Compiled by Sharon Rus On Sept. 22, a fire alarm was activated in Bill of Rights Hall at 11:13 p.m. PS responded and discovered that vapors from a cigarette in one of the rooms activated the alarm. The cigarettes were confiscated and the residents of the room were issued a summons.
A student reported to PS that between 10 p.m and 11:30 p.m on Sept. 22 he left his laptop unattended in the Axinn Library. When he returned, it was missing. PS conducted a search, which proved negative and they reported the incident to the Hempstead Police Department.
On Sept. 23, PS observed a vehicle drive through the main gate without stopping to be identified. The vehicle was located and PS found that it was a driven by a registered commuter student visiting another student in the Graduate Residence Hall. They went to the resident’s room and issued the commuter a summons for failure to comply. PS also issued the resident of the room a summons for the actions of their guest.
A student stated that he discovered tiles ripped from the ceiling in a stairwell of Norwich House at 9:05 p.m on Sept. 23. He stated that he witnessed four or five people yelling and running from the location. PS issued a work order to have ceiling tiles repaired and an investigation to look into the matter.
On Sept. 23, PS observed through a window in the Bill of Rights Hall that a smoke detector was covered with a plastic bag. The officer proceeded to the location where there was a strong odor of marijuana in the room. He knocked on the door, which the resident opened. When he questioned the resident, she said she was not smoking any marijuana. There was marijuana residue found on a black ash tray. When asked why the smoke detector was covered, she said she covering it to straighten her hair. The plastic bag was taken off and the student was issued a summons.
On Sept. 24, PS officers on patrol observed three males standing around a vehicle. When the officers approached, the males fled the scene. Inside the vehicle there was a strong odor of marijuana. Shortly after two of the same males were observed at Hofstra USA. They were stopped and identified as a student and a non-student. The student admitted it was his vehicle and that he had been smoking marijuana. No marijuana was recovered. PS issued a summons to the Hofstra student and banned the guest from campus. The third male was never identified.