Security Briefs

Compiled by David Roth and Dan Check

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On April 6 at 0146 officers found two occupied vehicles in the Seaver Theater Lot. The man in the first vehicle said that he was playing guitar at the Greek Theater and decided to sleep a while before heading home. The second man said he was visiting friends. Both were advised to leave and did so.

On April 6 at 1503 staff reported that a worker’s car parked in the Frary lot had been keyed.

On April 7 at 0137 a student reported that two male students were shouting obscenities at each other for half an hour at the Athern Field. When officers responded, they saw two quiet males entering Clark I.

On April 7 at 1722 a student reported that his/her cat had climbed a tree at the Sontag Greek Theater. Maintenance was notified.

On April 7 at 1732 Staff reported that a ballard (a post like the one that prevents people from driving up College Way past Bridges) was missing on the walkway outside of Raines.

On April 8 at 0221 A student reported that a window at the main entrance of Harwood had been smashed. The 6" x 14" window pane had been broken from the outside. The RA was paged and security patrols were increased.

On April 8 at 0026 an expelled fire extinguisher was discovered outside of Frary.

On April 8 at 0155 a woman was found sleeping on a bench outside Seaver Theatre. She explained that she was going through some transitions. The responding officers asked her to leave.

On April 8 at 2330 staff reported that the window to the Frary bathroom had been broken and the screen removed.

On April 9 at 0429 a female student reported a male sitting in the Frary fountain. Officers found the male, who was unresponsive and covered in dirt and leaves. He was identified as a Pomona student. After vomiting, he was escorted home by the RA.

On April 9 at 1129 staff reported a coherent white female near the Smith Campus Center telling people she was the heir to a petroleum fortune. She also claimed to be the daughter of Marilyn Monroe and Howard Hughes. She told officers that she had been sent to see the AIDS Quilt. She was asked to leave and complied.

On April 9 at 1205 an unknown person with a moustache was reported for harassing students near Marston Quad. Campus Safety was unable to locate him.

On April 9 at 1626 a coach reported that spectators at the Haldeman pool had open containers of alcohol. Campus Safety responded, and the students, after being informed of the open container policy, left the pool.

On April 10 at 0954 staff discovered a car that had been thoroughly egged in the Lowry parking lot. They contacted the owner who declined to file a police report, as the eggs washed off.

On April 11 at 1601 staff reported that someone had crashed through a ballard near Honnold Library. The ballard was launched with enough force to irreparably damage the nearby book drop box into which it crashed.

On April 11 at 1931 staff at Raines called Campus Safety to notify them that she had asked five to ten off campus subjects to leave the gym because they were not students, and therefore had no right to use the facilities. Staff called Campus Safety because after asking the people to leave she noticed that her backpack had been stolen.