Campus Police Log: April 6 to April 13

>> April 6, 2026

10:51 p.m., Morris Pratt Hall

ACPD investigated an accidental call from an elevator emergency phone. No one needed assistance. 

11:54 p.m., Wilson Admissions Center

ACPD responded to an intrusion alarm. No cause was found.

>> April 7, 2026

1:50 a.m., Wilson Admissions Center

ACPD responded to an intrusion alarm. No cause was found.

9:41 p.m., South Parking Lot

ACPD conducted a well-being check after observing a vehicle being operated in an unsafe manner.

>> April 8, 2026

3:58 a.m., Memorial Hill

ACPD responded to a hang-up call from a blue light emergency phone. The officer located the caller, who stated it was accidental and there was no emergency.

5:07 a.m., Valentine Dining Hall

A student reports scanning into the building, and a female party snuck through the door behind them. ACPD responded and only encountered a custodian in the area. 

9:25 a.m., Converse Hall

ACPD received a call from the elevator emergency phone. The cause of activation was accidental.

12:31 p.m., Amherst College Police Department

ACPD received a call on the emergency line. The caller disconnected and was unable to be contacted.

1:36 p.m., Converse Hall

ACPD received a call from the elevator emergency phone. The cause of activation was accidental.

1:47 p.m., Amherst College Police Department

ACPD received a call on the emergency line. The caller disconnected and was unable to be contacted.

2:35 p.m., Amherst College Police Department

ACPD received a call on the emergency line. The caller disconnected and was unable to be contacted.

3:45 p.m., Memorial Hill

ACPD responded to a noise complaint resulting from the music at the baseball game. Music was turned off.

>> April 9, 2026

7:45 a.m., Converse Hall

ACPD received a call from the elevator emergency phone. The cause of activation was unfounded.

8:16 a.m., Smith House

ACPD responded to an intrusion alarm. The cause of activation was accidental by an employee.

12:07 p.m., Amherst College Police Department

ACPD received a call on the emergency line. The caller disconnected and was unable to be contacted.

4:01 p.m., Converse Hall

ACPD received a call from the elevator emergency phone. The cause of activation was accidental.

>> April 10, 2026

5:16 a.m., Wilson Admissions Center

ACPD responded to an intrusion alarm caused by an employee. 

1:16 p.m., Amherst College Police Department

ACPD investigated an unattended call on the emergency line. 

2:10 p.m., Converse Hall

ACPD investigated an accidental call from an elevator emergency phone. 

3:43 p.m., Railroad Right of Way

An officer approached a student who was standing on the railroad tracks. The student stated they were waiting for their friends to go on the hiking trails, and they moved along without incident.

5:35 p.m., Lipton House

ACPD responded to a pre-fire alarm caused by hairspray. 

>> April 11, 2026

2:10 p.m., Dickinson Lot

ACPD checked on the occupants of a car parked in Dickinson Lot. 

12:05 p.m., Nicklas Hall

ACPD responded to a pre-fire alarm. No cause was found.

>> April 12, 2026

12:12 a.m., Dickinson St

ACPD stopped a motor vehicle that failed to stop at a stop sign. The operator was given a warning. 

12:42 a.m., Seeyle Hall

Community Safety reported vandalism in the form of a broken window to ACPD. 

7:17 p.m., Frost Library

ACPD received an alert from the College's mobile Safety App. The cause of activation was confirmed to be accidental.

9:59 p.m., Hastings Apartments

ACPD responded to a pre-fire alarm. The cause of activation was from cooking smoke.

>> April 13, 2026

8:01 a.m., Hastings Apartments

ACPD responded to a minor motor vehicle accident. No injuries were reported.