Police Briefs – Nov. 27

Put it on my TAB

On Nov. 17 at 6 p.m., the Tufts University Police Department (TUPD) received a report about property damage in the TAB parking lot. A person had parked their gray car in the lot and upon returning discovered that there was damage on the driver's side of the car. TUPD officers advised the person to contact their insurance provider about the issue.

A similar incident occurred on Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. in the Cousens parking lot. The silver car had received minor damage to the front passenger side hood and the passenger door. The owner was also advised to contact their insurance.

I love lamp.

TUPD received a report on Nov. 21 at 4 p.m. after a heat lamp set off the fire alarm at an off-campus residence. Smoke from the lamp began to fill the air, which activated the alarm. Somerville Fire and TUPD officers responded to the scene. The house was checked and the system was reset.

If you can't stand the heat

TUPD officers and Medford Fire Department responded to two incidents of fire alarms that went off around midnight on Nov. 21 and 22 at the Hillside Apartments. In both cases students, had been cooking when the fire alarm went off. The affected apartments were checked, and the systems were reset.