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Armed robbery
Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) received a call at 5:52 a.m. on March 3 from the victim of an armed robbery.
A Tufts employee was walking from Powderhouse Boulevard when he was approached by two individuals at the corner of Curtis Street and Whitfield Road. One of them grabbed the employee's arms; the other pulled out a knife, placed it by the employee's cheek and demanded money.
The employee's cash, ATM card and iPod were taken. The employee was not seriously harmed, but he received a small laceration on his cheek from the knife.
Both suspects fled toward Powerhouse Boulevard following the robbery. TUPD Sgt. Robert McCarthy said that TUPD is working with the Somerville Police in an ongoing investigation.
Can I have that to go?
TUPD officers responded to an attempted larceny at 2:46 p.m. on March 4 at Tisch Library.
A female student said she had placed a tote bag and her coat near her while studying on the lower floor of the library. She noticed a suspect leaving with her tote bag and ran after him, yelling that he had her bag several times. The suspect dropped the bag and fled up the stairs, which led to the front door.
None of the student's property was missing from the bag. She described the suspect as wearing a dark blue baseball cap and a dark blue sweatshirt with a hood. TUPD officers were unable to locate the individual.
Two time's the charm
TUPD officers at 12:45 a.m. on March 5 noticed a female student loitering in front of the Mayer Campus Center without a coat. The student appeared to have trouble walking.
Officers verified that she had been drinking, and Tufts Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) responded to examine the student. TEMS workers decided that it was safe for the student to leave without being transported to the hospital.
The same student's roommate later called TUPD from an off-campus house on Powderhouse Boulevard to report her intoxication.
TEMS checked the student for the second time and again found that she did not need to go to the hospital. TUPD officers accepted a signed refusal from the student for medical attention.
Joyride killed
TUPD received a report at 1:30 p.m. on March 5 that a vehicle identified as a black Honda was circling the Residential Quad with people on top of its roof and trunk.
Three TUPD officers located the vehicle on Dearborn Road. When they arrived, there were no longer individuals on the roof of the car, although the driver admitted that there previously had been.
The driver questioned why it took three officers to deal with this incident when people had been stabbed on the cheek recently.
"She said we could better be serving the community if we didn't waste our time stopping people from having a good time," McCarthy said.
Taking a puke shower?
TUPD received notice at 3:38 a.m. on March 6 that a student in Tilton Hall was vomiting in the bathroom and refused to answer the door or receive help.
Officers upon arrival forced the door open and found the student in the bathroom. The student claimed he had been unable to open the door because it was damaged.
"The student said that even though there was half an inch of water in the floor and vomit all over the place, that he had not vomited and he was just taking a shower," McCarthy said. He signed a refusal to be transported to the hospital and did not receive medical attention.
