Review Security Notebook

Sept. 13, 11:23 p.m. A Safety and Security officer responded to a report of the odor of marijuana coming from a room in Noah Hall. The immediate location of the source was not determined, but residential life staff will make a follow-up.

Sept. 13, 8:45 a.m. In Asia House on the first floor a student cooking in a room activated a first floor hallway smoke detector.

Sept. 13, 8:05 p.m. In Wilder DeCafé a smoke detector was activated by popcorn cooking in the microwave.

Sept. 14, 11:23 p.m. A Safety and Security officer responded to a report of a medical emergency at Harkness House. Officers assisted a student with a diabetic reaction. The student was treated at Oberlin Medical Center after being transported there by ambulance.

Sept. 14, 9:29 a.m. A Safety and Security officer responded to a report of furniture stacked in the main lounge. The furniture was replaced and residential life staff will follow-up on the incident.

Sept. 14, 2:46 p.m. A Safety and Security officer responded to a report of furniture stacked in the main lounge. A tabletop was also dismantled from its base. The lounge was closed until the furniture was replaced. Residential life staff will follow-up in the incident.

Sept. 14, 2:46 p.m. A Safety and Security officer responded to a report of damage to a side mirror of a silver Mazda parked in Philips lot. It appeared the damage could be accidental.

Sept. 14, 2:46 p.m. A Safety and Security officer responded to a South Main Street store where a student thought she had possibly recovered a bicycle stolen two weeks earlier. Oberlin Police Department was notified to investigate.

Sept. 14, 8:32 p.m. A Safety and Security officer responded to a report of comments made by a customer observing the perceived nationality of a student in a downtown establishment. The student wanted to report the incident to raise safety awareness.

Sept. 14, 4:03 a.m. At the Oberlin Inn an employee accidentally activated a pull station.

Sept. 15, 2:35 a.m. A Safety and Security officer responded to a report of an alleged sexual assault on an Oberlin student, by an Oberlin student, in an off-campus student residence adjacent to north campus. The case is under investigation by the Oberlin Police Department. Camille Hamlin Mitchell, the Administrator of the Sexual Offense Policy, as well as the Offices of Safety and Security, Residential Life, and the Dean of Students is conducting a parallel investigation, consistent with College protocol.

Sept. 15, 3:42 p.m. A Safety and Security officer responded to a report of a student/landlord disagreement. A staff member from the office of Student Affairs assisted in mediating the issues.

Sept. 15, 7:24 a.m. South Hall third floor restroom fire detector went off from activation of a heat detector; possible malfunction and a work order was filed to replace it.

Sept. 16, 2 a.m. A Safety and Security officer responded to a report of a student pounding on the residential hall room door of another student, shouting obscenities. The officer made contact with both parties and the offending student agreed to cease further contact. The case was referred to the associate dean/judicial board coordinator.

Sept. 16, 12:30 p.m. A student cooking rice left it unattended and the smoke activated a fire detector.

Sept. 16, 1:30 a.m. A fire detector went off in Langston. Officers and the Oberlin Fire Department responded to the alarm but were not able to determine a cause.

Sept. 17, 2:45 p.m. A Safety and Security officer responded to a report of a bicycle stolen from the bike rack at Zechiel between late August and Sept. 6. The bicycle was a blue-green Giant Boulder 500 18-speed bike valued at $300. The bicycle was locked to the rack with a good quality lock. The incident was also reported to Oberlin Police Department.

Sept. 17, 8:20 p.m. A Safety and Security officer responded to a report of a student who was verbally harassed by one teenager in a group of several teens on bicycles on Main Street. The teens encouraged the offending teen to apologize for comments he made about the perceived nationality of the Oberlin student, but he again continued his harassment after apologizing. The student declined a police report, but wanted to report the incident to raise safety awareness.

Sept. 17, 9:20 a.m. In Barnard dust caused by a custodian’s vacuum cleaner activated a smoke detector.

Sept. 17, 3:14 p.m. Science Center mechanical room had an accidental activation of a fire alarm by contractors who were grinding a pipe.

If you have information that could assist in solving an incident, please report it to the Safety and Security Office, 159 West Lorain Street, 775-8444. Remember to lock your residential hall door and keep personal property secured at all times.