Viking Crime Log: Vikings return to campus with 16 smoke and fire alarm reports

Cleveland State University (CSU) welcomes its students back with a busy start to the fall semester, with 30 incidents appearing on the university’s crime log from Aug. 23 through Sept. 2.

About half of the incidents were fire or supervisory smoke alarms, while the remaining reports included thefts, criminal trespassing, assault, aggravated menacing, public indecency and other offenses.

Using the 60-day crime log, available in person at the CSU Police Department and online, students can access a list of crimes and incidents reported on and around Cleveland State University’s campus. Below, incidents from the past two weeks have been compiled into one list.

Aug. 23, 2026

Location: Off campus

Time Reported: 4:39 a.m.

Incident Type: 4301.62B4 – Open Container Liquor – Operator or Passenger of Vehicle; 433.03 – Speed / Assured Clear Distance; 433.04 – Slow / Impeding Traffic; 4511.19 – Driving While Under the Influence

Disposition: Open; Open; Open; Arrested

Location: Langston Apartments

Time Reported: 12:33 p.m.

Incident Type: 2913.02 – Theft; 625.07 – Motor Vehicle Trespass

Disposition: Open

Location: Core Lots

Time Reported: 1:19 p.m.

Incident Type: 2909.06 – Criminal Damaging / Endangering; 2911.21 – Criminal Trespass; 2913.02 – Theft

Disposition: Arrested

Aug. 26, 2026

Location: Off Campus – Domain Apartments

Time Reported: 6:43 p.m.

Incident Type: 2903.13 – Assault (Counts 1–5); 2903.21 – Aggravated Menacing; 2911.21 – Criminal Trespass (Counts 1–3)

Disposition: Open-Felony (Counts 1–3 Assault); Arrested (Counts 4–5 Assault); Arrested (Aggravated Menacing); Open-Felony (Counts 1–3 Criminal Trespass)

Aug. 27, 2026

Location: Langston Apartments

Time Reported: 7:51 a.m.

Incident Type: 2921.29 – Failure to Disclose Personal Information; 617.07 – Open Container Prohibited

Location: Euclid Commons Building 3

Time Reported: 9:48 p.m.

Incident Type: Supervisory Smoke Alarm

Aug. 28, 2026

Location: Euclid Commons Building 2

Time Reported: 7:34 a.m.

Incident Type: Supervisory Smoke Alarm

Location: Euclid Commons Building 4

Time Reported: 9:38 a.m.

Incident Type: Supervisory Smoke Alarm

Location: Fenn Tower

Time Reported: 11:43 a.m.

Incident Type: 625.05 – Petty Theft

Disposition: Suspended

Location: Euclid Commons Building 2

Time Reported: 5:39 p.m.

Incident Type: Supervisory Smoke Alarm

Location: Fenn Tower

Time Reported: 5:52 p.m.

Incident Type: 625.05 – Petty Theft

Disposition: Suspended

Location: Euclid Commons Building 3

Time Reported: 8:10 p.m.

Incident Type: Supervisory Smoke Alarm

Aug. 29, 2026

Location: Euclid Commons Building 2

Time Reported: 4:20 p.m.

Incident Type: Supervisory Smoke Alarm

Location: Euclid Commons Building 3

Time Reported: 6:44 p.m.

Incident Type: Supervisory Smoke Alarm

Location: Euclid Commons Building 2

Time Reported: 7:20 p.m.

Incident Type: Supervisory Smoke Alarm

Location: Euclid Commons Building 2

Time Reported: 9:17 p.m.

Incident Type: Supervisory Smoke Alarm

Location: Euclid Commons Building 2

Time Reported: 11:54 p.m.

Incident Type: Supervisory Smoke Alarm

Aug. 30, 2026

Location: Euclid Commons Building 2

Time Reported: 10:50 a.m.

Incident Type: Supervisory Smoke Alarm

Location: Science & Research Building

Time Reported: 6:23 p.m.

Incident Type: 2907.09 – Public Indecency; 2921.31 – Obstructing Official Business

Disposition: Arrested

Aug. 31, 2026

Location: Euclid Commons Building 2

Time Reported: 5:22 a.m.

Incident Type: Supervisory Smoke Alarm

Location: North Lots – Lot 14

Time Reported: 9:16 a.m.

Incident Type: 0001.00 – Felony Warrant(s)

Disposition: Arrested

Location: Euclid Commons Building 2

Time Reported: 1:57 p.m.

Incident Type: Supervisory Smoke Alarm

Location: Washkewicz Hall

Time Reported: 3:38 p.m.

Incident Type: 2913.02 – Theft

Location: Fenn Tower

Time Reported: 8:38 p.m.

Incident Type: Fire Alarm

Sept. 1, 2026

Location: Edge Apartments

Time Reported: 1:21 a.m.

Incident Type: 2913.02 – Theft

Disposition: Open

Sept. 2, 2026

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.

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