A group of people riding in a green truck shouted offensive slurs late Saturday night outside Sigma Alpha Mu, according to an IU Police Department report.\nIUPD Lt. Jerry Minger said officers responded to a call of people driving a green truck with a loud muffler that passed by the fraternity, 1500 N. Jordan Ave., after 9:30 p.m. The people in the truck made Nazi hand signals and shouted "go back to the concentration camp" as they passed the house, according to the report Minger said incidents such as this are forwarded to the IU Racial Incidents Team, though he was not sure if this incident had been or not. \nPam Freeman, associate dean of students and director of student ethics, was not available for comment Monday.\n
Dead rat thrown at potential greek members
\nSomeone threw a dead rat into a crowd of women outside Alpha Chi Omega during recruitment Saturday.\nAccording to the police report, the deceased rodent was flung from a group of four white males passing in a dark green Jeep Cherokee at about 4:45 p.m. The dead rat struck one of the women in the crowd on the leg before the vehicle left northbound on Jordan Avenue. \nThe vehicle had Illinois plates, but Minger said nobody decided to press charges in the incident.\n
Man transported to hospital after fire
\nOne man was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation after a cooking fire at his residence in IU's Banta Apartments, 990 N. Union St.\nFour officers responded in reference to the fire and heavy smoke in the apartment where Ibn Ahmed lives, according to the police report. \nAhmed told officers the fire started when he was cooking oil on a stove and it progressed, causing damage to the stove, stove hood, counters, adjoining walls and the ceiling area. The fire was already extinguished when officers arrived.\nAhmed was transported to the hospital for treatment for smoke inhalation.
