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Police Log

The following incidents were reported to the MIT Police between Jan. 10, 2008 and Feb. 26, 2008. This summary does not include incidents such as false alarms, general service calls, larcenies, or medical shuttles.

Jan. 11: NE49 (600 Tech Square), 3:52 p.m., Fraudulent withdrawal from checking account.

E52 (50 Memorial Dr.), 3:54 p.m., Attempted breaking and entering; several door locks damaged.

Jan. 14: E40 (1 Amherst St.), 3:26 p.m., Credit card fraud.

Jan. 15: E28 (338 Main St.), 4:24 p.m., Default warrant served on David Scrima of 150 E. 44th St, New York, NY. Taken into custody at 338 Main St.

Jan. 16: E52 (50 Memorial Dr.), 11:37 a.m., Breaking and entering; LCD projector and screen stolen.

Jan. 17: M13 (105 Rear Mass. Ave.), 11:20 a.m., Attempted check fraud.

E55 (60 Wadsworth St.), 7:53 p.m., Fraudulent use of check card.

Jan. 18: M3 (33 Mass. Ave.), 11:40 a.m., Breaking and entering; laptop stolen.

Jan. 22: N42 (211 Mass. Ave.), 3:26 p.m., Breaking and entering; monitors stolen.

Jan. 23: M5 (55 Mass. Ave.), 9:25 a.m., Breaking and entering; laptop stolen.

W20 (84 Mass. Ave.), 8:56 p.m., Breaking and entering; camera lens stolen. Editor’s Note: If you’ve seen an AF-S Zoom-NIKKOR 17-35mm f/2.8 IF-ED with “THE TECH” etched on it, please return it to The Tech’s office, W20-483, no questions asked.

Jan. 25: M10 (77 Mass. Ave.), 11:24 a.m., Breaking and entering; laptop stolen.

Jan. 30: M3 (33 Mass. Ave.), 11:20 a.m., Breaking and entering; LCD projectors stolen.

E15 (20 Ames St.), 1:52 p.m., Person reports altercation in front of E15.

Jan. 31: NW86 (70 Pacific St.), 12:04 p.m., Fraudulent use of credit card.

Feb. 1: M10 (122 Memorial Dr.), 2:06 p.m., Breaking and entering; speakers and computer parts stolen.

Feb. 2: W70 (471 Memorial Dr.), 5:51 p.m., Domestic disturbance; report of domestic assault and battery. Robert Jackson of 473 Memorial Dr., Cambridge, Mass., arrested for assault and battery.

Feb. 3: W84 (550 Memorial Dr.), 4:06 p.m., Domestic disturbance; report of a domestic problem. Yong Zhao of 305 Memorial Dr., Cambridge, Mass., arrested.

Feb. 5: M7 (77 Mass. Ave.), 4:16 p.m., Malicious damage; window broken in Lobby 7.

M13 (105 Rear Mass. Ave.), 10:13 p.m., Report of a suspicious person in the conference room on the 4th floor. David Scrima, homeless, arrested for trespassing, resisting arrest, and assault and battery on a police officer.

Feb. 7: M13 (105 Rear Mass. Ave.), 9:30 a.m., Illegal dumping behind Building 13.

Feb. 9: Delta Upsilon (526 Beacon St.), 2:55 a.m., Assault and battery; problem with individual attending party.

W5 (350 Memorial Dr.), 5:15 p.m., Operator of vehicle reports damage on Harvard Bridge. Andrew Toews of 321 Ellery St. #26, Brooklyn, NY, arrested for malicious destruction of property over $250.

Feb. 10: Chi Phi (32 Hereford St.), 12:16 a.m., Assault; Unknown person punched a student while trying to gain access to a party.

Feb. 12: W61 (450 Memorial Dr.), 7:13 p.m., Domestic assault; Christine Z. Yu of 450 Memorial Dr, #326F, Cambridge, Mass., arrested for domestic assault and battery.

Feb. 16: Lot 1 (125 Vassar St.), 3:27 p.m., Vehicle stolen; 1988 Chevy Caprice stolen from West Garage.

Feb. 22: E19 (400 Main St.), 7:53 a.m., Malicious damage to a door.

M14 (160 Memorial Dr.), 8:58 p.m., Arrest of Brian M. Eckert of 443 Washington St., Dorchester, Mass., on outstanding warrant.

Feb. 25: M50 (142 Memorial Dr.), 11:39 a.m., Breaking and entering; cash box stolen.