Police Beat for Feb. 4

All information in the Police Beat is taken from Eastern police reports.Jan. 29

• Police responded to a complaint about a suspicious person in Martin Hall after a female resident said she had been the victim of a scam. She said a white male of about 19-20 years approached her and claimed he was selling magazines for a school trip. The female wrote a check for $60, but later realized the company she had written a check to did not exist. No suspects have been arrested.

• Police reported to Dupree Hall after an employee filed a report of criminal mischief. The employee found two broken ceiling tiles, apples and oranges thrown about the hallway and material from a discharged fire extinguisher. No suspects have been identified. The total value of the damage was estimated at $200.


• A male student reported his black HP Pavilion laptop had been stolen from his room in Commonwealth Hall. The student said he had last seen the laptop when he left the room unsecured at 4 p.m., and at 4:30 p.m., he noticed it was missing. The total stolen value was $900.


• Police responded to a report of criminal mischief in Weaver Gym after a student found the upper glass panel of the door in the women's locker room had been broken. No suspects have been identified. The value of the damage was estimated at $200.


• John David Green of Leesburg, Fla., was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence after an officer responded to an injury traffic accident in the Alumni Coliseum parking lot where Green had hit a pedestrian with his truck. The officer detected the odor of alcohol on Green, and he failed several sobriety tests. Green was lodged in the Madison County Detention Center.

• A male student reported his clothes had been stolen from a dryer in the Dupree Hall laundry room on the fourth floor. The student said he had left the items in the dryer unattended between 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The missing items include five pairs of blue jeans, two pairs of sweat pants and one pair of gym shorts. The total stolen value was $400.