Review Security Notebook
May 2, 2014
Thursday, April 24
10:15 a.m. Dascomb Hall staff members reported a suspicious person sleeping in the lounge on the second floor of the dorm. The individual had a green sleeping bag and black backpack. Officers responded and checked Dascomb Hall and Wilder Bowl, but the individual was not located.
11:30 a.m. Grounds staff members reported additional vandalism to the outside chairs on the north side of Dascomb Hall. An officer observed several slats broken from one of the seats. No estimate of the damage has been given.
Friday, April 25
3:12 p.m. Officers responded to a report of a suspicious person in the computer area of Robertson Hall. Members of the Oberlin Police Department also responded and spoke with the individual.
3:50 p.m. Officers and an ambulance responded to the Willard Court area to assist a student who fell off her bicycle and injured her leg. The student was transported to Mercy Allen Hospital for treatment.
Saturday, April 26
12:39 a.m. An officer observed a vehicle operating in a reckless manner near the Science Center and met the driver of the vehicle in the Firelands Apartment parking lot. The driver was identified as a student, and was warned not to drive his vehicle until the fol- lowing day.
2:59 p.m. Officers and members of the Oberlin Fire Department responded to a fire in the southwest corner of the Arboretum. They located and extinguished the blaze, as well as a second fire discovered in the area. No one was found nearby.
5:25 p.m. A student staff member reported a strong odor consistent with burnt marijuana coming from a room on the first floor of Barrows Hall. Officers and staff entered the unoccupied room for a safety check. The odor inside the room was strong. The officers confiscated and disposed of a 40-ounce bottle of malt liquor that was observed in plain view.
Sunday, April 27
12:11 a.m. A student under the influence of alcohol attempted to gain entry to an event at Wilder Hall and was escorted from the building and transported to her dorm for the evening.
12:51 a.m. Officers were requested to assist a student ill from alcohol consumption at a Village Housing unit on Cedar Street. The student was assisted to the security vehicle and transported to Mercy Allen Hospital.
12 p.m. Officers were requested to assist an ill student at Bailey House. The student walked to the security vehicle and was transported to Mercy Allen Hospital for treatment.
2:43 p.m. Officers and members of the Oberlin Fire Department responded to a fire alarm on the second floor of the Oberlin Inn. The cause was determined to be dust from a vacuum cleaner. The alarm was silenced and reset.