The following summary includes a selection of major incidents reported to the Department of Public Safety between Jan. 2 and Feb. 5. 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 at 75 Charlesfield St.
Jan. 2
10:35 a.m. An employee reported that two projectors, five laptops and five flash drives had been taken from 4 Richmond Square during a time span of 12 days. There were indications the site had been broken into. The case is under investigation.
Jan. 28
6:50 p.m. Four to six black males approached four males heading east on Bowen Street between Thayer and Brook Streets and robbed them of their personal belongings while flashing a small caliber handgun. The suspects were described as being of thin build, with one donning a Chicago Bulls cap, another wearing a white and red striped top and the rest dressed in black sweatshirts. The suspects fled, running westbound down Bowen Street. The case is under investigation.
Jan. 30
5:35 p.m. A student reported that $40 had gone missing from his wallet at the Pizzitola Center, during the approximately four hours he spent working out at the Olney-Margolies Athletic Center. The student had stored his belongings in a locker at the Pizzitola Center, with his wallet placed in a pants pocket, but he returned to find his wallet no longer in his pants and rather thrown in the locker. The lockers do not have locks, he said.
Feb. 1
4:26 p.m. An employee, who had parked her vehicle in Lot 90 on Lloyd Avenue at approximately 2 p.m., returned just over two hours later to discover that the rear passenger side window had been broken and two gym bags taken.
Feb. 5
1:24 a.m. While walking northbound on Brown Street, a male individual was approached by a black male, assaulted and robbed of his personal items. The suspect, who was described as wearing a light grey sweatshirt and jeans, fled east on Bowen Street in a tan or silver vehicle. The case is under investigation.
