i hope you're all not sick of these...

because I'm not. I'm happy when i wake up on Wednesdays because i know it's Police Beat day. Enjoy.

Sept. 17: Custodial staff reported a spill of about 15 gallons of water mixed with a white powdery substance in a pool filter room in the Richards Building. The powder was sodium hypochlorite, a chemical used in pool filtration systems. After testing several puddles of the spill, one was found to have a pH level of 5 and was producing a small amount of chlorine gas. The gas was only slightly toxic and no injuries resulted.

Sept. 7: Campus Police received a call at 7 a.m. saying a bat was flying around in the Wilkinson Center. An officer was dispatched, who then opened a door, and the bat flew out.

Sept. 8: Worried students at Helaman Halls phoned police after they smelled burning rubber.  When they arrived at the scene, the officers discovered that it was auxiliary services using a grinder.