Man stumbles up Sycamore, peers in windows
Around 2:37 a.m. Friday, OPD was dispatched to 117 E. Sycamore St. in reference to a male attempting to gain entry to a female's residence. The caller emphasized that she did not know the male, according to OPD.
Upon officers' arrival, the complainant's porch was vacant. However, the officer soon identified a man matching the female's description on a neighboring property, 105 E. Sycamore St. There, first-year Paul Battaglia Jr. was found, peering into windows, OPD said.
When asked if he lived there, Battaglia said nothing. He then stated he was 28, according to OPD.
After confirming the subject's name and age, 19, with his driver's license, the officer noticed Battaglia's visible and pungent drunkenness, according to OPD.
As he mumbled incoherently, Battaglia was charged with alcohol offenses regarding underage persons, OPD said. He was escorted to his dorm.
Showering interloper startles sleeping student
Around 10:27 a.m., Saturday, officers were dispatched to 529 S. Popular ST. after a female student awoke to a male's voice in her downstairs bathroom, according to OPD.
The victim, who had been alone for the weekend, left her apartment unlocked the previous night in anticipation of company. Presumably, guests never arrived and the female fell asleep without locking her door, according to OPD.
Having woken to the sound of a man's voice and her running shower-previously certain she was alone-the victim called OPD and remained in her upstairs bedroom, on the line, until officers entered her residence through the unlocked door, according to OPD.
When asked what he was doing in a stranger's shower, Miami University student Matthew Oldach stated he knew the residents, according to OPD. When prompted further, Oldach could not name any of the residents he knew. He then claimed he knew people across the hall and gave a name, which was proven phony by the tenant, still in her upstairs bedroom.
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While being taken to the cruiser, Oldach made statements that officers found concerning. Officers feared for Oldach's own safety, according to OPD. His family arrived on scene and cared for Oldach, who has been working through personal issues of late, according to OPD.
He was charged with criminal trespassing and was released to his family, according to OPD.
Woman wakes up, finds her car stolen, wrecked
Around 8:15 a.m. Sunday, OPD officers were dispatched to 3770 Southpointe Pkwy., Level 27, regarding a stolen car, OPD said.
Saturday night, a female had been Uptown with a friend before both returned to Level 27, where a mutual friend was hosting a party in his apartment. The two women stayed the night in the unit. The victim awoke early the next day to a call from the Butler County Sheriff's Office, informing her that her vehicle had been involved in a crash, according to OPD.
Between 3:00 and 5:50 a.m., after the male tenant had escorted guests out, settled those who were permitted to stay and prepared to turn in, an acquaintance regained entry after having been escorted out, according to OPD.
While everyone slept, the subject rifled through the victims purse, leaving the contents strewn across the floor, and taking an iPhone 5, prescription medicine, cash, her car keys and car.
The investigation is continuing, according to OPD.
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