Wednesday 9-1-21
7:00 a.m.: A resident in College housing on Southworth Street reported an odor of gas around the building. Campus Safety Services (CSS) officers found the odor coming from an exhaust vent.
9:20 a.m. Brooks Parking Lot: Officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident involving two student vehicles but with no injuries. The Williamstown Police Department (WPD) also responded, and officers verified information, took pictures, and began a motor vehicle accident report.
1:19 p.m. Morgan Hall: A student called Campus Safety and Security (CSS) to report an odor of incense. An officer arrived and verified a very strong odor of what could be described as incense.
7:34 a.m. Faculty Club: Officers responded to an intrusion alarm caused by a contractor who did not know the system was armed. The Dining staff arrived and would remain on site while the contractor was in the building.
7:40 p.m. Sawyer Library: Officers responded to the second floor of Special Collections for a glass break alarm from an upper window, but found all windows closed and intact and the panel not in alarm. Dispatch contacted the head of Special Collections and found that the alarm had been activated accidentally.
10:29 a.m. Mission Park: Officers responded to a fire alarm ringing and found two masonry contractors sawing cylinder blocks. The resulting dust set off the fire detector, which was reset when the contractors completed their work.
Tuesday 3-9-21
1:14 p.m. Paresky: An officer responded to the basement kitchen for a report of an employee who had injured their back lifting a box and was experiencing severe pain. Northern Berkshire Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrived, evaluated the employee, and transported the employee to Berkshire Medical Center in North Adams.
Monday 3-1-21
7:25 p.m. West College: An officer responded to an intrusion alarm in the steam tunnel fromWest College to Clark Hall, but found the entrance to the tunnel secure and no apparent cause...
Monday 2-22-21
10:39 a.m. Hopkins Hall: An officer picked up a medical supplies package for a student in quarantine at Dodd House, who would be moving to isolation at the Center for Development Economics...
Monday 2-15-21
12:36 p.m.: An officer helped a student move into quarantine housing by retrieving quarantine housing keys and room assignments from the Office of Campus Life (OCL). The officer then met the student and a Northern Berkshire Transport (NBT) driver on Hopkins Drive and led them to the temporary quarantine room.
Sunday 2-7-21
7:01 p.m.: Campus Safety and Security (CSS) responded to an activated fire alarm from an off-campus faculty residence. The Williamstown Fire Department was contacted for assistance and found the cause to be a small fire in the oven. The officers did not find damage and provided a replacement extinguisher to the residents.
