Campus briefs | Man caught in campus break-in
By Paul Stanley
Posted: 3/17/08, 11:48 PM EST Section: News
A Syracuse man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly broke into three offices on the Syracuse University campus.
John. C. Davis, 42, of 402 Salt Springs Road, was charged with felony counts of burglary and criminal mischief, petite larceny and a misdemeanor, according to a Syracuse Police report.
An SU graduate student told police he was studying for a test inside a Huntington Beard Crouse Hall classroom when he heard a loud crashing noise. He heard glass break and called the SU Department of Public Safety at 4:30 p.m., but never looked outside of the classroom to see what was happening.
Tim Salanger, a DPS officer, reported to the scene and found Davis, wearing a black coat with a yellow hood, standing in the second-floor hallway. Three large windows were broken, and a silver fire extinguisher lay on the floor near Davis, the report stated.
Salanger estimated that the three broken office windows cost approximately $550 each. The large fire extinguisher is believed to have been used to break the windows.
When Davis saw Salanger, he ran toward the stairs. Salanger chased Davis down the stairs and outside, where he was caught and taken into custody. Salanger called Syracuse Police for further assistance. DPS said cases that involve felony counts are turned over to the SPD.
While Davis was being searched at the Onondaga County Justice Center, police found a small glass stem filled with steel wool, which is commonly used to smoke crack cocaine, the report said.
pastanle@syr.edu
John. C. Davis, 42, of 402 Salt Springs Road, was charged with felony counts of burglary and criminal mischief, petite larceny and a misdemeanor, according to a Syracuse Police report.
An SU graduate student told police he was studying for a test inside a Huntington Beard Crouse Hall classroom when he heard a loud crashing noise. He heard glass break and called the SU Department of Public Safety at 4:30 p.m., but never looked outside of the classroom to see what was happening.
Tim Salanger, a DPS officer, reported to the scene and found Davis, wearing a black coat with a yellow hood, standing in the second-floor hallway. Three large windows were broken, and a silver fire extinguisher lay on the floor near Davis, the report stated.
Salanger estimated that the three broken office windows cost approximately $550 each. The large fire extinguisher is believed to have been used to break the windows.
When Davis saw Salanger, he ran toward the stairs. Salanger chased Davis down the stairs and outside, where he was caught and taken into custody. Salanger called Syracuse Police for further assistance. DPS said cases that involve felony counts are turned over to the SPD.
While Davis was being searched at the Onondaga County Justice Center, police found a small glass stem filled with steel wool, which is commonly used to smoke crack cocaine, the report said.
pastanle@syr.edu
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