Trespass #1:
Point Park police referred a student to Student Life for letting “unauthorized individuals” into the Student Center a little after 10:30 p.m. on Jan. 2.
The student was a repeat offender, police Sgt. Matthew Mays said, and had been letting their friends into the Student Center through its First Avenue door to play basketball.
Trespass #2 & #3:
A man was given a verbal warning for trespassing in Academic Hall at around 5:15 p.m. on Jan. 8, according to Point Park police Sgt. Bill Wagner.
Wagner said the man had signed into Academic Hall and said he was looking to meet a professor.
Security officials reported the incident to public safety, and university police apprehended the man on the third floor of Academic Hall. Wagner said officers advised the man not to return to campus.
But he did, coming back over a week later on Jan. 18, where he rang the doorbell of Frontier Hall to request a visitor pass — again to meet with a professor. Wagner, who said he did not recognize the man, allowed him in and said he explained the process of acquiring a visitor pass.
The man used the restroom and left. Officers then found he’d clogged a toilet by stuffing several paper towel rolls into its drain.
Officers reviewed video footage of the man leaving the bathroom, where they realized he was the same man who had trespassed in Academic Hall earlier in the month.
Wagner released a warrant for the man’s arrest, and he was apprehended Sunday at the Target on Smithfield Street for disorderly conduct and trespassing. Pittsburgh Police dispatch audio described the call from Target as “reports of a sketchy male inside the store” who kept reaching into his pockets and jacket.
Pittsburgh police also said the Target employee said the man may have planted something inside the store, but nothing was found. He was described as a “very unkept” 45 year old male. Several city police responded and searched the man, who had an ID from New York. No further details were provided.
Drug Violation #1:
A student was referred to Student Life for smoking marijuana in Thayer Hall on Jan. 12, Mays said.
University policy forbids marijuana on campus, and university police are responsible for confiscating, logging and destroying illicit materials.
Criminal Mischief #1 & #2:
Police said a man tagged the Playhouse and Frontier Hall with spray paint on Jan. 18 and Jan. 21.
The case is open, and university police have released a warrant for the perpetrator’s arrest that hasn’t yet been served, Mays said.
Drug Violation #2:
Police referred a student to Student Life for smoking marijuana in Lawrence Hall on Jan. 21 a little before 7 p.m.
Carson Folio contributed reporting.
