While the majority of motorists in San Diego State University parking lots show frustration in finding an open space, one man expressed a different kind of frustration.
A female student told University Police she had parked her car in W Lot when a man walked to the passenger side of her car and began masturbating at 11 a.m., April 14.
Before the student could do anything, the man walked west through the parking lot and got into a car, which he drove to a parking space near the woman’s car. At that point, the woman asked another woman to call the University Police. She said the suspect probably heard her request because he sped away in his car.
The suspect is described as a white man in his mid 20s, about 5-foot-9-inches tall with a medium build and a tan complexion. The woman said the suspect had brown, bushy hair and light-colored eyes. She said he was wearing a Hawaiian-style shirt and light-colored pants.
The victim told police the car the suspect drove was a faded blue, four-door Volvo with a license plate reading 4AWD679. The University Police investigations unit checked Department of Motor Vehicles records for the license plate but didn’t find a match. Therefore, the license plate is probably similar to the one described by the woman, said Marc Fox, Public Safety crime prevention specialist.
“She did the right thing when she summoned assistance in a loud voice, which draws attention to the area,” Fox said. “There’s always safety in numbers. The more people drawn to the scene, the better the chance of apprehension and the lesser the chance of the suspect attempting physical contact (with the victim).”
Police officers assaulted at
fraternity party
A noise complaint about a fraternity party Saturday night led to the minor damage of a University Police car.
Three University Police officers and eight San Diego Police officers were attempting to close a party at the Beta Theta Pi house, located in the 5100 block of Campanile Drive, when a fight broke out in front of the house.
As the officers attempted to stop the fight, party-goers allegedly began throwing cans and bottles at the police officers. One of the bottles struck the trunk of a University Police car, causing minor damage.
Police officers weren’t able to identify the suspect, but they estimated between 300 and 400 people were involved. The incident has been referred to the Interfraternity Council for sanctions.
Parties aren’t usually shut down the first time police receive a complaint, Fox said. It depends on the nature of the complaint, he said.
“Normally what will happen is the subjects will be advised of the complaint and told to quiet down,” Fox said. “A second complaint will result in a citation and closure of the party. However, with large parties, if they’re incapable of quieting down, they’ll be closed (after the first complaint).”
Fox said unless there is something obviously illegal happening at a party, someone has to complain before police officers will show up. The people making the complaints are the ones having their peace disturbed, Fox said, not the officers responding to the call. Fox said “quiet hours” generally start about 10 p.m.
CRIME LOG
The following incidents were reported to University Police between April 14 and April 20:
Annoying/obscene/threatening
phone call1
Auto theft1
Boot vehicle/outstanding citations1
Disturbing the peace4
Elevator call2
Fighting1
Fire2
Hazard to life/property/campus1
Hit-and-run2
Illness2
Indecent exposure1
Injury/accident2
Noise12
Petty theft17
Possession of open container
while driving1
Public intoxication2
Sexual assault1
Temporary restraining order1
Traffic collision5
Trespassing3
Vandalism6
Vehicle burglary2
