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    -Spring `97 
    THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINTS WERE REPORTED:

    THURSDAY, DEC. 5
    * 1:45 p.m. -- Complainant reported a man was undressed and singing in the men's restroom of the UC.

    TUESDAY, DEC. 8
    * 2:15 p.m. -- A staff member reported there was a suspicious odor in the UC. Officers were advised that mineral spirits from renovations in the UC Auditorium were the cause.

    THURSDAY, JAN. 23
    *no time given -- A student reported there was a suspicious male in the Melrose Courtyard. The man was dancing, blowing up balloons, and singing Grease show tunes.

    MONDAY, JAN. 27
    * 7:19 a.m. -- Complainant reported a young female was locked in her bedroom at Sutherland Apartments because the door lock broke.

    TUESDAY, FEB. 4
    *11:13 p.m. -- A staff member reported there was yelling and screaming in the administrative garage. Officers stated a fraternity was practicing for a step show.

    FRIDAY, FEB. 14
    * 1:34 a.m. -- A guard reported he was shot in the buttocks with a BB gun at Presidential Courtyard.

    THURSDAY, FEB. 20
    * 1:24 p.m. -- A staff member reported there was a toilet that would not stop flushing in North Carrick Hall.

    WEDNESDAY, FEB. 26
    * 8:14 a.m. -- A staff member reported a bat was loose in a Buehler Hall lab and he needed someone to catch it.

    SUNDAY, MARCH 2
    * 6:09 p.m. -- A staff member reported three subjects were climbing a fence at Neyland Stadium. The subjects, allegedly described as three males wearing blue jeans and green jackets, could not be located by UTPD officers.

    SATURDAY, MARCH 8
    * 7:27 p.m. -- A staff member reported there was a bat in the Morrill Hall lobby.

    FRIDAY, MARCH 7
    * 2:12 p.m. -- Complainant reported there was a fight at the Faculty Club.

    SATURDAY, MARCH 1
    *6:21 p.m. -- An officer confiscated a keg of beer at parking lot C-3.

    TUESDAY, MARCH 4
    * 1:24 a.m. -- A staff member reported a suspicious male was sleeping on the fourth floor of Hodges Library.

    TUESDAY, MARCH 18
    * 3:34 a.m. -- Complainant reported a suspicious male had locked himself in a bathroom at the Exxon Station, 2201 Cumberland Ave.

    SATURDAY, MARCH 22
    * 1:15 a.m. -- A staff member confiscated a bottle of Mad Dog whiskey at Clement Hall.

    * 1:26 a.m. -- A staff member reported she found two pythons in Clement Hall and wanted to know who could remove them.

    TUESDAY, APRIL 1
    * 10:28 a.m. -- A staff member reported the mulch outside the Music Building was smoking.

    SATURDAY, APRIL 5
    * 11:20 p.m. -- A staff member reported a dead pig was in the middle of the road at 1820 Fraternity Park Drive. The city service department removed the carcass.

    * 3:19 p.m. -- A student reported a bird was locked in the Austin Peay Building. The student requested an officer unlock the office so the bird could get out.

    TUESDAY, APRIL 8
    * 11:54 p.m. -- Complainant reported two persons were throwing fire crackers at passing vehicles at Grand Forest Apartments.

    SUNDAY, APRIL 13

    * 5:10 a.m. -- The housekeeper at Hopecote reported he had caught several subjects knocking on the door.

    MONDAY, APRIL 14
    * 12:52 p.m. -- A staff member reported a mattress and a set of box springs were in the women's restroom on the third floor of Perkins Hall. She also stated a strong smell of body odor was lingering in the restroom. She stated she believed a man was staying in the restroom, although she never saw the subject.

    FRIDAY, APRIL 25
    * 1:37 p.m. -- A staff member reported finding a small bag of a "green leafy plant-like substance" wrapped in plastic laying on the floor inside of the Lobby Shop.

    * 7:48 p.m. -- A student reported two white males were shooting BB guns at people as they walked by 1820 Fraternity Park.

    SUNDAY, APRIL 27
    * 1:22 p.m. -- A student reported she saw an older, white-haired female carrying a large, pink bag trying to get into vehicles at the intramural parking lot next to the Student Aquatic Center.

    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30
    * 4:18 p.m. -- A staff member reported three suspicious males were chaining a bicycle to the Torchbearer statue. The bike was confiscated and taken to the UT Police Department.

    THURSDAY, MAY 1
    * 4:28 a.m. -- A staff member at Gibbs Hall reported a white female entered a resident's dorm room and crawled into bed with him. The woman was last seen walking through the Stokely Athletic Center.

    FRIDAY, MAY 2
    *10:50 p.m. -- A staff member reported a couch was stolen from the Hess Hall lobby.

    FROM THE MAY 5, 1997 ISSUE
    © 1997, The Daily Beacon. All rights reserved.
    KRISTY STARKS
    Daily Beacon Police Editor
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