DBK Crime
Despite an increase in the number of incidents, University Police are optimistic about how the school year is unfolding so far.
Officers responded to 260 incidents in September, down from 307 incidents in September 2012, according to police incident logs. There was a jump from August’s 169 incidents, but officials said they expected a spike in the first full month of school. The number of alcohol transports has also been cut in half, according to Police Chief David Mitchell.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT – At about 2 a.m. on Sept. 18, officers found an individual flipping tables and trash cans placed along McKeldin Mall for an event later that day. An officer confronted the individual and persuaded him or her to put all the items back, University Police spokeswoman Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas said.
But while officers dealt with the first individual, another individual interfered, Hoaas said.
“[The second individual] was interrupting them while they were trying to conduct their business,” she said.
The second individual refused to leave and raised his or her voice at the officers, said Hoaas. Officers reported they could smell alcohol on the second individual. Eventually, the officers arrested the second individual and charged him or her with disorderly conduct, Hoaas said. Officers did not charge the first individual, and Hoaas declined to disclose whether the individuals were university students.
FRAUD – At about 11 a.m. on Sept. 17, an officer responded to a report of a counterfeit $20 bill at Stamp Student Union.
It is unclear in the report where the counterfeit bill was found, according to Hoaas, and there is also no information regarding how the individual found the bill.
“We’ll do our initial reporting of it, and then we contact the United States Secret Service,” Hoaas said. “They become the primary investigator.”
THEFT – On Sept. 9, at roughly 9:30 a.m., an officer responded to a reported theft at Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium. The officer discovered the home plate and two Terrapins baseball signs inside the stadium were missing, Hoaas said. In total, the three missing items cost roughly $700.
Using campus security cameras, officers identified three suspects in the case, Hoass said. The three individuals have been charged with theft of less than $1,000. Officers believe the signs were stolen between 4 p.m. Sept. 7 and 10 a.m. Sept. 8, Hoaas said.
INJURED/SICK PERSON – During the Terps men’s soccer game against Duke on Sept. 6, officers responded to an incident on the south side of the stadium in which the first row of bleachers behind the goal had fallen through the structure below.
There was one injury, but the individual declined transport and the report does not say how many spectators were involved.
