This report covers a selection of crimes from May 15 to May 22, as recorded in the Stanford Police Department Public Bulletin.

Tuesday, May 15

n A large barbecue was reported stolen from the Powwow grounds on May 13. On May 15, the reporting party received an email stating that it had been found. Apparently, a vendor took it accidentally, thinking it belonged to a fellow vendor.

n The window of a car parked in Rains was smashed between 1 a.m. and 1:40 p.m. A GPS system and an iPod were stolen.

n A Dell computer and monitor were found at 6:45 p.m. at the entrance to Escondido Village’s Hulme Court.

n An iPod and cell phone were stolen from a locked computer cluster in Mirrielees around 9 p.m.

Wednesday, May 16

n Someone in CERAS mistook her purse for garbage and threw her wallet in the trash between 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

n A Crothers resident reported that about 10 pairs of underwear were stolen from her laundry between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. on May 14.

Thursday, May 17

n A man was spotted sleeping in the Galvez Groves at 6:10 a.m. He was cited and released on a warrant out of Santa Monica.

n Residents reported at 5:30 p.m. that the west steps of Xanadu were smoldering due to a fire. The Palo Alto Fire Department extinguished the smoking steps and determined that the fire was accidental.

Friday, May 18

n Two people were cited for trespassing at the Avery Aquatics Center pool at 2:50 a.m.

n A woman’s wallet was stolen from her purse while she participated in a swim meet at the Avery Aquatics Center between 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.

n It was reported that optical equipment had been stolen from Hansen Experimental Physics Lab between May 4 and May 14.

n Unknown persons entered the men’s rugby locker room in Master’s Grove between 11:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. and stole cash from a purse.

Saturday, May 19

n A man found in the Xanadu parking lot was taken to the main jail and booked for being drunk in public at 1:20 a.m.

Sunday, May 20

n A man living on Rafael Place reported that a woman was knocking on his front door and asking to be let in at 12:45 a.m. She was cited and released for being drunk in public.

n At 1:50 a.m., a man got into a verbal argument with several people on the fire escape of Sigma Chi. When he was denied entrance to the residence, he punched and broke a window. He was taken to the main jail and booked for vandalism.

n A suspicious person was loitering around the Delta Delta Delta house at 6:05 p.m.

Tuesday, May 22

n Six people were cited and released for trespassing at the Avery Aquatics Center at 1:50 a.m.