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Student Spit on in Washington Square Park

Crime reported from Oct. 18 to Oct. 26.
Student Spit on in Washington Square Park
Rachel Buigas-Lopez

From Oct. 18 to Oct. 26, the NYU Department of Public Safety received one report of aggravated assault, five reports of controlled substance violation, one report of fire, five reports of harassment, seven reports of larceny, one report of simple assault, one report of stalking and one report of trespassing. 

Aggravated Assault

On Oct. 23 at 3:28 a.m., an NYU student reported being a victim of aggravated assault in Rubin Residence Hall. Police notification was declined and the case is open and under investigation.

Controlled Substance Violation

On Oct. 19 at 11:30 p.m., a resident assistant reported witnessing underage alcohol possession in University Residence Hall. Police notification was declined and the case has been referred to the Office of Community Standards.

On Oct. 21 at 1:30 a.m., an RA reported witnessing underage alcohol possession in Broome Street Residence Hall. Police notification was declined and the case has been referred to the Office of Community Standards.

On Oct. 22 at 11:47 p.m., an RA reported witnessing underage alcohol possession in Third Avenue North Residence Hall. Police notification was declined and the case is open and under investigation.

On Oct. 25 at 1:41 a.m., an NYU student reported witnessing a drug law violation in Third North. Police notification was declined and the case has been referred to the Office of Community Standards.

On Oct. 26 at 3:17 a.m., an RA reported witnessing underage alcohol possession in Lafayette Street Residence Hall. Police notification was declined and the case has been referred to the Office of Community Standards.

Fire

On Oct. 22 at 11:46 p.m., an NYU staff member reported a fire at Broome caused by a malfunctioning dryer. FDNY reported to the location and put out the fire. No injuries were reported. The case is open and under investigation.

Harassment

On Oct. 18 two NYU students reported being victims of harassment in Carlyle Court Residence Hall. Police notification was declined and the case has been referred to the Office of Community Standards.

On Oct. 19 at 9:20 a.m., an NYU student reported that she was spit on in Washington Square Park. A police report was filed and the case is open and under investigation.

On Oct. 19 at 2 p.m., an NYU student reported that she was the victim of harassment in Carlyle. Police notification was declined and the case is open and under investigation.

On Oct. 22 at 1:45 a.m., an NYU student reported that she was a victim of harassment in Second Street Residence Hall. Police notification was declined and the case is open and under investigation.

On Oct. 23 at 2:34 p.m., an NYU student in Gramercy Green Residence Hall reported that he is a victim of online harassment. Police notification was declined and the case is open and under investigation.

Larceny

On Oct. 19 at 11:20 a.m., an NYU student reported her laptop missing from her bag in the Basic Science building. A police report was filed and the case is open and under investigation.

On Oct. 19 at 12 p.m., an NYU staff member reported his laptop missing from a table in Tisch Hall. The case is open and under investigation.

On Oct. 22 at 12:35 p.m., an NYU affiliate reported witnessing food theft from the cafeteria in the Kimmel Center for University Life. Police notification was declined and the case is open and under investigation.

On Oct. 22 an NYU student reported that his bike was missing from the bike rack outside of 721 Broadway. Police notification was declined and the case is open and under investigation.

On Oct. 24 at 2:20 p.m., an NYU staff member reported that his iPhone charger was missing from a cubicle in the Dental Center. Police notification was declined and the case is open and under investigation.

On Oct. 24 at 4 p.m., an NYU staff member reported that his iPhone charger was missing from a cubicle in the Dental Center. Police notification was declined and the case is open and under investigation.

On Oct. 24 at 4:56 p.m., an NYU student reported her credit cards missing from her bag in the Starbucks on West 4th Street. A police report was filed and the case is open and under investigation.

Simple Assault

On Oct. 20 at 12:10 p.m., a non-NYU affiliate reported that another non-NYU affiliate punched him. New York Police Department was called to the scene. An arrest was made in Kimmel. The case is open and under investigation.

Stalking

On Oct. 22 at 1:28 a.m., an NYU student reported being the victim of stalking in Second Street. Police notification was declined and the case is open and under investigation.

Trespassing

On Oct. 24 at 10:50 p.m., several NYU RAs reported trespassing at Lipton Residence Hall. The unidentified man was escorted out of the building with no further incident. Police notification was declined and the case is open and under investigation.

A version of this article appeared in the Monday, Oct. 29 print edition.

Email Crime Bot at [email protected].

About the Contributors
Crime Bot, Robot Reporter
Hi, I’m Crime Bot! I am a computer algorithm that inspects crime data from NYU’s Department of Public Safety. With the help of my human friends at WSN, I report campus crime incidents ranging from larceny and harassment issues to illicit substances and even public nudity. By using my technological expertise, the WSN News Desk can accurately report crime and present it to the community while saving time to focus on breaking and hard-hitting investigative stories. I was invented by Rachel Buigas-Lopez.
Rachel Buigas-Lopez, Creative Director
Graphic design is her passion. Over the summer, she worked as an Art Design intern for The New York Times. Now, she's a junior studying Integrated Digital Media at Tandon. She was born in Florida and raised in Texas — which means she is still trying to figure out how many jackets she needs in the winter. Outside of newspaper, and sometimes at newspaper, she spends her time fawning over photos of greyhounds that are bigger than any apartment she will be able to rent in Manhattan.
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