Theft, drug possession dominate IUPD arrests

Arrests were down from the final weeks of the fall semester during winter break with students, staff and faculty away for the winter holiday.

But even with the temporary drop in Bloomington’s population, the IU Police Department still had a variety of calls to contend with. The trend through the end of December and beginning of January was possession of narcotics and larceny or theft.
Here are examples of crime trends while you were away.

STRUNG OUT FROM FINALS
During the last day of finals week, campus police responded to several calls for disorderly conduct, assault and possession of narcotics or paraphernalia.

WHAT: Marijuana possession
WHEN: 11:02 a.m. on Dec. 16
WHERE: Collins Living-Learning Center, Smith building

WHAT: Disorderly conduct
WHEN: 11 a.m. on Dec. 16
WHERE: Jordan Hall

WHAT: Simple assault (not aggravated)
WHEN: 11:52 a.m. on Dec. 16
WHERE: Third Street, west of Jordan Avenue

BEFORE IT GETS COLD
According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, cases of vandalism tend to become fewer during cold winter months. Much of winter was unseasonably warm for Indiana, however.

WHAT: Vandalism
WHEN: Reported at 1 p.m. on Dec. 17, occurred between 4 and 10 a.m.
WHERE: Sigma Pi fraternity house

UNDER THE INFLUENCE, OFF CAMPUS
IU police can and do make arrests off-campus when they observe crime or someone reports it to them.

WHAT: Driving under the influence
WHEN: 1:56 a.m. on Dec. 18
WHERE: Off campus

–Mary Kenney