POLICE BLOTTER - 7 Apr. 2011

Compiled by Monica Kreber

Criminal Sexual Conduct (4/3)

At 1:07 a.m., an officer reported for Campus Police in reference to a criminal sexual conduct that just occurred.

The officer met with the victim, who stated that between 11:30 p.m. on Apr. 3 and 12 a.m. on Apr. 4 she was sexually assaulted. 

She stated she went over to University Place Apartments to hang out with a male friend that she used to talk with.

She said the male stated he wanted to have sex but she told him she didn’t want to.

The victim said the male then ripped her shorts and T-shirt and penetrated her vagina. However, he could not continue the assault because she was wearing a tampon.

The victim said the male threatened her, saying he knew where she lived and worked if she tried to report anything.

She left the apartment and called her friend, who then called Winthrop Police.

The victim said she knew the male’s first name, but not his last name.

At the time of the report, she was unsure if she wanted to press charges and refused to give any further information.

The reporting officer transported the victim to Safe Passage, where the SANE nurse was paged and completed a sexual assault kit.

Larceny of property (3/31)

A woman reported to police that on Thursday, March 31, between 1 p.m. and 6:15 p.m., her Kindle book reader, purple leather case and light were taken from her pocketbook while in the Tillman Auditorium, the report said.

The woman said the last time she saw her Kindle was just after lunch. She then went to Tillman auditorium for an event and did not leave the auditorium until the event was over at 5:30 p.m. The woman then found her Kindle missing after returning to her hotel room at 6:15 p.m., police said.

The woman said she had another person search the areas in which she had been, but was unable to find the Kindle. The woman then returned to her home town and contacted Amazon to have her account locked, and found that an attempt to access her account had already been made. The woman then contacted WUPD via phone to file a report. She completed a victim notification form and a copy was e-mailed to her, according to the police report.

Possession of liquor under 21 (4/1) 

At 1:38 a.m. a reporting officer watched a student walk on the sidewalk, stumbling from side to side.

The officer made contact with the student and noticed she smelled like alcohol. The student said she had been drinking and had consumed five or more mixed drinks containing vodka, the report stated.

The reporting officer was able to confirm that she was 19 years old. She was charged with possession of liquor under the age of 21 and was transported to Rock Hill City Jail, according to the report.

Petty larceny (3/29)

At 8:33 p.m., police responded to Lee Wicker Hall in reference to the theft of a mattress. Upon arrival, police spoke with two students who both said their mattresses were stolen from their room, according to the report.

Student A said that around 7 p.m she and student B, who are roommates, left to go to Dragon Express with a group of friends to get something to eat. Student A said she and her roommate returned to their room around 8 p.m., where they discovered that their mattresses were gone off of their beds. Student B had a note on her bed that stated “Happy belated Birthday B*** we got your s***” and student A had a note that stated “yeah we got your s*** too B***.” Student A was also missing a bookbag that contained a notebook, but she said that it contained nothing of value inside. Student B said she did not have anything other than her mattress missing from her side of the room, police said.

Students A and B said they did not know who would take their mattresses from their room. They said they had not been involved in any pranks in residence halls and that no one would have any reason to play a prank on them. Student A said that one person played a prank on them in the past, but that person was with them when they went to Dragon Express, the report stated.

Students A and B said they left the door unlocked to their room. Police were able to find both mattresses in the study room at the end of the hall. The reporting officer said he spoke to the RA, who was informed by a person who wants to remain anonymous, that two guys were heard talking with a group of friends about going up to the room to take the mattresses out. The anonymous person also said student A was present within the group when the two guys were talking about taking the mattress, the report said.

The officer contacted one of the suspects from student A’s phone, but the suspect said he had no knowledge of the incident. Both students A and B were issued victim notification forms, and this case was administratively closed, according to police.