Campus Safety
Willamette University
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Salem, Oregon 97301
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Weekly Safety Report
November 14-18, 2009
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF
November 16, 7:31 a.m. (Maintenance Shops): An employee reported that the north wall of the Maintenance Shops had been painted with graffiti.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL AID
November 14, 1:56 a.m. (Haseldorf Apartments): A student was reported to be lying on the floor and vomiting. Campus Safety responded with WEMS and the student was determined to be suffering from overconsumption of alcohol and was transported to the ER for treatment.
November 14, 11:52 p.m. (Pi Beta Phi): Campus Safety received a call stating that there was an intoxicated male subject lying on a sofa in the basement and vomiting. Officers responded and tried to communicate with the student with minimal success. Officers called 911 and Salem Fire Department transported him to the emergency room.
POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
November 14, 12:45 a.m. (Sigma Alpha Epsilon): An officer observed two students climbing up the fire escape onto the roof at SAE. The officer contacted them and discovered that both were drinking alcohol and under 21 year old.
November 14, 12:48 a.m. (WISH House): Officers responded to a report of the smell of marijuana in WISH. They located the room where the odor originated. They knocked on the door and a student answered. Everyone in the room denied smoking marijuana, but officers located a pipe and paper filter, which were both confiscated.
November 14, (Mill Race): Campus Safety received a call stating that there was a male subject lying near the Mill Race. Officers contacted him and learned that it was a student who was intoxicated and under 21 years of age. The student was unsteady on his feet, so the officers helped him get back to his residence room and asked the RA to check in on him.
November 14, 5:30 p.m. (East House): Campus Safety received a report of the smell of marijuana. Officers located the room and contacted the residents. All denied smoking marijuana. Officers observed an exhaust fan, tape around the seam of the door, a towel on the floor against the door. Officers then observed a plastic bottle which contained marijuana. The marijuana was confiscated along with some unidentified prescription capsules and a knife.
November 14, 9:01 p.m. (Winter Street): An officer observed two students, one carrying a case of beer. The student then put the case of beer down in the grass and placed his coat over it. The officer asked the students if they were over 21 years old. Neither one was, so the officer obtained their identification and confiscated the beer.
November 15, 12:03 a.m. (Doney Hall): Campus Safety received a noise complaint related to a room in Doney. Officers knocked on the door and the person answering, cracked open the door to restrict viewing into the room. There were several people in the person answering the door appeared to be intoxicated. Officers entered the room and observed a bottle of alcohol on the window sill. The officer stepped out into the hall to communicate with another officer and when he returned to the room, the alcohol bottle was gone. Several of the occupants did admit to drinking alcohol and were under 21 years old.
SAFETY VIOLATION
November 15, 12:57 a.m. (Near Waller): Officers observed a vehicle speeding along the north access road. They shined their flashlights and the vehicle and yelled for the driver to stop. He continued to drive eastbound through campus. Officers noted the license number, located the vehicle parked on campus and identified the driver. The matter has been referred to the Campus Judicial Office.
THEFT
November 14, 12:16 p.m. (Shepard Parking Lot): A guest of the University reported that someone had gained access to his vehicle and stolen items from it.
November 16, 4:58 p.m. (Smullin Hall): A student reported that she had locked her bike with a cable type lock while in class. When she returned, her bike had been stolen.
November 17, 3:37 p.m. (Sparks Parking Lot): A student reported that someone had broken into his vehicle and stolen his stereo, a camera and some other items.
November 18, 9:28 a.m. (Kaneko Commons): A student reported that his bike lock was cut and his bike stolen from where he had parked it between the B and C wings at Kaneko Commons.
If you have any information regarding these incidents, please contact Campus Safety.