By Devyn Briones
Arts & Entertainment 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.
March 31: Biology odor
One of the College’s biology professors reported an email from a student in regards to an odor of gas in a biology building room at approximately 6:51 p.m. Campus Police observed no odor in the room and proceeded to alert Ewing Fire Squad #30. The odor of gas was unfound and the fire department cleared the area.
April 2: Missing Macbook charger
At approximately 11:59 a.m., a Macbook charger was reported missing. The student showed Campus Police where her Macbook charger was last left. The student was in the second-floor study area of Browser Student Center with her friend where she left the charger plugged into the wall outlet. After she left the area, she realized she must have left the charger plugged in.
A friend of hers who resides on campus checked the area again, but had no luck finding it. The charger is an Apple Dual USB-C Adapter with two wires; one magnetic Macbook charger and the Type-C charger, valued at $150. The student checked the stud and library lost and found which did not have her charger.
The student is only concerned about getting her charger back and does not wish to press criminal charges if someone did take her charger. The College’s security camera footage was checked and showed a group of about three people move to the table after she left. The group left the study area around 1:55 p.m., and one of the individuals was seen wrapping a charger around the charger block and placing it in his book bag. It is still uncertain if the suspect or any other individuals took her charger.
April 2: Bathroom graffiti
Around 1:51 p.m., there was a report of vandalism in the third floor men’s bathroom in R. Barbara Gitenstein Library. A faculty member stated that the vandalism was brought to her attention by another colleague, and showed Campus Police where the graffiti was located.
The graffiti included the term, “goy,” which is a Hebrew and Yiddish term for people who are non-Jewish. The message is ambiguous, as the term broadly refers to non-Jewish individuals. The faculty member said she would place a work order to have it removed. The target, motive or any suspects are not identifiable at this time.
April 8: Burnt food
Campus Police were dispatched to a students’ Decker Hall lounge area around 9:55 p.m. on the report of an activated smoke detector. The lounge area had a smell of burnt food and a slight smoke haze present. There were no signs of fire and other smoke except for the slight haze. The electric stove was turned off, as well as the windows opened for ventilation.
Cracked eggshells were noticed in the trash can, but there were no people or belongings in the room at that time. Ewing Fire Squad #30 arrived on scene at approximately 10:04 p.m. and determined it to be safe to reoccupy after the confirmed system reset.
April 9: Gas odor
Around 1:26 p.m., Armstrong Hall was reported for a strong scent of propane gas. There was no odor of gas observed by Campus Police upon arrival. Around 10 minutes later, Ewing Township Fire Department and West Trenton Department searched the entirety of the building and confirmed no odor or signs of gas.
April 9: Possible malfunction
A fire alarm smoke detector was activated at approximately 6 p.m. in a Norsworthy Hall room, leading to a full evacuation. There were no signs of smoke or fire inside the room that caused the activation. Ewing Township Squad 30 advised that the scene was clear, and the cause of the alarm was a possible malfunction. Norsworthy residents were then able to re-enter the building.
April 10: Steam leak
A smoke detector was activated in Decker Hall, coming from one of the mechanical rooms. Ewing Fire Squad #33 arrived on scene around 10:18 a.m. and identified the activated point in the mechanical room to be a result of a steam leak. Facilities have been notified to address the leak.
April 10: Light bulb alarm
At approximately 9:04 p.m., a resident of the College called Campus Police to report a smell of smoke from a light fixture that had short circuited in Hausdoerffer Hall. The resident said that the light fixture short circuited, causing a burnt smell. The student opened her window to air out the room. The light bulb was advised to be replaced.
April 11: Broken door
Campus Police met with one of the College’s associate directors, who reported a broken door handle in the Travers and Wolfe main lounge. The door handle and push bar had come loose, seemingly as a result of excessive force. The door was locked the evening before at around 6 p.m. with no issues of the handle.
When the associate director arrived the following day, they noticed the handle to be broken and the door unsecure. There were no items missing from the main lounge. The door is not in view of any security cameras, therefore any potential suspects are unable to be identified. The investigation has been closed.
April 14: Traffic congestion
Around 8:15 a.m., a traffic accident occurred at Pennington Road, causing significant congestion and delays on Carlton Avenue and to the main campus entrance. There were no major injuries, and Pennington Road and Carlton Avenue were cleared about 40 minutes later.
