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Police Beat

Published on April 28, 2009 by Caitlin Dingle

Make nice
On Sunday, April 5, police were dispatched to University Village in reference to a resident who was uncomfortable with her roommate’s boyfriend.  The complainant wanted to compromise about the visitation of her roommate’s boyfriend.  The police waited outside while the residents came to an agreement.

How do you prove that
On Monday, April 6, police were dispatched to KSU Place in reference to a stolen bicycle.  The complainant stated that about three weeks ago someone stole his bike when it was locked outside his dorm.  He stated that he used to let his friend borrow it, so he did not worry about it.  His friend was evicted from KSU Housing recently.  There was a bike with a new lock outside the KSU Place apartments that the complainant claimed as his, but police cannot cut the lock unless ownership can be verified.

Floored
The afternoon of Tuesday, April 7, police were called to the Convocation Center in reference to damage to the arena floor.  The cheer and dance team held an event in the evening and the person in charge of laying out the floor was told not to remove the covering that was already there and to lay the mats down on top of the floor covering.  After the event, the floor covering appeared to have been untaped and moved and then re-laid again.  There was no damage to the wood flooring underneath, but it is going to take 40-50 hours of work and $130 in tape to fix what was undone.  A report was made and the coaches were notified.  The coaches stated that they tried to use the upper floors but intramurals told them they were not allowed, so they just folded the floor back and placed it where it belonged when they were done.

Not now, chief
On Thursday, April 9, police met with the Facilities Use Building Coordinator of the KSU Center in reference to a subject refusing to leave the fitness center.  There was a verbal altercation between the subject and the workers.  The subject placed his clothing on a workout machine in the main workout area.  He stated he had to bring equipment into a separate room so he walked past the check-in desk and said, “Good morning.”  The front desk clerk replied, and the subject declared that he did not like the way she spoke to him a year ago.  He asked her not to talk to him and then said, “Have a great day.” The check-in desk worker then replied, “Don’t you ever talk to me like that again.” Then, the subject stepped back, raised both of his hands and said, “Back away from me. You are not going to speak to me like that,” and asked the gym assistant to call the police.  The subject began walking toward the locker room and the check-in desk clerk followed him.  Once the police arrived, the subject stated that he had one incident with the clerk before and witnessed her being aggressive and confrontational toward others.  He asked if anyone was going to jail.  The clerk’s story involved the subject getting into her face and screaming, and that he scared her.  The clerk was escorted out, and the subject was informed that he needed to stay away from the clerk, who was 70 years old, and that raising his voice to her could be considered simple assault.

Urine and Red Bull
On the evening of Sunday, April 12, police were dispatched to KSU Place apartments to meet with a complainant about damage to her vehicle.  She stated that she parked her vehicle on the first level of the North Deck and then received a call from her friend saying that her car door was open and the alarm was going off.  The friend told the complainant, “I believe someone peed on your car.” The outside and the interior both smelled like urine and Red Bull energy drink.  There was also a two-inch scratch on the hood.  The complainant’s friend had a message on her phone from a subject stating, “Tell [her] she has five minutes to come outside and meet me at her vehicle.  As you can see her alarm is already going off.” The video of the deck was checked, and police viewed a black male entering and holding something in his hand.  A report was filed.