Univ. Police respond to more than 180 incidents last month

After observing one of the lowest rates of crime ever on and off campus this semester, University Police responded to more than 180 incidents in November, including reports of stolen scooters, late-night fights, stolen property and the first on-campus robbery of the semester.

 ASSAULT — Police saw a fight break out at 7325 Baltimore Ave. at about 1:44 a.m. on Nov. 1, just as the bars were emptying, Capt. Marc Limansky said. No one was injured in the fight and neither party pressed charges, Limansky said.

"Little skirmishes, not huge brawls, are pretty common around that time," Limansky said. "It's usually just people getting on each other's nerves."

 BURGLARY — Office employees of 8400 Baltimore Ave. noticed that one of the offices in the suite had been broken into on Nov. 2 at about 9 a.m., Limansky said. A computer, two laptops, a camera and computer equipment were stolen, Limansky said, and police have not identified any suspects.

In a separate incident on Nov. 20, police responded to a damaged exterior window at Shoemaker Hall at about 8 a.m. There are no suspects in the case and nothing was stolen, but police determined the person was attempting to gain access to the building. Although there was no damage inside the building, police believe the perpetrator did enter the building, Limansky said.

"The officer labeled it as a burglary, so based on what they observed, it looked like someone gained entry to the building," Limansky said. "The glass had shattered inside the building a little further than it should have if the window was just broken."

 TRESPASSING — University Police noticed a 53-year-old man from Eldridge with a Bible chained around his neck behaving strangely on Dairy Road at 12:25 a.m. on Nov. 10. He was muttering "unintelligibly" and "ranting and raving," Limansky said, and he appeared to be under the influence of either alcohol or drugs.

The individual told police that he intended to walk through the campus, but police determined he had no lawful purpose to be there and he was escorted off, Limansky said. He was issued a denial of campus, meaning he is no longer allowed on university grounds.

Police found that the man had prior charges of theft, assault and drug violations. No criminal charges were filed against the individual for this incident, Limansky said.

"He was chanting and muttering things we didn't understand," Limansky said. "He was agitated when we asked to see his ID, so he pulled his wallet out and threw it on the ground."

Limansky said the man was saying things about the Declaration of Independence while kissing his Bible.

 STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLE — A scooter was stolen from Lot S1 near Bel Air Hall on Nov. 29. The incident was reported at about 2:15 p.m. and the case is still active and pending, police said.

"The victim told the officer that, when he left his scooter, the rear tire was flat, the ignition switch was disabled, and the rear clutch had been disconnected, meaning that it was unusual that this was stolen," Limansky said. "It was valued at $400."

 ROBBERY — The first armed robbery on the campus this year occurred on Nov. 17 just before midnight near Lot Y. Limansky said the victim was not injured, and both suspects, Isaiah Graham and Dominic Alonzo Amos — who are not university students — have been identified. Graham is in prison in Washington. for charges from a separate incident, and will be charged with this crime when he finishes his sentence. Amos has not yet been arrested and police are still searching for him.

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