OPS Beat

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Posted: 4/23/08

•April 14, at 8:11 a.m., the Office of Public Safety received a report of the theft of a computer monitor from a Stipes Hall office.

•April 14, at 2:08 p.m., a student reported that her car parked in Higgins Hall H-lot sustained damages of more than $500 when another car was pushed up against it.

•April 14, at 3:13 p.m., criminal damage to state property was reported. The west window screen in the Tanner Hall 11th floor lounge had been pushed out and was lying on the ground, along with a large amount of garbage.

•April 15, at 4:50 p.m., an individual reported that his car had been damaged while parked in Q-lot near the North Quad. Damages consisted of a dent in the rear driver's side quarter panel with scratches, a dent in the rear side corner with scratches and a crack in the rear driver's side taillight. Estimated cost of damages was more than $500.

•April 16, at 11:20 a.m., a faculty member in the psychology department reported that a flat-panel monitor, valued at $1,000.60, had been stolen from a Waggoner Hall classroom.

•April 16, at 2:05 p.m., a student reported her debit card was missing and someone had made four purchases at gas stations in Riverdale, Ill., totaling $288.33.

•April 16, at 2:37 p.m., a student reported that his backpack, containing books, a shirt and other items (value not available), was stolen from the Browne Hall lobby.

•April 16, at 9:16 p.m., a staff member in Higgins Hall reported finding two counterfeit $1 bills.

•April 17, at 12:53 a.m., Timothy J. Iberle, 21, of 412 Grote Hall, was arrested at 500 W. Adams St. for having open alcohol in public. He was assigned a May 20 court date.

•April 17, at 1:28 a.m., James D. Urso, 19, of 1710 Thompson Hall, was arrested at 600 W. Adams St. for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. He was assigned a May 20 court date.

•April 19, at 12:12 a.m., Matthew Racky, 19, of 1111 Henninger Hall, was arrested in Lincoln Hall for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. He was assigned a May 20 court date.

•April 19, at 12:53 a.m., Kristie Olsen, 18, of 920 Wetzel Hall, was arrested in the 600 block of W. Adams Street for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. She was assigned a May 20 court date.

•April 19, at 2:08 a.m., OPS officers were called to Thompson Hall for a report of a broken window on the fifth floor. While at the scene, officers heard another window being broken and discovered that a window in a resident's room had been broken. Estimated damage for the two windows was placed at $1,000. The incidents are under investigation.

•April 19, at 2:33 a.m., a student reported that he was being verbally harassed and threatened by a person known to him. The incidents are under investigation.

•April 20, at 1:34 a.m., Bryn Martin, 19, of 423 Thompson Hall, and Louis Girard, 19, of Batavia (non-student), were arrested in Thompson Hall for illegal consumption of alcohol by a minor. They were each assigned a May 27 court date.

•April 20, at 2:23 a.m., a university employee reported that two light fixtures had been damaged in the Bayliss-Henninger halls dining center. The incident is under investigation.

•April 20, at 9:26 a.m., a university employee reported that a utility light globe at Lamoine Village had been broken. Damage was estimated at $100. The incident is under investigation.

•April 20, at 10:11 a.m., an OPS officer discovered that someone had attempted to pour sugar into at least four vehicles' gas tanks while parked in L-lot. It did not appear that any sugar had actually been poured into the gas tanks; however, the incident is under investigation.

•April 20, at 11:26 a.m., a university employee reported that the security gate at the east entrance of the Bayliss-Henninger halls dining center had been bent, causing $100 in damages. The incident is under investigation.

•April 20, at 9:03 p.m., a university employee reported that an 11th floor men's side window in Wetzel Hall had been broken. The incident is under investigation.