University Police responded to 306 incidents in September, down from 352 incidents in September 2011, according to police incident logs.
This comes as a spike from August’s 194 incidents, which University Police spokesman Capt. Marc Limansky attributed to students adjusting to their return to the campus. September’s reports included two thefts, vandalism and injury.
THEFT — At about 11 p.m., on Sept. 1, an officer responded to an intoxicated man on Lehigh Road by Panda restaurant. The 21-year-old was allegedly yelling obscenities at another man before he walked into the building.
The officer continued to watch the man, who allegedly walked inside Panda, grabbed two pieces of chicken and ate the food without paying. The suspect reportedly yelled obscenities at the responding officer who removed him from the restaurant.
Emergency Medical Services responded for the man’s alleged extreme intoxication. After he refused treatment, Limansky said, police issued the man a criminal citation for theft less than $100.
Limansky said the man’s behavior and overintoxication led to the police intervention.
“He was creating problems that required our officers to take action,” he said.
VANDALISM — At 3:23 a.m., Sept. 3, police responded to an injured student in Queen Anne’s Hall.
A shirtless male student was bleeding in the lobby of Queen Anne’s Hall with several cuts on his hand and arm, Limansky said. The student, who was intoxicated, said he was chased from Stamp Student Union to Anne Arundel Hall, where he is a resident, according to police.
After arriving at Anne Arundel, the student realized he did not have his university ID, Limansky said, and allegedly punched the window on the right side of the doorway and received several cuts. He then reportedly walked to Queen Anne’s in order to check out a temporary key for his dorm.
Officers questioned the student to determine who chased him, but the suspect was unable to identify anyone. After reviewing video footage, officers determined the student was not chased by anyone. When police asked how much he had to drink, he replied, “too much,” Limansky said.
He added he did not understand why the student first punched the window and then decided to get a replacement key.
“Got to be careful when you’re breaking windows with your hands,” Limansky said.
University Police plan to file charges against the student for malicious property destruction, he added.
THEFT — Early in the afternoon, Sept. 6, an officer responded to a cell phone theft in Stamp Student Union.
A female student placed her iPhone 4S on the counter in the Union Shop so she could retrieve her wallet, police said; after paying for her items, she left the shop without her cell phone.
The student returned to the shop after a few minutes, and the clerk had not seen the phone on the counter, according to Limansky. Investigators were eventually able to use cameras and locate the phone.
Police filed charges against 24-year-old Oscar Javier Gonzalez of Silver Spring on Sept. 10. He has since been denied access to the campus, Limansky said.
Limansky warned against leaving personal electronics unattended, citing unattended property theft as the most frequent crime on the campus — “most of which can be prevented by holding onto your property,” he added.
INJURY — At 11:42 p.m. on Sept. 9, an officer received a report of an injured man on the 7300 block of Route 1.
The officer found the man, a student, lying unconscious with blood coming from his mouth. The student had a compound fracture on his left wrist and swelling on the left side of his face. His left ankle was disfigured, Limansky said.
Police notified the student’s parents, and transported him to an area hospital. Limansky said the injuries appeared to be the result of a drunken fall.
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