Saturday Feb. 1, 2003

12:18 a.m.: A caller reported seeing a possum with what looked like a collar and part of a leash outside of Grayson Hall on Orchard Hill Drive. An officer reported that the possum is now in the woods and that there was a tracking device on it.

12:53 a.m.: A fire was reported at John Quincy Adams Tower on Fearing Street. Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and the Amherst Fire Department (AFD) responded.

1:01 a.m.: An RA in Moore Hall on Southwest Circle reported that someone pulled all the ceiling tiles down in the basement, tore the exit light down and pried a locked lounge handle off.

1:26 a.m.: Security in John Quincy Adams Tower on Fearing Street requested officers to respond to the lobby for a very large crowd trying to push its way into the building.

2:15 a.m.: A medical emergency was reported in Coolidge Tower on Massachusetts Avenue. AFD was notified and responded, transporting one person to Cooley Dickinson Hospital.

9:45 a.m.: A caller walking through reported at least four vehicles with side view mirrors broken off in Lot 32 on Massachusetts Avenue.

1:47 p.m.: A medical emergency was reported in Boyden Gymnasium on Commonwealth Avenue. An ambulance arrived and transported one person to Cooley Dickinson Hospital.

4:21 p.m.: An officer reported a car accident at the exit to Lot 40 at Boyden Gym. A person from one of the vehicles was transported to Cooley Dickinson Hospital.

9:02 p.m.: Police responded to liquor law violations in Lot 32 on Massachusetts Avenue. The offender was charged with possession of alcohol while under the age of 21 years.

10:23 p.m.: Police responded to liquor law violations in Lot 32 in Massachusetts Avenue. The offender was charged with possession/transport of alcohol while under the age of 21 years and possession of a Class D substance, marijuana.

Sunday Feb. 2

12:20 a.m.: A traffic stop on Commonwealth Avenue resulted in the arrest of Robert Jerome Cobbs, 20, of 300 Parsippany Rd. in Parsippany, NJ. Cobbs was charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, not being in possession of a registration and speeding.

1:54 a.m.: An officer reported that a trashcan was thrown through the passenger side rear window of a vehicle in Lot 22 on University Drive.

2:01 a.m.: Vandalism at the Robsham Vistors Center on Massachusetts Avenue was reported. A summons was issued, with the alleged offender charged with destruction of property valued at more than $250 and disorderly conduct.

3:01 a.m.: An RA in Cance Hall on Fearing Street reported a domestic disturbance. The responding officer reported that it was a verbal argument.

3:22 a.m.: An officer in the area of Coolidge Tower reported fireworks on the south side of the building.

10:13 a.m.: The larceny of a purse from a locked room in Washington Tower on Fearing Street was reported.

2:09 p.m.: A traffic stop on Massachusetts Avenue resulted in the arrest of Frank T. Madeiros, of 14 Anawon Road in Plymouth, Mass. Madeiros was charged with the possession and transport of alcohol while under the age of 21.

9:39 p.m.: A disturbance was reported near Thoreau Hall. An officer was dispatched to the scene.

Monday Feb. 3

3:04 a.m.: A suspicious person was reported in the Campus Center. The Campus Center reported that the individual refused to leave. Several units were dispatched to assess the situation. The responding officers reported that the subject was leaving campus.

11:06 a.m.: A medical emergency was reported in Marcus Hall. An ambulance responded and transported one person to Cooley Dickinson Hospital.

4:14 p.m.: A backpack was reported stolen from the Textbook Annex.

5:13 p.m.: A caller in Brett Hall on Infirmary Way reported that someone threw an orange through the cluster office window.

5:59 p.m.: A motor vehicle was reported stolen from Lot 64 on Hicks Way. The caller called back later and reported that she found her car in Lot 64 exactly where she left it.

Tuesday Feb. 4

5:57 a.m.: A caller reported that a driver side window was smashed and a radio was taken from her vehicle in Lot 11 on Stadium Drive. The responding officer transported the victim from Coolidge to Lot 11.

6:22 a.m.: An officer reported that the driver side window looked pried away from a vehicle in Lot 11.

6:28 a.m.: An officer reported that two vehicles in Lot 12 may have been tampered with.

9:42 a.m.: An employee at the University Health Center on Infirmary Way reported a restraining order violation.

11:08 a.m.: A medical emergency was reported in James Hall on Massachusetts Avenue. An ambulance responded and transported one person to Cooley Dickinson Hospital.

4:21 p.m. A breaking and entering was reported in Lot 50 on Kennedy Road. The vehicle was reported unlocked. A CD player and a box of jewelry were reported stolen.

Wednesday Feb. 5

2:10 p.m.: An officer reported that a window was smashed in a vehicle in Lot 11 on Stadium Drive, with a stereo missing and damage sustained to the dashboard. The owner was contacted and met the officer at her vehicle.

2:25 p.m.: A microscope objective was reported stolen sometime since the previous Friday.

5:20 p.m.: A caller reported that the face plate of his car stereo was stolen sometime between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. while the car was parked in Lot 45 on Holdsworth Way. No other items were taken and no damage to the car was sustained.

8:32 p.m.: A caller reported that he lost his wallet at the Textbook Annex. When the wallet was located on a shelf, cash was missing.

Thursday Feb. 6

1:31 a.m.: A medical emergency was reported in the North Village Apartments on N. Pleasant St. The officers on the scene reported that the Amherst Fire Department transported one person to Cooley Dickinson Hospital.

10:06 p.m.: A caller reported receiving six threatening phone calls and has one saved on her voice mail.

Friday Feb. 7

1:36 a.m.: An RA reported a disturbance in Coolidge Tower on Massachusetts Avenue. According to the RA, a group of about 15 people refused to disperse from the 15th floor lounge. The officer checked the area after the group started to disperse.

8:17 a.m.: An RD reported that the janitorial staff in Field Hall found anti-semitic graffiti on the sixth floor outside of the elevator.

8:24 a.m.: A caller reported that a snow plow hit a parked vehicle on N. Pleasant Street.

9:02 a.m.: A delivery truck reportedly drove over a sidewalk and hit a parked vehicle in Lot 65 on Holdsworth Way.

9:10 a.m.: A traffic stop on University Drive resulted in the arrest of James Anthony Shue, 22, of Parkland, Flor. Shue was charged with failing to yield or stop and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.

Saturday Feb. 8

12:48 a.m.: A caller reported seeing an intoxicated female staggering in and out of the middle of the road on Infirmary Way trying to flag down cars. An area check turned up negative.

1:18 a.m.: A traffic stop on Commonwealth Avenue resulted in the arrest of Meghan May Schutz, 20, of Hingham, Mass. Schutz was charged with possession of liquor while under the age of 21 and possession of a Class D substance.

1:42 a.m.: A medical emergency was reported in Crabtree Hall on Eastman Lane. AFD transported one person to Cooley Dickinson Hospital.

9:27 a.m.: Police arrested Richard Eric Salomon, 19, of Leominster, Mass., outside of Kennedy Tower on Massachusetts Avenue and charged him larceny of an object valued at more than $250 (a Sony Playstation), breaking and entering during the daytime and disguising oneself to obstruct justice.

4:54 p.m.: UMPD forces arrested Emily R. Kline, 18, of Hartford, Conn., on a previous warrant.

Sunday Feb. 9

1:35 a.m.: A disturbance reported near John Quincy Adams Tower on Fearing Street resulted in the arrest of Michael P. Browne, 20, of Wakefield, Mass. Browne was arrested and
charged with disorderly conduct, possession of a false liquor ID card and possession of liquor while under the age of 21.

3:31 a.m.: A caller in Brett Hall reported that three people took a picture of him while he was in the shower.

4:08 a.m.: A domestic disturbance in John Quincy Adams resulted in the arrest of Seamus P. O’Brien, 20, of Oak Bluffs, Mass. O’Brien was charged with assault and battery.

7:58 a.m.: A maintainer in Dwight Hall on Eastmann Lane reported considerable damage to the first floor men’s room. The responding officer reported at least $1000 in damage and requested the on-call RD. Photos were taken.

9:46 p.m.: Student security reported receiving a call that there was a male in the third floor bathroom of Thoreau Hall. An officer reported that an area check turned up negative.