Police Beat Summary 10-23-09

Oct. 15
12:41 a.m. A caller from Hamilton Field reported two suspicious males in the area. An officer checked the area but did not find the subjects. An officer took a report.
4:32 p.m. An officer on 16th Street at Alexander Hall assisted a motorist. The motorist’s vehicle was pushed into the Alexander Hall parking lot and was later towed.
11:59 p.m. A caller from Hart College made a noise complaint. An officer spoke with the residents and requested they keep down the noise.
Oct. 16
12:29 a.m. A caller from the Main Street parking lot requested someone remove a dead animal. The caller was referred to Central Plant.
7:18 p.m. A caller from the Business Building reported juveniles on the south side of the building jumping into bushes. The subjects were gone upon officer arrival.
10:18 p.m. An officer gave a driver on Residential College Circle a written warning for disregarding a stop sign and not yielding to a pedestrian.
Oct. 17
3:34 a.m. An officer escorted a subject at the corner of 15th and Olive streets to Red Oaks apartments.
10:03 a.m. A caller from the Curris Center reported a bat in the third floor theater. Central Plant was notified.
12:51 p.m. An employee from General Services reported two suspicious men near the building. The subjects were AT&T employees and were working around the building.
Oct. 18
3:29 a.m. An officer at Hester College spoke with a student who was intoxicated and asked him to go to his room.
3:50 a.m. The student from the previous incident requested to speak with an officer. The student was still intoxicated. Murray State police arrested William O’Guin, junior from East Prairie, Mo., for alcohol intoxication. An officer took a report.
2:42 p.m. A person at Public Safety reported a bicycle stolen from Richmond College a few days before. An officer took a report.
Oct. 19
7:51 a.m. A caller from the Jesse E. Jones Chemistry Building reported receiving a prank call. An officer spoke with the student and took an information report.
9:50 a.m. A caller from the 16th Street parking lot reported a possible forged parking permit. An officer issued a Murray State parking citation.
10:24 p.m. Murray State police issued a citation to Paul M. Barton, nonstudent from Elkton, Ky., for second-degree disorderly conduct.
Oct. 20
1:06 a.m. A caller from Hart College reported smelling marijuana in the third-floor stairwell. Students were gone upon officer arrival. An officer checked the other floors and found nothing.
1:27 a.m. A caller from Hart College reported several students from the previous report back on the second-floor balcony. The students went back into the building upon officer arrival.
12:01 p.m. An officer at the Curris Center gave a driver a verbal warning for inattentive driving.
Oct. 21
12:07 a.m.  A caller from Springer Franklin College requested to speak with an officer about harassment. An officer took a report for third-degree terroristic threatening.
1:39 p.m.  A student at Public Safety reported vandalism to a vehicle. There was no damage done to the vehicle. An officer took a report.
9 p.m.  A caller from Hart College reported a strong smell of marijuana in the third floor West wing. An officer was unable to determine the origin of the smell and took an information report.

 

Call of Fame

Oct. 12

5:53 a.m. A caller from the Bill Cherry Expo Center reported someone in a pickup truck doing donuts in the parking lot. An officer contacted  the subject and told the driver not to be on Murray State property or he would be arrested for trespassing.

Motorist assists - 1
Racer escorts - 0
Arrests - 1
   
    News Editor Laura Cash compiles Police Beat with materials provided by Public Safety. Not all dispatched calls are listed.