Security Report

Thursday, Sept. 29


12:34 p.m. Safety and Security officers and members of the Oberlin Fire Department responded to a fire alarm, set off by smoke from burnt food, in the third-floor kitchenette of Baldwin Cot- tage. Officers cleared the area and reset the alarm.

5:22 p.m. Officers assisted a staff member who fell at Stevenson Dining Hall. The employee was transported to Mercy Allen Hospital for treatment.

Friday, Sept. 30


1:15 a.m. Officers observed water leaking from the ceiling of the east en- trance of Harkness House. The affected area was demarcated and a work order was filed for clean up and repair.

Saturday, Oct. 1
12:08 a.m. Officers observed approximately 250 students at a party authorized for 25 people at a village house on Elmwood Place. Officers contacted the host and attendees were dispersed.

2:07 a.m. Officers were requested to assist a student ill from alcohol consumption at Harkness House. The student was transported to Mercy Allen Hospital for treatment.

1:20 a.m. Officers and members of the Oberlin Police Department were requested to assist a student ill from alcohol consumption on East College Street. The student was transported by ambulance to Mercy Allen Hospital for treatment.

Sunday, Oct. 2


1 a.m. Officers were requested to assist a student ill from alcohol consumption in North Quad. The student was transported by ambulance to Mercy Allen Hospital for treatment.

5:25 p.m. A student with a peanut allergy mistakenly consumed food that contained peanuts at Dascomb Dining Hall. The student was transported to Mercy Allen Hospital for treatment.

Monday, Oct. 3


3:45 p.m. Conservatory staff reported vandalism and graffiti between the Kohl Building and Robertson Hall. There were smashed pumpkins and comments were etched on the side of the building. A work order was placed for clean up and removal.

7:52 p.m. Officers detected a strong odor of burnt incense near a room on the first floor of South Hall. Officers contacted the room’s resident, who admitted to burning incense. Officers advised the occupant that burning anything in the room is prohibited and confiscated the incense.

Tuesday, Oct. 4

1:05 p.m. Officers were requested to assist a student who sustained injuries from falling off their bicycle near Severance Hall. The student was transported to Mercy Allen Hospital for treatment.

8:52 p.m. Staff conducting Life and Safety inspections observed a grinder, in plain view, in a room on the second floor of East Hall. The item was confiscated and turned over to the Oberlin Police Department.

9:16 p.m. Staff conducting Life and Safety inspections observed drug paraphernalia in plain view in a room on the first floor of East Hall. A red grinder, glass water bong and a glass jar containing a substance consistent with marijuana were confiscated and turned over to the Oberlin Police Department.

Wednesday, Oct. 5
12:28 a.m. Officers and Mercy Allen Hospital’s Emergency Medical Team responded to assist a student ill from alcohol consumption at Fairchild Hall. The student was able to answer all questions, declined going to the hospital and was escorted to their room.