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Crime log: Chick-fil-A sauce thrown from Amsterdam Hall window

Theft II/From Building

Academic Center (Smith Hall of Art)
Unknown – Unknown
Closed Case

A student reported to the GW Police Department that she left her Apple MacBook on the fourth floor of Smith Hall, but when she returned the next day, her laptop was missing.

– No suspects or witnesses.

Destruction of Property/Vandalism

Guthridge Hall (Rear Generator Fence)
Unknown – Unknown
Closed Case

GWPD officers responded to a report of graffiti on a generator fence behind Guthridge Hall. Officers notified facilities workers, who then removed the graffiti. There is limited information about the drawing.

– No suspects or witnesses.

Destroying/Defacing Structures, Burglary II/Forcible

Funger Hall
4/3/2019 – 6 p.m.
Closed Case

A female faculty member reported to GWPD that an unknown subject broke into her office on the second floor and stole her Apple MacBook Pro. Responding officers found prying marks on the doorframe.

– No suspects or witnesses.

Robbery Purse Snatch/Larceny

Off Campus
4/6/2019 – 2:50 a.m.
Closed Case

A male individual unaffiliated with the University reported to GWPD that while he was walking near the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and M Street, another male grabbed his cellphone from his hand and fled the scene.

– Off-campus incident.

Drug Law Violation, Liquor Law Violation, DC/Throwing Objects From Building

Philip Amsterdam Hall
4/6/2019 – 7:11 p.m.
Closed Case

GWPD responded to a report that Chick-fil-A ranch sauce was thrown from a sixth-floor window of Amsterdam Hall. Housing officials conducted an administrative search yielding drugs, drug paraphernalia and alcohol, and officers disposed of the alcohol.

– Referred to the Office of Enrollment and the Student Experience.

Harassment: Email and Electronic Media

Off Campus
Multiple – Multiple
Closed Case

A female student reported that an unknown person sent her harassing text messages. There is limited information about the content of the messages.

– Off-campus incident.

Theft II/From Motor Vehicle

Funger Hall (Parking Garage)
4/9/2019 – 5:30 p.m.
Open Case

A faculty member reported to GWPD that his iPad Air and black keyboard case were taken from his parked car. The faculty member notified GWPD a couple of days later that he found the missing items.

– Case unfounded.

Simple Assault (Domestic Violence)

Guthridge Hall
4/10/2019 – 6:25 p.m.
Closed Case

GWPD responded to a report of an injured student in Guthridge Hall. Officers made contact with a female student who said her boyfriend, who is also her roommate, assaulted her after an argument.

Referred to ESE.

Compiled by Valerie Yurk

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