Police Log: Oct. 16 to Oct. 21
By Eric Marks
Hornet Staff Writer
Published October 28, 1998
Friday, October 16
VANDALISM: A windshield was damaged on a 1991 BMW in the parking structure on the third floor near the stairs.
GRAND THEFT: A CSUS camcorder was stolen from Amador Hall, room 215. The camera carried an $800 value.
OTHER INCIDENT: A subject was seen walking out of the University Union Hive with a beer. He was repeatedly told he could not carry alcoholic beverages out of the room.
Saturday, October 17
OTHER INCIDENT: A large pit bull was running lose near the tennis courts on State University Drive. The pit bull was chasing cars and pedestrians.
MISSING PERSON: A four-year-old boy was missing in Hornet Stadium near the track. He was later found.
DISTURBANCE: Three subjects were arrested for public drunkenness at Hornet Stadium.
Monday, October 19
FIRE ALARM: There was a smell of smoke reported from the vents in Lassen Hall on the third floor. The fire department came and checked and was satisfied that there was no fire.
FIRE: There was a fire in the dumpster in the rear of Douglass Hall. Engine 8 reported and they stated they had a difficult time reaching the location because of the bollards.
INDECENT EXPOSURE: An older male subject was reported masturbating in front of an open window of one of the temporary buildings near T-SS. The subject was wearing a pair of reading glasses, a hat and was completely nude. The police checked and the subject was gone when they arrived.
Tuesday, October 20
VEHICLE CODE: There was damage done to a vehicle on the fifth floor of the parking structure. The reporting party's tires were slashed and the person had her car towed for a new set of tires.
BURGLARY: An attempted robbery was committed on a Toyota 4X4. The driver's side window was smashed. Nothing was taken.
Wednesday, October 21
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES: Two subjects were arrested in parking lot 8 on suspicion of casing vehicles
VANDALISM: A white campus Jeep was observed driving over the grass between Mendocino and Douglass halls. The police checked and found no evidence of anything broken.