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The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between Sept. 29 and Oct 4.
Sept. 29
11:30 a.m.: An officer responded to a hit-and-run after an unknown vehicle struck a light pole and fled the scene in front of the Performing Arts Complex on the Edinburg campus. A work order was placed to repair the pole. The case is under investigation.
8:42 p.m.: A student reported receiving several threatening calls and text messages from a non-affiliated man. The case is under investigation.
Sept. 30
12:05 p.m.: An officer responded to reports of a student speaking loudly and causing concern in the Student Services Building on the Edinburg campus. The student said he was speaking loudly due to hearing loss. No crime occurred.
9:54 p.m.: Officers responded to a burnt smell in the University Library on the Edinburg campus. The smell came from a blowtorch used by construction workers on the roof. The building was temporarily evacuated while Environmental Health and Safety staff conducted an inspection.
Oct. 1
11:18 a.m.: An employee reported a man sitting on a window ledge, which may pose a safety issue, on the third floor of the University Library on the Brownsville campus. The man left before officers arrived.
2:40 p.m.: Officers investigated a report of a student watching a concerning video in the University Library on the Brownsville campus. It was later determined the student was researching the Uvalde school shooting for a class project.
4:50 p.m.: Officers responded to a report of a suspicious man in a truck approaching women in Lot B-1 on the Brownsville campus. The officers searched the area but were unable to locate the man.
Oct. 2
7:47 a.m.: An officer responded to a report of a possible disturbance in Lot E-9 on the Edinburg campus. A non-affiliated man said he had a verbal altercation with another driver off campus. The second man left before officers arrived. No crime occurred.
3:39 p.m.: An officer investigated a suspicious man attempting to enter without authorization to the Engineering Building on the Edinburg campus. After a search of the area, the officer was unable to locate the man.
4:02 p.m.: A student reported receiving multiple concerning messages via social media and phone from two other students in the Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship building on the Edinburg campus. The student was provided university police resources. The case is under investigation.
Oct. 3
8:11 a.m.: Officers were dispatched regarding a loud noise outside the University Library on the Brownsville campus. No suspicious activity was found.
1:20 p.m.: An officer responded to an active fire alarm in the Research Education Building on the Edinburg campus. Environmental Health and Safety staff determined the alarm was caused by a dusty smoke detector scheduled for servicing.
Oct. 4
3:21 p.m.: A student reported another male student had thrown an empty beer can at him after asking for his fraternity president at the H-E-B Festival Grounds in the Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium in Edinburg. The student was issued a criminal trespass warning and advised of potential charges. The case is under investigation.
7:42 p.m.: An officer met with a non-affiliated woman who experienced heart palpitations in the Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium in Edinburg. Emergency Medical Services transported her to a hospital for evaluation.
–Compiled by Dayra Gonzalez
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