Crime

Two robberies occurred in a three-day span near West Apartments. The victims, both female, were not harmed.

This past Sunday morning, 21-year-old Desmond Adedeji was pulled over on the campus’s South Drive and charged with driving while intoxicated. Adedeji will serve a six game suspension, according to a press release from head coach Steve Pikiell.

Stony Brook underreported campus crime in 2006, an audit by the New York State Comptroller’s office found. The comptroller found that Stony Brook failed to correctly report more crimes than any of the other SUNY schools that were audited.

Robert J. Lenahan, the Stony Brook's director of Campus Emergency Management, will be the new chief of the university police.

Stony Brook’s Campus Residences hired eight security guards in August to patrol the residential quads at early morning hours when student workers are off-shift.

A male student reported that at approximately 11:40 p.m. Thursday night, he was confronted by three males wearing dark clothing, skeleton masks and gloves along the path between the Computing Center and Circle Road.

A female student reported to police that on Thursday morning a man attempted to rob her while she and her friend were walking along Route 25A near the Stony Brook University train station.

A student was the victim of an attempted robbery on Sept. 6, in Roosevelt Quad's Wagner College. He was not seriously injured.

After receiving a call at 1:25 p.m., University Police and Suffolk County Police responded to reports of an alleged armed perpetrator. A little over two hours later, an "All Clear" text message was sent to members of the Stony Brook community.

Stony Brook University Police have issued a warning over the SB Alert system that "a black man in a black coat" has been spotted on the academic mall with a firearm.

An attempted armed robbery was reported on Tuesday at 12:30 AM when two people entered a suite at Eisenhower College in Kelly Quad. According to a press release and statements made by the

Assistant Chief of the University Police Douglas Little confirmed an alleged armed robbery that occurred last night in Roth Quad.

The police responded to a call by a young man around 9:15 p.m., claiming he was robbed. The man said he was approached by two men, one black and one white. The two demanded property, such as his cell phone and wallet. One man was reportedly armed with a four-inch gravity knife.

Car vandalism has been taking its toll on people parking in Kelly Quad
throughout most of September and early October, according to police
records. The records show that between Sept. 8 and Oct. 5, there were at least 10 different incidents where cars were broken into, windows were smashed, and personal property was stolen from the small parking lot that sits close to the LIRR station.

Tuts Bar and Grill, a watering hole on 25A near Stony Brook University, was cited for underage sale of alcohol to a minor on Nov. 8, according to a press release issued by the Suffolk County Police Department. This was the first violation for the new business.

Suffolk County police have made an arrest in connection with the August 23 fire at Stony Brook University. The fire damaged one of the Chapin apartments on Health Science Drive. The suspect is a 13-year-old child of a resident and could not be identified by police because he is a minor.