Police arrested a man last Saturday for trespassing in Ames Hall with two screwdrivers and a knife. During the night, the suspect tried to gain access to room 22, which was occupied at that time by a member of the Psychology department.
The staff member reported that he heard someone trying to open the door to the office with what first seemed like a key. He confronted the suspect, who said that he needed to use the phone and walked away.
According to Reporting Officer Robert Wright's security report, security conducted checks in the hall for damages and the book at Shriver Hall for previous warnings. Local authorities and the Baltimore Police were called to the scene soon after, and the suspect was caught carrying a black bag at the breezeway of Ames Hall.
After finding that the bag contained two screwdrivers and a buck knife, Officer Browning of the Baltimore Police placed the suspect under arrest and stated that the suspect would be transported to the Northern District for further investigation.
In addition, a Hopkins graduate student was injured last Friday when he accidentally broke a glass door in the MSE library and received a cut on his left thumb after contact.
According to Reporting Officer Gregory Sander's security report, the student had stood in the vestibule between the glass doors of the library's main entrance. When he turned around to come back inside the library, he bumped into the inner glass door, causing it to break.
Hopkins Emergency Response Unit (HERU) arrived at the scene to survey the cut on the thumb. Upon request, the student was transported to Union Memorial Hospital by police for further treatment.
In addition, the area where the breakage occured was blocked off with caution tape until the proper repairs were made.
Staff writer Mike Spector contributed to this report.
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