Community Safety

Community Safety Blotter & Activity 

September 23, 2024 - September 29, 2024

Weekly Activity:

Alarm checks: 16
Animal issue responses: 0
AOD interactions: 0
Building patrols: 246
Candle/incense violation interactions: 0
Community assistance responses: 1
Escorts: 7
Fire responses: 0
Foot patrols: 91
Held door checks: 11
Maintenance issue responses: 3
Medical assistance responses: 1
Noise complaint responses: 1
Suspicious circumstance responses: 15
Theft reports taken: 1
Unlocks: 78
Vehicle patrols: 227
Vehicle assistance responses: 2
Welfare check responses: 0

Weekly Reports:

The office of Community Safety invites all community members to provide feedback to us on our services by using the Let Us Know How We’re Doing link on our website. Feedback may be made anonymously or with your name and contact information if you would like follow up.

Narcan doses discovered missing this week: 0

Case #: 240367
Date: 2024 09 24
Time: 08:38
Description: Alcohol Violation, Cannabis Use or Possession
Location: Sequoia

Notes: While responding to an unrelated request, Residence Life staff encountered alcohol and cannabis in plain view in the residence of an underaged student. A CSO assisted in proper removal and disposal of the substances.

Case #: 240368
Date: 2024 09 25
Time: 11:09
Description: Graffiti
Location: Vollum

Notes: A CSO responded to a report of potentially targeting graffiti in a Vollum restroom. The CSO documented the graffiti and placed a work order for its removal, and temporarily covered over the graffiti until building services was able to remove it completely.

Case #: 240369
Date: 2024 09 25
Time: 11:16
Description: Information Only
Location: 28 West

Notes: Dispatch received a hostile phone call from an unknown individual. The Dispatcher declined to continue the conversation based on the interaction with the caller. The individual called back, and as the interaction was more amicable, the Dispatcher was able to assist the individual. A couple minutes later, Dispatch received a call from the Office of Admissions regarding a hostile call they had received. The Dispatcher determined that more likely than not, it had been the same caller that had contacted Admissions, and advised the staff member not to take future calls from that particular number. 

Case #: 240370
Date: 2024 09 25
Time: 12:59
Description: Larceny
Location: Birchwood Apartments

Notes: A CSO responded to a report of a stolen electric bike. The CSO met with a student who stated that their black Oraimo electric bike had been stolen from where they had secured it to the bike rack in the Birchwood parking lot. The CSO sympathized with the student for the loss and encouraged the student to also submit a theft report to the Portland Police Bureau.

Case #: 240371
Date: 2024 09 26
Time: 04:31
Description: Information Only
Location: Library

Notes: A CSO on patrol outside of the Library encountered a poster advocating for violence on campus, the poster was removed for this purpose.

Case #: 240372
Date: 2024 09 26
Time: 10:00
Description: Damage to Property
Location: Eliot Hall

Notes: A CSO responded to a report of property damage at Eliot Hall. The CSO observed fresh red paint splattered on the exterior walls of the building. Upon inspection, the CSO determined that most likely, glass jars filled with paint had been thrown at the building. A work order has been placed to clean up the shattered glass and paint.

Case #: 240373
Date: 2024 09 26
Time: 00:00
Description: Information Only
Location: Campus

Notes: Community Safety became aware of a series of incidents on campus, including a poster advocating  physical violence, that were associated with the continuing conflict in the Middle East. The information was shared with Reed's Emergency Response Team.

Case #: 240374
Date: 2024 09 26
Time: 18:55
Description: Suspicious Person/Activity/Circumstances
Location: Central Campus

Notes: The CS Director responded to a suspicious person report in Central Campus. The Director encountered an individual matching the description Dispatch had received from the reporting party. The individual briefly interacted with the Director in a non-threatening manner, then attempted to enter a locked building. The Director told the individual that the building was closed and that the individual needed to leave campus. The individual did not readily acknowledge the exclusion, resulting in the Portland Police being called. The individual left campus before the police arrived.

Case #: 240375
Date: 2024 09 27
Time: 09:45
Description: Graffiti
Location: Griffin/McKinley

Notes: A CSO on patrol encountered new graffiti painted on various pieces of outdoor furniture near the Griffin and McKinley residence halls. A work order has been placed for its removal.

Case #: 240377
Date: 2024 09 28
Time: 15:35
Description: Exclusion
Location: PAB

Notes: A CSO responded to a report that an unknown individual had unsuccessfully attempted to steal a student’s phone from inside the Performing Arts Building (PAB). Based on the description provided by the reporting student, the CSO identified the individual as the same person from other recent suspicious individual reports. The CSO advised the individual that they had been excluded and needed to leave campus, which the individual initially refused to do, so Portland Police assistance was requested. The individual did end up leaving campus before police arrived.

Case #: 240378
Date: 2024 09 29
Time: 23:29
Description: Trespass
Location: Eliot Circle

Notes: A CSO on vehicle patrol near Eliot Circle, was approached by a student who reported that they had witnessed an unknown individual sitting in the student’s car. The student stated that when asked, the individual claimed to only have entered the vehicle to be warm. The student additionally stated that the individual had apologized to the student and left the car without incident. Based on the student’s description of the individual, the CSO determined that this was again the same individual from other recent reports. Approximately three hours later, the CSO responded to another report of a suspicious individual near ODB. The CSO encountered the individual, and determined that it was again the same person. When the CSO asked the individual to leave campus, the individual stated that they were already doing so. The CSO thanked the individual and continued to monitor the actions of the individual until they had left campus.

CS Survey Responses

Every week Community Safety requests survey responses from those who've had interactions with a member of the Community Safety team. These responses are always collected anonymously with the option for the responder to leave contact information if they would like for a member of Community Safety management to contact them, and are used internally for departmental performance tracking. Community Safety has opted to publish these survey results for transparency and community accountability. *Names and pronouns mentioned in survey responses will be redacted to protect the privacy of individuals.

In addition to surveys sent directly to those who have interacted with Community Safety, the Reed community is always encouraged to independently complete the survey regarding Community Safety's performance.

You can take the survey here: CS Survey  

Responses collected 09 30 2024

Unlock		Met expectations
Unlock		Surpassed expectations
Unlock		Met expectations	Dispatch and cso who helped me were both kind and efficient. Thank you!
Unlock		Met expectations	It would be nice if there was a local phone in each dorm building that had the community safety number saved on it. This would help when students are locked out but don't have their phone, or just when students need help quickly but don't know what number to call.
Unlock		Met expectations
Unlock		Met expectations	They came as fast as they could and opened my door. I did this last week too somehow and the CSO was walking right down my hall at that exact moment! Super funny and nice and worked out really well!
Unlock		Surpassed expectations	Reported in a very timely manner