Wren Hall residents caught with marijuana
At approximately 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9, the Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) received a call complaining of a suspicious odor in Wren Hall.
Upon arriving at the scene, TUPD officers determined the smell to be that of marijuana. Officers traced the smell to a room and asked to speak with the resident. The resident, as well as two other students in the room, promptly admitted to smoking the substance.
According to the officers, the students were very cooperative and gave the remaining marijuana to the authorities. The students were informed by the authorities that a report would be filed with the Dean of Students Office.
Student exposes himself to residential assistant
TUPD officers were dispatched to an undisclosed dorm on Friday, Mar. 11 due to a complaint regarding indecent exposure reported at 11:18 p.m.
Upon arrival, officers interrogated the victim, a residential assistant (RA) of the dorm. According to the RA, a male student came to her room and exposed himself as part of a prank. The female RA did not want to press charges, but did want the authorities to document the incident. TUPD officers subsequently filed with the Dean of Students Office.
According to TUPD records, the perpetrator was unaware that exposing himself had legal ramifications.
Multiple incidences of vandalism linked
On the morning of Saturday, Mar. 12 at approximately 8:30 a.m., a resident of Houston Hall reported an incident of vandalism. The resident reported that the back windshield of her Volkswagen vehicle had been broken, allegedly with a block of wood.
Later on Mar. 12, at approximately 12:30 p.m., residents noticed spray paint graffiti on the side of Houston Hall.
According to the Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) officers, the obscenities may have been directed toward the resident of Houston whose vehicle had been vandalized earlier that day.
The officers who reported to the scene dispatched a liaison officer to the dorm to speak with students. The cases are still under investigation and police have no suspect at this time.
Regarding the destruction of motor vehicle parts, TUPD Sergeant Rich McConaghy advised those with cars to "be aware of their surroundings" when they park their cars and, should an incident of vandalism occur, they should "report the incident to the authorities and take photographs of the destroyed part."
Student in possession of tampered IDs
On the morning of Sunday, Mar. 13 at approximately 12:23 a.m., Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) officers observed a motor vehicle traveling down Professors Row at excessive speeds. The officers followed the car to Packard Avenue, where the driver - a student - stopped and exited the vehicle.
When officers asked the suspect for identification (ID), the driver at first refused but relented after further insistence. According to TUPD records, the suspect allegedly falsified several of his IDs. The falsified IDs were promptly confiscated and given to the campus detective for a follow-up investigation. Authorities filed a report with the Dean of Student's Office.
