• A male student reported an unknown person was using a nude video of him as blackmail at 9:45 a.m. Aug. 21 in the 1800 block of W. Bradley Avenue.
The student said he had been having Skype sessions with the suspect, and they were both nude during one of the talks.
The suspect then told the student the video had been recorded and the person had access to the student’s Facebook account. The suspect threatened to post the video unless the student sent him $150, which the student wired to an account. The suspect then required $1,000, so the student contacted the police.
The student deactivated his social media accounts.
• Officers received a report from a resident advisor concerned about a threatening comment written on a dorm door’s whiteboard at 10:30 p.m. Aug. 28.
The board reads, “If Harambe don’t trust you … I’m gonna shoot you.” The male student living in the room explained he originally wrote, “If young Metro don’t trust you … I’m gonna shoot you,” which is a line from Kanye West’s song “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1,” and another resident changed “young metro” to “Harambe.”
The student said he did not feel threatened.
• A female student fell while rollerblading at 5:35 p.m. Aug. 24 on the 600 block of N. Tobias Lane.
The student was rollerblading with her dog when the dog chased a squirrel, causing her to fall.
The student refused medical treatment.
• Officers received a report of a male non-student punching and kicking a car at 7:36 a.m. Aug. 24 on the 1200 block of W. Main Street.
When an officer arrived at the scene, the male attempted to run away. The officer stopped the male. The male told the officer a green vehicle was driving dangerously, so the male’s father yelled at the driver. The driver of the green vehicle exited his car and started punching and kicking the father’s car. The two parties got into an argument, and the male jumped on the green vehicle.
No charges were filed, but an officer noticed a softball-sized dent on the side of the father’s car.
• A female student called officers to report a male asking for her number at 3:55 p.m. Aug. 29 on the 1100 block of W. Main Street.
The female was in the lobby of her apartment building when she said an unfamiliar male was in the elevator when he said he “had to get out [of the elevator] and ask” for her number. The female told him, “No,” and she said he left the lobby.
The female told officers the male attempted no further contact with her.
