The following accounts were provided by Investigator Patrick Reilly of Binghamton’s New York State University Police.
Drunk pledge pees in trash room sink
TUESDAY, Oct. 31, 8:08 a.m. — A 21-year-old Residential Life employee contacted UPD after discovering three individuals — two 19-year-old males and one 21-year-old-male — in the trash room of Rafuse Hall in Dickinson Community. One of the 19-year-old males was peeing in the trash room sink. UPD questioned the males and discovered that they’d come to Rafuse Hall to sing to the sorority girls who lived there as part of a pledging process for a fraternity. The males admitted getting lost trying to find the girls’ room and couldn’t find a bathroom, so they went to the trash room instead. All three males were intoxicated. The 19-year-old male who used the trash room sink as a urinal was referred to Student Conduct.
Burnt toast leads to marijuana discovery
TUESDAY, Oct. 31, 1:45 p.m. — Officers responded to a fire alarm in Glimmerglass Hall of Hillside Community. A 19-year-old male told officers that he had been cooking bread in the microwave, which had caused the fire alarm to go off. Officers noticed that in addition to the burnt smell of the bread, they smelled a faint odor of marijuana. When they discovered a green leafy substance in the male’s room, the male admitted that the substance was marijuana. He then said that although he was in possession of marijuana, he had not been smoking prior to the alarm going off and that the food had caused the alarm. Officers found that there was a piece of burnt bread in the microwave, and reset the fire alarm. The male was referred to Student Conduct.
Sodexo employee steals cash
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 4:20 p.m. — Sodexo management reported a larceny to UPD, believing a 55-year-old female cashier was stealing money after customers paid in cash. Police watched camera footage from times when the female was working and observed two different instances where the employee concealed cash given to her as payment. The employee had taken cash from customers who did not need change and pretended to press buttons on the cash register before pocketing the money. She had also concealed two bags of chips and two sodas under her register without paying for them. Sodexo decided to handle the situation through its human resources department.
Snapchat impersonator asks girls for nudes
THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 3:00 p.m. — A 21-year-old male contacted UPD and said he believed he was a victim of criminal impersonation. The victim stated that an unknown person had opened a Snapchat account using his name and information and had contacted three females associated with his friend list. The suspect had chatted with the females innocently and later started to ask the girls for nude pictures. One of the girls had found it strange and asked the victim if it was him. The victim contacted Snapchat, and the company suspended the fraudulent account. The case is still under investigation and anyone with any information should contact UPD.