On Jan. 23 at 4:04 p.m., Emory Police Department (EPD) responded to the Rich Building in reference to a report of theft. The complainant, an Emory student, said that he lost his cell phone in the building on Jan. 16 at approximately 8 p.m. when he went outside to leave and realized his phone was missing. He said that he searched the immediate area and could not locate his phone. The student told EPD that he has been tracking the phone’s location since Jan. 16, and he noted that its location was updated on Jan. 23 to Longstreet-Means Hall. The student said his phone is a BLU Android phone that is valued at $200. The case has been assigned to an investigator.
On Jan. 24 at 3:30 a.m., EPD responded to Emory University Hospital in reference to a report of suspected possession of marijuana. An Emory Healthcare public safety officer informed EPD that the subject, a patient, arrived in the emergency room carrying a suspicious backpack. Upon searching the backpack, the public safety officer found a green leafy substance of less than one ounce, several knives, throwing stars and a multi-tool. EPD took the knives and throwing stars for safekeeping and the suspected marijuana to destroy. The case has been assigned to an investigator.
On Jan. 24 at 12:32 p.m., EPD responded to Cox Hall in reference to a report of forgery. At Bon Appetit’s accounting office, the complainant, Bon Appetit Manager Eric Davidson, said that a counterfeit $100 bill was found in the safe on Jan. 23 by an employee performing the weekly reconciliation of the safe’s funds. The complainant said that the bill was not recorded as having been in the safe on Jan. 16, but it was recorded in the safe on Jan. 23. The complainant also stated that his records do not indicate that such an amount was exchanged at any cash registers in the cafeteria. The case has been assigned to an investigator.
On Jan. 26 at 3:22 p.m., EPD responded to the Dobbs Common Table (DCT) at the Emory Student Center in reference to a report of dispute. The complainant, Assistant General Manager Kevin Price, said that between 2:30 p.m. and 2:50 p.m., two temporary employees were involved in a verbal dispute in which one stated that she had a gun and was going to wait for the other at the MARTA bus stop to shoot her. The complainant said that he was made aware of the altercation by another employee. The EPD officer spoke with the victim, who stated that the initial argument began when the subject asked the victim to help her wash the cups. When the victim stated that she would help after she was done cleaning the silverware, the subject became irate and the two began to argue. The victim said that both she and the subject had started working at the dining hall on Jan. 17 and that they did not know each other. The victim also advised that she did not see a gun on scene. The manager told EPD that the victim normally ends her shift between 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., but that he would be keeping her until 6:30 p.m. tonight in case the subject was actually waiting for the victim at the bus stop. The manager also said that he would be contacting the contractor and requesting that the subject no longer be assigned to the DCT. The case has been assigned to an investigator.
On Jan. 28 at 10:28 a.m., EPD received a report of theft via telephone. The complainant, an Emory student, said that on Jan. 26 at approximately 8 p.m., he left his iPad in the men’s locker room on the basement floor of the Emory School of Medicine. He stated that he stored the iPad in a locker without securing it. The student stated that when he returned to the locker room the following morning at approximately 11 a.m., the iPad was missing. He stated that he tried to locate the iPad, but the iPad had been turned off and its location could not be detected. The student stated that the stolen item is a silver 7th Generation iPad with a black case and an attached Apple Pencil. The case has been assigned to an investigator.
