Campus Safety Reports: Sept. 23 to 27

Posted by Julia Leef

Incidents of Note:

? Sunday, Sept. 23-Campus Safety Assist: Saratoga Springs Police Department dispatcher advised Campus Safety at 5:41 a.m. of a missing female in the vicinity of the North Broadway area. Officers advised of her description. Report issued. Female was later found and faces false reporting charges.
? Sunday, Sept. 23-Campus Safety Assist: Person reports hearing multiple firecracker or possibly gunshot noises at 5:55 p.m. emanating from the direction of North Woods. Officers dispatched reported that the noises appeared to be coming from north of the campus. Saratoga Springs Police Department is investigating. Report issued.
? Monday, Sept. 24- Suspicious Activity: Suspicious person reported at 11:25 a.m. taking pictures in the North Woods apartments the previous night and left immediately after noticed. Statement and description taken. No further problems reported.

Further Incidents:

Friday, Sept. 21

? Drug Law Violation: Continuous excessive noise problem reported at 12:20 a.m. with a Hillside apartment. Officers dispatched issued report regarding violations in plain view.
? Trespass: Person reported observing subjects at 1:16 a.m. climb the fence and enter the Scribner Village construction site. Officers dispatched canvassed the site with negative results.
? Campus Safety Assist: Personal escort requested at 2:40 a.m. from Case Center to subject's residence. Officer dispatched completed the escort.
? Security Alarm: Person on patrol reported at 3:05 a.m. that he noted an audible alarm sounding from the Skidmore Shop bookstore. The alarm was connected to a computer. No disturbances or anyone in the area noted. Alarm are malfunctioned. Officer will address this with staff in the morning. Bookstore secured and alarmed.
? Intoxicated subject: Intoxicated male subject reported at 6:10 a.m. sleeping on the floor in vomit in McClellan Hall. Officers dispatched located the subject, who was awakened and was found alert and responsive. No medical attention necessary. Report issued.
? Suspicious Activity: Student reported at 12:03 p.m. that she found her Hillside apartment door ajar when she returned home. She is unsure if it is a housemate's error. No disturbances initially noted. Report issued.
? Criminal Mischief: Damage reported at 4:14 p.m. to a vehicle near the Hillside apartments by persons unknown. Saratoga Springs Police Department and Campus Safety reports issued.
? Complaints: Unauthorized subjects reported at 6:45 p.m. on a second floor balcony of Jonsson Tower. Dispatched officers reported subjects gone on arrival and the balcony secured.
? Suspicious Odor: Suspicious odor reported at 9:15 p.m. at Jonsson Tower. Dispatched officer reports the odor had dissipated and could only smell deodorizer at this time. Students were advised that periodic checks willwould be made.
? College Violation: Noise complaint reported at 9:12 p.m. in Kimball Hall. Dispatched officer reports that residents lowered the volume upon request.
? Complaints: Person reported at 7:02 p.m. on two occasions observing a female driver driving at a high rate of speed in North Woods on two occasions. Officers advised.
? Liquor Law Violation: Officer reported at 10:53 p.m. a Liquor Law Violation on the second floor of Wiecking Hall. Report issued.
? Liquor Law Violation: Officer reported liquor law violation at 11:12 p.m. in Penfield Hall. Report issued.
? Graffiti: Officer reported at 11:10 p.m. graffiti on the second floor of Penfield Hall. Unknown perpetrators at this time. Report issued. Damage recorded.
? Campus Safety Assist: Noise complaint reported at 11:57 p.m. in Hillside apartments. Dispatched officers report that subjects lowered the volume upon request.

Saturday, Sept. 22

? Emergency Phone: Emergency phone activation at 12:07 a.m. with no response. Officer checked and cleared the area.
? College Violation: Noise reported at 1:28 a.m. in front of Penfield Hall. Officer dispatched dispersed the loud group.
? Intoxicated subject: Intoxicated female reported at 2:05 a.m. at his her room in Wilmarth Hall. Reporting person requested officers to evaluate her. Officers dispatched reported the female was responsive and alert and declined medical attention.
? Trespass: Unauthorized subjects reported at 4:44 p.m. on the playing field of the Sports Center. All were informed that this field is for the Skidmore Field Hockey Team only. All complied with the officer's request to vacate the field.
? Suspicious Odor: Suspicious odor reported at 5:15 p.m. in the Jonsson Tower south elevator. Officer dispatched reports a faint marijuana odor but no one in the vicinity. Source of odor undetermined.
? Suspicious Odor: Marijuana odor reported at 8:49 p.m. coming in the window of a Howe Hall dorm. Officers dispatched were unable to determine the source.
? Suspicious Odor: Suspicious odor reported at 9:34 p.m. on the second floor of Penfield Hall. Officers dispatched reported that they detected the odor but found no drugs or paraphernalia.
? Campus Safety Assist: Parent called at 11:15 p.m. requesting to have her daughter call home. Officer dispatched reported that her roommates at Case Crossing stated she is out of town and will try to reach her alternatively.

Sunday, Sept. 23

? College Violation: Excessive noise reported at 12:09 a.m. in Hillside apartments. Officers requested that the volume be lowered.
? Suspicious Activity: Suspicious male reported at 10:52 a.m. in a red car going through a dumpster in the North Woods apartment grounds. Officer located the subject and warned him off campus. Male is subject to arrest if he returns. Report issued.
? Complaints: Multiple student complaints reported that the storage pods in Wait lot are taking up valuable parking spots. Officer contacted the Storage company to remove them. Message left.
? Campus Safety Assist: Health Services requested at 3:22 p.m. to have a student transported to the Saratoga Emergency Room due to off campus dog bite. Report issued.

Monday, Sept. 24

? Medical: An officer transport requested at 12:15 a.m. from Penfield Hall to the hospital. Officer dispatched completed the transport. Report issued.
? Fire Drills: Officers conducted an unannounced fire drill at 10:03 a.m. at the Lodge. Good drill. Report issued.
? Campus Safety Assist: Person requested Campus Safety at 11 a.m. to check the records of a former student who graduated in May 2012. Proper release signed and record results were given.
? Medical: Student who had given blood earlier reported fainted at 2:50 p.m. in Dana. Officers dispatched transported the subject to Health Services for evaluation. Report issued.
? Medical: Assistance requested at 4:01 p.m. in Birch Apartments for female with a food allergy. Dispatched officer transported to Health Services. At 4:16 p.m., Health Services requested an ambulance to transport her to the Emergency Room. Report issued.
? Campus Safety Assist: Transport requested at 4:51 p.m. from Oak apartments to the Wilton Medical Center. Dispatched officer completed the transport. Report issued.
? Suspicious Odor: Suspicious odor reported at 7:51 p.m. in Penfield Hall. Dispatched officers reported that no one was present at the room and they detected a slight odor. No violations in plain view. Call unfounded.
? Campus Safety Assist: Assistance requested at 10:25 p.m. with subject's vehicle stuck on rocks in the Penfield fire lane. Tow truck service released the vehicle. Report issued.

Tuesday, Sept. 25

? Security Alarm: Alarm reported at 1:27 a.m. in Telecommunications with no prior notification. Officers dispatched reported that a staff member had exited without calling.
? Suspicious Activity: Suspicious vehicle reported at 6:50 a.m. parked at an extension of North Broadway. Officers dispatched identified subjects as travelers just stretching their legs. No further problems reported. Subject left the area immediately.
? Medical: Assistance requested at 12:44 p.m. with a student having a panic attack in the Howe-Rounds fire lane. Dispatched officer reports transporting subject to Health Services for medical attention. Report issued.
? Campus Safety Assist: Subject reported his vehicle stuck on a rock at 3:45 p.m. in Palamountain Lot. Towing service contacted for removal. Report issued.
? Campus Safety Assist: Transport requested at 6:36 p.m. from the Sports Center to the Emergency Room for an injured student. Dispatched officer completed the transport. Report issued.
? Fire Alarm: Fire alarm activation received at 8:46 p.m. in residence on Cane Crossing. Resident reported that burned food was the cause of the activation. Saratoga Springs Fire Department and officers dispatched. Report issued.
? Suspicious Activity: Officer reported papers smoldering at 10:25 p.m. on the ground outside Kimball Hall. Officers reported no open fire at this time. No known perpetrators. Report issued.

Wednesday, Sept. 26

? Campus Safety Assist: Noise complaint reported at 12:09 a.m. in North Woods apartment complex. Officers dispatched reported that residents lowered the volume upon request.
? Campus Safety Assist: A loud group reported at 1:44 a.m. in the common area of the second floor of Wait Hall. Officers reported that the subjects were gone upon arrival.
? Campus Safety Assist: Excessive noise reported at 2:04 a.m. in a North Woods apartment complex. Officers dispatched dispersed loud group. Residents complied with a request to lower the volume.
? Campus Safety Assist: Transport requested at 3:30 a.m. from a North Woods apartment complex to the Emergency Room. Officers dispatched completed the transport.
? Fire: Person reported at 3:27 a.m. that a trash can outside Case Center was on fire. Officers and maintenance dispatched. Maintenance extinguished the fire with a fire extinguisher prior to the officers' arrival. Unknown cause of ignition of papers and plastic bag.
? Campus Safety Assist: Noise complaint of a keyboard and microphone reported at 4:02 a.m. in Wait Hall. Officers dispatched canvassed the interior and exterior of the residence hall. No such noise located at that time.
? Suspicious Activity: Unknown person reported at 4:25 a.m. banging on a door and ringing the doorbell at a North Woods apartment. Subject was fearful to answer and requested officers' assistance. Officers located and identified the male subject.
? Larceny: Person reported at 7:55 a.m. that a pumpkin was taken from the Murray-Aikins Dining Hall. Dispatched officer. Report made.
? Medical: Ride requested at 10:02 a.m. from the Scribner Village apartment complex to Health Services. Dispatched officer provided the transport.
? Suspicious Odor: Suspicious odor reported at 4:42 p.m. at Wiecking Hall. Officer dispatched.
? Suspicious Odor: Suspicious odor reported at 10:41 p.m. in Jonsson Tower. Dispatched officer reported that the call was unfounded.

Thursday, Sept. 27

? Medical: Transport requested for a student at 12:44 p.m. from the Tisch Learning Center to Health Services as she was feeling faint and is was located on the second floor of the building. Officers dispatched and transport provided.
? Medical: Transport requested at 5:08 p.m. for a housemate in the Scribner Village apartment complex to the Emergency Room. Dispatched officer. Subjected cancelled the requested upon the officer's arrival but said he would call back if he feels that he needs to go.
? Suspicious Activity: Person reports at 5:37 p.m. that he has heard some intermittent shots being fired in the North Woods area. Officers dispatched stayed in the area and did not hear anything. No other calls received regarding the noise. Officers left the area.
? Criminal Mischief: Officer reported at 9:30 p.m. that damage was done to the first floor wall in the Kimball south stairwell.