Viking Crime Log: minimal crime reported during Halloween week – The Cauldron
Cleveland State University (CSU) celebrated Halloween and finished week 10 of the semester with only four crime reports, excluding fire and smoke alarms, according to the CSU 60-day crime log.
One crime report is listed on Halloween, Friday, Oct. 31: assault in The Edge residence hall in the morning hours. No disposition is listed.
Theft was reported in Berkman Hall on Thursday, Oct. 30, and the outcome of this case is also not specified.
The other two reports were off campus, including a traffic stop that ended in flight on Tuesday, Oct. 28, and a case of aggravated menacing and criminal trespass on Monday, Oct. 27. The charges in the latter 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.
Oct. 26, 2025
No incidents reported as of publication.
Oct. 27, 2025
Location: Off campus
Time Reported: 2:01 p.m.
Incident Type: 2903.21 – Aggravated Menacing; 2911.21 – Criminal Trespass
Disposition: Open; Open
Oct. 28, 2025
Location: Off campus
Time Reported: 3 p.m.
Incident Type: Traffic Stop – Fled
Disposition: N/A
Oct. 29, 2025
Location: Parker Hannifin Administration Center
Time Reported: 7:05 p.m.
Incident Type: Fire Alarm
Location: Euclid Commons Building 2
Time Reported: 8:24 p.m.
Incident Type: Supervisory Smoke Alarm
Oct. 30, 2025
Location: Berkman Hall
Time Reported: 8:51 a.m.
Incident Type: 2913.02 – Theft
Disposition: N/A
Location: Euclid Commons Building 1
Time Reported: 8:05 p.m.
Incident Type: Supervisory Smoke Alarm
Location: Euclid Commons Building 4
Time Reported: 9:37 p.m.
Incident Type: Supervisory Smoke Alarm
Location: Euclid Commons Building 4
Time Reported: 10:18 p.m.
Incident Type: Supervisory Smoke Alarm
Oct. 31, 2025
Location: Edge Apartments
Time Reported: 8:51 a.m.
Incident Type: 2903.13 – Assault
Disposition: N/A
Nov. 1, 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 [email protected] or by direct mail. For more information, visit the Compliments, Complaints and Anonymous Reporting section of the CSU website.