Fence Fraud

FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 8:30 a.m. — Officers were contacted on Friday by a Binghamton University Facility Constructions representative who reported that a construction fence gate at the Innovative Technologies Complex (ITC) had been ripped from the ground, said Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police. The fence gate, located in Lot J3, is used to gain access to the construction area for the Engineering and Science buildings. Workers were notified to inventory in order to determine if anything had been stolen. The case is still under investigation.

Cut and Run

FRIDAY, Feb. 19, 3:40 p.m. — Officers were called for a larceny in Cascade Hall in Mountainview College on Friday, Reilly said. The victim, an 18-year-old female, reported that she was given a handmade cutout of a Disney lion from a person in the sorority she is pledging. She hung the cutout on the front of her door around 2 p.m, but later found that it was not there. After conducting an investigation, officers were able to determine who took the cutout. The suspect, a 20-year-old male, admitted to taking it and said he did it as a joke. The cutout was returned to the victim.

Sit Down and Shut Up

SATURDAY, Feb. 20, 1:26 a.m. — A 24-year-old male reported a suspicious person at Hillside Community’s Hempstead Hall on Saturday, Reilly said. It was reported that a male with dark hair and a black shirt had been continuously knocking on their door. Officers were able to locate a 20-year-old male who matched the description and lived above the victim. He said he was knocking on the door because the victim was being loud. The victim said he had knocked on the suspect’s door to ask him to be quiet earlier in the night because he was being extremely loud. No charges were pressed.

Trip and Fall

SATURDAY, Feb. 20, 11:30 p.m. — Officers responded to a report of a person having a panic attack in College-in-the-Woods’ Onondaga Hall on Saturday, Reilly said. The suspect, a 17-year-old male, was pacing back and forth in the vestibule of the building when officers arrived. Despite the officers’ attempt to help him, he was extremely agitated and ended up striking one of the officers. They were able to take control of him despite his continued resistance. After being brought to Binghamton General Hospital by Harpur’s Ferry, it was determined he had been drinking and was tripping on LSD. The suspect was not a student at the University and had been visiting friends for the weekend. After coming down from his trip, he was arraigned at the Town of Vestal court and released to his parents.