Crime Log: Feb. 4 to 11

Christine Park, Deputy News Editor

The NYU Department of Public Safety received reports of nine incidents of larceny, two incidents of controlled substance possession, two incidents of harassment, and one incident of an attempted trespass in the past week.

Larceny

At 12:45 p.m. on Feb. 9, a student reported her bicycle missing from the bike rack in front of 25 W. Fourth St. She stated that she left her bicycle at 8:00 a.m. and returned to find it missing at 12:45 p.m.

At 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 9, a graduate student reported her laptop missing from her cubicle that she left unattended from 8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. at 19 W. Fourth St.

At 9:00 a.m. on Feb. 11, a student reported forty dollars were stolen from a coat she left in the laundry room at Palladium Residence Hall from Feb. 10 at 8:40 p.m. to Feb. 11 at 9:00 a.m.

Other incidents of larceny occurred at 3 Washington Square Village, 4 Washington Village, the Kimmel Center, Silver Center and Gramercy Green Hall.

Harassment

On Feb. 8 at 3:15 a.m., a student reported an unidentified person tried to coerce them in a
non-consensual sex act at the Third North Residence Hall. This incident is still under investigation.

At 9:20 a.m. on Feb. 9, a student reported that she found threatening messages on her supervisor’s desk. The messages were left there between Feb. 6 at 5:15 p.m. and Feb. 9 at 9:10 a.m. The New York Police Department filed a report. This incident is still under investigation.

Controlled Substance

At 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 5, Public Safety aided the Residence Life Staff of Founders Residence Hall in confiscating a small amount of marijuana from a dormitory room. This investigation has been closed.

At 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 9, Public Safety aided the Residence Life Staff of Coral Towers Residence Hall in confiscating a small amount of marijuana from a dorm room. This investigation has
been closed.

Trespass

At 12:30 a.m. on Feb. 7, an unidentified person not affiliated to NYU attempted to enter Third North Residence Hall while intoxicated. Public Safety stopped him. The NYPD came to the scene and brought the individual to a hospital. This incident has been closed.

A version of this article appeared in the Tuesday, Feb. 17 print edition. Email Christine Park at [email protected].