{"id":726,"date":"2019-04-17T23:56:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T23:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2019\/04\/17\/2019417man-arrested-for-trespassing-on-quinnipiacs-main-campus\/"},"modified":"2020-09-05T19:32:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-05T19:32:08","slug":"2019417man-arrested-for-trespassing-on-quinnipiacs-main-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hqnn.org\/hqpress\/2019\/04\/17\/2019417man-arrested-for-trespassing-on-quinnipiacs-main-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested for trespassing on Quinnipiac\u2019s main campus"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Haven resident attempted to sell students bagged energy powder in cafeteria<\/em><\/p>\n

By Jess Ruderman<\/a><\/p>\n

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Quinnipiac Public Safety stands by the suspicious individual in the cafeteria.<\/p>\n

(Photo: Cait Fish)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

A suspicious white male caused a scene in the Mount Carmel Campus cafeteria after attempting to sell bagged white powder to Quinnipiac students Tuesday, April 16. Matthew Allen, a New Haven resident according to his Facebook profile, was surrounded by Public Safety officers in a booth in the cafeteria where they confiscated and searched his bag, witnesses said.<\/p>\n

Quinnipiac Public Safety confirmed that the powder was not an illegal substance, but rather an energy powder. Allen was arrested and issued a no trespass order by Quinnipiac that he signed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t drugs,\u201d Public Safety Officer Lieutenant Don Distefano said. \u201cIt was a substance called Bang Energy Powder that he put in different bags and tried selling at $80 a bag.\u201d<\/p>\n

A member of the Hamden Police Department Records Division said that the last he heard, the substance was not illegal, and a police report is currently being filed and will be available in five to seven days.<\/p>\n

Allen posted Tuesday morning stating his intentions to head to QU and \u2018pitch\u2019 to students the substance.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting banged up before heading to Quinnipiac College to “pitch” and con gullible coeds into sleeping with me,\u201d the post stated.<\/p>\n

Allen then followed his initial post hours later with visuals of the powder and of himself sitting in the cafeteria.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf anyone at Quinnipiac University wants to try Bang Energy Powder for free I\u2019m here waiting in the dining hall while everyone ignores me except the coeds in their skintight yoga pants who keep eyefucking me,\u201d the post read. \u201cI\u2019m not actually looking for sex but I am looking to make money off a high quality product I invested in. I\u2019m charging Yale students $80\/bag not everyone, fwiw.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Screenshots of Matthew Allen\u2019s Facebook page in which he mentions attempting to sell Bang Energy at Quinnipiac and explains the substance. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The campus breach comes only months after Uber driver Sean Brozek was arrested with stalking, threatening and trespassing onto the Mount Carmel campus for following a female student to her dorm. At that time, the Public Safety Department issued a \u2018timely warning\u2019 regarding the ongoing investigation to students via the university alert system, forwarding students to their MyQ account for more information. <\/p>\n

Distefano explained that this was not the case this time around because Allen did not serve the same kind of threat that Brozek had.<\/p>\n

\u201cBased on a person’s behavior we do a threat assessment and we determine, \u2018Is this an isolated instance we have at this moment or is it a threat to the community?\u2019\u201d Distefano said. \u201cThe threat assessment [in this case] was very low. He wasn\u2019t targeting anyone specific, was in one place, wasn\u2019t violent, was very cooperative and clearly had mental health issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Quinnipiac Annual Security and Fire Safety Report breaks down the specifics of why a \u2018timely warning,\u2019 like the one issued last November, would be issued to students, faculty and anyone subscribed to the university alert system.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe university does not condone actions that are detrimental to the school\u2019s resources, facilities, community members or image, or those that violate applicable laws or school policy,\u201d according to the 2017 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report of the Mount Carmel and York Hill campuses. \u201cA \u2018timely warning\u2019 will be issued in the event that a situation arises, either on or off campus, that in the judgment of the chief of public safety or his\/her designee, constitutes an ongoing or continuing threat criminal in nature.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Brozek\u2019s case, Public Safety was unaware of the situation until after Brozek had entered campus, followed a specified student to her dorm, harassed her and then left without notice. Allen, on the other hand, was sighted and reported immediately by officers who responded with Hamden PD to remove and arrest him in a timely manner that, once detained, was no longer deemed a threat to the Quinnipiac community by Public Safety.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe past instance he was focusing on a specific student, penetrated the campus in the form of a dorm and left before we were notified,\u201d Distefano said. \u201cThis person yesterday wasn\u2019t.\u201d <\/p>\n

In wake of these incidents, students have begun to question their safety at the university when it comes to intruders.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was odd because there was this older looking man sitting in the cafe, surrounded by public safety officers,\u201d junior biology major Matthew Williams said. \u201cWhether it ended up being cocaine or an energy powder doesn\u2019t matter to me. What was concerning is the fact that this man easily obtained access to our campus, despite the fact that we have Public Safety.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allen has been contacted, but has yet to respond with a comment.<\/p>\n

Stay with HQ Press for further updates and details as they become available.<\/p>\n

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