Crime Log - February 17, 2006

Criminal Damaging

February 11, 2:47 a.m. and 2:57 a.m.

Officer Pease met with a UD student in the P parking lot in reference to a vehicle with a broken window. The black 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix had a large hole through the driver's side rear window and there was a brick lying on the floorboard in the rear passenger compartment. There was also what appeared beer frozen to the vehicle, and several empty beer cans that appeared to have exploded near the vehicle. The complainant stated that he had parked his vehicle at approximately 9 p.m. on Feb. 10 and had returned to his vehicle and found the damage at approximately 2:40 a.m. on Feb. 11. Officer Pease observed that a yellow Volkswagen coupe several spaces away also had a window broken out by a brick. In this vehicle were items of value that did not appear disturbed. Officer Pease was not able to make contact with the vehicle's owner.

Theft

Obstructing Official Business

February 11, 12:46 p.m.

Officer Parmenter received a call from a bookstore employee who stated that there was a suspicious male in the bookstore who put six textbooks in a small shopping basket and then appeared to be looking for a place in the store where he was not on camera. She stated that he would look at the cameras in the ceiling and then duck behind a rack as to not be seen. She called Public Safety when the suspect disappeared into a back hallway off the main section of the bookstore near a shelf of book bags. Officers Russell and Parmenter arrived at the bookstore and were met by the caller, who pointed out the suspect in the restricted back hallway. Officers Russell and Parmenter asked the suspect to speak with them in the manager's office. When asked for identification, the suspect responded that he did not have a picture ID, but provided a name and social security number. He then stated that he was a Sinclair Community College student and that he did not have a Sinclair student ID. The suspect was asked if he could prove that he could pay for all of the property in his possession. The suspect took out a dollar bill, some change, and his wallet. The wallet did not have any money visible, but the suspect appeared to be attempting to conceal some plastic cards in the wallet. After refusing several times to take out the cards, the suspect was placed in handcuffs. Officer Parmenter then removed the wallet and discovered several credit cards, a Sinclair Tartan card and a social security card, all of which bore a name different than the one the suspect had given previously. It was learned that the suspect had an active warrant for his arrest out of Wilmington, Ohio. The suspect was informed that he was under arrest for obstruction of official business. Plastic wrappers with security alarm tags and barcodes matching the books the suspect had been carrying were found in an empty box in the hallway where the suspect had been observed, and the suspect was charged with theft as well. The value of the property totaled $868.55.

Public Indecency

February 12, 9:55 p.m.

Officer Jolly was dispatched to the alley near Kiefaber Street on a report of a male who exposed himself to a female, but could not locate the suspect. He was then sent to Chambers Street to meet with the victim. She stated that she was loading property into her car behind a house on Kiefaber Street when she saw a white male with shaggy light brown hair, mid-thirties, wearing a tan Carhart jacket walking down the alley. She heard the male say, 'Hello,' and glanced up. She saw that the male had his pants unzipped and was exposing himself. The complainant stated that she was startled and began walking away, and the male said, 'Come here baby, I won't hurt you.' He then followed her toward the house on Kiefaber, and she went inside until the male left.