Crime Notes

Male student threatens School of Dentistry staff

A mentally disturbed student made violent threats to staff in the Dentistry Building on Wednesday, DPS reports state.

Dentistry staff members reported to DPS that the student made the statement, "You people are the reason we buy guns," according to DPS reports.

When DPS arrived on the scene, the student was no longer in the area.

DPS responds to temper tantrum

A female Law student reported to the Department of Public Safety on Monday that something suspicious was going on in her neighbor's room.

She lives in the Law Quad, and said she could hear her neighbor screaming and throwing things in his room, DPS reports state.

When DPS investigated the call and made contact with the resident, the resident said that he was "just stressed out about life."

After the officers left, the resident calmed down, the caller reported to DPS.

Bag, unknown liquid start fire

An unknown liquid substance leaked out of a trash bag and burst into flames in the Chemistry Building on Monday.

A custodian, who was handling the trash bag, was not injured when the fire occurred. But the fire scorched the floor, DPS reports state.

It was determined that the liquid was pyrogenic, which mean it ignites when exposed to air. Officials from Occupational Safety and Environmental Health disposed of the materials, DPS reports state.

Boy falls through glass window

A 12-year-old boy fell through a glass window Monday, according to DPS reports.

The boy was attending a basketball game at an area high school when he was pushed through a glass window.

The suspect was identified by the injured boy, who was taken to University Hospitals. Officers on site notified the child's mother about the incident, DPS reports state.

Woman takes nasty fall

A woman had fallen and could not get up Monday morning, a caller reported to DPS.

The injured woman first phoned the caller for help, saying that she could not move. When the caller tried to call the woman back, there was no answer, so the caller dialed 911.

DPS officers went to the woman's apartment on the 3400 block of Carpenter Road.

An ambulance also was dispatched to the scene, DPS reports state.

Patient refuses to leave hospital

A discharged patient was being loud and abusive and refused to leave University Hospitals on Wednesday, DPS reports state.

The patient demanded information about his medical condition immediately and refused to leave until it was provided, DPS reports state.

University doctors said there was nothing that could be done for the patient until the tests were completed and returned to the hospital in two days.

DPS officers escorted the patient out when he refused to leave the property, according to DPS reports.

- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Stephanie Hepburn.

10-03-97

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