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Following are among
the incidents reported by Campus Police between Oct. 3 and
6.
At 9:11 a.m. Oct. 3, a student reported
that a male student accused her of cutting in line in the
Financial Assistance Office and yelled obscenities at her.
The man then left the office. A Campus Police Officer
advised a Financial Assistance staff member to contact the
department if the male student returned.
At 2:30 p.m. the same day, a student
reported a suspicious man was following her in the downtown
area. The woman said she was stopped by the panhandler near
the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, at 12th and
Jefferson streets. He told her he would see her at the bus
stop. Later that day, the woman took the bus home and
noticed that the man also was on the bus. She got off the
bus, went into a store and waited for another bus. This
time, she was escorted by a Campus Police officer.
At 2 p.m. the same day, a regional loss
prevention officer for Barnes & Noble Bookstores reported
that an employee of the Barnes & Noble Bookstore on campus
had an outstanding warrant with the Cameron County
Sherriff’s Department. A Campus Police officer transported
the man to the Campus Police Department. At 2:40 p.m. the
same day, a sheriff’s deputy took custody of the man.
At 8:10 p.m. the same day, a Marcis and
Associates employee reported that while dusting a faculty
member’s bookshelf, she picked up a music box and
accidentally dropped it, causing its hinge to break.
At 10:30 p.m. the same day, a Campus
Police officer reported seeing four men walk out of Eidman
Hall carrying some items. Three of the men ran away. One of
the men said he was a student and the group was going to
play a prank on one of their friends and scare a fellow
classmate. He had a monkey mask in his hand and a green
goblin mask in the bed of his pickup truck. The men were
advised not to be on campus after hours.
At 8:20 a.m. Oct. 4, a student reported
that her 2001 Chevrolet TrailBlazer was struck by a woman
trying to park her 1993 Volvo 940 in Lot X. No injuries were
reported.
At 2:26 p.m. the same day, a man
reported his 2004 Chevrolet Suburban was stolen while it was
parked it Lot B. The loss was estimated at $12,500.
At 4:20 p.m. the same day, a Campus
Police officer was dispatched to the Education and Business
Complex after a fire alarm sounded. The officer said he
smelled burnt popcorn in break room 1.222.
At 8:54 a.m. Oct. 5, a staff member
reported that a window broke on the first floor of Cardenas
Hall North. The man declined medical services. Physical
Plant was notified of the incident.
At 10:10 a.m. the same day, student
residents at The Village at Fort Brown reported the smell of
marijuana near the pool. A Campus Police officer spoke to a
man who was smoking a cigarette near the pool. The man said
he was visiting a friend. The man then left the area.
At 12:20 p.m. the same day, a student
reported that while waiting for a parking space in her 1994
Honda Accord she was cut off by another student. A Campus
Police officer told the woman parking spaces are not
reserved for anyone.
At 2:30 p.m. Oct. 6, a staff member
reported that her 2003 Nissan Frontier was struck by a 1998
Mercury in Lot A. The woman said the driver of the Mercury
fled the scene.
--Compiled by José Borjón
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