Security Update
Tools disappear in Riverview
1. On Tuesday, April 8 between 8:00am and 5:00pm, a maintenance worker reported $232 worth of tools stolen from his unlocked car which was parked in Riverview Lot. There are no suspects at this time. Public Safety would like to remind students and staff to remember to remove all packages and items of value from […]
Security Update
Mysterious odor in Chase
1. On Friday, April 4, at 8:50pm, Public Safety Officers responded to the Chase Bank branch in Todd Union for a report of a sulfur-like odor in the air. The Rochester Fire Department, Facilities mechanics, and Fire Marshall all responded and found slightly elevated carbon monoxide levels initially attributed to a Freon gas leak in […]
Security Update
Old man sleeps in Rush Rhees
1. On Saturday, March 29 at 6:04am, Public Safety Officers responded to Gleason Library after receiving reports of an older man sleeping in the area. Upon arrival, officers located a 49 year old man in the library. The man had papers spread out near one of the computers. The man denied having any identification, but […]
Security Update
Man refusing to buy textbooks, returns them
1. On Thursday, Feb. 27 at 2:17 pm, staff in the Frederick Douglass Bookstore reported the theft of two books. Staff stated that a man walked into the bookstore and asked for two textbooks. A staff member gave the man the books as he believed the man was a student. The man walked around the […]
Security Update
Man tries to enter library
1. On Monday, Feb. 24, at 1:41 am, officers responded to Rush Rhees Library after receiving reports of a suspicious man. Officers learned that two students working in the Periodical Reading Room observed a man try to enter through a window from the exterior fire escape. The students stated that when the male saw them […]
Security Update
Driver given warning for reckless driving
1. On Friday, Feb 7, Public Safety Officers received reports of an erratic driver on campus. Officers located the vehicle in Intercampus Lot after it stopped. The driver was identified as an undergraduate student. A parking representative was also on scene and observed the reckless driving. The student admitted to running a stop sign on […]
Security Update
Conversationalist told to leave and never return
Unidentified man lurks in front of Wilson Commons On Saturday, February 1st, at 6:44 p.m., Public Safety Officers responded to the front of Wilson Commons after receiving a report of a suspicious man. Officers arrived and spoke to the reporting undergraduate student who stated that the male had approached her and made inappropriate comments in […]
Security Update
Frigid temperatures drive students to smoke in lobby
Students found smoking in the lobby of DeKiewiet (Southside) 1.On Friday, Jan. 24th at 1:21 a.m., a Public Safety Officer responded to the lobby of DeKiewiet Tower after a report of potential smoking inside the building. The responding officer found two undergraduates in the lobby smoking cigarettes. The two students stated that it was too […]
Security Update
Drunk man gets bummed by lack of money
Man forces student to give him money outside Eastman 1. On Wednesday, Jan.15th, at 11:28 a.m., a patrolling Public Safety Officer observed a man soliciting a student for money in an aggressive tone outside of the Eastman School of Music. The student gave the man some money just as an officer walked up. The man tried to […]
Security Update
Student hospitalized after skateboarding accident
1. On Friday, Nov. 15, at 12:04 p.m., an undergraduate injured himself while riding his skateboard along Intercampus Road near Wilder Tower. According to Public Safety officers, the student collided with a car pulling out from the dock area below Sage Art Center, striking the rear passenger side of the vehicle. He incurred facial lacerations […]
