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Crime and Incident

Theft
Nov. 7, 2008
at 1:06 p.m.

A desktop computer was stolen from Hamburg Hall A3. The computer had been there the day before, yet when students arrived there that day, it was missing.

Fire Alarm
Nov. 7, 2008
at 5:09 p.m.

A fire alarm sounded in the ground shop room A-West in the College of Fine Arts. The alarm was caused by excess dust in the room. No signs of smoke or fire were found and the alarm was reset.

Fire Alarm
Nov. 8, 2008
at 1:56 a.m.

A fog machine in the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity house caused a fire alarm to go off. This was the third time that the machine set off the alarm. The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire arrived and the building occupants were evacuated until the alarm was reset.

Suspicious Person
m2008
at 4:55 a.m.

A Facilities Management Services employee found a young male sleeping on a chair in the first floor atrium of the University Center. University Police woke up the individual and identified him to be a student. They advised him to go back to his campus residence.

Suspicious Behavior
Nov. 9, 2008
at 12:09 p.m

A black male described as six feet tall with medium-length curly hair was seen looking around people’s belongings at a bake sale on the first floor of the Purnell Center. When University Police got to the building, the actor had left. They advised all the floor occupants to watch their belongings and to call them if the actor showed up again.

Theft
Nov. 9, 2008
at 2:18 p.m.

A student reported his wallet missing. He had last seen it in the Morewood Gardens lobby the previous night and no longer knew of its whereabouts.

Theft
Nov. 11, 2008
at 5:22 p.m.
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A laptop was stolen out of a vehicle parked on the second floor of the East Campus Garage. The laptop has not been recovered and the actor remains unknown.

Vehicle Damage
Nov. 12, 2008
at 3:40 p.m.

A truck drove into a flagpole in front of the Pittsburgh Technology Center when trying to park. Facilities Management Services was notified of the condition of the pole.