Campus Police Log: Dec. 6 to Feb. 9

>>Dec. 5, 2021

1:10 p.m., Mayo Smith House

A sergeant took a report of broken furniture and a dry chemical fire extinguisher sprayed throughout the common areas.

1:28 p.m., Hitchcock House

A sergeant took a report of damage to a heat sensor and the electronic access control.

>>Dec. 6, 2021

12:27 a.m., College Street

The town police arrested two individuals for spray painting a wall.

11:18 a.m., Campus Grounds

A magnetic vehicle sign was stolen off of a vehicle.

8:35 p.m., Humphries House

AFD, Amherst Police Department, and a detective responded to a report of someone that was struck by a vehicle.

>>Dec. 7, 2021

11:18 p.m., Lipton House

A sergeant and a detective responded to a report of an altercation.  

11:49 p.m., Newport House

Student Affairs Community Safety Assistants (CSA) responded to a noise complaint.

>>Dec. 8, 2021

12:18 a.m., Newport House

Community Service Officers (CSO) responded to a noise complaint.

2:29 a.m., Hitchcock House

Residential Life staff, a sergeant, and a detective assisted a student with removing an unwanted guest from campus.

>>Dec. 9, 2021

12:12 a.m., Moore Dormitory

A detective took a report of a violation of an administrative order.

12:22 a.m., Lipton House

Residential Life staff Administrator on Call responded to a report of hard alcohol in a basement.  

2:36 a.m., Merrill Science Drive

A detective placed a boot on a vehicle on the tow list and parked in violation of parking regulations.

5:51 p.m., Charles Pratt Dormitory

A detective responded to a report of someone stuck in the elevator.

8:36 p.m., Greenway Building C

A detective took a report of someone defecating in a bathroom sink.

11:42 p.m., Hitchcock House

Student Affairs CSA staff responded to two noise complaints for the same party. They requested CSOs’ assistance after the second call.

>>Dec. 10, 2021

10:40 a.m., Valentine Dining Hall

A sergeant took a report of a coat being stolen from the coat room.

12:07 p.m., Campus Grounds

The chief was notified of a drone possibly flying in the area without prior permission.

5:27 p.m., Amherst College Police Department

The senior detective administered a notice of no trespass order to an individual.

>>Dec. 11, 2021

12:07 a.m., Hitchcock House

Student Affairs CSAs and a CSO responded to a report of a large party.  The group was dispersed.

12:16 a.m., Seelye House

Detectives responded to a report of an altercation, and found no one in the area upon their arrival.

2:31 a.m., Jenkins Hall

A sergeant took a report of a window that was broken after a beer can was thrown through it.

2:42 a.m., South Prospect Street

A sergeant and a detective responded to a request for assistance by the Amherst Police Department with a disturbance off campus.

7:00 p.m., Lipton House

A detective took a report of a stolen sign found in the basement. No one was found in the area.

>>Dec. 12, 2021

2:43 a.m., Mayo Smith Lot

A detective placed a boot on a vehicle on the boot list and parked in violation of parking regulations.

2:52 a.m., Mayo Smith Lot

A detective placed a boot on a vehicle on the boot list and parked in violation of parking regulations.

3:10 a.m., Merrill Lot

A detective placed a boot on a vehicle on the boot list and parked in violation of parking regulations.

5:36 p.m., Morris Pratt Dormitory

A detective took a report of a damaged table.

5:38 p.m., Hitchcock House

A detective took a report of a damaged table.

>>Dec. 13, 2021

12:32 p.m., Plimpton House

The senior detective took a report of a past incident of harassment through email.

>>Dec. 14, 2021

10:55 p.m., East Drive

A detective stopped a vehicle after it traveled through a stop sign without stopping.

>>Dec. 15, 2021

10:31 a.m., Garman House

Residential Life staff confiscated two rice cookers, which are not permitted in the residence hall.

3:36 p.m., Hitchcock House

A Student Affairs staff member confiscated a stolen sign that was left unattended. A detective placed a sign into evidence.

3:38 p.m., Hitchcock House

Residential Life staff confiscated a toaster, which is not permitted in the residence halls. The toaster was placed in storage.

>>Dec. 17, 2021

2:48 p.m., Jenkins Hall

Residential Life staff confiscated a water bong. The bong was placed in storage.

>>Dec. 18, 2021

3:49 a.m., Hitchcock House

A sergeant responded to a call on the emergency line where no one answered. Upon arrival, there was no one found in distress.

12:05 p.m., Jenkins Hall

A sergeant took a report of money stolen from a room.

2:30 p.m., Jenkins Hall

Student Affairs staff confiscated drug paraphernalia.

3:46 p.m., Nicholls Biondi Hall

Student Affairs staff confiscated drug paraphernalia.

4:37 p.m., Valentine Residence Hall

Student Affairs staff confiscated drug paraphernalia and stolen signs.

4:52 p.m., Moore Dormitory

Residential Life confiscated stolen bathroom signs found in a room.  

11:59 p.m., King Hall

Student Affairs confiscated a grill from inside a residence hall.

>>Dec. 19, 2021

12:23 p.m., Seelye House

Drug paraphernalia and marijuana were confiscated.

1:53 p.m., Lipton House

Student Affairs staff confiscated drug paraphernalia.

2:18 p.m., Valentine Residence Hall

Student Affairs staff confiscated drug paraphernalia.

2:19 p.m., Valentine Residence Hall

Student Affairs staff confiscated a stolen sign.

2:19 p.m., Valentine Residence Hall

Student Affairs staff confiscated drug paraphernalia from a room.

2:41 p.m., Lipton House

Student Affairs confiscated drug paraphernalia.

>>Dec. 20, 2021

10:40 a.m., Ford Hall

A sergeant conducted follow-up on an investigation on a previously reported theft.

2:25 p.m., Amherst College Police

The senior detective took a report of a social media account where an individual may be in distress.

>>Dec. 22, 2021

12:23 a.m., Tuttle Farm

A sergeant spoke with two individuals not affiliated with the college and parked at the farm. The two left without incident.

>>Dec. 23, 2021

8:13 a.m., Hitchcock House

Student Affairs confiscated an Instapot which is not permitted in the residence halls.

>>Dec. 31, 2021

12:52 a.m., Alumni Lot

A sergeant and a detective spoke with two individuals not affiliated with the college just outside one of the residence halls.  The two left the area without issue.

>>Jan. 1, 2022

6:45 a.m., Off Campus Locations

The Amherst Police Department and a Sergeant responded to an unknown loud noise — possible explosion — just off campus.  There was no source found for the noise.

>>Jan. 2, 2022

5:10 p.m., Hitchcock House

A sergeant responded to a report of a broken card access reader.

>>Jan. 3, 2022

4:23 p.m., Mayo Smith House

A detective took a report of a card access reader that was broken off of the wall.

>>Jan. 6, 2022

9:00 a.m., Seeley Mudd Building

The senior detective responded to a report from a professor that their office was found opened along with several other offices. No issues were found.

>>Jan. 8, 2022

2:05 p.m., Amherst College Police Department

A detective confiscated a fake ID when identifying someone's property.

>>Jan. 12, 2022

9:25 a.m., Hills Lot

A senior detective observed a tractor trailer truck with smoke billowing from the engine area. The smoke was a result of coolant and there was no smoke or fire.

10:20 a.m., Hills Lot

The senior detective responded to a report of an unauthorized tractor trailer truck parking on campus without authorization. The truck left the area.

>>Jan. 13, 2022

3:30 p.m., Fayerweather Lot Road

A detective responded to a complaint of an individual with no parking permit parked in violation of parking regulations. The vehicle was ticketed.

>>Jan. 15, 2022

1:50 p.m., Campus Grounds

A sergeant observed a vehicle not affiliated with the college parked on a field in violation of signage. The individual was sent on their way and a criminal complaint submitted.

9:43 p.m., Cohan Dormitory

A detective responded to a report of a call to the emergency line where no one answered the dispatcher. There were no issues found upon arrival.

>>Jan. 17, 2022

11:12 a.m., Mayo Smith Lot

A sergeant took a report of a motor vehicle accident with no injuries.

>>Jan. 18, 2022

10:06 a.m., Cooper Parking Lot

A detective responded to a report of a vehicle parked on campus that did not appear to be affiliated with the college and may have been involved in a past crash. The owner is affiliated and there were no issues.  

11:01 a.m., Morris Pratt Dormitory

A detective responded to a report of vandalism and theft to a vending machine.

>>Jan. 21, 2022

9:00 a.m., Sellen Street

A detective took a report of an accident that occurred in October.

>>Jan. 24, 2022

8:15 p.m., College Street

Detectives responded to a report of an individual approaching students and engaging them in unintelligible conversation before walking away. The individual left the area prior to detectives' arrival and area search did not locate the person on campus.

>>Jan. 25, 2022

8:12 a.m., The Quadrangle

The senior detective responded to a report of an individual not affiliated with the college stapling flyers to trees. The person left upon request.

>>Jan. 27, 2022

3:20 p.m., Garman House

A detective took a report of a past motor vehicle accident with no injuries.

>>Jan. 29, 2022

11:02 a.m., Campus Grounds

A sergeant took a report of a stolen bicycle.

>>Jan. 31, 2022

4:30 p.m., Off Campus Locations

A detective took a report of an issue with a possible counterfeit bill. The bill was not found to be counterfeit and there were no additional issues.

>>Feb. 1, 2022

4:27 p.m., Hitchcock House

A Residential Life CSA staff member and a detective took a report of multiple holes in the walls and whiteboard.

>>Feb. 3, 2022

12:13 a.m., Mayo Smith Lot

A sergeant observed a vehicle traveling with day running lights while it was dark.  The vehicle left the area prior to the sergeant being able to speak with them.

>>Feb. 4, 2022

12:20 a.m., College Street

A sergeant stopped a vehicle for operating a vehicle without its lights. The operator was shown how to turn on the lights and they left the area without incident.

1:08 a.m., South Parking Lot

A Sergeant observed a vehicle with its door left open and no one in the area.  The owner of the vehicle did not answer when called.  The Sergeant closed the door.

>>Feb. 5, 2022

5:28 a.m., Merrill Science Road

A vehicle parked in violation of parking regulations and on the tow list was towed.

8:52 p.m., Boltwood Avenue

A Sergeant stopped a vehicle traveling the wrong way on a one-way street.

9:36 p.m., Marsh House

Residential Life CSA staff responded to a report of an unauthorized concert.

>>Feb. 6, 2022

10:25 p.m., Hitchcock House

Residential Life staff responded to a report of an unauthorized party.

>>Feb. 7, 2022

10:29 a.m., Converse Hall

A Sergeant responded to a call on the emergency line where no one answered the dispatcher.

1:42 p.m., Newport House

A student reported theft of their passport from their unlocked room.

2:18 p.m., Mayo Smith Lot

A boot was placed on a vehicle that was on the boot list and parked in violation of parking regulations.