OVER THE LIMITOn Feb. 20 at 3:43 a.m., LSU Police Department officers observed a car traveling on Nicholson Drive near South Stadium Drive strike a curb, said Sgt. Kevin Scott, LSUPD spokesperson. Police performed a routine traffic stop in which they smelled alcohol on the driver.The driver, Matthew Gandy, not affiliated with the University, told police he had one shot of tequila. Gandy failed a field sobriety test and was taken to the LSUPD station where he registered a .176 blood alcohol level, Scott said. Gandy was booked into East Baton Rouge Prison on charges of driving while intoxicated and careless operation, Scott said.PINK GORILLAAt 8 p.m. on Feb 21, officers were dispatched to Middleton Library in response to a noise complaint, Scott said.Officers made contact with two students, one wearing a pink gorilla suit passing out cups and koozies to promote a local apartment complex, Scott said.Witnesses told police the student was running through the library while making loud noises, Scott said.Police escorted the students to their vehicles and they left the area, Scott said.LIFE SCIENCES THIEFOn Feb. 17 at 10:30 a.m., police were dispatched to the Life Sciences Building in response a complaint about a stolen laptop, Scott said.A University faculty member observed an unidentified male leave her fifth-floor office with a stolen laptop. The faculty member chased the suspect from the fifth to second floor where she lost sight of him, Scott said.The theft is still under investigation, Scott said.—-Contact The Daily Reveille’s news staff at [email protected].
Campus Crime Briefs- Feb. 25
February 25, 2010