Crime Report | 3.8.17

News – The Emory Wheel

On Feb. 27 at 2:40 p.m., Emory Police Department (EPD) received an anonymous stalking report from Wanda Swan, director of the Respect Program. The report stated that a female Emory student had been stalked from Jan. 10, 2016 to May 9, 2016. She was in a relationship with a male Emory student, who became increasingly angry and reportedly slapped and choked her at an undisclosed off-campus location. He later harassed her in public locations on campus, ignoring her request to be left alone. She reported the case to the Respect Program, which disclosed the information to EPD for statistical purposes.
On Feb. 27 at 2:53 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a suspicious phone call. An Emory student reported that an individual with a slight accent called her and stated that he was from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. He told her that she had to pay $7,500 for not filling out a tax form. When she reportedly asked the caller to send the information in writing, he began yelling at her and threatened to send a police officer to arrest her. He then ended the call. The case has been assigned to an investigator.
On Feb. 28 at 4:27 p.m., EPD responded to a fire on Clifton Road. DeKalb County Fire and Rescue were already on the scene when officers arrived. A First Transit Emory Freightliner bus was engulfed in flames when EPD arrived on the scene. The bus driver reported that she heard a strange noise after she turned left onto Clifton Road. The bus slowed down, and then shut off. She noticed the vehicle begin to smoke from under the hood, and she exited the bus and saw the fire. There were no passengers on the bus, and no one was injured.
On March 1 at 5 p.m., EPD responded to a call regarding a theft from the Woodruff P.E. Center. A University staff ...

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