THE PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT
JANUARY 23 THROUGH FEBRUARY 4 2007
The Lake Superior State University Public Safety Department reports the following activity for the two week period of January 22, 2007 through February 4, 2007:
On Tuesday, January 23, the department received a request to notify any students in room 205 of the Center for Applied Science and Engineering Technology that their class was being held at a different location.  We were happy to do so.
At approximately 1337 on January 25, officers received a report of a theft at the Campus Shoppe.  A student employee noticed an individual behaving in a suspicious manner, which garnered the individual closer observation.  After spending an unusual amount of time in the textbook area, the individual attempted to circumvent the security system at the exit.  When the individual was asked to exit through the security system, he returned to the book area instead and attempted to return an unpurchased textbook to the shelves.  The individual admitted to taking the book because he needed it for a class but could not afford to buy it.  PSD officers contacted the Sault Sainte Marie Police Department and the individual was placed under arrest for theft.
An irritating car alarm was the source of a noise complainant on January 26.  The complainant stated that the alarm was going off at varying intervals during the night and waking people up.  Once he was made aware of the situation, the owner of the vehicle agreed to turn the alarm off.
A puck flew into the stands during a hockey game on January 26, resulting in a minor injury to a spectator.  The spectator received a laceration beneath his right eye and was initially treated by qualified department personnel and then turned over to Sault Fire and Rescue.
The residents of Ryan House returned home on Saturday, January 27th to discover someone had damaged the toilet located on the second floor of the house.  It appeared that the toilet had been pushed back into the wall and was no longer secured to the base.  It would not flush and was running constantly.  Officers had the plumber called in to make repairs.
Another spectator, this one attending a basketball game at the Norris Center, was in need of medical assistance when he began to experience chest pains.  Officers summoned an ambulance for the individual and remained on the scene until Sault Fire and Rescue arrived.
While on patrol on January 28th, officers observed an extremely intoxicated subject being helped from the parking lot into the village by three subjects.  Officers followed the subjects in order to ascertain the well-being of the subject.  She had difficulty responding to the verbal commands of the officers.  Sault Police were contacted and city officers had difficult rousing her.  They then arrested her for Minor, Consuming.
On January 31st, a subjected reported the theft of two bags of empty cans and an MP3 player from his van while it was parked in E Lot.  The van was unlocked at the time of the theft.
The Center for Applied Science and Engineering Technology was evacuated on February 2, 2007.  The action was prompted by the discovery of three bottles of picric acid that had crystallized and become unstable.  The acid becomes explosive once it had become unstable.  The bottles were packed in snow and transported to the LSSU burn car by Sault Fire and were incinerated.
On Friday evening, February 2nd, a subject in Moloney Hall decided to consume a fifth of tequila in a 45 minute period.  His roommates contacted the RA out of concern for the subjects well-being.  The RA then contacted the department.  Officers summoned an ambulance for the individual and remained on the scene with the extremely intoxicated man until Sault Fire and Rescue arrived on the scene.  The subject was then transported to War Memorial Hospital for treatment.
A student reported receiving a message on her voice mail from a subject who declared he was a member of the department and advising her there had been a robbery in her room.  The message made the student uncomfortable.  No such robbery had occurred and the case is being investigated.
Another patron at a hockey game, this one on February 3rd, required medical attention.  She reported that she had been running in the corridor and fell, hitting her head.  Her injuries included a bump on the forehead, along with a bruise.  Officers gave the victims mother an ice pack and cleared the scene.
Along with the above action, your Public Safety Department preformed the following routine activities:  12 motorist assists, 12 weapons storage escorts, 16 lost and found property complainants, and 77 room admits.  Officers also assisted maintenance 9 times with various problems, and responded to 3 unfounded fire alarms.
Public Safety Tip of the Week:  During the winter months, the LSSU Public Safety Department would like to remind students to be aware of their surroundings.  Salt and sand will only do so much and does not work well when the temperatures become extremely cold.  Also, remember that accumulated snow tends to slide from roofs at unexpected times.  Please be careful while traveling around campus during the coming weeks.
