SMU PD ANONYMOUS TIPS LINE: 8-2TIP or 214-SMU-2TIP
May 1
No reports this date.
May 2
050670 9:50 AM: Theft-Class A ($500-1499): A staff member reported a television was stolen from the basement area of Cockrell Hall. Open.
050671 1:10 PM: Failure to Leave Identification (at scene of accident): A staff member reported that someone damaged her vehicle while parked in the 3000 block of Binkley Avenue. The unknown driver of the suspect vehicle left the scene and failed to provide identifying information. Closed.
050672 1:13 PM: Vehicle Accident: A student and a staff member were involved in a motor vehicle accident in the 3200 block of Binkley Boulevard. Closed.
050673 Voided Report.
050674 2:17 PM: Theft-Class B ($50-499): Officers responded to the SMU Bookstore regarding two non-affiliated men who were seen shoplifting in the store. Officers made contact with the two men. Investigation revealed the men stole a textbook from the bookstore. One of the men had been issued a criminal trespass warning in 1998 and was also charged with Criminal Trespass. A pipe used to smoke illegal drugs was also confiscated. Both men were arrested and transported to UP Jail. Closed.
050675 2:51 PM: Burglary of Vehicle: A student reported his vehicle was burglarized while parked in the 3000 block of Binkley Avenue. A CD player and several CDs were stolen. Open.
050676 3:07 PM: Burglary of Vehicle: A staff member reported someone burglarized a SMU owned work truck while parked in the 3000 block of Binkley Avenue. An electric hammer drill was stolen. Open.
May 3
050677 2:03 AM: Criminal Mischief: A gate arm in the Owens Lot was damaged. Open.
050678 1:12 PM: Accidental Property Damage: A student reported that the passenger window of her vehicle was shattered while parked in the 3100 block of Dyer Street. The damage may have been caused by grounds workers using lawn equipment in the area. Closed.
050679 10:44 PM: Theft-Class B ($50-499): A student reported her clothing was stolen from a laundry room in the Binkley Apartments sometime between 03/24/05 and 04/01/05. Open.
May 4
050680 1:45 AM: Criminal Trespass Warning: A vehicle was stopped in the 3300 block of Dyer street for a traffic violation. Investigation determined the non-affiliated driver and passenger did not have legitimate business on campus. The two men were issued Criminal Trespass Warnings. Closed.
050681 6:20 PM: Driving While License Suspended: A student was stopped in the 6000 block of Bishop Blvd. for failure to stop at a stop sign at Bishop Blvd. and Binkley Ave. The student's drivers license is suspended and he did not have current insurance. The vehicle was impounded and the student was released. Judicial Referral.
May 5
050682 2:47 AM: Criminal Mischief: Someone caused damage to three trash containers in the Main Quad area. Open.
050683 3:05 AM: Driving While Intoxicated: An unaffiliated man was arrested for DWI in the 6200 block of Bishop Blvd. The man was booked into University Park Jail. Closed.
050684 7:49 PM: Violation of University Policy/Code of Conduct: Officers responded to a report the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house regarding . The students were observed sitting on the roof of the house. The odor of burning marijuana was detected by officers; however, no illegal contraband was located. Judicial Referral.
May 6
050685 12:18 AM: University Policy/Code of Conduct Violation: Two students were contacted in Shuttles hall for violating the 24-hour Quiet Hours Policy. Judicial Referral.
050686 2:13 AM: Driving While Intoxicated/Possession of Fictitious License or ID: A student was arrested for DWI in the 3100 block of Binkley Avenue. The student was also in possession of a counterfeit driver's license. The student was booked into the University Park Jail. Closed.
050687 3:19 AM: Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor: A student was contacted in the Boaz Lot. The student had the odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath and is underage. The student was issued a court citation for the violation. Closed and Judicial Referral.
050688 9:24 AM: Theft Class C (Less than $50): A student reported someone stole his prescribed medication from his room in McElvaney Hall. Open.
050689 3:39 PM: Theft Class B ($50-$499): Staff members at the Memorial Health Center reported someone stole medication from the Pharmacy. The theft occurred between April 12, 2005 and May 5, 2005. Open.
050690 5:33 PM: Theft Class A ($500-$1499): A student reported she left a ring in a bathroom in McElvaney Hall. When she went back for the ring it was gone. Open.
050691 6:41 PM: Criminal Trespass Warning: Three unaffiliated men were issued Criminal Trespass Warnings when they were discovered acting in a suspicious manner at the SMU Bookstore. The men are shoplifting suspects. Closed.
050692 7:14 PM: Fire Alarm: Officers responded to a fire alarm at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon House. Water leaked from a splash pan into a smoke detector causing the alarm. Closed.
May 7
050693 1:23 PM: Driving While License Suspended: A student was stopped when he drove his vehicle the wrong way in the Moody Parking Garage. A check revealed his driver's license is suspended. Judicial Referral.
050694 2:04 AM: Possession of Marijuana and Drug Paraphernalia/DUI Minor/Criminal Trespass Warning: Two unaffiliated men were stopped by officers in the Airline Garage. The men were in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Investigation revealed the driver consumed an alcoholic beverage and is underage. Both men were arrested and booked into the University Park Jail. Closed.
050695 3:55 PM: Burglary of Vehicle: An unaffiliated man reported someone burglarized his vehicle and stole his wallet. The man's vehicle was parked on Bishop Blvd. No signs of forced entry. Open.
050696 6:49 PM: Disorderly Conduct: A parent of a student confronted a staff member regarding move-out procedures for his son. The man became irate and would not allow the staff member to leave a room in Morrison Hall. The man also threw a pen across a desk which struck the staff member's person. The parent left the area prior to police arrival. On 05/13/05 a court citation for Disorderly Conduct was issued to the suspect. Closed.
May 8
050697 4:53 AM: Sick or Injured Person: Officers and UP EMS responded to a medical call in Morrison Hall involving a student. Closed.
050698 1:36 PM: Possession of Drug Paraphernalia: A staff member found a pipe in a room in Moore Hall while conducting an "end of the year" check of a student's room. The pipe contained suspected marijuana residue. Judicial Referral.
May 9
050699 2:08 AM: Criminal Mischief: An unknown person was being pursued by Dallas Police Department. As the chase entered campus, the unknown person caused damage to landscaping with his vehicle in the University Parking Lot. Open.
050700 10:41 AM: Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle: A golf cart parked outside Clement Halls was stolen without the permission of the owner. The golf cart was located by officers near the fountain at the Owen Fine Arts Center. Open.
050701 11:13 AM: Burglary of Vehicle: A student reported someone burglarized his vehicle and stole his stereo. The vehicle was parked in the Dedman-3 parking lot at the time of the burglary. Crime occurred between April 27, 2005 and May 8, 2005. Open.
050702 1:06 PM: Criminal Mischief: A student reported someone shot two holes in his apartment window at the Binkley Apartments. It appears the window was broken by a pellet gun. Closed.
050703 2:56 PM: Credit Card Abuse: A staff member reported someone used a SMU credit card without permission and made unauthorized charges. Open.
050704 3:23 PM: Theft Class A ($500-$1499): A staff member reported someone stole an umpire's chair from the Haggar Tennis Stadium. Open.
050705 3:12 PM: Emergency Evacuation Exercise: An emergency evacuation exercise was conducted at Hughes Trigg Student Center with an evacuation time of two minutes. Closed.
050706 4:29 PM: Possession of Marijuana/Paraphernalia, Disorderly Conduct, Code of Conduct Violation, Fire Safety Violation: A student failed to move out of the Kappa Sigma House as required on 5-9-05. The house mom was conducting a check of his room and discovered marijuana, a smoking pipe and a water bong. The student confronted the house mom and caused a disturbance. Officers arrived and gave the student time to move out of the house. Judicial Referral.
May 10
050707 12:00 AM: Sick or Injured Person: Officers and UP EMS checked on a staff member at the Pi Beta Phi House. Closed.
050708 10:16 AM: Theft Class B ($50-$499): A student reported someone stole his clothing from a dryer in the laundry room at the Binkley Avenue Apartments. Open.
050709 12:36 PM: Fire Alarm: Officers responded to a fire alarm at the Fondren Library. Contractors activated the alarm while doing "hot work" in the building. Closed.
050710 3:30 PM: Theft Class A ($500-$1499): A staff member reported two cameras and a pair of sunglasses were stolen from an office in Mary Hay Hall between 01/30/05 and 05/10/05. Open.
050711 12:36 PM: Fire Alarm: Officers responded to a fire alarm at the Chi Omega House. No cause for the alarm could be determined. Closed.
May 11
050712 12:59 AM: Criminal Trespass: Officers made contact with two students who observed in the Barr Pool without authorization. The students were contacted and identified. Judicial Referral.
050713 1:12 AM: Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor/Criminal Trespass Warning: An officer made contact with two non-affiliated men near the entrance to the Meadows Museum. Both men had the odor of an alcoholic beverage on their breath and are underage. The two men were issued court citations and criminal trespass warnings. The men were escorted from campus. Closed.
050714 1:41 AM: Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor/Alcohol Policy Violation: Officers observed approximately ten people around a table in the backyard of the Lambda Chi house. There were open bottles of beer on the table. Everyone ran inside the house when officers were observed. Officers made contact with one student who had the odor of an alcoholic beverage on his breath and is underage. Judicial Referral.
050715 2:31 AM: Assist Other Agency: Officers assisted UPPD with the arrest of two motor vehicle burglars in the 2800 block of Amhurst. Closed.
050716 11:42 AM: Fire Alarm: Officers and UP Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at the Chi Omega House. A cleaning crew set off a smoke detector while dusting. Closed.
May 12
050717 10:06 AM: Emergency Evacuation Exercise: An exercise was conducted at the Underwood Law Library with an evacuation time of two minutes and fifteen seconds. Closed.
050718 5:19 PM: Sick or Injured Person: Officers assisted UP EMS on a medical call in the University Gardens Apartments involving a non-affiliated woman. Closed.
May 13
050719 2:15 AM: Criminal Trespass: The communications officer observed a man on the security camera climb the construction fence at the Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports building. Officers responded and located a non-affiliated man inside the construction area. The man had been issued a Criminal Trespass Warning in the past. He was arrested and booked into the University Park Jail. Closed.
050720 10:49 AM: Theft Class C (Less than $50): A staff member reported someone stole a microwave oven from a common area in the Kappa Sigma House. Open.
050721 8:26 PM: Sick or Injured: Officers responded to a medical call at the McFarlin Auditorium involving a staff member. Closed.
May 14
GRADUATION DAY: CONGRATULATIONS !
050722 10:06 AM: Sick or Injured: Officers responded to a medical call in the Moody Coliseum involving a non-affiliated person. Closed.
050723 1:01 PM: Vehicle Accident: A CPPO staff member reported he struck a parked vehicle while driving a SMU service vehicle. Minor damage occurred. Closed.
050724 8:18 PM: Fire Alarm (Trouble): Officers responded to Cockrell Hall on a fire trouble alarm. The cause could not be determined. Risk Management was notified to check the system. Closed.
050725 8:14 PM: Fire Alarm: Officers responded to the Meadows Museum on a fire alarm. A smoke detector had malfunctioned. Closed.
May 15
050726 12:54 AM: Criminal Trespass/Evading Arrest/Criminal Trespass Warning: Officers observed four men jump over the wall at the Barr Pool. When challenged by officers, the men ran. The men were stopped and questioned by officers. Three of the men were students and one was non-affiliated. The non-affiliated man was issued a trespass warning and escorted off campus. Judicial Referral.
050727 2:25 AM: Driving While Intoxicated: Officers stopped a student at University Blvd. and Airline Road when he failed to stop at a stop sign on Ownby Street. Investigation revealed the student was intoxicated. He was booked into the University Park jail. Judicial Referral/Closed.
May 16
050728 8:35 AM: Fire Alarm: Officers and UPFD responded to a fire alarm in Patterson Hall. A boiler safety release activated a heat detector. Closed.
050729 2:17 PM: Off Campus-Criminal Incident (Assault): A student reported that she and another student were involved in a physical confrontation while attending an MBA program in London, England. Judicial Referral.
May 17
050730 11:42 AM: Criminal Mischief: A contractor working in the Dedman Sports Center construction area reported that someone attempted to break into a storage room. No property was stolen. The door to the room sustained minimal damage. Open.
May 18
050731 2:02 AM: Field Interview: Officers contacted a non-affiliated man and woman walking on the sidewalk in the Collins Center construction area. The couple was unfamiliar with campus and did not know the sidewalk in the area was closed. Closed.
050732 3:15 PM: Theft - Class A ($500-1499): A student reported his bicycle was stolen from the bike rack in front of the Fondren Science Building. Open.
050733 4:16 PM: Fire: A staff member reported the smell of burning wood in the McFarlin Auditorium. A spotlight in the attic was lying face down on wood catwalk. The smoldering wood was extinguished. Closed.
May 19
050734 11:18 AM: Theft Class-C (Less than $50): A staff member reported she left her wallet in her office on May 18, 2005, 5:00 PM. She called another staff member to secure her wallet. When she picked up the wallet on May 19, 2005, 10:00 AM, she discovered $17.00 cash missing. The area where the wallet was left is an unsecured area. Closed.
May 20
050735 2:14 AM: Possession of Fictitious License/ID: Officers found a student and his brother in the Beta Theta Pi House. The student said he was showing the house to his brother and did not know it was closed for the summer. The student was in possession of a counterfeit Louisiana ID. The two men were escorted out of the house and told not to enter the house again until opened. Judicial Referral.
050736 11:45 AM: Crime Prevention Talk: Officers conducted a briefing with the Summer Residence Hall and Conference Assistants at Perkins Hall. Closed.
050737 1:40 PM: Emergency Evacuation Exercise: An exercise was conducted at Bridwell Library. Evacuation time was one minute and thirty-six seconds. Closed.
May 21
050738 3:42 AM: Off Campus-Criminal Incident (Assault): A student's father reported his son was assaulted at the Shell station located at Greenville and University in Dallas. The student suspects the person who hit him is also a student. A report was filed with Dallas PD. Open.
050739 12:49 PM: Credit Card Abuse: A student reported someone used her bank card to make unauthorized charges totaling $229.91. Unauthorized charges occurred between April 13 and May 6, 2005. Open.
050740 5:59 PM: Medical Call: Officers and UPEMS responded to a medical call in the Moody Coliseum involving a non-affiliated juvenile. Closed.
050741 7:20 PM: Assault/Interference with Emergency Telephone Call/Outstanding Warrants/Criminal Trespass Warning: A non-affiliated woman was assaulted by her non-affiliated ex-boyfriend in the 5900 block of Bishop Boulevard. While the woman was calling 911, the man took her cell phone away and threw it on the ground causing damage. The man also had outstanding warrants. The man was arrested and transported to UP Jail. The man was also issued a criminal trespass warning for campus. Closed.
050742 9:10 PM: Assault/Criminal Trespass Warning: Four non-affiliated men were assaulted by three other non-affiliated men on the west side of Moody Coliseum. The three non-affiliated men who committed the assault were issued criminal trespass warnings and escorted from campus. Criminal charges in this case are pending. Open.
May 22
050743 12:10 PM: Criminal Trespass Warning: A non-affiliated man was pan handling in the Meadows Museum parking garage. The man was identified, issued a criminal trespass warning and escorted from campus. Closed.
050744 4:33 PM: Theft - MB ($50-499): A non-affiliated contractor reported someone stole piping and pipe fittings from the SMU Bookstore. Open.
May 23
050745 11:35 AM: Theft - SJF ($1500-19999): A student reported someone stole her jewelry from her room in Peyton Hall. The theft occurred sometime between 05/05/05 and 05/23/05. Open.
050746 11:53 AM: Assist Other Agency: Officers assisted UPPD at Central Expressway and SMU Boulevard with an accident involving an student. Closed.
May 24
050747 8:30 AM: Fire Alarm: Officers and UP Fire Department responded to an alarm at the Kappa Kappa Gamma House. The alarm system had gone into a trouble mode. The system was reset and will be checked by maintenance staff. Closed.
May 25
050748 9:53 AM: Assist Other Agency: Officers and UP EMS responded to check on an ill person in the University Gardens Apartment complex. Closed.
050749 10:06 AM: Emergency Evacuation Exercise: Officers assisted a member of Fire Safety with an exercise at the Blanton Student Services Building. Closed.
050750 1:47 PM: Power Outage: A power outage occurred that affected two-thirds of the the campus. Power was restored by TXU within 45 minutes of the outage. Closed.
050751 9:36 PM: Medical Call: Officers and UP EMS responded to a medical call in the McFarlin Auditorium involving a non-affiliated juvenile. Closed.
May 26
050752 12:12 PM: Theft - SJF ($1500-19999): A staff member reported someone stole a projector from a classroom in Hyer Hall. Open.
050753 1:21 PM: Medical Call: Officers and UP EMS responded to a medical call in the Collins Hall involving a faculty member. Closed.
May 27
050754 1:40 PM: Shelter In Place: Officers assisted a member of Fire Safety with an exercise at the Business School. Closed.
050755 2:08 PM: Theft - MC (Less than $50): A student reported someone stole her bicycle from the bike rack north of Moore Hall. Open.
050756 5:32 PM: Theft - MB ($50-499)/Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse: A non-affiliated woman reported someone stole her purse when she left it unattended on the counter at the Starbuck's inside the SMU Bookstore. The woman's credit cards were later used to make unauthorized purchases. Open.
May 28
No reports taken for this date.
May 29
050757 6:35 PM: Power Outage: A power outage occurred affecting ninety percent of the campus. Power was restored by TXU within 45 minutes of the outage. Closed.
May 30
050758 2:14 AM: Driving While Intoxicated: Officers arrested a non-affiliated man for Driving While Intoxicated in the 5900 block of Bishop Boulevard. The man was transported to University Park Jail. Closed.
050759 11:15 AM: Medical Call: Officers and UP EMS responded to a medical call in the Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports involving a cheer camp participant. Closed.
050760 6:13 PM: Disturbance: Officers made contact with three juveniles who were observed throwing water balloons from the top level of Moody Garage. The juveniles were counseled regarding their actions and released. Closed.
May 31
050761 12:31 PM: Theft - MB ($50-499): A non-affiliated man reported someone stole his son's bicycle from Westcott Field. The bicycle was not secured at the time of the theft. Open.
050762 5:14 PM: Medical Call: Officers and UP EMS responded to a medical call at Westcott Field involving a non-affiliated man. Closed.
050763 5:42 PM: Theft - MA ($500-1499): A non-affiliated woman reported someone stole her purse from the SMU Bookstore. Open.
050764 9:00 PM: Medical Call: Officers and UP EMS responded to a medical call in the Moody Coliseum involving a non-affiliated juvenile. Closed