January
13, 9:40 pm: Student Housing Area - A student residing in the 500
block of Johnson Street reported an attempted break in at their house during
the afternoon. The caller reported someone attempted to break into a ground
level window, but may have been interrupted as access was not gained and a saw
had been left behind. KPD had already been informed and were
investigating the incident.
January
3, 7:35 pm: Student Housing Area - A student reported his
Queen's owned house on Barrie Street had been broken into over the holidays
and some repairs were required. KPD had already been informed of the incident
and Apartment & Housing staff contacted the student.
Please ensure that your
doors and windows are locked at all times and that your curtains are drawn.
Report any suspicious activity around your home or Residence immediately to the Emergency
Report Center (533-6111) and to Kingston City Police (549-2111).
MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE:
January
17, 2:24 am: Residences - A desk clerk reported an intoxicated
resident had fallen and cut his head, possibly requires stitches. The Security
Supervisor was informed and attended the scene with Queen's First Aid.
QFA treated a deep cut on his forehead and he was transported to KGH
Emergency. Security and QFA cleared the incident at 2:46 am.
January
15, 1:48 pm: Residence Construction Site - Regional
Ambulance Dispatch contacted the ERC to report they were sending paramedics
to campus. The only information available at that time was that a
construction worker had fallen from some scaffolding at the new Residences
construction site on Stuart Street. Security was requested to attended
and staff from Queen's Environmental Health & Safety as well as the PPS
project manager were also informed. The Security Supervisor arrived just as
KFD came on scene - a paramedic was already tending to the victim on the
second floor scaffolding he landed on after falling from a fourth floor
scaffolding. Eventually the injured worker was lowered to the ground and
into an ambulance by 2:12 pm. Link
to Kingston Whig Standard article
January
9, 3:43 pm: Underground Garage - The ERC received a call from the
Stuart Street garage booth attendant who reported being informed that a
gentleman was experiencing chest pains and possibly having a heart attack on
one of the garage levels. The Security Supervisor, Regional Ambulance
and Queen's First Aid were all informed to attend with Security arriving first
on scene to find the individual being treated by two nursing students. The
gentleman reported having a history of related problems and confirmed he had
experience chest pains earlier but was feeling better. Regional
Ambulance and QFA were cancelled and the individual agreed to be transported
to KGH Emergency by Security, arriving at 3:53 pm.
January
9, 1:25 pm: JDUC - An AMS Student Conatable contacted the ERC to
report a patron had suffered a minor injury and required medical attention.
Security Supervisors attended as did Queen's First Aid who treated a student
that had fallen on the dance floor and put a tooth through her lip. When QFA
was finished, Student Constables arranged for the individual and some friends
to be transported home.
Campus
Security responded to 225 Medical Assistance (Injury/Ambulance
Request) calls in 2002. There were 151
such incidents in 2001, 116
such incidents in 2000, 134
in 1999, and 69
in 1998. Please see our
Stats
link for additional statistical information.
MISCHIEF
UNDER $5000:
January
21, 11:43 am: JDUC - A caller reported someone vandalized the
office door to the Sexual Health Resource Centre, writing profanities on the
door and some posters with a marker. Their staff were able to clean the door
and replaced the damaged posters.
January 21, 7:54 am: JDUC - The
ERC was informed that over a half dozen chairs were piled up outside the
building, and a later caller speculated they may have been thrown out of a
room that still had its windows wide open. Security attended and arranged for
custodial staff to return the chairs to their proper location.
January 21, 5:13 am: JDUC
- The ERC received a call reporting two suspicious males
seen trying to open doors near the Queen's First Aid office and writing
graffiti in the area. Security attended immediately but the individuals had
already left the area after scrawling profanities on some papers attached to
a nearby bulletin board. The surrounding area was searched but the suspects
were not located. They were briefly described as
being 5'6" and 5'9" tall, one with dark brown hair and wearing a
beige green jacket and the other with short blondish hair and wearing
glasses.
Campus Security dealt
with 110 "Mischief Under $5000" incidents in 2002. There were 104
such incidents in 2001, 118 in 2000, 82 in 1999, and 98 in 1998.
PEST
CONTROL:
January
23, 4:31 pm: Residences - A student living in residences reported
some kind of animal was inside the chimney in her room. A Pest Control
contract company was contacted and put in touch with the student, but by that
time the noise - described as flapping and scratching - had stopped. It was
agreed that the company would attend the following day to take a look at the
chimney.
THEFT
UNDER $5000:
January
30, 1:42 am: Goodes Hall - The ERC received a call that a jacket
had been stolen from a student area in Goodes Hall about 45 minutes earlier. It
is a bright orange "Northface" jacket with the owner's name engraved
on it.
January
29, 4:36 pm: Botterell Hall - A staff member reported her purse was
stolen off her desk sometime between 11:30 am and 3:15 pm.
It is a black fold-up purse with a shoulder strap. A report was
also filed with Kingston City Police.
January
24, 3:29 pm: Ban Righ Hall - A student reported his wallet was
stolen, likely sometime during the past couple of days while it was in his
backpack left unattended outside the Ban Righ cafeteria. He was advised to
also inform Kingston City Police and to cancel his credit cards.
January
24, 1:10 pm: Ellis Hall - A
Grad student reported his laptop computer was stolen from his office sometime
between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm while the office was left unattended with the
door open. It is a silver Fujitsu Lifebook C6571
series laptop (Serial# J010601080)
purchased in Singapore. A report was also filed
with Kingston City Police.
January
21, 1:22 pm: Richardson Hall - A staff member reported a small
amount of cash was stolen from their desk drawer, likely while the area was
left unattended between 1:30 and 5:00 pm yesterday.
January
16, 3:35 pm: Botterell Hall - A student reported a wallet was
stolen from her backpack while it was left unattended in Bracken Library.
All
members of the Queen's community are advised to keep doors locked when not in
their office, rooms or homes. Please do not leave personal items unattended,
even for a brief time. There were 150 reported incidents of thefts under $5000 (not involving
Queen's property) in 2002. There were 149
such incidents reported in 2001, 109 in 2000, 276 in 1999, and 206 in
1998.
BIKE
THEFTS:
January
30, 10:00 am: Miller Hall - A student reported his his bicycle was
stolen sometime between the previous Friday and Saturday while locked to the
racks in front of Miller Hall. It is an older green CCM
mountain bike and had been secured to the racks with a coil cable lock.
January
25, 11:15 am: JDUC - A student reported his bike was stolen from
the south bike racks sometime over night. It is a blue
15-speed Peugeot Urbano hybrid racing bike with a silver bell, and black
carrying rack & "Dock Jones" license plate on the back. The rear
hub is defective and spins in cold weather. The theft was also
reported to Kingston City Police.
Bicycles
should always be locked up. However, even a locked bike can be vandalized or
stolen. There were 52
reports of bikes/bike parts stolen in 2001 and 36 such
reports in 2000.
If you view suspicious persons or activity around a bicycle rack, or a locked
bicycle elsewhere, please contact Campus Security right away. If you
discover your bike is missing, contact Campus Security and Kingston Police as
soon as possible.
SUSPICIOUS
PERSONS/ACTIVITY:
January
30, 8:16 pm: McArthur Hall - A staff member contacted the ERC to
report 15-20 youths skateboarding inside the building. The Security
Supervisor attended immediately, but the group had already left. There were no
signs of vandalism although the floors were quite dirty from the activity.
January
27, 7:47 pm: Goodes Hall - A caller reported a suspicious
male was encountered inside the building on two occasions that day. Earlier in
the day, the suspect asked the caller's friend if there were study areas on
the second floor and was told there were only offices. Later on, the caller
met up with this individual who asked the same question and given the same
answer. The caller then left the area for a short while and returned to
find the individual inside his office. The suspect quickly left and was last
seen headed towards the east side of the second floor. The Security
Supervisor was informed and attended immediately, but a search of the building
and area was unsuccessful in relocating him. He was described as being a
Caucasian male with "sharp European features" and brown hair,
wearing a brown and blue jacket, blue pants and was carrying a backpack.
January
18, 4:55 pm: Walter Light Hall - A staff member attended the
Security offices to report a suspicious male seen inside Walter Light
Hall. The suspect was seen trying locked doors to a lab and when
approached he made an excuse and left in a hurry.
He was described as being a Caucasian male, about 22 years old, 6' tall and
220 lbs. At the time of the incident he was wearing a grey ball cap and a
"hiking type" of winter jacket. The door to another nearby
office also appeared to have been tampered with. A search of the area was
unsuccessful in locating the suspect.
January
15, 4:30 pm: Richardson Hall - A staff member reported
encountering a suspicious male attempting to gain access to a locked office.
When he was questioned, the suspect asked for directions to get out of the
building (although he'd already been seen entering the building from outside)
and then ran out the main entrance carrying an empty satchel. He
is described as being in his mid 20s, 6' tall with dark hair, dark eyes, a
thin build and toque with sunglasses on top, a light brown leather bomber
jacket, and dark jeans. A subsequent search of campus was unsuccessful
in relocating the individual.
January
8, 3:52 am: Campus - A caller reported seeing two students
carrying spray cans and was unsure what they might be up to. Security
Supervisors attended the area indicated and spotted a purple "06"
spray painted in the snow in front of Chernoff Hall. Across the street,
on the overhanging ledge at Victoria Hall, a snow sculpture had been created
that also had a purple "06" spray painted on it. Residence
staff were informed to contact their maintenance staff about the sculpture and
Security cleared the scene.
Campus
Security dealt with 207 incidents classified as "Suspicious Persons"
in 2002. There were 165 such incidents in 2001, 210 in 2000, 248 in 1999, and
201 in 1998 . Please contact Campus Security (533-6111) immediately in
these situations.
DRIVE-BY
'EGGINGS":
January
30, 10:13 pm: Dunning Hall - A student reported he was hit in the
back of the head by an egg thrown by someone in a passing pickup truck, likely
grey in colour. No medical attention was requested and Kingston City
Police was informed of the incident.
January
29, 8:52 pm: Stauffer Library - A student reported he was struck
in the eye with an egg from a passing vehicle - possibly a black pick-up truck
- as he was walking in front of the library about 5 minutes
earlier. He reported his eye was swollen and thought there may been
something in it, but believed no permanent damage was done. He requested
transportation to hospital and the Security Supervisor dropped him off at KGH
Emergency soon afterwards.
Campus
Security has received almost a dozen separate reports of eggs or other objects
being thrown from cars over the last few years, including one in July
of 2000 where a student was considerable bruised in the incident.
MISCELLANEOUS:
January
30, 11:36 pm: Construction Site - A caller reported seeing sparks
falling around a trailer in the Integrated Learning Centre construction site
by Goodwin Hall. Security attended and requested a contact person for
the equipment be informed. That person was on scene soon afterwards and
confirmed the sparks were caused by a short circuit and the problem had been
fixed.
January
24, 12:50 pm: JDUC - Sodexo Foods staff report a counterfeit ten
dollar bill was discovered while doing cash count - the serial number on the
bill is BDZ0109299. The Security Supervisor took possession of the item and
turned it over to Kingston City Police.
Learn how to detect a
counterfeit or genuine bill by knowing the various security
features found on Canadian bank notes. (links
to the Bank of Canada website)
January
23, 1:54 pm: Chernoff Hall - The Parking department reported a
vehicle had been parked on the lawn beside Chernoff Hall since 8:30 am that
day with its 4-way blinkers on. The vehicle was ticketed and a check
with KPD determined it had not been reported stolen nor could the owner be
contacted. At 4:10 pm, Parking reported the owner had shown up, but the
car's battery was dead - likely from having the 4-way flashers on all
day. The owner explained he was looking for parking this morning on his
way to work and got stuck in the snow when he tried to turn around by driving
up onto the lawn. He got a boost from CAA and some Queen's students
passing by gave him a push back onto the street.
January
23, 1:20 pm: JDUC - The ERC received a call that a car had run
into a catering truck parked near the building's loading dock. Security
attended and spoke to both drivers - the car owner reported he slid into the
cube van while trying to turn around on the street. The only damage was caused
to the car, which suffered damage to one of its headlights, the bumper and
hood. KPD also attended and took a report.
January
15, 2:14 pm: Mackintosh Corry - The Parking Department
reported their staff located a vehicle with a stolen parking permit and were
having it towed. The owner contacted Security at 5:25 pm inquiring about their
vehicle and were informed it had been towed from campus - the caller claimed
to have found it last summer and meant to use it only for an hour. They
were referred to the contact the towing company and advised they may be
contacted by the Parking Administration at a later date.
January
15, 4:34 am: JDUC - The ERC received a report that several
students were running around turning over garbage bins in the building. The
Security Supervisor attended and spoke to the only group of students in the
area - two males and two females - who denied being involved..
January
4, 11:18 am: JDUC - A custodian contacted the ERC to report three
arcade machines broken into. Security attended and observed the machines had
been pried open and the change boxes removed. The machines' owners were
contacted and informed of the incident.
January
8, 1:09 am: JDUC - Walkhome staff reported a male wearing a
T-shirt had been brought into their offices after being found outside by
someone. The Security Supervisor attended and were informed he had been found
laying in a snow bank, intoxicated and without a jacket on. The student
stated he had been out celebrating his birthday with friends at a local bar,
had too much to drink, and ended up wandering onto campus without his
jacket. He was provided with a blanket and driven to his home where
housemates confirmed they had his coat and would look after him for the rest
of the night.
FIRE
(ALARM)
RELATED:
January
31, 2:43 am: Gordon Brockington Hall - An active fire alarm was
received for the building and both Security and KFD were informed. The
system was restored at 2:59 am after it was determined a pull station had been
activated maliciously.
January
31, 2:20 am: Residences - The Victoria Hall desk clerk contacted
the ERC to report complaints of a gas smell in both Victoria Hall and
Leonard Hall. The Security Supervisor attended Leonard Hall fourth
floor, where the smell was reportedly stronger, and activated the fire alarm
due to the strong smell of natural gas and KFD were informed. A patrol
was dispatched to direct evacuated students to the Gordon Brockington main
floor and then sent to open Stirling Hall in case Victoria Hall would
likewise be evacuated. KFD arrived and were unable to detect natural
gas with their equipment and Residence staff contacted at home confirmed
natural gas is not in those areas of the building. A similar odour was in
the Victoria Hall 5th floor B wing common area and KFD speculated both cases
may have been due to a "stink bomb" being set off (note similar
incident in Douglas Library).
January
26, 1:04 pm: Douglas Library - The library's commissionaire
contacted the ERC to report a gas smell inside south end of the second floor.
He moved patrons out of that area while Security responded, and soon
afterwards the fire alarm was activated to evacuate the building and KFD were
contacted to attend. Upon arrival they confirmed the gas smell but were unable
to detect any gas with their instruments and requested PUC be called in with
more sensitive equipment. They arrived with a half hour but likewise were
unable to detect any dangerous gases. It was determined the smell had come
from a source outside the building or due to mischief (possibly a "stink
bomb") and the library was reopened.
January
24, 4:00 am: Gordon Brockington Hall - An active fire alarm was
received for the Residence and both Security and KFD were informed to
attend. It was quickly determined that a pull station had been
maliciously activated outside a 3rd floor stairwell, as there was no cause for
the alarm. The system was restored at 4:10 am and the incident cleared by
Security and KFD
There were
32 fire alarm
activations categorized as "malicious" in 2002. There were 28 such
incidents in 2001, 27 in 2000, 19 in 1999 and 26 in 1998. Please see our Stats
link for additional statistical information.
January
22, 1:29 pm: Jean Royce Hall - Kitchen staff contacted the ERC to
report some smoke and burning smell in the dining area with no apparent
source. The caller was instructed to activate a pull station and both
Security and KFD were informed to attend. After arriving, and extensive
search revealed new heating coils in the ventilation system were causing the
problem. They were taken offline until PPS tradesmen were able to make
repairs.
January
19, 2:51 am: Morris Hall - An active fire alarm was received for
the Residence and both Security & KFD were informed to attend. At 3:06 the
Security Supervisor confirmed the alarm was false - someone had activated a
pull station on the 1st floor for no reason - and the system was reset.
January
18, 1:20 am: Leonard Hall - An active fire alarm was received for
the Residence and both Security & KFD were informed to attend. At 1:28 it
was determined a pull station had been activated maliciously - no sign of
smoke or fire and no one claiming responsibility for setting off the alarm.
The system was reset and the incident cleared.
There were
32 fire alarm
activations categorized as "malicious" in 2002. There were 28 such
incidents in 2001, 27 in 2000, 19 in 1999 and 26 in 1998. Please see our Stats
link for additional statistical information.
January
11, 1:09 pm: Chown Hall - An active fire alarm for the Residence
was received at the ERC and both Security and KFD were informed to
attend. The active zone was determined upon arrival and when the area
was entered a fire could be seen inside the kitchenette. Fire fighters quickly
extinguished the flames and set up fans to evacuate the smoke. The fire was
caused when a kettle was left on a stove element and its handle melted,
landed on the element and ignited.
January
3, 1:05 pm: Botterell Hall - An active fire alarm was
indicated for the building and both Security and KFD were informed to
attend. A caller from the building reported the sprinkler system had
activated and smoke was coming from a lab on the second floor. Additional
staff were informed of the situation while Security and KFD attended the
scene. The sprinklers had doused the fire by the time the room was
entered and KFD confirmed all was fine. At 1:55 the building was
reopened - except for the second floor - and KFD cleared the scene. It is
suspected the fire was caused by a piece of equipment left on unattended.
67
Kb pictures
showing fire and water damage @ Botterell
hall /
S2/S5
BREAK
& ENTER / THEFT - QUEEN'S PROPERTY:
January
31, 6:00 pm: Goodes Hall - A caller reported a break & enter
had occurred in the building sometime within the past 10 minutes - the glass
in an office door had been shattered and the door is open with the lights on
inside. The Security Supervisor attended immediately, confirming a break
in had happened and reporting a laptop computer was stolen. Kingston
City Police and the office occupant also attended the scene as did a Physical
Plant tradesman who repaired the damaged door. The
stolen computer is a Toshiba T30 model laptop (serial # 78bwk70).
January
17, 10:56 am: Goodes Hall - Staff report two monitors were pulled
off their security cables and stolen from a room. One is
a grey 17" LCD monitor (serial# SN1763BBC2500-6529QT) and the other is a
grey 19" LCD monitor (serial #- SN1217178-QT).
January
10, 4:22 pm: Mackintosh Corry Hall - A faculty member reported
returning to his office to discover it had been broken into and a laptop
stolen from inside. The Security Supervisor attended and was shown where the
perpetrator had accessed two office and indications that an attempt had been
made to enter a third. Kingston City Police were requested to attend and
a PPS tradesman was called in to repair the damage. A
Black Dell Dimension 4500s series computer was stolen in this
incident.
January
8, 1:20 pm: Botterell Hall - Campus Security was informed that a
balance had been stolen from a second floor lab over the holiday shutdown. It
is a PB-602 Mettler Toldeo balance serial# 114252101. A report was also
filed with Kingston City Police.
January
5, 8:58 am: Richardson Hall - A staff member reported one or
more offices had been broken into and some property may have been stolen. The
Security Supervisor attended the scene and both KPD and office staff were
contacted. The Supervisor met with the staff member who reported
arriving to find his laptop computer missing and a security cable left behind.
A nearby office door had also been kicked in but he was unsure if anything had
been stolen although items inside had been strewn around the floor. KPD
officers arrived soon afterwards and later an IDENT team attended to collect
evidence.
There
were 33 theft and 22 Break & Enter incidents involving Queen's property in
2002. There
were 64 theft and 27
B&Es in 2001, 45 theft and 44
B&Es in 2000, and 104 theft & 34
B&Es in 1999. See our Stats
link for more statistical information.
Note: City Police have recovered some items in the past but had no way of
identifying them as Queen's property. See "Protect Yourself
Against Equipment Theft" in Safety
Tips & Products.
