A female university employee reported running a food service golf cart into Williams Hall at 2:55 p.m. April 11.
When officers arrived, the female said the accelerator of the golf cart got stuck, and she tried to steer the cart away from the building, but the steering did not work, either. The female said she then tried to brake, but that did not work either.
The crash caused minor damage to the building, but the female was uninjured.
Officers received a report of two male contract employees fighting over a piece of wood at 7:45 a.m. April 12 at 1400 W. Main St.
One employee reported that he asked the second employee for a piece of wood that the second employee was standing on and said the second employee became agitated, told the first employee to “f*ck off” and kicked water and mud onto him. The first employee then said he pushed the second employee, but the second employee said the first employee punched him.
The second employee then spoke to officers and said he needed wood to stand on, and the first employee said he needed the wood as well. The first employee left, and when he came back, the first employee attempted to grab the wood from under the second employee, and the second employee got angry. The second employee said the first employee then punched him in the chest, and the second employee said he did not fight back.
Due to the incident, the supervisor of the two sent them both home.
A female student complained to officers about a pile of garbage next to her vehicle at 10 p.m. April 13 at 911 N. Duryea Place.
The student reported that she found a spoon, two sugar packets, a Minute Maid frozen lemonade cup and a coffee creamer lid next to her vehicle on the passenger side. The student also said she noticed sugar crystals at the base of the windshield as well as on the hood of vehicle.
Upon further inspection, officers found no damage to the vehicle.
Patrolling officers tended to an elderly female nonstudent who fell from church stairs at 2:08 p.m. April 14 at the 1100 block of W. Bradley Avenue.
The female flagged down officers after she had fallen, and they asked her what happened. She explained, and officers noticed the back of the female’s head was bleeding.
Officers called an ambulance, and the female was transported to Unity Point Health Methodist.
Officers responded to the Campustown Starbucks after an employee tried to to notify a male nonstudent that he was banned from the coffee shop at 2:30 p.m. April 13.
When officers contacted the male, he claimed he was unaware of the ban, and thought there was only a minor dispute over the price of a refill. After speaking with the nonstudent, officers spoke with an employee who said the male was kicked out at the time of that particular event, but was now being banned due to suspicion of smoking cannabis in the bathroom of the shop.
The male was notified of the ban and was compliant.
