Police Blotter

Aug. 12, 2010, 12:33 a.m.

This report covers a selection of incidents from July 28 to Aug. 10, as recorded in the Stanford Department of Public Safety bulletin.

A series of bike thefts and medical emergencies occurred during this period. Bike thefts occurred at the Avery Aquatic Center, Encina Hall, Lucas Center, Herbert Hoover Memorial Building, Graduate School of Business, Studio 4 and Sigma Chi.

Wednesday, July 28

A victim discovered that her wallet had been snatched away by an unknown suspect when she left her purse unattended between 12:15 p.m. and 12:18 p.m. by the Claw.

A victim reported that she had been receiving unwanted, flirtatious calls from an unidentified male caller since May 1.

Thursday, July 29

Between 5 p.m. on July 28 and 5:45 a.m. the morning of July 29, an unknown suspect broke into an office in the basement of Encina Hall and stole over $3,000 worth of equipment.

Between 5:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., an unknown suspect entered a temporary construction company office at Casa Italiana, and stole tools and computer equipment valued at about $2,700.

At 8:00 a.m., an unknown suspect broke a window at Bldg. 360.

Friday, July 30

At 3:10 a.m., an unidentified male suspect, most likely trying to get his early morning brew, broke a coffee vending machine in Meyer Library.

At 6:50 p.m., an accident occurred between individuals on a skateboard and in a vehicle on the corner of Campus Drive and Medical Lane. There were injuries.

On July 30, the victim reported that an unknown suspect used his credit card on Nov. 29, 2009 to fraudulently purchase international plane tickets.

Saturday, July 31

Between 12:10 p.m. and 1:10 p.m., an unknown suspect broke the window of a vehicle parked in the Stanford Community Recreation Association parking lot and stole a purse.

Sunday, Aug. 1

Between July 27 and Aug. 1, an unknown suspect entered three unoccupied rooms in Stern Hall and stole about $900 from juvenile camp attendees.

Monday, Aug. 2

Between 9:15 a.m. and 12 p.m., an unknown suspect entered an unoccupied multi-bedroom dorm room at the Escondido-V Highrise, and stole three laptop computers and a digital camera belonging to three victims. The stolen property had a value of over $9,000.

An unknown suspect spray-painted graffiti on the exterior stairwell of Pigott Hall. The graffiti, however, is not believed to be gang-related or hate-motivated.

Wednesday, Aug. 4

It was reported that an unknown suspect entered the Taube Family Stadium between June 24 and July 21, without forcing open a door, and stole three laptop computers from the Epatt Academy.

Thursday, Aug. 5

At 10:40 a.m., an individual was arrested and transported to the San Jose main jail. He was booked for parole violations, driving without a license and possessing burglary tools.

Between 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 4 and 8:30 a.m. the morning of Aug. 5, an unknown suspect kicked out an antique glass window on the north side of the Cantor Center for Visual Arts.

At 6 p.m., a man was bitten by another individual’s dog. Although the bite was minor and both parties were cooperative, San Jose Animal Control was still contacted.

In an incident that occurred between 11:50 a.m. on July 20 and 12 p.m. July 21, but was reported on Aug. 5, an unknown suspect stole the victim’s unattended backpack and its contents from Room 200 in the Packard Electrical Engineering building.

Friday, Aug. 6

Between 12:30 p.m. and 3:40 p.m., an unknown suspect found slim pickings when he broke into the victim’s locked car in Parking Structure 5, stealing only loose change and a pair of iPod earbuds.

At 1:05 a.m., an individual was arrested, cited and released for being a minor in possession of alcohol.

Later that night at 1:50 a.m., another individual was cited and released for being drunk in public.

Sunday, Aug. 8

At 2 a.m., an arrestee was cited and released for being in possession of marijuana in a vehicle.

Also at 2 a.m., a suspect used a fire extinguisher in the hallway of Branner Hall. The suspect fled on foot and is outstanding.

Between 3 a.m. and 3:25 a.m., an arrestee was transported to the San Jose main jail and booked for intoxication.

Monday, Aug. 9

It was reported that between July 18 and July 24, an unknown suspect stole an iPod from the inventory at the Stanford Bookstore.

At 12 a.m., a non-injury hit-and-run, vehicle-vs.-vehicle collision occurred in the Roble Hall parking lot.

Monday, Aug. 10

At 10:40 a.m., an injury bike-vs.-vehicle collision occurred the corner of Lomita Drive and Mayfield Avenue.

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