TUESDAY, Nov. 10, 11:30 a.m. - A female employee of Health Services reported receiving repeated calls from a collections agency due to failure to pay her bills, said Investigator Dennis P. Bush of Binghamton's New York State University Police. When the collections agency caller threatened to have her arrested, the victim reported it to the police. Patrol called the collections agency and advised the caller that he should take the victim to civil court rather than calling her at work. The agent stated that he would not call again, and would address the case civilly.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11, 1:55 a.m. - Officers on patrol encountered an illegally parked car in lot ZZ South at Hillside Community, Bush said. Patrol recognized the vehicle from its license plate number and realized that its occupant was prohibited from being in any residence or dining halls on campus. The officers looked for the suspect, but could not find him at first. They issued a parking ticket, but then saw the suspect approaching the car. Patrol asked him why he was there, and the suspect, a 22-year-old male student, stated that he had come to Hillside in order to pick up a charger that his friend had borrowed. When patrol asked the suspect about a letter he had previously received from Residential Life, the suspect admitted that he had not read the letter. The officers explained to him that the letter detailed the areas on campus that he could no longer enter, which included Hillside, due to a previous offense. The suspect was given a copy of the letter, and left campus without further issue.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11, 8:21 a.m. - A maintenance supervisor in Newing College's Bingham Hall reported fecal matter present in a hallway on the second floor of the building, Bush said. Officers arrived on the scene and observed that there was indeed fecal matter spread on one of the doors as well as on the carpet in front of the door. There are no suspects or witnesses, and police still do not know if the fecal matter was brought to the hallway from somewhere else, or "if it was a direct drop."
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11, 9:48 p.m. - Several residents of Hillside Community's Nyack Hall reported a strong smell or marijuana coming from one of the apartments, Bush said. Officers on patrol arrived and had one of the suspect's apartment mates let them in. The smell was coming from one of the rooms where a 20-year-old male student was clearly under the influence of marijuana. He admitted that he had indeed been smoking it, but stated that there was none left in the room and was generally uncooperative with the officers, only answering some of their questions. Patrol did not find any additional drugs or drug paraphernalia in the room, and advised the suspect that he would be referred to Office of Student Conduct.
