By Natalia Tomczak
Opinions Editor
The Signal and Campus Police work together on a weekly basis to inform the campus community about crime on and around campus. All records given to The Signal are public records and do not contain personal information. Some information provided may be triggering for some students.
Sept. 5 and Sept. 16: ‘TCNJ Pisser’ leaked
On Sept. 5, Campus police received a report that a male had urinated on the front door of the restaurant Blazin J’s, located at 100 Campus Town Circle. Officers found that a TikTok account named “TheTCNJPisser” had posted a video showing the “urination” at Blazin J’s.
Campus Police reviewed nearby security camera footage, which showed two males walking towards Blazin J’s entrance at approximately 11 p.m. the night before. One was holding a water bottle in one hand and his phone in the other. He proceeds to squeeze water out of the bottle and appears to be recording it with his phone. He and his friend walk away as they rewatch the video.
On Sept. 16, a student was interviewed on whether he had any involvement with the “TCNJ Pisser,” to which he declined taking any videos and stated that someone else was responsible. He noted that the person was using a water bottle and never actually peed on anything.
They then brought the suspect, who the previous interviewee mentioned, into the interview room. He admitted to being the TCNJ Pisser and apologized. Campus Police advised him to delete the “TCNJ Pisser” TikTok account, which he did.
Sept. 13: Clash of Campus Town
At 8:18 p.m., Campus Police was dispatched to a restaurant in Campus Town with a report of a fight in progress inside of a store involving two customers. One of the customers involved fled the scene before Campus Police arrived.
Upon arrival, Campus Police found Person A applying pressure to a wound she suffered during the altercation on her right wrist. Person A explained that she had been assaulted by an unknown woman. The incident began when Person B commented on Person A’s disregard of the No Stopping or Standing signs when they were outside. They met again inside the store, and began to argue back and forth, with Person B entering Person A’s personal space and calling her a bad mother.
Person A warned the woman to back away, Person B pushed her, and then Person A punched her in the face. A physical fight began. Person A grabbed the woman and yelled out to two employees to call the police. Person A tried to hold the woman in the store until police arrived, but Person B bit down on Person A’s right wrist, forcing her to release her hold. Person B then exited the store and walked to her vehicle, leaving the area.
A sergeant spoke with one of the employees and was able to obtain possible contact information on the suspect through the receipt. A criminal history was completed on Person B and revealed no known prior history of assault. After review of all CCTV footage, Person B will be charged with simple assault, as there is not enough evidence to prove intent of serious bodily injury.
Sept. 14: Pedestrian road rage
At 3:50 p.m., there was a reported road rage incident involving a pedestrian. The pedestrian says that as she was waiting to cross, a car sped by going well over the speed limit and flipped her off. The driver then stopped, rolled her window down and continued to curse her out before speeding off. She recorded the vehicle after the incident, where the license plate was identified.
Campus Police acquired the road rager’s phone number and she told her perspective of the story. She was driving and saw a pedestrian on a run, heading toward the sidewalk. As she drove toward the crosswalk, she stopped her vehicle, which prompted the runner to stop as well. Once the pedestrian stopped, she started driving again, thinking the pedestrian was not going to cross the street. This caused the pedestrian to “throw up her hands” and say something. The diver then rolled her window down and they began arguing.
The driver was advised that the pedestrian always has the right of way even if they stop momentarily. She understood, and they ended the call.
Boots and fire alarm recap
Between Sept. 18 and Sept. 26, there were three booted vehicles on campus. A vehicle is eligible to be booted if it has three or more unpaid citations. The highest amount of unpaid tickets for this month’s reports was eight, totalling $400.
The majority of fire alarms reported were on Wednesdays this September. Causes included dry shampoo, a lit match, a hair dryer, welding, over-cooking food, burnt popcorn and diesel fuel.
