Firearm scare outside of West Vandenberg Hall

On Sept. 25, officers responded to a call regarding someone pointing an airsoft gun to passers-by on the seventh floor of West Vandenberg Hall. Since it was during the day, people below said they couldn’t tell whether it was a real firearm or a “toy” gun. After searching students on the floor, the owner of the item in question was found and it was a toy “nerf” gun. The male student was unaware of the severity of his actions and wasn’t charged.

Laptop stolen at Kresge

On Sept 28, officers were called to the third floor of the library for a report of larceny. A library employee stated a male student had a borrowed a laptop from the circulation desk and was late in returning it. The male student told OUPD that he had returned it to the library and left it on the desk. The student was advised to check his car and home for the laptop and but it was not there. The male student claims that he did return it but OUPD placed laptop as a stolen item on Oct. 1.

Underage student intoxicated

On Oct. 1, OUPD responded to a call from Van Wagoner housing staff about possible underage drinking. Housing staff saw a female student entering the building under the assistance of a male. The female student was stumbling, had troubling walking on her own and “smelled like alcohol.” When officers arrived, the female student didn’t come to the door. Concerned for the female student’s welfare due to the lack of response, the officers entered the room to find the female student face down on her bed with a bucket of vomit near her head, along with a noticeable smell of alcohol. Auburn Hills Fire Department responded to the situation, but she declined medical transport. She was issued a citation for a minor in possession of alcohol.