Vehicle stolen from Carmichael parking lot
On the afternoon of Tuesday, March 8, at approximately 12:30 p.m., a female student reported that her Jeep had been stolen from Langsam parking lot behind Carmichael Hall. The vehicle had been parked there since March 7.
Later in the day on March 8, members of the Boston Police Department (BPD) apprehended an undisclosed number of suspects in possession of the stolen vehicle. These suspects reportedly used this vehicle in a robbery that took place later that afternoon. The case is still under investigation.
According to TUPD Sergeant Rich McConaghy, incidences of stolen vehicles on the Tufts campus are "very uncommon occurrences."
McConaghy stressed, however, that while such cases may be uncommon, students should continue to be cautious. "Students parking their cars on campus should be aware of their surroundings and any suspicious activities in the parking lot," McConaghy said.
Sorority members harassed while guarding cannon
Four sisters of an unnamed sorority complained that several fraternity pledges allegedly poured cans of paint on them while they were guarding the cannon next to Goddard Chapel on Sunday, March 6 at 4:03 a.m.
According to the sorority sisters, four pledges approached them while they were guarding the canon early Sunday morning. As one pledge distracted them, the other three allegedly poured "jugs of paint" on the victims.
As Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) officers arrived on the scene they spotted two of the female students distressed at the Bowen gates. The students informed members of the TUPD that the suspects ran into a nearby frat, where the victims later positively identified the students.
Tufts officials informed the perpetrators that the incident would be documented and forwarded to the Dean of Students office.
According to TUPD Sergeant Rich McConaghy, incidences of harassment between fraternities and sororities are rare. "There is not much rivalry that results in reported harassment between fraternities and sororities. Rivalry is more common among fraternities than sororities," McConaghy said.
Incident of racial slur on Web site reported
At approximately 9:53 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, the Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) received a call from a residential proctor living in Hill Hall accusing a Tufts student of using racial slurs on a student-run Web site.
A student of Arabic descent living in the residential hall informed the proctor of a mock profile depicting Osama Bin Laden on the national university directory Web site thefacebook.com. In addition, the student found several racist comments in the mock-profile.
Members of the TUPD reportedly checked the online directory but failed to identify the student associated with the account. The case is still under investigation.
