Volume 59, Issue 11  - October 30, 2006

Police Reports

Following are among the incidents reported by Campus Police between Oct. 9 and 14.

At 8:02 a.m. Oct. 9, a student reported almost being struck by a black pickup truck as she was crossing University Boulevard in front of the Education and Business Complex.

At 2: 14 p.m. the same day, a Campus Police officer on patrol reported finding graffiti on the wall of the 500 wing at The Village at Fort Brown.

At 10:05 p.m. the same day, a staff member reported being stalked by a man while working in a computer lab. The woman said that after getting out of work that day, the man approached her and offered to carry her bag to her car. The woman said she told the man she could carry the bag. The man insisted and the woman allowed him. When they got to her vehicle, the man asked the woman for a date. The woman said she was not interested. The case remains under investigation.  

At 12:40 a.m. Oct. 10, a Marcis and Associates employee reported his Chevrolet Metro was burglarized while the car was parked in Lot Y. Taken from the vehicle was a Pioneer CD player. The loss and damages were estimated at $230.

At 10:15 a.m. the same day, a staff member reported finding a dog near Tandy Hall. The dog had a red collar and a black leash but no tag. The dog was put in the lost and found room.

At 1:48 p.m. Oct. 10, a student driving a Mitsubishi Montero reported accidentally striking a Chevrolet Cavalier, a Chevrolet Malibu and a light pole in Lot U. The woman driving the Cavalier complained of neck pain and was transported to Valley Regional Medical Center. The woman driving the Montero was cited for failure to yield the right of way.

At 1:25 p.m. the same day, a Campus Police officer spotted a student getting into a car parked in a handicapped space in Lot B. The officer asked the woman if the handicapped placard belonged to her; the woman replied that it belonged to her grandfather. The officer cited the woman for parking in a handicapped space and confiscated the placard 

At 6:04 p.m. the same day, a staff member reported finding a note on her 2003 Ford Focus that stated, “You don’t have to park so close--you were touching my bumper!” The note also said a photo of the woman’s vehicle had been taken and the sticker number had been reported to Campus Police “for proof!"

At 6:55 p.m. Oct. 10, a student reported being harassed by her ex-boyfriend outside a classroom in the Life and Health Sciences Building. The woman said her ex-boyfriend grabbed her left wrist and then grabbed her cell phone and broke it. The man then fled the scene. The damage was estimated at $100.

At 8:20 p.m. Oct. 10, a staff member reported receiving a threatening phone call at 1 a.m. the previous day. The caller said, “Te voy a matar”(“I’m going to kill you”) and then hung up. The case remains under investigation.

At 1:45 p.m. Oct. 9, a student reported finding holes inside a women’s bathroom in the Lightner Student Center. The  Physical Plant was notified.

At 2 p.m. Oct. 11, a student driving a 2004 Dodge Neon reported striking a 1997 Hyundai Accent while backing out of a parking space in Lot B. No injuries were reported.

At 3:30 p.m. the same day, a student reported that a Sony CD player and 12 CDs were taken from his 1995 Oldsmobile Achieva while it was parked in Lot R. The loss and damages were estimated at $280.

At 5:05 p.m. the same day, a student driving a 2001 Ford Mustang reported accidentally striking a 1998 Volkswagen Jetta at the intersection of Ridgley Road and International Boulevard. The woman driving the Mustang was cited for failure to yield the right of way.

At 6:19 p.m. the same day, a student reported losing her cell phone while delivering items around campus on a UTB/TSC golf cart. The loss was estimated at $500.

At 6:50 p.m. the same day, a woman inside the Barnes & Noble Bookstore reported a man taking pictures of her with his cell phone without her consent.

At 3 p.m. Oct. 12, a student playing pool accidentally broke a light fixture in the Student Union’s game room. The damage was estimated at $20.

At 5:12 p.m. the same day, a woman reported that her 2005 Dodge Neon was scratched whiled parked in Lot Z. The damage was estimated at $250.

At 1:29 p.m. Oct. 13, a staff member driving a 2001 Volkswagen Beetle accidentally striking a 1999 Oldsmobile in Lot V. The damage was estimated at $120.

At 6:45 p.m. the same day, a staff member reported an 80 gigabyte external hard drive missing from M-O 1.114.

At 8:48 p.m. the same day, a Campus Police officer reported finding a lunch box on a seat in the SET-B Lecture Hall. The lunch box contained tamales and lettuce. An officer discarded the food and placed the lunch box in the lost and found room.

At 11:10 p.m. the same day, a faculty member reported that a window of her 2004 Volkswagen Jetta was broken while the car was parked in Lot O. Nothing was taken from the vehicle. The damage was estimated at $350. 

At 10:32 p.m. Oct. 14, a woman suffering from alcohol poisoning in a Fort Brown Villa condominium was transported to Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville. A student resident told a Campus Police officer he had returned to the condo and found his girlfriend had too much to drink and that his roommate also was drinking. A staff member at The Village at Fort Brown said the condominiums are alcohol-free too. The student resident said he was not aware of the alcohol-free policy. He was referred to the coordinator for student judicial affairs. The case remains under investigation.

--Compiled by José Borjón