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(12/01/04 12:00pm)
On Saturday, Oct. 23, at 11 a.m., a Campus Police officer was dispatched to Wolfe Hall's fourth floor outside the elevators on a report of arson.
Upon arrival, the Community Advisor (CA) on duty said that another student notified him about the incident. The witness said while going to the shower, she noticed a pile of burnt papers on the floor.
Investigation revealed that persons unknown removed the stack of papers from the bulletin board and lit it on fire. It was unknown what was used to light the fire and it did not appear any accelerant was used.
The fire appeared to be put out by someone urinating on it. There is no further information at this time.
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On Thursday, Oct. 28, at 8:20 p.m., Campus Police officers were dispatched to Lot 6 on the report of a vehicle that had been burgularized.
Upon arrival, the owner of the vehicle said she parked her vehicle in Lot 6 at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 27.
When returning to her vehicle on Oct. 28 to get her bracelet that she left in the ashtray, she noticed the vehicle's head unit sitting on her passenger seat. She did not know if the car was unlocked previously because she opened the car by herself.
The student noticed her bracelet was missing and that there was damage to the weather stripping above the driver's door window.
However, her radar detector, sunglasses, radio including the faceplate and license, were still in the vehicle. The officers advised her to contact her vehicle's insurance company to seek monetary reimbursement.
The total value stolen of the 14-karat gold bracelet with hearts and diamonds, a total of four to five karats, was estimated at a $1,000. There is no further information at this time.
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On Friday, Oct. 29, at 2 p.m., a Campus Police officer took a statement from a female student who said that she left her 10-speed bicycle by the bike rack at Wolfe Hall unattended and unsecured on Oct. 25 at an undertermined time.
When returning to her bike on Oct. 26, she found it was missing.
The bicycle is about 10 years old with a gray plastic baby seat and multicolored spokes. The total value stolen is estimated at about $125. There is no further information at this time.
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On Monday, Oct. 25, at 2:20 p.m., a Campus Police officer was flagged down by the construction Site Manager for the Chapel. He said that he would like to report a theft of two trees that were planted on the side of the Chapel.
He left on Friday at 4:30 p.m. and returned on Monday to find the trees missing.
A search of the area was completed with no results. There are no suspects or witnesses and there is no further information at this time.
(11/04/04 12:00pm)
On Thursday, Oct. 7 between 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., vandalism occurred in Lot 17. A female student reported damage to the Boston Red Sox vanity license plate on her Ford van.
The license plate was bent in an upward position, breaking the left part of the plate. The driver pushed the plate back into place when the officers inspected the car.
There are no suspects at this time.
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On Sunday, Oct. 10, an officer on patrol saw a bench thrown into the shrubs near New Residence Hall. The bench was ripped from its mounting brackets, causing damage to the bench.
The incident was believed to have occurred between 1 a.m. and 3:40 a.m.
There is no further information at this time
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On Tuesday, Oct. 12, an officer was dispatched to Cromwell Hall to talk to the General Manager for Mehl Communications.
The General Manager said that between the hours of 3 p.m. on Oct. 11 and 7 a.m. on Oct. 12, a spool of rope was taken from a manhole.
The spool was on an approximately three-foot tall wooden spool and approximately 1,000 feet of 9/16 size rope. The total value stolen is $2,500.
There is no further information at this time.
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On Friday, Oct. 1, an officer on parking enforcement noticed a vehicle with a taped on inspection sticker in the Lot 9 parking deck.
The inspection sticker was for a 1995 Volkswagen car, although the car itself was a 1994 Ford. When questioning the owner of the car, the male student said, "I know it's bad. My vehicle failed inspection. I am getting rid of the vehicle in a week anyway."
The student told the officers that he told a stranger at a 7/11 convenience store that his car failed inspection and the stranger gave him an extra inspection sticker that he had in his car.
The student was given a ticket for a fraudulent inspection sticker. The sticker was confiscated as evidence. The inspection number was entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) but it returned no report.
There is no further information at this time.
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On Wednesday, Oct. 13, at 1:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to Cromwell Hall due to a report of marijuana odor emanating from a resident's room.
The officers knocked on the door from which the smell, as well as unacceptable noise levels, was coming.
A male student opened up the door and in clear view was a multi-colored glass bong and a green vegetative substance sitting on the desk.
When asked "whose bong is that," a female student replied, "it is mine." The female student was placed under arrest and was transported along with her glass bong and purse to police headquarters for processing.
She also had a small plastic bag containing marijuana and another glass bowl in her purse.
The items were removed, photographed and logged in as evidence.
The student refused medical treatment and refused to use the bathroom. She was released after being processed and read her Miranda Rights.
There is no further information at this time.
(10/20/04 12:00pm)
On Thursday, Sept. 23, Campus Police was dispatched to Wolfe Hall on reports of fireworks being lit and thrown out a room window. While monitoring the building, the officers saw fireworks being thrown out the window at 12:40 a.m. and 1:10 a.m. The officers determined which window the fireworks were being thrown out of and went up to the room.
Once allowed into the room, they saw two male and two female students were inside. The officers noticed three Coors Light beer cans open.
One student confessed he was of age, purchased the alcohol and provided it to the minors, and was also responsible for throwing the fireworks out the window. The other students admitted that they were drinking as well.
The one legal student was transported to headquarters for a summons and ordinance violation. There is no further information at this time.
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On Monday, Sept. 27, at 11:20 a.m., Campus Police was dispatched to Forcina Hall to investigate a criminal mischief complaint.
The Child Care Coordinator said that when the kids went to the playground, they observed writing on the shed and on the concrete wall. On the shed, the statement read, "EAT COCK KIDDIES," and on the wall, it read, "TWINKS CAIT."
Additionally, a flower pot was dumped over. The coordinator said the area was fine on Sept. 24, when she left for the weekend. There is no further information at this time.
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On Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 8:30 a.m., a faculty member came to Campus Police headquarters to report a harassing telephone conversation. She said that on Tuesday, Sept. 21, she contacted another person to inform the person that she could not take a position for the Governor's School for Summer 2005.
The other person became very agitated, raised her voice, and said, "If you don't rescind this decision in 48 hours, I'm going to bring you down. I'm going to destroy you. You have no balls. You should have gone to the dean and supported me. You're a piece of shit!"
The victim became very upset and alarmed by this conversation. When asked by the officer if she would like to sign a complaint, she said she did not. There is no further information at this time.
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On Friday, Sept. 17, at 12:40 p.m., on Green Lane and the Browning Avenue extension, a student said she was harassed by a driver in a dark green vehicle. The driver was an African American male with braids in his hair. The victim said the driver shouted out the window and blew his horn at her.
She ignored the driver's gestures and proceeded walking. The driver turned around the vehicle and started driving slowly behind her. He then pulled up to the victim, leaning over to the passenger side of the vehicle and asking whether she needed a ride. The student then ran in the opposite direction and reported the incident to Campus Police. There is no further information at this time.
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On Saturday, Sept. 25, at 9:05 p.m., a student reported a case of theft in the Lot 6 parking lot. The student said he entered and the lot and noticed that someone removed his front lip spoiler from his Honda vehicle. The total value stolen was a $100.00. There are no suspects or witnesses.
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On Sunday, Sept. 26, a Campus Police officer was dispatched to Townhouses East for a report of vandalism. In front of one of the townhouses were seven wooden benches taped together with black electrical tape. The benches were not blocking any doors and did not pose any hazard.
The officer removed the tape and asked the Grounds Department to rearrange the benches. There are no witnesses and the caller was gone upon the officer's arrival. There is no further information at this time.
(10/06/04 12:00pm)
On Sept. 11, at 12:10 a.m., an officer observed two males moving objects inside a trunk of a parked 2001 Saturn. The officer parked perpendicular to the car and saw a 30-pack and a 12-pack of Coors Light being placed into a book bag.
When one of the individuals started wearing the bag, the officer asked the students what was in the bag. The students replied that it was beer. When asked if they were over 21 years of age, they both replied "no" and said they were transporting the beer back to Wolfe Hall. The officer placed the bag in the back of the patrol car and issued ordinance violations to the two students. There is no further information at this time.
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On Sept. 17, at 3:30 p.m., and Sept. 18, at 9:30 a.m., someone broke a window to the fuel cell construction site office trailer. Police officers deduced that a concrete block was used to break the window. There is no further information at this time.
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On Sept. 17, a College employee came into police headquarters to file a report of vehicular vandalism. He reported that between Sept. 8 at 4 p.m. and Sept. 13, at 7:30 a.m., someone cracked the side door mirror glass and cracked in the plastic mirror frame. There is no further information at this time.
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On Sept. 17, an officer was dispatched to Eickoff Hall due to a report of vandalism. The Community Adviser on duty said that at the end of the office shift at 2 a.m., everything seemed normal. At 2:35 a.m., she returned downstairs to let someone in when she noticed the second set of entrance doors that face Allen, Brewster and Ely residence halls had been broken in and glass covered the ground. The officer cleaned up the little pieces of shattered glass and informed maintenance. There is no further information at this time.
(02/11/04 12:00pm)
On Wednesday, Jan. 21, at 1:35 a.m., Campus Police was dispatched to Ely and Brewster Halls on a report of criminal mischief. The officers noticed blue marker on walls on the first floor hallway of Ely as well as nametags and message boards ripped off the doors.
Witnesses informed the officers that the perpetrators were in an Ely room. After knocking, the residents refused to open the door. Finally, they opened the door and the officers noticed that the window was open and the screen was taken out.
Although there were two residents still in the room, the officers suspected several residents escaped through the first floor window. The officers also noticed empty alcohol containers in the trash can. One of the suspects in the room was observed tearing down names on doors and knocking off message boards.
The suspect denied owning the blue marker, which was found in the second floor stairwell of Brewster.
The two suspects denied any involvement but were advised about the rules concerning Building Advisors knocking on doors.
The two suspects were given cleaning solution and paper towels and were directed to clean off all the blue marker as well as pick up the nametags.
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On Thursday, Jan. 22, Campus Police was dispatched to the Rathskeller in the student center on a report of theft.
A female student ate a meal at the Rat and left her wallet on the table. The waiter picked up the wallet and informed the manager. The manager notified the owner of the wallet and told her the wallet would be on a shelf behind the bar.
The waiter did not search to see if money was missing. Later, a bookstore employee found the wallet outside the student center, near the bookstore loading dock. The total value stolen was $200.00
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On Friday, Jan. 23 at 11:30 p.m., Campus Police received a report of alcohol intoxication. The dispatched officer found a student lying in bed in the fetal position.
The subject had drank eleven shots of an alcoholic beverage between 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Lions EMS evaluated the student and she was brought to Helen Fuld Medical Center for treatment.
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On Sunday, Jan. 18, an individual was at a Packer Hall swim meet and returned to Lot 3 to find his car's rear window smashed out.
A black leather bag with a Marine Corps emblem was missing along with his camera. Campus Police was called in to investigate. The total stolen was estimated to be $200.00 dollars. There is no further information at this time.
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On Sunday, Jan. 25, a Campus Police officer observed a car accident on Metzger Drive. A white Saturn was underneath a construction trailer with front-end damage.
The driver told the officers that she was looking down to adjust the heat and radio and didn't pay attention to the road.
She drove off the roadway, up onto the curbs, and then underneath the construction trailer. The driver denied medical treatment. She was charged with careless driving.
(02/04/04 12:00pm)
On Thursday, Jan. 15, a Campus Police officer noticed the College's sign near the Browning Avenue extension was damaged.
Inspection of the scene revealed tracks indicating that a car coming into campus had hit the sign and turned to drive away from campus.
Further investigation led officers to the driver of the car, who said that at 7:30 p.m., due to ice and snow, the car skidded and hit a curb, some bushes and the sign.
The driver was charged with careless driving.
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Sometime between Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003, and Friday, Jan. 16, a portable CD player was removed from a bathroom in Townhouses East.
A search of the area revealed no clues. There is no further information at this time.
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Sometime between Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003, and Friday, Jan. 16, a Campus Police officer observed that a person had cut out a window screen in Townhouses East.
The individual had also broken safety latches on the window.
The screen alarm wires were out of the socket and the alarm had not gone off. A search of the area revealed footprints leading to the window.
A repairman was called to secure the window.
Access Control was called to fix the screen alarm and to see why the alarm did not go off.
There is no further information at this time.
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On Jan. 6, at 11:05 a.m., Campus Police received a report about a theft in Bliss Hall.
An Information Technology employee reported that two computer monitors from Bliss Hall, and a video projector from Forcina Hall, were missing.
A search of the area did not reveal anything.
The value of the stolen items totaled $4,800.
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On Monday, Jan. 19th, a resident of Centennial Hall reported that personal items had been stolen from her room. The person reportedly stole jewelry and paychecks from the resident's room.
The officer suggested the resident call payroll the following morning about the stolen checks.
The total value of stolen items was valued at $144.
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On Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 12:45 a.m., a Campus Police officer noticed a car failing to stop at the Browning Avenue stop sign.
The officer followed the car and observed the driver cross the center line of the road two times. The driver then made a right on red without coming to a stop.
The officer proceeded to pull the car over.
The officer observed a strong odor of alcohol in the car as well as the driver's inability to hand over his driving documents steadily.
The driver stated he had been drinking earlier and staggered as he stepped out of his car.
When asked how much he drank, the driver said he had consumed six drinks in the last hour.
The driver also had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and swayed back and forth while standing.
The driver was taken to Hopewell Police Department and given a breathalyzer test, which returned with a .18 reading. He was was then arrested.
There is no further information at this time.
(11/18/03 12:00pm)
On Oct. 12, at 2:05 a.m., Campus Police responded to a report of a group of individuals throwing water bottles off the Lot 8 parking garage roof. Upon arrival, the officers noticed four men looking over the roof's ledge.
A fifth unconscious person was sitting in the front passenger seat of a 2001 Ford pickup truck with his head hanging out of the window. He did not respond to questions and there was vomit on the side of the vehicle.
One of the five men said they had been drinking and the fifth individual had vomitted. Lions EMS arrived and transported the unconscious man to Helene Fuld Medical Center.
Upon investigation, the officers noticed 500-milliliter bottles of Dannon Spring water in the back seat of the car, identical to those found on the lawn outside the parking deck.
All five men handed over their licenses and car keys until they were able to return to the College. A property report was filed. There is no further information at this time.
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On Oct. 12, at 2:45 a.m., an officer found pieces of the Paul Loser Hall sign outside the Brower Student Center circle. The pieces were scattered over the grass and a search of the area revealed no suspects or witnesses. There is no further information at this time.
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On Oct. 11, between 11:00 p.m. and 1:30 a.m., a pocketbook was stolen from the Centennial Hall security desk. The woman who signed in at the security desk was unaware that she left it there, and didn't realize her purse was gone until around 1:30 a.m. The officers advised the woman to cancel her credit cards. The total value of the contents was $243. There is no further information at this time.
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Between Sept. 1 and Oct. 14, a College-owned computer was stolen from a staff member's office. The person who worked there hadn't been in the office for a month and wasn't sure when the PC was taken.
Nothing else appeared to have been stolen. There is no further information at this time.
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On Oct. 13, a door in the Social Science Building was tampered with.
The doorframe was observed to have two marks on each side of the door from what appeared to be a flat screwdriver, or other similar prying tool.
The lock mechanism was also damaged and the middle tab that keeps the other tabs locked was broken. The lock was now able to be opened with a credit card.
The key mechanism was not working, but the door could be locked with the pushed button until a locksmith could fix or replace the lock.
Nothing appeared to be missing from the inside. There is no suspects for witnesses at this time.
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On Oct.19, a Green Chevrolet ran through a stop sign at the corner of C Street and Metzger Drive South.
When police officers stopped the vehicle, the driver informed the officers that he had left his license with the security desk in Travers Hall, but he provided his insureance and registration for a moped license.
While talking to the driver, the officers noticed a strong smell of alcohol on the driver's breath.
The driver denied drinking twice despite the fact that the officers were convinced they smelled alcohol on his person.
The officers took him to the headquarters where the driver took two chemical breath tests.
The first result was .10 and the second was .11. The 17-year-old driver was arrested for driving while intoxicated.
While being processed, the drive had a difficult time staying awake and kept nodding off on the bench.
He was releaseded to his parents and issued three summonses.
(03/25/03 12:00pm)
The Task Force on Positioning proposed eliminating the honors program among other ways to move the College forward.
The Task Force met with Lipman Hearne Integrated Marketing, whose recommendations were weighed when the Task Force wrote its positioning platform and rationale.
"The honors program is a valuable institution, but it is not assisting in the marketing of the institution," Task Force Chair John McCarty of the school of business said.
"Lipman Hearne was dealing with the Honors Program on a marketing sense and not an academic sense. It was established for a vehicle to get terrific students in and give them a challenging education," he added.
McCarty mentioned that with the high degree of intelligence of the incoming students, the current state of the honors program should be altered.
"The honors program, I don't feel in its current configuration, does not do much to market the college to perspective students," McCarty said.
English professor and Honors Coordinator Lee Harrod defended the honors program, saying "The honors program is a place for students who want to go beyond."
Harrod said that the Princeton Review calls the program "one of the glories of this school."
"All the colleges TCNJ is compared to in the Lipman Hearne Report have an honors program," Harrod added.
David Blake, Department of English, said that President Barbara Gitenstein will most likely issue an academic Task Force to deal with the honors program next semester.
The Task Force made sure to explain that evaluating the academic aspect of the honor's program is outside the Task Force's jurisdiction.
They are meant only to make recommendations to the President in its final report, in the hope that the issues mentioned in the interim report will be implemented next semester.
The Task Force also suggested ceasing to sell Trenton State College merchandise, based on the new direction the College is going in.
"The school remains the same institution for graduates. For new students, the institution, its mission, its direction, what it encompasses, the type of education it offers, should have a name that is consistent with it new mission," said Jesse Rosenblum, vice president of College Relations and Convener of the Task Force, said.
"The old name just reinforces the past and the way the institution used to be, rather than what it is today, and wishes to be tomorrow," he added.
"In terms of TSC merchandise, the sales aren't anything substantial. It is possible that alumni do not know that this merchandise is still available," Beth Modica, of Development and Alumni Affairs, said.
However, McCarty, was concerned the move would alienate alumni.
"It is important to embrace our past and embrace our history," McCarty said.
The Task Force also recommended that The College of New Jersey Magazine be redesigned.
Members suggested the magazine contain information found in the alumni newsletter, as well as have a readers' survey to see what feature articles and other columns would the readers, especially alumni, would want to read.
The Task Force's report says, "In general, the Task Force endorses the marketing approach that is recommended by the Lipman Hearne report." The Task Force suggests a positioning platform that is generally consistent with the Lipman Hearne report, with some significant modifications.