Pitt police blotter

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published: Thu, 4 Feb, 2010

Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

 

1:06 p.m. — Police citation arrested Pitt student Elizabeth Gee, of 3990 Fifth Ave., Holland Hall South, Room 216, for disorderly conduct at Holland Hall.

 

1:18 p.m. — An officer recovered credit cards and IDs in the L Lot area and placed them in the property room. The incident was cleared.

 

3:59 p.m. — An officer took a theft from a vehicle report on Robinson Street. The incident was cleared.

 

4:47 p.m. — Officers responded to an aided case in Towers lobby. The incident was cleared.

 

5:30 p.m. — An officer responded to Trees Hall for a criminal mischief report. The incident was cleared.

 

9:20 p.m. — Several USB drives were recovered at the Hillman Library Computer Lab. An officer placed the items in recovered property. The incident was cleared. 

 

9:56 p.m. — Police cited student Emily N. Schmidt, of 220 Copples Lane, Wallingford, Pa., for disorderly conduct at Pennsylvania Hall. The incident was cleared.

 

10:01 p.m. — Police citation arrested students David Richard Martin, of 4264 Lenmar Drive, Coplay, Pa., and David Anthony Giannaula, of 531 E. Center Ave., Newtown, Pa., for disorderly conduct and underage drinking in Tower B. The incident was cleared.

 

11:07 p.m. — Pitt police officers assisted city police officers with a possible burglary in progress at 242 Meyran Ave. The incident was cleared.

 

Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009

 

12:02 a.m. — Police cited student Joseph Edward Snatchko, of 120 Ruskin Ave., Apt. 419, for underage drinking at 436 Atwood St. The incident was cleared.

 

12:36 a.m. — Police cited Shanalee Russell, of 190 Lothrop St., Room 1213, for underage drinking at 3432 Ward St.

 

12:55 a.m. — An officer recovered a suitcase and a box in Posvar Hall. The incident was cleared.

 

1:04 a.m. — Police cited non-affiliate Adam Joseph James, of 511 Dishong Mountain Road, Johnstown, Pa., for underage drinking at the intersection of Joncaire and South Bouquet streets. The incident was cleared.

 

1:16 a.m. — Officers cited non-affiliate Christopher M. Lloyd, of 1325 Vickroy St., No. 5970, for underage drinking at 3525 Forbes Ave. Duquesne University Police picked him up. The incident was cleared.

 

1:33 a.m. — Officers responded to a false fire alarm in Sutherland Hall. The incident was cleared. 

 

1:56 a.m. — Police cited student David James Geary Jr., of 426 Neville St., for disorderly conduct on Semple Street. The incident was cleared.

 

2:40 a.m. — Police cited student Andrew Michael Gaito, of 908 Morgan Lane, Perkasie, Pa., for underage drinking at Lothrop Hall. The incident was cleared.

 

8:26 a.m. — An officer took a recovered property report at the Petersen Events Center. The incident was cleared.

 

8:54 a.m. — An officer took a recovered property report at Panther Central. The incident was cleared.

 

1:40 p.m. — Officers responded with medics to Bruce Hall for an aided case. The incident was cleared.

 

5:25 p.m. — Police cited a juvenile for criminal mischief to a vehicle in the 3400 block of Forbes Avenue. The incident was cleared. 

 

5:39 p.m. — An officer responded to Centre Plaza Apartments regarding a car alarm that went off. Officers notified the owner. The incident was cleared.

 

7:16 p.m. — Officers responded to a burglary report in Bouquet Gardens Building C. An investigation is pending.

 

10:10 p.m. — Pitt police assisted city police with the report of a robbery near the intersection of O’Hara Street and Fifth Avenue. The incident was cleared.

 

10:51 p.m. — Officers responded to the Darragh Street Apartments for a false fire alarm. The incident was cleared.

 

Monday, Nov. 23, 2009

 

4:10 a.m. — Officers responded to Bouquet Gardens Building A for a burglary report. An investigation is pending.

 

9:06 a.m. — An officer responded to Hillman Library for a recovered property report. The incident was cleared.

 

9:26 a.m. — An officer responded to the Hillman Library Computer Lab for a recovered property report. The incident was cleared.

 

11:44 a.m. — An officer cited non-affiliate Thomas Raymond Braun, homeless, for panhandling at the intersection for Forbes and Meyran avenues.

 

1:20 p.m. — Officers stopped a suspicious person near Alumni Hall. The incident was cleared.

 

4:31 p.m. — An officer took a terroristic threats report at Ruskin Hall. An investigation is pending.

 

9:24 p.m. — Pitt police officers assisted city police officers with a robbery near the intersection of Dawson and Semple streets. Officers searched the area with negative results. The incident was cleared.

 

11:10 p.m. — Officers transported a student from Forbes Hall to the UPMC Presbyterian emergency room for medical treatment. The incident was cleared.

 

11:33 p.m. — An officer confiscated a Pitt ID at Panther Central. The incident was cleared.

 

Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009

 

8:29 a.m. — An officer responded to Alumni Hall for a theft report. An investigation is pending.

 

8:54 a.m. — An officer responded to Scaife Hall for a theft report. An investigation is pending.

 

9:56 a.m. — Officers responded to the Cathedral of Learning Commons Room for a report of a suspicious person. The incident was cleared.

 

10:45 a.m. — An officer took a recovered property report at the Public Safety Building. The incident was cleared.

 

11:57 a.m. — Officers responded to Forbes Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. The incident was cleared.

 

12:25 p.m. — An officer responded to the William Pitt Union for a harassment report. An investigation is pending.

 

3:30 p.m. — Officers responded to Ruskin Hall for an aided case. The incident was cleared.

 

5:09 p.m. — An officer recovered a set of keys from the front of 301 South Bellefield. The officer placed the item into recovered property. The incident was cleared.

 

7:37 p.m. — An officer took a recovered property report at Sutherland Hall. The incident was cleared.

 

Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009

 

12:33 a.m. — An officer responded to a computer protection alarm in the David Lawrence Hall Computer Lab. The incident was cleared.

 

8:16 a.m. — An officer took a theft report in Tower B. An investigation is pending.

 

10:13 a.m. — An officer took a recovered property report at the Cathedral of Learning. The incident was cleared.

 

1:12 p.m. — An officer found an open window at the Phi Kappa Theta fraternity house. The incident was cleared.

 

6:36 p.m. — An officer assisted a motorist with a disabled vehicle on the Boulevard of the Allies. The incident was cleared.

 

7:41 p.m. — An officer took a criminal mischief report at Bouquet Gardens Building A. An investigation is pending. 

 

Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009

 

3:32 p.m. — An officer found open windows in Bouquet Gardens. Property Management will secure the windows. The incident was cleared.

 

11:36 p.m. — Officers checked a suspicious man near 332 South Bouquet St. The incident was cleared.

 

Friday, Nov. 27, 2009

 

8:57 a.m. — An officer took a recovered property report at Panther Central. The incident was cleared.

 

12:44 p.m. — Pitt police officers assisted city police officers with a report of a man exposing himself at the bus stop on the intersection of Fifth and Craft avenues. The incident was cleared.

 

Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009

 

12:21 a.m. — An officer responded to the Petersen Events Center for a recovered property report. The incident was cleared.

 

4:42 a.m. — Officers responded to Bouquet Gardens Building A for a false fire alarm. The incident was cleared.

 

5:08 a.m. — An officer cited student Casey Akira Courage, of 3917 Bridgewood Circle, Murrysville, Pa., for disorderly conduct at Tower A. The incident was cleared.

 

11:24 a.m. — Pitt police officers assisted city police officers with a domestic dispute behind Trees Hall. The incident was cleared.

 

3:36 p.m. — An officer took a recovered property report at the Petersen Events Center. The incident was cleared.

 

4:32 p.m. — An officer took a theft report at Pennsylvania Hall. An investigation is pending.

 

5:20 p.m. — An officer responded to Panther Hall for a theft report. An investigation is pending.

 

Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009

 

3:41 p.m. — An officer responded to a burglar alarm in the DLR-EDIC building. The incident was cleared.

 

4:47 p.m. — Officers responded to Forbes Hall for a false fire alarm activation. An investigation is pending.

 

7:46 p.m. — An officer responded to 236 Oakland Ave. for a burglary report. An investigation is pending.

 

7:56 p.m. — Pitt police officers assisted city police with a burglary at 344 Semple St. The incident was cleared.

 

Monday, Nov. 30, 2009

 

2:55 a.m. — An officer responded to Hillman Library for a recovered property report. The incident was cleared.

 

Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009

 

8:23 a.m. — Officers responded to Thackeray Hall for a burglar alarm. The incident was cleared.

 

8:29 a.m. — Officers responded to Holland Hall for an aided case. The incident was cleared.

 

9:04 a.m. — Officers responded to LRDC for a false fire alarm activation. The incident was cleared.

 

10:37 a.m. — An officer responded to Lothrop Hall for a theft report. An investigation is pending. 

 

11:50 a.m. — Officers responded to Posvar Hall for an aided case. The incident was cleared.

 

1:31 p.m. — An officer responded to Posvar Hall for an aided case. The incident was cleared.

 

2:38 p.m. — A Pitt police officer assisted the city police at the Public Safety Building with a report of an identity theft that took place off campus. The incident was cleared.

 

3:11 p.m. — An officer responded to Panther Hall for a recovered property report. The incident cleared. 

 

4:09 p.m. — Officers responded to 260 Oakland Ave. for a suspicious person check. The incident was cleared.

 

6:08 p.m. — Officers cited non-affiliate Charles Sekerski, homeless, for panhandling in the 3400 block of Forbes Ave.

 

6:22 p.m. — Officers cited non-affiliate Richard Cummings, homeless, for public drunkenness in the 100 block of Oakland Avenue.

 

6:39 p.m. — An officer responded to Sutherland Hall for a recovered property report. The incident was cleared.

 

9:55 p.m. — Officers citation arrested student Daniel Maida, of 2901 Snake Hill Road, Doylestown, Pa., for a small amount of marijuana.

 

Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009

 

12:21 a.m. — Officers cited student Peter R. Fosselman, of 4901 S. Hedgerow Drive, Allentown, Pa., for disorderly conduct in Tower B.

 

3:06 a.m. — An officer took a recovered property report in the 200 block of Oakland Avenue. The incident was cleared.

 

Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009

 

8:42 a.m. — An officer responded to Bellefield Hall for a theft of a laptop report. The laptop was located and was not stolen. The incident was cleared.

 

8:52 a.m. — An officer responded to the construction trailer behind Trees Hall for a recovered property report. The incident was cleared.

 

2:32 p.m. — Someone hung a banner on the steps of the Cathedral of Learning without permission. The banner was removed. The incident was cleared.

 

4:46 p.m. — An officer took a recovered property report in Crabtree Hall. The incident was cleared.

 

6:46 p.m. — An officer tagged and towed vehicles from a posted no-parking zone on Bigelow Boulevard. The incident was cleared.

 

11:07 p.m. — Officers responded to the Cathedral of Learning for a false fire alarm. The incident was cleared.

 

11:51 p.m. — An officer cited student Dominic Visco, of 3955 Forbes Ave., 613-1, for underage drinking at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Bigelow Boulevard. The incident was cleared.

 

Friday, Dec. 4, 2009

 

1:47 a.m. — An officer cited student James Beach, of 427 Atwood St., for an open container violation in the 400 block of Atwood Street. The incident was cleared.

 

2:09 a.m. — An officer cited student Daniel C. Brady, of 254 Melwood Ave., for underage drinking at York Way and Louisa Street. The incident was cleared.

 

The information in this article comes directly from an official log released by the Pitt police. The log does not contain the names of crime victims. The Pitt News does no additional reporting in the police blotter.