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Police Beat

Published on April 6, 2010 by Kevin Hagler

A “green leafy substance”
On March 14, an officer was called to KSU University Village apartment suites in response to an underage drinking and suspected marijuana complaint. The officer met with an RA who told the officer of five subjects in an apartment who had been drinking and who had a green leafy substance on the counter. The officer met with the female tenant who confirmed that she, along with her guests, many of whom were underage, had been drinking. The suspected marijuana was confiscated, but the amount not large enough to press charges. Citations were issued to the four subjects for underage possession of alcohol.

Suspicious flirting
On March 18, an officer met with a student at KSU Police Headquarters. The student complained of two suspicious subjects in the student center. The complainant informed the officer that two males approached a female friend asking for personal information, including her residence, vehicle location and phone number. The female friend felt uneasy about the situation, which sparked the complaint. The two suspects were African-American males with short hair.

$70 worth of alcohol later: Lost apartment
On March 18, an officer was dispatched to the KSU University Place apartments. He  met with an RA about a person with possible alcohol poisoning. The suspect was a white male who was lying unconcious on the steps outside the complex. The suspect awoke, and the officer asked if he was well and how much he had to drink. The subject responded,  “$70 worth.” The subject stated that he was merely trying to get to his apartment. The subject refused to go to the hospital, and the officer escorted the subject to his apartment.

Hit and run
On March 19, an officer responded to a call of a hit and run in Lot D. The complainant informed the officer that he observed recent damage to his vehicle that was not there when he parked. The officer noticed a small dent on the rear passenger side of the vehicle. The officer proceeded to check the vehicles parked to the left and the right of the complainant’s vehicle and found no damage. The driver moved the vehicle.

The taste of defeat
On March 19, an officer was on patrol in the Central Parking Deck and observed a car that was double-parked. The officer approached the vehicle and asked the driver if she was in distress. The driver was not in distress and was simply on her lunch break. The officer ran her license and was informed that her license was suspended for failure to appear in court in reference to a traffic ticket. The driver did not, at the time, have the vehicle cranked, and was not liable for arrest. The driver called a friend to move the vehicle, and the officer informed the driver the seriousness of the situation and that  she could not drive until her driver’s license was taken care of.