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Crime and Incident: Feb. 1-7

By Adam Tunnard  |  Feb 9, 2020

Alcohol Amnesty
Feb. 1, 2020
Officers responded to McGill House and the Greek Quad for intoxicated students. Two Carnegie Mellon students were provided medical attention, and no citations were issued due to alcohol amnesty.

Theft by Deception
Feb. 1, 2020
A Carnegie Mellon student reported that an unknown person contacted her on the phone, fraudulently said that her social security number had been suspended due to illegal activity and that she needed to pay fines in gift cards to reactivate her social security number.

Alcohol Amnesty
Feb. 2, 2020
Officers responded to Stever House and Morewood Gardens for intoxicated students. Two Carnegie Mellon students were provided medical attention and no citations were issued due to alcohol amnesty.

False Identification Card
Feb. 4, 2020
A found wallet, which contained a fake identification card, was turned into University Police. A Carnegie Mellon student was issued a citation for carrying a false identification card.

Unauthorized Use of an ID
Feb. 4, 2020
A university shuttle driver confiscated a Carnegie Mellon ID card from a person fraudulently trying to use the card to ride the shuttle. An investigation is ongoing.

Suspicious Person
Feb. 5, 2020
Officers responded to the Alumni House for a suspicious male who was sleeping on the porch. After an investigation determined that the non-affiliate had no legitimate purpose on campus, officers issued a defiant trespass warning. University Police transported the male to a local medical center at his request.

Motor Vehicle Accident
Feb. 5, 2020
Officers assisted the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police with a multiple vehicle accident at the intersection of Ellsworth Avenue and Morewood Avenue.

Retail Theft
Feb. 6, 2020
Officers responded to Au Bon Pain for a report of a student who unlawfully took a sandwich. An investigation is ongoing.

Theft of Money
Feb. 7, 2020
A Carnegie Mellon student advised University Police that money had been unlawfully removed from his desk in Smith Hall. An investigation is ongoing.