grilled cheese was the cause. The student will be charged with fire alarm cooking accidental.
Case of mistaken identity
While on patrol Monday just after midnight, an officer noticed a decal on a window of a vehicle that was in poor shape. After running the numbers, he found the decal belonged to another vehicle entirely. The car currently sporting the decal had no Bentley affiliation. The owner of the disguised car was told to get a visitor’s pass, and the student whose decal he was borrowing will be charged with a violation of college rules and for being uncooperative with administrative personnel.
People who live in screened houses shouldn’t throw stones?
Sunday at 1 a.m., officers received a call about students throwing rocks at a window, causing a small tear in the screen in Copley South. Upon arrival, the officers met with a group of students outside the building who were conveniently unaware of rocks being thrown at the building. The group willingly dispersed shortly after. Officers spoke with resident who stated she could not give a description of the suspects. Facilities Management was notified to replace the screen.
Brutal attack outside of Slade
2 a.m. Sunday morning, a visitor was patiently waiting outside of Slade for his friend. Two males approached and asked him to swipe them into the building. Since he was a non-Bentley student, he explained he had no card to swipe them in with. An argument ensued resulting in the visitor being thrown to the ground and punched several times, knocking out one and a half of his two front teeth. He was transported to the hospital for treatment. Since the case is still under investigation, police are accepting any information you may have to help find the attackers.
Next time just make the walk of shame
A facilities employee was surprised to find a student sleeping near the elevator on the third floor of Copley North Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Campus Police arrived and shook the student awake. The sleeping beauty was confused to find himself being woken by police in the hallway of his dorm. He admitted that he had been drinking the night before but had no memory of how he got into the hallway. He was cooperative with officers but will be charged with an underage alcohol violation.
Sunday morning around 11 a.m., an officer was dispatched to the Smith Center for a trouble alarm. The officer reported the “trouble” was due to a dirty smoke detector.
Proud to be an American
Early Friday morning, two drunken students showed up at the police station requesting officers’ assistance in sorting out their issues. When officers began to question one of the students, they found him to be too drunk to answer questions. His only response to their questions came when he decided to proudly recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Though it was a noble effort, the student’s bad balance and slurred speech convinced officers he needed to be taken into protective custody. The student’s friends indicated he had been involved in an altercation and been hit in the head. The potential concussion alerted officers that the student’s patriotism might not have been the alcohol talking. When the ambulance arrived, he initially refused to get treatment but was finally convinced after much discussion. Our patriot will be charged with an underage alcohol violation, endangering health and safety/physical confrontation, being uncooperative with administrative personnel and protective custody.
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