Police blotter 11/27

All information according to the University Police.

11/20

9:20 a.m. - A complainant reported a suspicious male roaming the halls of the Biomedical Research Building. He appeared to be disoriented. The suspect was Rafael Tapia, Jr., a registered sex offender. He was arrested and charged with trespassing. He was taken to ECMC under the mental health law.

10:59 a.m. - A complainant reported a possible criminal impersonation during an exam.

5:13 p.m. - A student reported her Coach purse was stolen from Lee Loop earlier in the day.

10:39 p.m. - A Crossroads Culinary Center employee reported her wallet was taken from the staff locker room.

11/21

10:28 a.m. - A complainant reported a motor vehicle accident between two New York vehicles. No one was injured.

12:05 p.m. - The assistant hall director of Porter Quadrangle reported finding a hookah pipe during room inspections. Officers could not find any evidence of marijuana consumption; the pipe was not confiscated.

11/23

4:47 a.m. - A student reported the Buffalo Transportation cab that dropped him off two hours earlier, around 2:30 a.m., was still parked in the Fargo Parking Lot. The student was unsure if the driver was in the vehicle because he let him into Greiner Hall to help carry something. Officers confirmed the ID of the vehicle and driver, who was napping inside.

11/24

10:10 p.m. - Officers observed three males along the west side of Alumni Arena checking vehicle doors on upper Putnam Way. Officers advised the men to leave university property.

11/25

11:57 a.m. - A resident adviser reported a broken window in the stairwell of Fargo Quadrangle building 1.

12:33 p.m. - A complainant reported his chained bicycle was stolen from in front of O'Brian Hall between 11 p.m. on Nov. 24 and 10 a.m. on Nov. 25.

11/26

12:39 a.m. - A maintenance manager reported dried blood in the lobby of Kimball Tower. There were no reports of First Aid being administered in Kimball Tower recently. Officers checked the building and found nothing else, reporting the blood appeared old and dried. It did not appear foul play was involved.

4:59 p.m. - There was an arrest in the manager's office of Crossroads Culinary Center.

9:02 p.m. - A resident adviser reported a marijuana complaint in Greiner Hall.

11/27

1:05 a.m. - A library supervisor reported unwelcome guests in Silverman Library: a male and a female who were sleeping in the library recently. Officers escorted the couple to Harbor House drop-in center where they would be linked to assistive services. Library staff confiscated their library cards and officers advised them not to return to campus.