Police Beat

Kayla Webley
2005-03-10
The Daily

Hummer hyjinks

While working as a plainclothes officer in Lander Hall, a UW Police Department officer received a report of two people having oral sex in the bathroom on the fifth floor at 1:50 a.m. Feb. 27.

When the officer entered the bathroom he noticed a man in a stall on his knees who appeared to be vomiting in the toilet. When the man emerged from the stall, the officer noted his slurred speech and droopy eyes and saw he had wet pants and vomited on his T-shirt.

The man admitted to having drank alcohol. The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) was called due to the man's inebriation. When SFD officials arrived, they said the man was drunk but did not recommend that he go to the hospital.

Felon found

A UWPD officer responded to a report of a man who had been in the first-floor restroom of the Physics/Astronomy building for more than two hours at 10 p.m. Feb. 28.

The officer discovered the man resting on the floor inside a stall. The man verbally identified himself as neither a UW student, staff or faculty member. He was advised the building closed at 9 p.m. and he was not allowed to be inside.

A routine check on the man's identity returned with an outstanding felony warrant for harassment and assault. The warrant was confirmed by UWPD dispatch and the man was arrested, processed and booked into the King County Jail.

Residents with reefer

Two UWPD officers responded to a report of the smell of marijuana coming from a room in Haggett Hall at 12:05 a.m. March 5.

The officers stood outside of the room for approximately two minutes but did not smell anything. After knocking on the door, officers were invited inside the room by residents. Upon entry both officers smelled the overwhelming scent of marijuana.

The residents admitted to having smoked in the room and produced a glass pipe and prescription vial containing a small amount of marijuana. Another resident produced a small plastic baggie and gave it to the officers.

The officers informed the residents about the penalties and consequences associated with drug use. The names of all involved were given to the resident advisor for follow up.

Shhhhh

A UWPD officer responded to a report of a disturbance on the first floor of the Allen Library at 4:20 p.m. Feb. 27.

When the officer located the man -- who was described as an elderly white man with grey hair and a beard -- he asked the man to follow him outside.

While picking up his materials, the man began a "verbal tirade" and slammed his chair around. He continued to yell, using profanity, as he and the officer left the building.

The man was advised not to return to the library for at least a day or he would be subject to arrest for a criminal trespass.