Movie Mischief

FRIDAY, Nov. 11, 11:50 p.m. — A 23-year-old female contacted police to report a larceny that occurred in Old University Union, said Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. The female stated that she had been in the Old Union at a function that involved a movie showing, during which the lights were out. She said that at approximately 10 p.m., a fire alarm was triggered and people at the event were forced to evacuate the building. According to the victim, as she was gathering her things to leave the building, she realized that her black purse, which contained her credit card, was missing. The value of the purse was approximately $200. While the victim was reporting this to an officer, she received a text alert from her credit card company that stated that her card had recently been used. She was advised to cancel her credit card, and officers searched nearby garbage cans for the purse, but were unable to find it. The case is still under investigation.

Seriously?

SATURDAY, Nov. 12, 12:15 p.m. — A resident assistant (RA) in O’Connor Hall of Dickinson Community contacted police to report a harassing message left on her dry-erase board, Reilly said. The RA, an 18-year-old female, stated that she had left her dorm room to perform an RA duty, and that when she returned, she discovered that someone had written “Do you want to build a snowman” on the dry-erase board hanging on her door. The word “snowman” had been crossed out and replaced with “wall.” The RA was unsure if the message was meant for her but was surprised that someone would write a political message on her board, and felt it necessary to report the incident. An officer responded to her call and canvassed the hall, but did not find any similar messages on any other dry-erase boards in the hall.

What Goes Around …

SATURDAY, Nov. 12, 2:35 a.m. — An officer was conducting a traffic stop behind Bingham Hall of Newing College when he was verbally harassed, Reilly said. The officer stopped a taxi in the Bingham Hall Service Drive and was speaking with the driver of the vehicle when individuals began chanting, “Hands up, don’t shoot” from a second floor window. According to the officer, the chanting continued while he was speaking with the driver, and when several of the occupants of the vehicle started to walk away from the taxi, the individuals on the second floor began to direct vulgar language at the officer. The officer observed that the shouting was very loud and could be easily heard by individuals outside. After completing the traffic stop, the officer located the room that the individuals had been in. The room was empty; however, the door had been left ajar and the officer observed several empty beer cans, drug paraphernalia and a 30-pack of beer in plain sight. The officer also observed a strong odor of marijuana coming from the room. The officer found two individuals in the area and identified them. One of the males lived in the dorm room, and when questioned, admitted that other people in the room had been yelling out the window. The individual, an 18-year-old male, declined to name the other people in the room, and took responsibility for the alcohol and paraphernalia found in the room. The suspect will not face charges; however, he was reported to Student Conduct.