• A male student reported to police that his cell phone and wallet had been stolen from a bench outside Weaver Pool between 3:50 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. He said the items were taken while he was swimming. The stolen wallet contained an EKU ID, a US Bank card for a closed account, a Kenyan ID card, a Kenyan voter registration card, a Kenyan university ID and some Kenyan currency. The total stolen value was estimated at $120.

• A male reported that his computer had been stolen. He left his computer bag and a duffle bag on the sidewalk in front of Alumni Coliseum from approximately 5:30 a.m. to 6 a.m. A police officer picked up the duffle bag during this time, but when the male asked about the laptop bag, the officer said he had not seen it. The items in the bag included a Dell Inspiron laptop in a black nylon case, a silver 8 GB iPod Touch and a wallet containing various identification, a Visa card and $6 in cash. The total stolen value was $1,156.

• Police responded to the Lancaster parking lot after a male student reported damage to his vehicle and the theft of some items. The male said he left his vehicle unattended and possibly unsecured at 4 a.m. He returned the next day at 4:30 p.m. and noticed his GPS unit and Air Soft AK-47 semi-automatic gun were missing. A police officer observed the driver side window had been tampered with and the weather seal around the bottom of the window was lifted up. The total value of damage was $30 and the value of the stolen items was $290.
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• Robert J. Parks and Jessica S. James were arrested and charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place after an officer was dispatched to the Keene Hall parking lot about a possible fight. The officer detected the odor of alcohol on their persons, and Parks and James said they were having a verbal argument and had been drinking. Both were lodged in the Madison County Detention Center.


• An employee reported that someone had broken into her home and stolen an EKU laptop computer. Upon further investigation, police observed from work boot prints that someone tried to kick in her front door unsuccessfully, then broke in through the back door by removing a plastic glass pane and peeling back two screen layers. The total stolen value was $500.

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