The following summary includes all major incidents reported to the Department of Public Safety between Oct. 2 and Oct. 7. It does not include general service and alarm calls. The Providence Police Department also responds to incidents occurring off campus. DPS does not divulge information on cases that are currently under investigation by the department, PPD or the Office of Student Life. DPS maintains a daily log of all shift activity and general service calls which can be viewed during business hours at its headquarters, located at 75 Charlesfield St.
Oct. 2
12:29 p.m. Student reported that sometime between 7 p.m. and 7:10 p.m. on Sept. 28, persons unknown took her wallet. The wallet contained her Brown ID and cash. She reported that she had been studying and that some of her friends had come into the Morriss Hall lounge. She took her phone and went to the other side of the lounge for about 10 minutes. She reported that she could see her study area and did periodically look over. When she returned, her wallet and its contents were gone. She reported that she had not seen anyone near her belongings.
5:25 p.m. A Dining Services employee reported that sometime between the hours of 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 1 and 12 a.m. on Oct. 2 someone took a skateboard that was located on a raffle table next to the beverage coolers at Josiah's.
Oct. 4
3:55 p.m. An employee at the Sharpe Refectory stated that he left $450 in cash in the pocket of his shorts and left the shorts draped over a chair in the men's locker room. The shorts were left unattended for his entire shift. The men's room has a locked door at the entrance. However, many employees have keys. The case is under investigation by Brown detectives.
10:02 p.m. Student reported she had six pieces of clothing, valued at $590, stolen from a laundry room in Sears House.
Oct. 5
3 p.m. A student stated that at approximately 3 p.m. he was on the 11th floor of the Sciences Library at a desk when he fell asleep. He reported he left his iPod on the desk in front of him and when he woke up at approximately 6:20 p.m. it was missing.
