Public Safety Briefs: Oct. 1 – Oct. 15

On October 1 at 12:55 a.m. Public Safety responded to a disturbance on the block of Exeter Place. A university neighbor reported a loud social gathering in the area.

On October 1 at 9:58 a.m. Public Safety responded to a fire system activation in Cretin Residence Hall. A radiator in a room in the building leaked steam, causing a localized fire alarm and minor water damage.

On October 1 at 11:05 a.m. Public Safety documented property damage on the 100 block of North Cleveland Avenue. A St. Thomas student reported a car window intentionally broken in the area.

On October 1 at 11:11 a.m. Public Safety documented property damage in the R2 level of the Morrison Hall parking garage. A St. Thomas student reported finding a motor vehicle with scratches on a bumper.

On October 1 at 6:19 p.m. Public Safety documented property damage on the 400 block of Wilder Street North. The St. Paul Police Department reported intentional damage to a business in the area.

On October 1 at 6:33 p.m. Public Safety documented theft on the 2000 block of Selby Avenue. A motor vehicle owned by a St. Thomas student was stolen from an apartment parking lot in the area.

On October 1 at 8:14 p.m. Public Safety and St. Paul Fire Department medics responded to a medical in St. John Vianney. A St. Thomas student reported light-headedness.

On October 1 at 10:25 p.m. Public Safety documented reckless driving on Selby Avenue. An unknown operator of a motor vehicle driving near Finn Street North did not slow down or stop at a four-way stop sign in the area.

On October 2 at 7:56 p.m. Public Safety assisted law enforcement in Lot B. Legal process service was provided to a St. Thomas employee by Dakota County.

On October 2 at 11:56 p.m. Public Safety responded to a disturbance on the 2100 block of St. Clair Avenue. An anonymous person reported a loud party at a house in the area.

On October 3 at 5:15 p.m. Public Safety responded to a disturbance on the 2200 block of Marshall Avenue. A university neighbor reported a large gathering in the backyard of a house in the area.

On October 3 at 10:10 p.m. Public Safety assisted Residence Life with a liquor law violation in Flynn Residence Hall. An underage St. Thomas student unlawfully possessed alcoholic beverages.

On October 3 at 11:54 p.m. Public Safety responded to suspicious activity in Anderson Athletic & Recreation Complex. Two unidentified individuals rode scooters inside the building and failed to follow the directives of St. Thomas employees to leave the area.

On October 4 at 2:33 a.m. Public Safety responded to a welfare check in Tommie East Hall. A concerned friend reported a St. Thomas student in distress.

On October 4 at 8:11 p.m. Public Safety assisted Residence Life with a suspicious odor in Murray Residence Hall. The source of the odor of burnt marijuana near the third floor was undetermined.

On October 5 at 4:25 p.m. Public Safety documented theft on the 2000 block of Marshal Avenue. A St. Thomas student reported a bicycle locked to a balcony porch in the area was stolen.

On October 5 at 9:33 p.m. Public Safety documented a complaint in Anderson Athletic and Recreation Complex. A St. Thomas employee reported seven St. Thomas students not wearing masks inside the Fieldhouse who failed to follow directives of a university official.

On October 5 at 11:01 p.m. Public Safety responded to theft on campus. A St. Thomas student reported an unknown person used bolt cutters to cut a bike lock and steal a bike near Flynn Residence Hall

On October 6 at 9:43 a.m. Public Safety and the Minneapolis Police Department assisted the Dean of Students office with a welfare check in Minneapolis. A St. Thomas student stopped attending classes.

On October 6 at 11:20 a.m. Public Safety responded to suspicious activity in Lot U. An unknown female suspect entered and tampered with several motor vehicles parked in the area.

On October 6 at 8:40 p.m. Public Safety assisted Residence Life with suspicious activity in Dowling Residence Hall. Inappropriate messaging on a dry erase board was reported.

On October 7 at 7:43 a.m. Public Safety documented sexual harassment on the 1100 block of Harmon place. A St. Thomas student reported being catcalled in the area.

On October 7 at 7:51 a.m. Public Safety documented property damage on the east side of McPhail. A window was found intentionally broken.

On October 7 at 12:21 p.m. Public Safety documented a traffic collision in R3 of the Morrison Hall garage. A St. Thomas employee accidentally struck a cement wall near the entrance, causing damage to a university vehicle.

On October 7 at 1:59 p.m. Public Safety documented a complaint at an unknown off campus location. An anonymous person reported four St. Thomas students not social distancing or wearing masks.

On October 7 at 2:19 p.m. Public Safety documented a complaint at an unknown off campus location. An anonymous person reported four St. Thomas students not social distancing or wearing masks.

On October 7 at 10:43 p.m. Public Safety responded to suspicious activity in the Anderson Student Center. Two unidentified individuals rode scooters inside the building and failed to follow directives of St. Thomas employees to leave the area.

On October 8 at 9:48 a.m. Public Safety responded to a medical in Tommie North Hall. A St. Thomas employee cut a finger prepping food in the kitchen.

On October 8 at 10:14 a.m. Public Safety documented theft on campus. While investigating five St. Thomas students for theft outside of Flynn Residence Hall, an underage St. Thomas student was found to have unlawfully possessed alcoholic beverages.

On October 8 at 1:48 p.m. Public Safety assisted Residence Life with a welfare check in 2171 Grand Avenue. A St. Thomas student was not responding to university communications.

On October 8 at 2:28 p.m. Public Safety assisted the St. Cloud Police Department in the Morrison Hall Public Safety office. A background investigation was conducted on a former St. Thomas employee.

On October 8 at 2:41 p.m. Public Safety documented theft on campus. A bicycle owned by a St. Thomas student and locked to a bike rack near Flynn Residence Hall was stolen.

On October 8 at 5:30 p.m. Public Safety documented suspicious activity at an unknown off campus location. A former St. Thomas employee unlawfully possessed and shared university data without permission.

On October 8 at 10:09 p.m. Public Safety assisted Residence Life with a disturbance in Tommie North Hall. Alcoholic beverages were found in a room occupied by two underage St. Thomas students.

On October 9 at 12:15 p.m. Public Safety assisted Residence Life with a liquor law violation in Murray Residence Hall. Three underage St. Thomas students unlawfully possessed and consumed alcoholic beverages.

On October 9 at 6:06 p.m. Public Safety documented a traffic collision in Tommie North Hall. A delivery vehicle struck and caused minor damage to the loading dock garage door.

On October 9 at 3:01 p.m. Public Safety responded to a disturbance on the 2000 of Goodrich Avenue. A university neighbor reported a group of St. Thomas students in the backyard of a house in the area.

On October 9 at 5:39 p.m. Public Safety documented fraud in Dowling Residence Hall. A St. Thomas student was found to have possessed a fictitious state identification card.

On October 9 at 5:50 p.m. Public Safety and the St. Paul Police Department responded to a disturbance on the 1900 block of Summit Avenue. A university neighbor reported several underage St. Thomas students unlawfully consuming alcoholic beverages in a backyard of a house in the area.

On October 9 at 9:42 p.m. Public Safety and the St. Paul Police Department responded to a disturbance on the 1800 block of Dayton Avenue. An unknown individual or individuals caused property damage to a vehicle and house in the area.

On October 9 at 11:02 p.m. Public Safety assisted Metro Transit Police Department with a traffic collision on 11th Street. A passenger vehicle failed to yield to a semaphore and collided with a bus at the intersection with LaSalle Avenue.

On October 9 at 11:40 p.m.Public Safety and the St. Paul Police Department documented a disturbance on the 200 block of Otis Avenue. A complaint about loud music was reported at a house in the area.

On October 10 at 12:26 a.m. Public Safety assisted Residence Life with a disturbance in Tommie East Hall. Eight St Thomas students were playing loud music and not social distancing.

On October 10 at 1:15 p.m. Public Safety documented suspicious activity in Lot A. A St. Thomas employee reported individuals yelling obscenities at people from a parked car in the area.

On October 10 at 6:00 p.m. Public Safety responded to a disturbance on the 1900 block of Iglehart Avenue. A university neighbor reported a loud party at a house in the area.

On October 10 at 7:29 p.m. Public Safety responded to a disturbance on the 100 block of Cleveland Avenue North. A university neighbor reported a loud party at a house in the area.

On October 11 at 12:56 a.m. Public Safety documented a disturbance on the 1800 block of Grand Avenue. The St. Paul Police Department reported a loud party in the area.

On October 12 at 11:10 a.m. Public Safety assisted the university with an investigation on campus.

On October 12 at 3:20 p.m. Public Safety and the Title IX office documented domestic violence at an unknown off campus location. A St. Thomas student reported concerns about and requested assistance with fear of violence from a former domestic partner.

On October 12 at 8:37 p.m. Public Safety assisted Residence Life with a suspicious odor in North Residence Hall. A guest of a St. Thomas student unlawfully possessed drug paraphernalia and marijuana and a guest of a St. Thomas student unlawfully possessed drug paraphernalia.

On October 12 at 11:07 p.m. Public Safety responded to a disturbance on the 2100 block of Fairmount Avenue. A university neighbor reported hearing loud voices coming from a house in the area.

On October 13 at 5:22 a.m. Public Safety responded to a disturbance on the 2100 block of Selby Avenue. A university neighbor reported hearing a loud delivery truck in the area.

On October 13 at 5:40 a.m. Public Safety documented a traffic collision in Tommie North Hall. A delivery vehicle struck and caused minor damage to the loading dock garage door.

On October 13 at 5:33 p.m. Public Safety documented theft on the 400 block of Cleveland Avenue North. The St. Paul Police Department reported a wallet and computer were stolen from the area.

On October 13 at 5:44 p.m. Public Safety documented theft on the 1800 block of Portland Avenue. The St. Paul Police Department reported personal property stolen from inside a vehicle.

On October 13 at 6:35 p.m. Public Safety documented theft on campus. A bicycle owned by a St. Thomas student and locked to a bike rack near the South Athletic Fields was stolen.

On October 14 at 12:26 a.m. Public Safety assisted Residence Life with a suspicious odor in Morrison Hall. A St. Thomas student unlawfully possessed marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

On October 14 at 11:19 a.m. Public Safety documented suspicious activity on Summit Avenue. A person not affiliated with St. Thomas who was handing out inflammatory materials about the university near Cretin Avenue was trespassed from property.

On October 14 at 12:26 p.m. Public Safety documented a welfare check on campus. A student was found in distress near Ireland Memorial Library.

On October 14 at 2:36 p.m. Public Safety responded to a welfare check in Tommie North Hall. A St. Thomas student reported experiencing several medical disorders.

On October 14 at 6:13 p.m. Public Safety documented theft on the 1800 block of Iglehart Avenue. The St. Paul Police Department reported a catalytic converter stolen from a vehicle in the area.

On October 14 at 6:16 p.m. Public Safety documented theft on the 1800 block of Marshall Avenue. The St. Paul Police Department reported prescription medication stolen from a house in the area.

On October 14 at 7:12 p.m. Public Safety responded to a welfare check in Flynn Residence Hall. A family member of a St. Thomas student reported concerns due to unanswered phone calls.

On October 15 at 10:29 a.m. Public Safety documented suspicious activity in Lot B. An unattended vehicle owned by a St. Thomas employee was found unlocked with the keys in the ignition and the radio turned on.

On October 15 at 10:34 a.m. Public Safety assisted the United States Office of Personnel Management in the Morrison Hall Public Safety office. A background investigation was conducted on a former St. Thomas student.

On October 15 at 2:39 p.m. Public Safety documented suspicious activity in Tommie North Hall. A St. Thomas student reported receiving suspicious text messages from an unknown phone number.

On October 15 at 7:19 p.m. Public Safety responded to theft in Morrison Hall. A St. Thomas employee reported university property stolen from the building.

Cole Slocum, Scout Mason and Justin Amaker contributed to this report.