Maggot-infested squirrels foundNov. 19: A student employee in the Journalism Building found two dead squirrels, one on top of the other, on the bottom shelf behind several books in the Journalism Library.
Police said that the shelf the squirrels were on was against the north library wall, out of the sight of the library entrance where the employees of the library sit.
The squirrels were decomposed with maggots and carried a foul odor that police said was offensive in the immediate area.
The assistant librarian told police this is not the first time dead rodents have been found in the Journalism Library. On Nov. 12, a squirrel carcass was found on a bookshelf, but was not reported to police until now.
Police said that a week before autumn quarter started a maggot-infested rat carcass was found in the book return slot of the library. There are no suspects.
Helmets stolen from locker roomNov. 20: Four Ohio State football helmets were stolen from football locker room, according to University Police. Police said the equipment crew was the last to leave the facilities.
Each of the stolen helmets was labeled with the initials KS and the number 22 along with the helmets’ individual numbers: 4, 3, 18, and 72.
Man caught with pants openNov. 20: Police received a complaint of a man sitting naked in a black pick-up truck on South Oval Drive where he was in clear view of people walking on the sidewalk. When police approached, the man ignored them and began to drive eastbound.
Police then sounded their sirens and pulled the man over. When police asked the man to get out of his truck, he had on socks and a pair of pants with the zipper fully open.
The man was arrested for public indecency, and the car was searched. Police found a pair of shoes, a shirt, five empty beer cans and an open jar of Vaseline.
