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Drugs confiscated in dorm

The Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) caught an unidentified number of Tufts students smoking marijuana in a Lewis Hall dorm room on the morning of Friday, Jan. 28 at 2:24 a.m.

The smell of marijuana alerted the authorities, prompting TUPD officials to enter the room. The students admitted using the substance and officers confiscated it. A report was subsequently filed with the Dean's office as well as with the University's detective's office.

Questionable behavior at weekend dance

On the night of Friday, Jan. 28 at 11:52 p.m., Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) arrested a Tufts student for disorderly conduct at the Gantcher Center.

At the time of the incident, the student was attending the campus-wide dance, Winter Bash. The case is still under investigation. Sergeant McConaghy said that no other similar reported incidents occurred at the Winter Bash. <$>

Student relieves himself on Professors Row

A Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) officer found a male, identified as a Tufts student, urinating on Professors Row on the morning of Friday, Jan. 28 at 12:48 a.m.

The officer gave the student a verbal warning and told him that a report would be filed with the Dean's office. Sergeant Rich McConaghy of TUPD said that while students may often urinate in public, they are rarely caught by the police. "Students may urinate outside, but usually not in front of a police-marked unit," McConaghy said.<$>

-- Compiled by Mark Pesavento