Campus Police Log: Dec. 1 to Dec. 8

>> Dec. 1, 2025

11:47 a.m., Morrow Hall
ACPD received a call from the elevator emergency phone. The cause of activation was accidental.

2:50 p.m., Cooper House
ACPD and AFD responded to a fire alarm. There was no smoke or fire present.

8:23 p.m., Amherst College Police
Dispatch received an emergency notification via the Amherst College Safety App. The caller stated that the activation was accidental.

>> Dec. 2, 2025

10:10 a.m., The Bunker
Dispatch received an intrusion alarm. The cause of activation was confirmed to be accidental by an employee.

2:51 p.m., East Drive
ACPD took an accident report after a vehicle collided with a stop sign.

>> Dec. 3, 2025

5:25 a.m., Rental Housing Lot
ACPD took a report of a motor vehicle accident. 

10:18 p.m., Beneski Museum 
ACPD received a call from the elevator emergency phone. The cause of activation was accidental.

>> Dec. 4, 2025

7:36 a.m., Chapin Hall
A staff member was concerned about an individual that was not affiliated with the college. Officers responded and the individual left upon their arrival.

11:06 p.m., Off-Campus Locations
The Town of Amherst Police received information that a person known to them has made threatening comments towards Amherst College. The comments involved a non-credible bomb threat and threats involving a firearm. 

>> Dec. 5, 2025

2:48 p.m., Amherst College
A student reported their personal accounts had been compromised. ACPD investigated the situation.

7:45 p.m., Williston Hall
ACPD responded to a pre-fire alarm caused by an air freshener. 

>> Dec. 6, 2025

2:49 a.m., Morris Pratt Hall 
Community Safety observed damage to the ceiling in the men's restroom. ACPD responded to the situation. 

12:12 p.m., Campus Grounds
A student reported an individual yelling outside a residence hall. When ACPD arrived on scene they had left the area. 

3:18 p.m., Cohan Hall
ACPD took a report of a stolen laptop. The incident is under investigation. 

>> Dec. 7, 2025

12:43 a.m., The Quadrangle
A Community Service Officer witnessed two students starting to argue. ACPD was requested and the disturbance resolved itself before the officer arrived.

1:31 p.m., Boltwood Avenue
A student reported an individual yelling outside their residence hall. When ACPD arrived on scene they had left the area.

3:01 p.m., Johnson Chapel 
ACPD and AFD responded to a fire alarm. The cause of activation was from a water pipe bursting.

>> Dec. 8, 2025

11:30 a.m., Converse Hall 
ACPD received a call from the elevator emergency phone. The cause of activation was accidental.

11:55 p.m., Frost Library 
ACPD received a 2111 hang-up call. An officer responded to find no one in need of assistance.