Tuesday, March 2

• A Gustavus student’s laptop computer was reported stolen from Nobel Hall.

Friday, March 5

• A Gustavus student reported a bias incident that occurred in Jackson Campus Center Building.

Saturday, March 6

• A Gustavus student was cited for underage consumption at the Dive dance and transported to Detox by St. Peter Police Department.
• Campus Safety was called to Sohre Hall for a medical assist call with possible alcohol involvement. The student was transported by ambulance to Rivers Edge.

Sunday, March 7

• A Gustavus student was cited by Campus Safety and the St. Peter police Department for underage consumption. The student was transported by ambulance to the hospital for alcohol poisoning. A second Gustavus student was cited by Campus Safety for underage consumption.

Tip of the Week

Saint Peter Police Department Issues Scam Warning

The St. Peter Police Department has recently become aware of a telephone-based criminal enterprise targeting residents in our area.  This scam is known as the “Emergency Scam”.”  The targets of this particular scam are grandparents.

It works like this: The criminal will telephone a grandparent and pretend to be a grandchild who is in need of emergency monetary assistance. In one version of the scam, the caller will say that they are in jail and need bail money. The caller will ask for the grandparent to send money via some type of money wiring service (usually Money Gram or Western Union).

This particular scam seems to originate in Canada, and the caller will want the money wired to a location in Canada. This type of scam is also prevalent as an email-originated scam.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have established a website that contains an abundance of information on this and other scams.  You can check it out at www.phonebusters.com.

If you are a victim of this scam, please contact the local police and file a report.