Your Spring Semester Public Safety Wrapped is here — more dynamic, more unpredictable and unmistakably Creighton. This year’s recap features the incidents, patterns and late-night moments that defined campus safety — and a few that stand out for all the wrong reasons. 

While the weekly “four” might capture a snapshot of campus life, this is what sits behind it — hundreds of calls, patterns and incidents that rarely make the surface. 

Across the spring semester, there were roughly 90 public safety reports: over 18 multiple policy violations, 12 alcohol violations, 12 trespass (ban-and-bar) cases, 10 suspicious activity, 10 vehicle incidents from hit-and-runs to theft, eight vandalism reports, seven theft-related incidents, six assault-related incidents, five stalking or harassment cases, two burglaries and a partridge in a pear tree. Individually, most are minor. Together, they form a consistent pattern of campus response. 

When looking at the calendar, March stands out as the busiest month, followed closely by April. 

March saw a concentration of vehicle-related incidents, theft reports, vandalism and alcohol violations, including multiple hit-and-runs in parking lots, repeated residence hall alcohol calls and several property crimes.  

The most repeated report in March was three incidents involving “blackout rage gallons” — large mixed alcoholic drinks often referred to as BORGs — were reported on campus as lost. 

April, by contrast, shifted toward more police-involved, high-severity incidents, including trespass arrests, assaults and multiple suspicious activity reports involving non-affiliates near the edges of campus. 

Earlier months of the year, January and February, show fewer total incidents, but more serious isolated cases, including stalking reports, drug violations and burglary incidents in residence halls like Kennefick Hall. 

The most active period of the day was consistently late night into early morning, roughly 9 p.m. to 3 a.m., where the majority of alcohol violations, trespass incidents and suspicious activity reports clustered. 

Housing, RAs, and Routine Calls That Add Up 

Residence halls were one of the most active sources of reports, especially involving student policy concerns and resident advisor (RA) responses. 

Across the data, RA-related calls appeared repeatedly throughout the semester, often tied to suspected alcohol use, possible drug odors or policy checks. In one Graves Hall case, RAs reported the smell of marijuana, though no search was conducted because staff could not determine the source. These types of calls — frequent, precautionary and sometimes inconclusive — make up a noticeable portion of the 12 alcohol-related incidents logged campus-wide. 

Contrarily, an RA in Kenefick Hall observed two individuals piggybacking into the building without properly checking in. Public Safety and ResLife responded and contacted the individuals, informing them of the correct guest check-in procedures. 

At Swanson, McGloin and Heider halls, alcohol violations often escalated beyond policy issues. In multiple cases, students were transported to CHI Health and entered the TRAAC program after being found heavily intoxicated. 

Elsewhere, Public Safety responded to reports of a student unconscious in a vehicle who was later found to be alert and not in need of transport. 

Trespass, Construction and the “Non-Affiliate Problem” 

One of the most consistent categories was trespassing and ban-and-bar enforcement (about 12 incidents), many involving non-affiliated individuals. 

At Harper Center, another trespass case involved a non-affiliate male who was reported following female students and entering a women’s restroom, resulting in immediate removal and a formal notice of trespass. 

Theft, Loss and the Everyday Weirdness of Campus Crime 

With about 14 theft-related incidents and several attempted thefts, campus property crime ranged from routine to unusual. 

In one case, a student reported a burglary after discovering three non-affiliates inside her Kennefick room, with all occupants reporting missing money. 

At St. John’s Church, the semester’s most serious — and apparently only — major crime was a truly alarming act of chaos: Public Safety responded to a report of possible property damage/theft, in which two planters had been knocked over. A devastating blow to horticultural order, and one that required immediate attention before the campus landscape spiraled further into uncertainty. 

In another case, a student successfully recovered their AirPods after confronting a non-affiliate who had picked them up seconds earlier, when they were dropped.  

And then there’s the entry listed as “Chill Plant burglary.” Public safety recorded it as a burglary in an office space described only as the “Chill Plant” — a location that appears in the log without further explanation, leaving more questions than answers.   

It was later uncovered by Public Safety. “Chill Plant” is located next to parking lot 48 and is the electricity power building on 24th & Burt St.  

On February 8, public safety officers came across a fight in progress involving three unidentified non-affiliates. Officers activated emergency lights as the situation unfolded, scattering individuals across the area. The victim, who appeared to be mildly injured, then asked the attacking party to come back and pick him up — because, according to the report, they were his ride. 

Even smaller incidents added up: stolen scooters, missing items and a report of four stolen metal detector wands with no additional context provided. 

Vehicle-Related Incidents: The Largest Single Problem Area 

When combining hit-and-runs (8), vandalism to vehicles (about 5) and theft from vehicles, campus parking areas account for roughly 17 vehicle-related incidents this semester. 

At 19th and Cass, a student was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street, and the driver left the scene. Public safety transported the student to CHI Health for treatment. 

Parking lots were the clear hotspot, accounting for the highest volume of incidents overall. With roughly 8 hit-and-runs, multiple thefts from vehicles, vandalism cases and lewd conduct incidents, areas like Parking Lot 9, Lot 75 and Lot G36 appeared repeatedly across the semester. 

Parking lots also saw vandalism, including broken windows, graffiti and hit-and-run damage later confirmed through surveillance. 

Assault, Safety, and Escalation 

There were approximately 6 assault-related incidents, ranging from interpersonal violence to public altercations. 

At 24th and Cass, a non-affiliated couple’s argument escalated when one individual punched the other in the face, resulting in an arrest. At 24th and California, emergency responders and OPD were already on scene for a separate cutting incident when public safety arrived, and the suspect was later arrested nearby. 

Animal Complaints, Odd Reports, and the Rest of Campus Life 

Not every call fits neatly into a crime category.  

This semester at Davis Square, a spectator of a Creighton softball game reported being bitten by a dog, resulting in injury. This stands as the only animal-related incident in the dataset. 

At Morrison Stadium, a soccer coach discovered a spent 9mm casing embedded in the turf, which was collected and logged into evidence — one of the few firearm-related entries in an otherwise non-violent category set. 

Even university systems weren’t exempt from theft reports. In February, an IT employee noted that a former employee had been issued a Dell laptop and failed to return it after separation from the university. IT advised the device would be reported stolen to OPD, marking one of the more administrative but still formal theft cases of the semester. 

At the J.E Dunn construction site north of the Ruth Center, public safety and OPD responded after an employee being terminated reportedly made death threats off campus and engaged in verbal altercations during a shift. The situation escalated enough that the individual was described as belligerent and issued a formal ban and bar notice. 

Construction sites appear again in the data, including intrusion-related calls tied to alarms and unauthorized access attempts near new residence development areas. 

And then there are the more unusual entries: a report of an individual engaging in lewd conduct near Parking Lot 9 placed under arrest for conduct and possession of drug paraphernalia, another involving a non-affiliate found without pants and arrested nearby and a report of an Uber driver taking a student to the wrong location despite being corrected. 

From roughly 15 suspicious activity reports to 14 theft cases, 12 alcohol violations and dozens of smaller incidents scattered across campus; this semester’s public safety record is less about isolated events and more about repetition. 

It includes everything from stolen AirPods and RA campus policy reports to construction site confrontations, trespass arrests, vehicle collisions and the occasional unexplained entry labeled simply as the “Chill Plant.” 

From routine policy checks … to non-affiliates being arrested across campus … to a single fallen planter at St. John’s Church being logged as property damage, the weekly “four” is just the playlist. This is the full album — complete with every skip, repeat and unexpected track. Public Safety Wrapped shows you everything else that didn’t make the cut but still keeps Public Safety busy around the clock.