College Security report: April 16 – May 10, 2012

April 16

7:30 p.m. — A SCAD student reported to security that at 8 p.m. April 15, while walking on Broughton Street, an unknown man asked her if she had any money. She stated that she did. The man then removed his hands from his jacket pocket. The student stated that she was scared and threw $20 on the ground and left the scene. The student did not contact Savannah-Metropolitan Police on the date of the incident because she did not want the police involved. Security contacted SCMPD to inform them of the incident.

8 p.m. — A SCAD student reported to security that her roommate was threatening to harm her via a Facebook page. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police were notified of the situation, but the student did not wait for police arrival.

April 17

1:35 a.m. — Security responded to Boundary Village in response to a report of an intoxicated student. Upon arrival at the scene, security found the student sitting by the entrance. The student appeared highly intoxicated and was unable to stand. EMS responded to the scene and assisted the student in returning to her dorm.

4:03 a.m. — Security discovered graffiti on the Turner side of Kiah Hall. Maintenance was notified of the damage.

9:35 p.m. — Security received a call from a man stating that a female student was talking to him about suicide. Security contacted the on-call counselor. The counselor later called security and informed them that she had spoken with the female student and that she was not in any danger.

April 18

10:07 a.m. — Security responded to a fire alarm activation at the pizza shop in Turner House. It was determined that the alarm had been caused by contractors working on the overhead fans.

8:20 p.m. — Security responded to a medical call at Boundary Village involving a student who had fallen over on a scooter. The student declined medical attention.

9:04 p.m. — Security responded to a fire alarm activation at a room in Barnard Village. It was determined that the alarm had been caused by students cooking in the room. The alarm was silenced and reset.

April 19

2:50 a.m. — Security discovered the front door of Crites Hall was unsecured. Security conducted a patrol of the building and secured the door.

3:43 p.m. — The building manager found an unattended knife in the 310 space at Montgomery Hall. It was discovered that the knife belonged to a SCAD student who stated that she used the knife for personal protection. The student was informed that carrying a knife into the buildings was against college policy and the knife was confiscated.

5:03 p.m. — Security responded to a fire alarm activation at a dorm of Abercorn Terrace. It was determined that the alarm was false and the system was reset.

April 20

12:03 a.m. — Security responded to Jen Library in reference to a SCAD student being intoxicated and having urinated and vomited in the lobby area of the library. EMS responded to the scene and transported the student to Memorial University Medical Center.

1:15 a.m. — A SCAD student reported to security that the zippered door to her Jeep had been opened and someone had stolen a GPS unit from her vehicle. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to the scene and issued a report.

10:24 a.m. — A SCAD student reported to security that the rear passenger window of her vehicle had been broken while the vehicle was parked on Barnard Street. Nothing was missing from the vehicle. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to the scene and issued a report.

1:40 p.m. — Security responded to an alarm at Poetter Hall. The alarm was determined to be false, but the fire panel would not reset. Stanley Alarms was notified of the issue.

5:33 p.m. — Security discovered the River Street door to Adler Hall was propped open. A patrol of the building was conducted and the door was secured.

10:25 p.m. — Security responded to a smoke alarm activation at a room in Barnard Village. It was determined that the alarm was caused by a student cooking in the dorm.

10:27 p.m. — Security discovered the front door of Keys Hall was unsecured. A patrol of the building was conducted and the door was secured.

11:40 p.m. — Security responded to a general alarm activation at a room of Abercorn Terrace. The alarm was determined to be false and was reset.

April 21

3:05 a.m. — A SCAD student reported to security that she and a non-SCAD friend were robbed at gunpoint while walking on Jefferson Street near Taylor Street. After giving the suspect their belongings, the student and friend ran to her residence on Montgomery Street and notified police. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to the residence and issued a report. There were no injuries reported.

3:35 a.m. — Security responded to a medical call at Abercorn Terrace in reference to a student who stated she wanted to harm herself. EMS responded to the scene and transported the student to Memorial University Medical Center.

April 22

2:32 a.m. — Security observed several students throw a bench from Turner Bridge into the Old Arch parking lot. The students fled the scene after throwing the bench.

4 a.m. — A security supervisor was attempting to contact a SCAD student in regards to her missing wallet when she noticed a bottle of wine in the student’s room. A residence director was notified and handled the incident.

10:42 a.m. — A SCAD student reported to security that someone had pushed in the window screen at her room in Turner House sometime between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. The student stated that the lock on the window had been broken for some time. Maintenance was notified.

2 p.m. — A SCAD student reported to security that his unsecured bike was missing from the Turner courtyard. The student did not wish to notify police.

3 p.m. — Security responded to a report of a broken window at a room in Turner House. The SCAD student stated that he and his roommate had been playing around in the room and throwing things at each other when they had accidentally broken the window. Maintenance was notified of the damage.

April 23

Noon — Security responded to a medical call at Eichberg Hall. The student called and canceled the request prior to security arriving at the scene.

2:15 p.m. — Security responded to a smoke alarm activation at a room in Boundary Village. It was determined that the alarm had been caused by a student cooking in the dorm. The alarm was silenced and reset.

April 24

1:15 a.m. — Security discovered the front door to Keys Hall was unsecured. A patrol of the building was completed and the door was secured.

1:26 a.m. — A SCAD student arrived at dispatch complaining of chest pains. EMS responded to the scene and, after checking the student, allowed her to return home.

April 25

2:25 a.m. — Security responded to a medical call at Montgomery Hall in reference to a student having a seizure. EMS responded to the scene and transported the student to Memorial University Medical Center.

11:36 a.m. — Security responded to a smoke alarm activation at a room of Abercorn Terrace. It was determined that the alarm had been caused by a student tampering with the smoke detector. Stanley Alarm Systems was notified to make repairs to the detector.

2:12 p.m. — Security responded to a smoke alarm activation at a room in Poetter Hall. It was determined that the alarm had been caused by maintenance working on the system.

5:26 p.m. — A SCAD professor reported to security that she had discovered scratches on the passenger side of her vehicle that she believes happened while her vehicle was parked at the Streamliner Diner. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to the scene and issued a report.

9:15 p.m. — Security discovered the front door to Keys Hall was unsecured. Security conducted a patrol of the building and then secured the door.

April 26

3:32 a.m. — Security responded to a medical call at Turner House involving a student who was having an allergic reaction to medication. EMS responded to the scene and transported the student to Memorial University Medical Center.

4:05 a.m. — A SCAD student reported to security that his bike had been stolen at an off-campus location while being in the possession of a friend. The student did not want the police notified.

5:59 p.m. — Security responded to a smoke alarm activation at a room of Abercorn Terrace. Security met the Savannah Fire Department at the scene and determined that the alarm was false.

6:50 p.m. — A SCAD student reported to security that her bike had been stolen from Wallin Hall sometime in the last two weeks. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to the scene and issued a report.

7:39 p.m. — Security responded to a medical call at Turner House involving a student who was feeling lightheaded. The student did not want medical attention and returned to her room.

April 27

12:45 a.m. — A residence director requested security respond to a room in Boundary Village in reference to a student suspected of smoking marijuana in the room. The residence director conducted a visual search of the room and discovered a pipe and a green leafy substance. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to the scene and instructed the student to throw the pipe and substance in the Dumpster. The student was not charged.

1:40 a.m. — Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police notified security that they had arrested a SCAD student for aggravated assault and terroristic threats at an unknown off-campus location. SCMPD stated that the complainant was also a SCAD student but that they could not release her name.

2:47 a.m. — Security responded to Turner House in reference to a SCAD student who had spit in the security transport vehicle and was now lying on the sidewalk near Fahm Street. EMS and a residence director responded to the scene, but the student refused medical attention. The student was escorted to her room by a resident assistant.

2:55 a.m. — Security responded to a small fire on one of the stumps in the courtyard of Pepe Hall. Security extinguished the fire with a fire extinguisher. The cause of the fire could not be determined.

3:42 a.m. — An unknown man attempted to enter Weston/Dyson with a SCAD student’s ID. When security stopped the individual and indicated that he was not the owner of the ID the individual fled the scene. The actual owner of the ID was also attempting to enter the facility using a passport as ID; it’s believed that the student had given his ID to the unknown man to bypass security.

5:45 a.m. — Security observed the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police questioning two students on Turner Street in front of the SCAD Museum. SCMPD stated that they had observed one of the students lose control of his bike and strike a parked vehicle. The student was arrested for underage drinking. The other student was released and given a ride bake to her dorm at Oglethorpe House. SCMPD issued a report.

5:55 p.m. — A SCAD student reported to security that, while walking on Turner Street, she had been approached by an unknown man in a red van who stated that he had been following her and had asked for her personal information. The student refused to give the man any information and immediately went to Turner House. Police were notified of the incident and security increased patrols in the area.

8:58 p.m. — Security responded to a call box activation at Eckburg Hall. The alarm was determined to be false.

9:40 p.m. — A SCAD student reported to security that she had lost her cell phone somewhere in the Dyson lot. Security took the student’s contact information in case the phone was turned in to security.

April 28

No activity was reported.

April 29

4:24 a.m. — Security was notified of a man attempting to sell a bicycle near the SCAD museum. Police were notified. No one fitting the description of the man was found during a patrol of the area.

8:22 p.m. — Security responded to a trouble alarm activation at Wallin Hall. The trouble alarm would not reset. Stanley Alarm Systems was notified of the problem.

April 30

12:04 a.m. — Two SCAD students notified security that they had observed an unidentified man peeping into dorm windows on the third and sixth floors of Oglethorpe House. The students recognized the individual as a student, but did not know the individual’s name. Security completed a patrol of the premises, but could not find anyone matching the description provided. The residence director was notified and stated that they would have the resident assistant watch for anyone matching the description.

4:50 p.m. — Security responded to a medical call at Anderson Hall involving a student who was having an allergic reaction. EMS responded to the scene and transported the student to Candler Hospital.

8:24 p.m. — Security responded to a call box activation at Arnold Hall. A patrol of the area was conducted and nothing out of the ordinary was found.

May 1

5:50 p.m. — A SCAD student reported to security that her bike had been stolen from the Ex Libris bike rack between 12:45 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to the scene and issued a report.

9:06 p.m. — Security discovered the front door to Keys Hall was unsecured. Security patrolled the building and secured the door.

9:21 p.m. — A student reported to security that there had been a suspicious-looking man loitering around the bike racks at Pulaski Hall. The man departed the scene when he noticed the student watching him. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police were notified and given a description of the individual. Extra patrols of the area were scheduled for the remainder of the night.

May 2

3 p.m. — A SCAD coach reported to security that his laptop was missing from a room in Bradley Hall. The coach stated that he had last seen the laptop on April 30 when he had left the laptop in the unsecured room. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to the scene and issued a report.

May 3

1:50 a.m. — Security responded to an alarm activation at the SCAD Museum of Art. The alarm had restored itself prior to security arriving.

2:46 a.m. — Security discovered the eastside fire door to Turner Annex was unsecured. Upon investigation it was determined that the door was not swinging shut properly. Maintenance was notified of the situation.

May 4

6:15 p.m. — Security responded to an alarm activation at the SCAD Equestrian Center. The alarm was determined to be false, but would not reset. Stanley Alarm Systems reset the alarm remotely and a work order was placed to have the system checked.

May 5

12:15 a.m. — A SCAD student reported to security that her wallet had been stolen from a room of Eichberg Hall. The student stated that she had left her wallet lying near her project pieces and that the wallet disappeared between 7:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. on May 4. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to the scene and issued a report.

2:38 p.m. — A SCAD student reported to security that her bike had been stolen from her off-campus residence. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to the scene and issued a report.

10:36 p.m. — Security responded to an alarm activation at Wallin Hall. Upon arrival at the scene, the alarm pane read “All Systems Normal” and the alarm was determined to be a false alarm.

May 6

12:34 a.m. — A SCAD student reported to security that her bike seat had been stolen while her bike was locked at Pepe Hall. The student did not wish to file a police report.

1:30 a.m. — Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police notified security that they had found an intoxicated student passed out on River Street. SCMPD stated that they were leaving the student in the lobby of the Hyatt hotel and requested that SCAD security escort her back to her dorm. The student was not in the lobby when security arrived at the scene and the concierge did not know where the student had gone.

2:05 a.m. — Security discovered graffiti damage in the space between Propes Hall and the next building. Maintenance was notified of the damage.

May 7

7:45 a.m. — Security received a call from a nurse at Memorial University Medical Center asking to speak with an on-call counselor. Security contacted the counselor and passed on the contact information.

8:05 a.m. — Security responded to a medical call at Arnold Hall involving a student who was having trouble breathing. EMS responded to the scene and transported the student to Candler Hospital.

1:50 p.m. — A SCAD student reported to security that the rear window of his vehicle had been broken while the vehicle was parked at the Alexander Hall overflow lot between 10:50 a.m. and 1:40 p.m. Nothing was missing from the vehicle. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to the scene and issued a report.

3:49 p.m. — The building manager at Gulfstream reported to security that a computer monitor had been vandalized sometime between 2 p.m. and 11 p.m. on May 5. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to the scene and issued a report.

6:27 p.m. — Security discovered the rear alley door to Trustees Theater was unsecured. Security patrolled the inside of the building and then secured the door and set the alarm.

6:36 p.m. — A SCAD student reported to security that his wallet had gone missing from a locker at Club SCAD between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. The wallet was later found and arrangements were made to return the item to the student.

9:56 p.m. — Security responded to a room of Turner House at the request of the residence director. A residence director had received an anonymous call that there was marijuana in the room. Upon arrival at the scene, an operations manager and the residence director smelled the odor of marijuana coming from the room. There was no answer at the door. An on-call manager instructed the residence director to conduct a visual inspection of the room. The inspection provided negative results.

May 8

4:50 a.m. — Security discovered the front door to Keys Hall was unsecured. Security conducted a patrol of the building and secured the door.

11:31 p.m. — Security discovered the front door to Keys Hall was unsecured. Security conducted a patrol of the building and secured the door.

May 9

5:56 p.m. — Security responded to a smoke alarm activation at a room of Barnard Village. The alarm was determined to have been caused by a student cooking in the room.

9:04 p.m. — Security received a call from a student at Abercorn Terrace stating that she was concerned about fellow student that had threatened to hurt herself. Security passed on all information to the on-call counselor who stated that they would handle the incident.

9:20 p.m. — Security received a call from an off-campus student in reference to a friend who had threatened to hurt herself. Security passed on all information to the on-call counselor who stated that they would handle the incident.

May 10

2:06 a.m. — A SCAD student reported to security that her car had been struck by an unknown vehicle while it was parked at the Streamliner Diner between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police responded to the scene and issued a report.

7:10 p.m. — Security discovered a side door to Corbin Hall was propped open. Security patrolled the building and secured the door.

8:20 p.m. — Security was notified that a large amount of water was backing up from the main drainage pipe at Turner House causing three basement rooms and the fitness room to flood. Security notified maintenance.

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