Cleveland State University (CSU) kicked off the fall 2025 semester with seven open felonies, among other crimes reported during the festive Week of Welcome. Theft was the leading crime.
On Sunday, Aug. 24, incidents of theft of credit cards/checks, misuse of credit cards, criminal damaging or endangering, and motor vehicle trespass were reported around 5:30 p.m. at Central Garage. These constitute four of the week’s seven open felonies.
A report made on Tuesday, Aug. 26 lists two additional open felonies for theft and misuse of credit cards in the Business College. The final open felony for the week reports an incident of vandalism in the Science Building on Wednesday, Aug. 27.
A report of theft in Berkman Hall was made Monday morning at 8:40 a.m. and remains open. Another incident of theft was reported in Lot 22/Student Center Garage on Thursday, Aug. 28, featuring a charge of motor vehicle trespass. These two charges also remain open.
Using the 60-day crime log, available in person at the CSU Police Department and online, students can access the list of crimes from the past week. Below, they have been compiled into one list.
Aug. 24, 2025
Location: Central Garage
Time Reported: 5:26 p.m.
Incident Type: 2913.71 – Theft of Credit Cards/Checks; 623.02 – Criminal Damaging or Endangering; 625.07 – Motor Vehicle Trespass; 625.12 – Misuse of Credit Cards
Disposition: Open-Felony; Open-Felony; Open-Felony; Open-Felony
Aug. 25, 2025
Location: Berkman Hall
Time Reported: 8:40 a.m.
Incident Type: 2913.02 – Theft
Disposition: Open
Aug. 26, 2025
Location: Euclid Commons Building 4
Time Reported: 10:20 a.m.
Incident Type: Supervisory Smoke Alarm
Location: Business College
Time Reported: 12:49 p.m.
Incident Type: 2913.02 – Theft; 625.12 – Misuse of Credit Cards
Disposition: Open-Felony; Open-Felony
Aug. 27, 2025
Location: Science Building
Time Reported: 4:49 p.m.
Incident Type: 2909.05 – Vandalism
Disposition: Open-Felony
Aug. 28, 2025
Location: Lot 22 / Student Center Garage
Time Reported: 7:15 p.m.
Incident Type: 2913.02 – Theft; 625.07 – Motor Vehicle Trespass
Disposition: Open; Open
Location: Euclid Commons Building 4
Time Reported: 10:23 p.m.
Incident Type: Supervisory Smoke Alarm
Aug. 29, 2025
No incidents reported as of publication.
Aug. 30, 2025
No incidents reported as of publication.
Under the Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Cleveland State University provides statistical information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. According to the CSU Police Department website, CSU publishes this information “as part of Cleveland State University’s commitment to a safe and informed campus community,” and it is in compliance with the Federal Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 (renamed the Jeanne Clery Act in 1998) and the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act.
Students can contact CSUPD to report any suspicious activity by phone at (216) 687-2020, by email at police@csuohio.edu or by direct mail. For more information, visit the Compliments, Complaints and Anonymous Reporting section of the CSU website.
Ele Solovyov 
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