Public Safety Briefs
Photo courtesy of Robert Kinnaird / Hofstra Chronicle
On Sept.10 at 4:30 p.m., a PS officer observed an unregistered motorcycle on the sidewalk, chained to a bicycle rack on the north side of Gittleson Hall. When the driver of the motorcycle returned to the motorcycle, he was questioned by PS. The driver was verbally abusive and harassed the officer. He was identified as a Hofstra student and was issued a referral to OCS.
On Sept. 15 at 2 a.m., PS responded to a fire alarm in Bill of Rights. The officers checked the building panel and found the smoke detector was activated from a resident’s room. Upon entering the room, PS found a haze of smoke and a strong smell of marijuana. The resident was not present, but was identified. The student was later found and issued a referral to OCS. No marijuana was recovered.
On Sept. 15 at 5 p.m., PS officers observed 10 unidentified males riding bikes across the unispan. When confronted, the males fled the scene. One was apprehended and brought to the Hofstra Information Center. NCPD was notified and responded. The guardian of the youth was notified. The male was released from campus, but was banned.
On Sept. 16 at 2:45 a.m., PS received a report of several people smoking marijuana on the east end of the Fitness Center. Upon arriving to the scene, PS observed five males who fled to the South Side of campus and were apprehended and brought to the Information Center. The males were identified as non-students. No marijuana was recovered and the males were banned from campus.
On Sept. 19 at 3 p.m., a women’s soccer team coach reported that a suspicious male approached the team while they were practicing. PS responded and approached the individual, who initially refused to comply. The individual was brought to the Information Center, where he produced identification. The NCPD was contacted and an officer responded. It was determined that the individual did not have an arrest warrant. The man was released, but was banned from campus for disrupting practice, verbal harassment and having no valid reason to be on campus.
On Sept. 20 at 8:23 p.m., while on patrol in Enterprise Hall, a PS officer smelled the odor of marijuana emanating from a student’s room. The PS officer knocked on the door and upon entering the room, found the resident present. The student did not admit to smoking in the room; however, the student admitted to smoking outside of the building. No marijuana was recovered and the student was issued a referral to OCS.
On Sept. 21 at 9:40 p.m., PS received a report from an RA from Tilburg House that students in the house were playing beer pong. Upon entering the room, PS found two students playing beer pong and two open beer cans. The beers were confiscated and the students were issued referrals to OCS.
On Sept. 21 at 10 p.m., PS received a report that an odor of marijuana was coming from a room in Norwich House. PS responded and upon entering the room, found three students inside. When questioned, the students admitted to smoking. No marijuana was confiscated. The students were issued referrals to OCS.
On Sept. 21 at 11:24 p.m., PS responded to a call from an RA regarding a loud party in Enterprise Hall. PS responded and upon entering the room, observed a student holding an open bottle of beer. The beer was confiscated and students were issued referrals to OCS.
On Sept. 22 at 8 a.m., a Hofstra custodial supervisor reported to PS that the electric oven in Vander Poel Hall was vandalized. It appeared that the front part of the oven had been intentionally damaged. A search was conducted for the student which proved negative.
On Sept. 22 at 9:52 p.m., a fire alarm was activated in a graduate residence hall. PS conducted a search of the building and discovered two students who failed to evacuate. The students were issued referrals to OCS for failing to comply.
On Sept. 24 at 1:30 a.m., a Hofstra student reported that sometime between 11 p.m. and 12 a.m. on Sept.23, his keys and Hofstra identification card were stolen after switching seats in Hofstra USA. At 1:30 a.m., PS checked the use of the identification card. At about 12:40 a.m. on Sept. 24, PS discovered that the card had been used to get into the Netherlands North complex. The card was canceled and an investigation is being conducted.
On Sept. 25, a Hofstra student reported to PS that since the beginning of the semester she has been harassed by an individual in the same class as her. She reported that the individual was constantly watching her and feels that the individual is obsessed with her. Further investigation is being conducted. NCPD assistance was declined at the time of report.
On Sept. 25, a Hofstra student reported that she has been verballed harassed since April. Police assistance was declined and a further investigation is being conducted.
On Sept. 25 at around 4:55 p.m., a Hofstra student reported that he left his backpack unattended outside a classroom in Shapiro Family Hall. When he returned, he discovered that his laptop and wallet had been stolen from the backpack. An investigation is being conducted.
On Sept. 25 at 6:20 p.m., a faculty member reported to PS that his Macbook laptop computer was taken from his desk in Shapiro Family Hall. An investigation was conducted and it was discovered that a non-Hofstra student, who was previously banned from campus, had stolen the computer and fled. The NCPD was notified and an investigation is being conducted.
On Sept. 25 at 10:45 p.m., an RA in Utrecht House reported the smell if marijuana emanating from a resident’s room. PS responded and conducted a search of the building. Upon entering the room, the officers noted a strong odor of marijuana and six students in the room. No marijuana was recovered and the students were issued referrals to OCS.
On Sept. 27 at 2:30 a.m., an RA reported that there was drinking going on in a student’s room in Groningen House. PS responded and knocked on the door of the room. The student who opened the door had an open liquor bottle in his hand. The student was issued a referral to OCS.
KEY:
PS: Public Safety
OCS: Office of Community Standards
RA: Resident Assistant
NCPD: Nassau County Police Department
