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This crime blotter aims to keep readers up to date on crimes that affect the UW community, such as marijuana during a UW concert and stolen lab equipment.

Friday, May 21

A student reported that she had been harassed two days earlier by an unknown male while walking toward Lander Hall from the IMA. She stated that, while waiting for the walk signal at the intersection of Northeast 40th Street and 15th Avenue Northeast, a man made several suggestive comments, and when she began walking across the street, he followed her. She began to run, and he ran after her, still making rude comments. She told a UWPD officer that she began screaming and ran to Lander. The subject is described as a white male, approximately 50 years old and 5-foot-7, with white hair and stubble, who walked with a cane. The incident is under further investigation.

At about 6:15 p.m., a UWPD officer made contact with two males smoking suspected marijuana at a concert sponsored by the UW. The officer seized the marijuana and issued warnings to both subjects.

Saturday, May 22

A UWPD officer responded to a report of attempted burglary at the Plant Operations Building 6. The reporting person told the officer that the suspect(s) tried to gain access through one of the doors, damaging it but not successfully entering the building. The damage is estimated at $150.

A UWPD officer responded to a report of a non-forced burglary at the Mechanical Engineering Building. The reporting person told an officer that a student had told him that several electronic devices were missing from a lab. The person checked and also could not locate the items, described in the police report as two laptop computers, a thermometric instrument, a digital projector, and a multimeter, and another device. The incident is under investigation.

Monday, May 24

A UWPD officer responded to a report of a theft in the Music Building. The reporting person stated that when he left his office on Friday, there was a metronome sitting on his chair, and when he came back, it was gone. He told the officer that he could have taken the metronome home with him and that several professors use his office, and metronomes often go missing. The officer found no signs of forced entry.

The UWPD was notified of artwork taken from a bulletin board in the Art Building between May 14 and May 23. Three pieces of student art were taken, including one beige fabric wall hanging with red apples and black mosquitoes with the text “Ye Shall Be As Gods” printed in black; one white fabric wall hanging with pink flowers; and one white fabric wall hanging with purple butterflies.

During fire-alarm drills in the southwest residence halls, it was discovered that a fire box in the H18 parking lot had been damaged. Damage on the box showed that it had been pried open recently, and an elevator key was missing from the box. The incident was classified as a theft.

Tuesday, May 25

A UWPD officer responded to a report of theft in the Communications Building. The reporting person told the officer that someone had taken a painting, which was on loan to her department, from the wall. She later called the UWPD to report that the painting had actually been sold, not stolen.

Wednesday, May 26

A UWPD officer responded to a report that a man had been verbally abusive to a staff member in the ground-floor TV lounge of the HUB. The officer contacted the subject, a white male in his 50s with gray hair and a beard, who identified himself with a Veteran’s Hospital identification card. The officer informed the man that he was trespassing and escorted him out of the building.

Thursday, June 3

UWPD and the Seattle Fire Department responded to a fire-alarm call from Terry Hall. The suspect — a white male about 20 years of age, 5-foot-10, with a tall, heavy build, dark brown hair, and wearing a purple baseball cap, black T-shirt and black shorts, and with no facial hair or tattoos — is believed to have used a pack of matches to light posters on fire on several floors in Terry. The incident is still under investigation.

The UWPD and the Seattle Police Department provide the information for this column.

Reach reporter Natalie Johnson at news@dailyuw.com.