Letters stolen from Goddard announcement board
On the morning of Monday, April 25, at 9:54 a.m., a female Tufts employee called the Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) to report stolen University property at Goddard Chapel.
According to the employee, certain white alphabet letters were missing from the chapel's external announcement board. These letters were "D," "C," "R," "H," and "B." The employee also said that other letters were arranged into the words "POO" and "ASS."
An officer reporting to the scene attested to the worker's claims and notified the University locksmith so that the locks on the announcement board could be changed. According to the worker, the lock appeared to have been tampered with.
Fourth floor of South Hall floods
A flood on the fourth floor of South Hall was reported at approximately 6:00 a.m. on the morning of Friday, April 22.
The responding Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) officer said he noticed a small amount of water on the second floor. As he progressed to the third floor, he noticed an even larger amount of water as well as water leaking from the ceilings.
According to the officer, the stairs on the fourth floor were almost soaked and approximately one to three inches of water covered the floor.
The officer found that the source of the flooding was a toilet on the fourth floor. Residents were advised of the situation and told to protect valuables and unplug anything that could come in contact with the water. One Source and Tufts Facilities were called to clean up the floor.
Several parties in West Hall broken up, fire alarm sounds
Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) officers received a call from a West Hall residential assistant (RA) on Sunday, April 24, at 12:03 a.m. in regard to a large number of people going in and out of the building.
When the officers arrived at the scene, they observed approximately 30 students standing outside of the dorm and several beer bottles and beer cans on the front stairs. The crowd dispersed and the officers then entered the building where they encountered another 50 students in the hall's lounges. Several room parties were broken up and the residents were informed that parties would be "shut down" if the authorities had to return.
Later that same morning, at approximately 2:23 a.m., the building's fire alarm sounded. Minor investigations revealed that a second floor fire extinguisher was activated and the resulting smoke caused the alarm to sound. Students were kept outside for approximately 20 minutes while the Medford Fire Department (MFD) investigated. The alarm was reset at 3:12 a.m.
-- Compiled by Mark Pesavento
