Monday, Nov. 30
Burglary 2nd Degree/Motor Vehicle Theft - Seton Hall GaragePerson(s) unknown burglarized a garage in the rear of Seton Hall and stole a University owed van and a large quantity of tools from inside. The garage door was found open by the first employee arriving at work around 6:30 AM, and the burglary and theft were discovered shortly after that. The investigation revealed that once inside the garage the suspect(s) managed to get entry into the van and break the ignition out in order to start the vehicle; then load up the van with tools from the garage and leave. The van was later recovered in the City of St. Louis on a vacant street. The van was left with no wheels and tires, and all of the tools were also missing. The van was towed and later processed for evidence. All items retrieved from the scenes are being examined in order to try and identify a suspect(s).
Thursday, Dec. 3
Stealing Under $500.00 - Arrest Millennium Student Center BookstoreA student was arrested for stealing books from the bookstore. The suspect was observed by employees and on camera stealing books by placing them inside of his coat and concealing them from view. When the suspect realized he was observed by employees he removed the items from his person. The suspect was arrested by the UMSL Police and brought to the Police Station where he was processed for stealing and released pending the application of warrants. This matter will be referred to the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorneys Office and also sent to Student Affairs for violations of Student Code of Conduct.
Friday, Dec. 4
Stealing Over $500.00 - Thomas Jefferson Library
The victim reported that he left his backpack on a table in the library unattended and went to use the bathroom and talk to a friend. When he returned to his table, his backpack along with his laptop computer, a calculator and miscellaneous items were missing. The backpack was later recovered in the Men’s restroom of the University Center; all of the contents were stolen. There was possibly a suspicious person in the area of the library around the time of this occurrence that was asking to borrow a cigarette and may have been asking for money. The UMSL Police Department is asking if anyone saw a suspicious person in the library asking people for items to give them a call. This investigation is still ongoing.
Stealing Under $500.00 - University Meadows Parking lotSometime between 8:30 AM on Wednesday 12-02-09 and 2:30 PM on Thursday 12-03-009 person(s) unknown stole the victim’s front license plate from her parked vehicle. There are no suspects in this incident.
Saturday, Dec. 5
Assault-Disturbance Mark Twain GymnasiumDuring a “Step Show” event at the Mark Twain Building, a large disturbance and fight broke out inside of the building involving several juveniles and young adults. Two officers (who were working the event) tried to break up the fight unsuccessfully; the crowd was estimated at over 2,000 people. The officer was forced to use pepper spray to stop the fighting. After deploying the pepper spray, the fighting stopped and all suspects ran from the facility. Once outside, it appeared that several other fights were occurring stemming from the original incident. Surrounding Police Departments were notified and responded to assist the UMSL Police with the disturbance. Other possible suspects were also identified, but had left the area.
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