The Emerson College Police Department provides the Incident Journal to the Beacon every week. Beacon staff edit the Incident Journal for style and clarity but not for content.

Monday, March 4

ECPD investigated an unauthorized use of dumpsters in Allen’s Alley and found that people outside of the Emerson community used them without the college’s approval.

Wednesday, March 6

ECPD and Facilities Management responded to a student trapped in a Piano Row residence hall elevator for approximately seven minutes. Facilities Management rescued the uninjured student and inspected the elevator.

Sunday, March 10

ECPD and the Boston Fire Department investigated a fire alarm in the 2 Boylston Place residence hall. The alarm was inside an Eversource Energy basement vault, but ECPD could not determine the cause. There was no fire or injuries to report.

ECPD and BFD responded a second time to a fire alarm at the Eversource Energy vault at the 2 Boylston Place residence hall. There was no fire, and ECPD notified Eversource Energy to inspect the fire alarm.