On The Record

Get off the road

Feb. 25, 12:09 a.m., a student was stopped for having expired plates at Perry Avenue and Clark Street. Officers determined that the plate did not belong on the vehicle and the vehicle was not registered to be on the road. The officers wrote the student a ticket for driving an unregistered vehicle.

Haven’t learned from others’ mistakes

Feb. 26, 11:17 a.m., officers were dispatched to Clark Hall due to smell of marijuana. They searched a room of a student and the student showed the officers the marijuana. The student was written a citation for being a minor in possession of marijuana and referred to the Office of Student Conduct. 

The skunks are at it again

Feb. 26, 7:08 p.m., officers were dispatched to Bond Hall, where resident advisers reported the smell of marijuana. Officers spoke with a resident, who admitted to having marijuana and showed officers the marijuana. The student was written a citation and referred to the Office of Student Conduct.

Not the smartest move

Feb. 26, 7:08 p.m., a subject in the resident’s room from the case above had a warrant for his arrest for assault in Grand Rapids. The officers arrested the subject.

Maybe check it now and again

Feb. 27, 2:23 p.m., a student had his bike locked on a rack near the University Center and reported that it was stolen. The student said he hadn’t been back to the bike in a while, so the time of the theft is unknown.

Changing locations doesn’t help

Feb. 28, 12:39 a.m., officers were patrolling Lot 5 and saw two people sitting in their car. It allegedly smelled like marijuana and upon the students consenting to having the car searched, the officers found marijuana. Officers wrote both students citations and referred them to the Office of Student Conduct.

Don’t be a d-ck, man

Feb. 28, 4:11 p.m., officers were dispatched to Lot 61 because someone used a waxy paint to draw a penis on a student’s car. It is unknown who painted it.

Smells dank, bro

Feb. 28, 8:21 p.m., officers were dispatched to Puterbaugh Hall where it was reported that the odor of marijuana was coming from a room. Officers made contact with a student in the hall, who consented to having their room searched and the officers found marijuana. The student was written a citation for possession of marijuana and referred to the Office of Student Conduct.

I guess they missed the bus

Feb. 28, 9:22 p.m., the hall director at Brophy-McNerney reported that a Chippewa school bus was parked blocking the road. By the time officers arrived, the bus had left and was seen driving down State Street.

Ferris Department of Safety issued 352 tickets from Feb. 24 to March 2, totaling $5,580.