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Show MyWeberMedia.com| February 11, 2019 | 3 By JENNIFER GREENLEE Desk Editor A man took food from 626 Marketplace without paying for it on Jan. 31. The victim has not chosen to press charges as of yet, but they can decide to at anytime to have it screened for retail theft. Over the past 10 days, numerous suspected drug violations or drug violations have been reported. On Jan. 31, officers responded to a drug violation at Wildcat Village. The RAs had called the police when they began to smell marijuana. The officers located the room that they perceived the smell permeating from. They asked to enter the room and were permitted in. The resident stated that he had no marijuana. Upon entry, the officers located a bag of marijuana. The resident was cited for possession and using marijuana. A bag of white substance was found at Lindquist Hall on Feb. 1. It was tested for illegal narcotics, but the tests came back inconclusive. It was submitted for destruction. An RA was doing walk-throughs when he smelled marijuana in three different buildings on Feb. 23RD A N N UA L 2. The officer who responded could not smell the marijuana or determine where the smell might have been coming from. On Feb. 3, an officer responded to a call about the odor of marijuana. The officer knocked on the door and asked to come in. Once inside, he could not smell marijuana since he was fighting a cold. On Feb. 6, it was reported that there were NUAMES students smoking on the southwest side of their building. Officers responded, but there were no students or cigarettes butts nearby. The NUAMES principal was notified to watch that area. Between Jan. 24 and 25, the fire alarms had been going off frequently at Swenson Gym. The Fire Marshal was working on the panel, but there were numerous false alarms. At Stewart Wasatch Hall, a fire alarm went off several times from Jan. 31 through Feb. 2. The Fire Marshal was alerted, and it was determined that it was likely the fire alarm panel. A fire alarm went off in the Dee Events Center on Feb. 2. It was determined the concession stand had not turned on the fans to one of their ovens, and it had set off WSU Storyteling Festival Feb. 26 the heat alarm. Officers checked the area and no other issues were found. On Feb. 3 in Wildcat Village, a fire alarm sounded, evacuating the building. Someone had pulled the alarm, but the panel also showed an error reading. The responding fire units were canceled. A student reported an assault had occurred in the Shepherd Union building. The assault happened prior to the report, which came on Feb. 8. The student had been kicked in the shin and did not want to press charges; they simply wanted to document the incident. There were several witnesses to the incident. An officer from another jurisdiction contacted WSU Police about fraudulent checks on Feb. 7. They had been deposited in several areas, and one of them was made out to WSU. The check had gone to Accounting Services, who sent the person in question to Collections since it had not cleared. Freepik.com “The student had been kicked in the shin and did not want to press charges; they simply wanted to document the incident.” Comment on this story at signpost.mywebermedia.com STORYTELLING SEMINAR STORYTELLING SYMPOSIUM Creating Culturally Appropriate Thai Stories: Lessons Learned A Land Twice Promised: An Israeli Woman’s Quest for Peace Shepherd Union Building, Sky Room, 4th Floor Shepherd Union Building, Wildcat Theater 1-2 p.m. 3:30-5:30 p.m. For a full list of events: weber.edu/storytelling |