University vehicle swiped, returned to department

The Department of Public Safety received a call on Monday from
an office in East Hall that an unknown person with access to
University vehicle key had been using the vehicle after business
hours. The car was returned by the time DPS filed the report. DPS
Lt. Robert Neumann said this situation typically involves an
employee or student using a car held by a department for personal
purposes outside of business hours.

Youngster goes AWOL from center

A caller reported that a juvenile male resident of the Arbor
Heights Center had gone home on a pass and failed to return at the
required time, according to DPS records. Arbor Heights Center is a
child-care facility that specializes in delinquent and neglected
children who are under state custody. The report was filed Monday
and is under investigation. It is unknown whether the boy has
returned.

Hospital patient falls in parking lot, breaks glasses

Hospital security responded to a University Hospital patient who
had fallen in the parking lot while leaving the hospital Monday
evening. Security records show the patient suffered a small cut and
broke his glasses. He was taken to the hospital emergency room and
treated.

Chillin' thief steals dorm resident's fan

DPS officers arrested a person Monday evening for stealing a
personal fan from a room in Bursley Residence Hall. The fan was
worth about $20. The person was released pending warrant
authorization.

Police confiscate skateboard, issue citation to owner

A DPS officer discovered a skateboarder grinding on a granite
wall just south of the Life Sciences Institute footbridge Tuesday
night. The skateboarder had left distinct paint transfers on the
wall, according to the DPS report. The officer seized the
skateboard and entered it into evidence. A citation for malicious
destruction of property was issued to the skateboarder.

Man angered by failed attempts to call hospital staff

Staff at C.S. Motts Children's Hospital reported on Sunday
morning that an unknown male had repeatedly called, apparently
trying to reach a former employee. DPS reports show that the man
became belligerent when staff could not locate the former employee
he was looking for. A report was filed with DPS.

Sudden laboratory hot flash endangers University
research

DPS records show that staff at the Medical Science Unit II
discovered on Tuesday that a refrigerator had been unplugged. The
warmth damaged some experiments and samples contained in the
refrigerator.

Residence hall keyboard stolen from computer lab

An unknown person stole a computer keyboard from a computer lab
in Alice Lloyd Residence Hall. The theft was reported to DPS Monday
afternoon.

Man's restroom naptime stopped by DPS police call

A caller from the Shapiro Undergraduate Library reported Tuesday
evening that a person was sleeping on a bench in the men's restroom
on the first floor of the library. The person left without incident
before the responding DPS officer arrived.

Unattended wallet not neglected by observant thief

DPS records show that a wallet was stolen from an unattended
purse in the Administrative Services building between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m. on Nov. 26. The wallet and purse were left in an open office.
A caller reported the wallet missing on Monday morning, and there
are no suspects.

- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Emily Kraack.