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Crime Log

Sex Offense

2/15/08 – 22nd and I streets – 11:00 a.m. – case closed

UPD responded to a report of indecent exposure. A witness said a male individual was touching himself inappropriately and appeared to be having sex with a tree. The subject told officers he was just going to the bathroom. Metropolitan Police department officials arrived and took the individual into custody. They transported him to D.C. General Hospital for observation.
Referred to Metropolitan Police

Bomb Threat

2/15/08 – Academic Center (MVC) – 2:37 p.m. – open case

A bomb threat was phoned in to an administrative office in the building. The threat was non-specific, but the building was evacuated by the University Police Department. The MPDC was contacted, and the Canine Unit used two bomb-sniffing dogs to sweep the building. No bomb was found during the sweep.
Open case

Destruction

2/16/08 – Off Campus – 2:55 p.m. – case closed

The D.C. Republican Committee Office on 13th and K streets called UPD to report defacement of its property. Someone posted anti-war posters on the windows of the building, and peace signs were drawn on the sidewalk.
Off campus incident

Disorderly Conduct

2/16/08 – Off Campus – 1:40 a.m. – case closed

A UPD supervisor received a call from a uniformed Secret Service agent who reported finding a male GW student urinating on a car near the White House. The student was released from Secret Service custody and referred to Student Judicial Services.
Referred to SJS

Drug Law Violation

2/15/08 – Mitchell Hall – 5:40 p.m. – case closed

UPD responded to a report of a suspicious odor coming from a room in the residence hall. When the occupant of the room answered the door, he admitted to officers that he was smoking marijuana. The community director on duty was contacted to perform an administrative search of the room. 3.1 grams of marijuana were confiscated along with drug paraphernalia.
Referred to SJS

Liquor Law Violation

2/16/08 – Potomac House – 2:15 a.m. – case closed

UPD officers observed an intoxicated male individual attempting to enter the building. The student was given sobriety tests and was examined by EMeRG. The subject was with his mother, and police released him into her custody.
Referred to SJS

2/17/08 – 1900 Block of F Street – 3:30 a.m. – case closed

UPD officers found a male individual, unaffiliated with GW, staggering down the sidewalk partially unclothed. EMeRG was contacted, and they transported the subject to GW Hospital for further medical treatment.
No further action

2/18/08 – Parking Lot # 3 – 3:19 a.m. – case closed

UPD received a report of a female individual unconscious on the ground of the parking lot. The condition of the underage student was assessed, and she was transported by EMeRG to GW Hospital for further medical attention.
Referred to SJS

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