Gasping goldfish, gobs o’ ganja, grabby guy

March 24, 8:07 a.m.

The Office of Public Safety received an anonymous call reporting a bomb in Brantley Hall. 
The building was checked and no bomb was found, said Capt. Jim Lemcke with the Office of Public Safety. The caller has not been found, Lemcke said.

March 24, 9:34 p.m.

Officers responded to a report of a marijuana odor emanating from a dorm room in Duniway Hall. 

The occupant was cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, Lemcke said.

March 25, 9:10 p.m.

A resident of Craighead Apartments in University Village told police she had noticed items missing from her apartment. She said a goldfish had been removed from the apartment, and then returned three weeks later dried out.  Also among the items she reported missing were family pictures, washcloths and teaspoons. The investigation is ongoing, Lemcke said.

March 27, 9:30 p.m.

A man was throwing rocks at a Curry Health Center window. 

Responding officers found the man to be a Curry employee, Lemcke said. He had locked himself out and was trying to get the attention of custodians. The officers let him into the building.

March 27, 11:52 p.m.

A national suicide crisis hotline informed 9-1-1 dispatchers that a young woman called, saying she was in University Village and contemplating suicide. The dispatchers informed Public Safety, and officers went to the given address. The residents were not the callers.

Officers believe the person who called was the same woman, a former University of Montana student, who was charged last semester with making false police reports, Lemcke said. The woman now lives in Texas, he said. She has been charged in at least four jurisdictions for false reports, Lemcke said.

March 28, 10:18 p.m.

A dispute in Elrod Hall resulted in the arrest of a man for partner/family member assault, Lemcke said.

Officers have responded to calls stemming from disputes between the same couple several times before, he said, but this was the first time it had become physical. The man allegedly swung a backpack at his girlfriend, but missed, said Lt. Gary Taylor with the Office of Public Safety.

“Just because he wasn’t a good shot doesn’t mean he didn’t try,” Taylor said.

March 31, 10:42 a.m.

A man reported that he had unwillingly been touched in a sexual manner by another male.

The complainant had recently moved into an apartment in Lewis and Clark Villages, and his new roommate had some friends over, Lemcke said. They had just returned from downtown and had been drinking, he said. One of the friends allegedly put his hands down the front of the complainant’s pants, Lemcke said. The incident allegedly took place in January, but was just handed over to Public Safety by the Missoula Police Department. The man reporting the incident has since found a new place to live, Lemcke said.

April 2, 12:53 p.m.

An officer on patrol noticed a window smashed out in a parked car. 

Officers found a portable radio inside the car and determined it had been thrown through the window, Lemcke said.

The radio was labeled “Property of 8th Floor Aber Hall,” he said.

“That gives a pretty good idea of where to start the investigation,“ Lemcke said.

The radio had been in a dorm bathroom. 

“So now everybody’s singing in the shower,” Taylor said. “It’s a chorus line.”

April 3, 12:49 a.m.

Possible marijuana activity in Duniway Hall was reported.  Investigating officers found a small amount of marijuana, and one student was cited for possession of dangerous drugs.

April 3, 8:07 p.m.

Officers cited a student for possession of dangerous drugs in Elrod Hall.

Citations:

Tyler Dennison, 19,
Possession of Dangerous Drugs
Jarod Schwabb, 18,
Possession of Dangerous Drugs
Matthew Woods, 18,
Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia, two counts.
Ricky Griffis, 21,
Partner/Family Member
Assault