The following summary includes a selection of major incidents reported to the Department of Public Safety between June 4 and Aug. 25. 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.
June 7
8:54 a.m. The reporting party stated that on May 18 at approximately 3 p.m., he locked his bike to the bike rack outside Barus and Holley. He removed the front wheel himself for safekeeping. The bike was locked with a cable lock. Upon his return on June 6 at approximately 7 p.m. the bike and lock were missing.
June 18
12:01 p.m. The reporting party from the organization of "Women and Men of Brown," a household leasing service, reported that furniture was stolen from Metcalf Hall. There were no signs of forced entry.
June 27
11:40 a.m. A summer student stated that on June 26 at approximately 10 p.m., she was at a dance at upper Keeney Quadrangle. While she was there, she put her handbag down on the ground and left it unattended. Three minutes later, she returned to where she had placed her handbag and it was missing.
July 3
1:38 p.m. A University employee reported that on June 25 at about 3 p.m., she placed a bag from the Brown Bookstore at the southeast corner of the Verney-Woolley Dining Hall. Inside the bag were a mug, hat and sweatshirt that were bought with a Dining Services purchase order. The items were for an employee who was retiring. On June 26, she noticed the bag was not where she had left it.
July 4
10:51 p.m. Summer students in Champlin Hall stated they left their room at approximately 4:30 p.m. and returned at 8:30 p.m. to find an iPod video device and cash missing. The door to the room was left unlocked.
July 12
8:46 a.m. A University employee reported that sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on July 10, an unknown person or group of people took his Brown parking pass out of his vehicle.
July 12
9:42 a.m. A student reported that she entered the shower room across from her dorm room in Everett House at 9 a.m. She reported that two keys were on a lanyard in the top of her bag. The door was locked when she entered. She said she believes that she heard at least two other people enter while she was in the shower. She stated that when she exited the shower at approximately 9:10 a.m., she observed that there was just one key on her lanyard. The key for her dorm room was missing.
July 18
12:13 a.m. A student reported that her residence at 155 Governor St. was broken into between 2:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. on July 17. The officer observed damage to the front door consistent with the report she made with the Providence Police. A laptop, wallet, credit cards and cash were stolen.
Aug. 13
11:47 a.m. On Aug. 13 at 11:45 a.m., two Brown police officers were at the corner of Bowen and Thayer streets when an unknown male approached them and stated that there had just been a purse-snatching at Cushing and Thayer streets. The officers made a broadcast and immediately began to search the area. Providence Police responded and took the information. The area was checked, but the male suspect was not found.
Aug. 18
9:49 a.m. A summer student stated that he arrived at Barus and Holley at approximately 8 a.m. and went to the lab in room 511 to work on his studies. He stated that at approximately 9 a.m. he left the room to use the restroom. When he returned at 9:15 a.m., he discovered his laptop missing.
Aug. 24
3:06 p.m. The reporting party stated that she parked her vehicle at approximately 2 p.m. on Charlesfield Street. When she returned at 3 p.m., she discovered a rock had been thrown through her window and her GPS was stolen. Providence Police responded to take a report. Contact information was provided for a witness who had a description of the suspects.
