The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between Oct. 20-27.
Oct. 20
11:02 a.m.: An officer responded to a two-vehicle collision at the UT Health RGV Cancer and Surgery Center. No injuries were reported.
12:12 p.m.: A female student who felt ill at the Mathematics and General Classroom Building on the Edinburg campus requested an ambulance. Emergency medical services transported her to a hospital for further evaluation.
1:25 p.m.: A student fainted aboard a charter bus traveling to the Brownsville campus. The driver pulled over, and Donna emergency medical personnel evaluated the student, who declined transport. After arriving in Brownsville, the student again declined medical services and was left in her mother’s care.
6:19 p.m.: Officers responded to the Visual Arts Building on the Edinburg campus after a report of a suspicious man possibly approaching students. Police found the unaffiliated man smoking on university property, issued him a criminal trespass warning and escorted him off campus.
10:35 p.m.: During a foot patrol of the Brownsville Visual Arts Complex, an officer found drops of blood inside the building. No signs of burglary or property damage were observed.
Oct. 21
8:56 a.m.: A female student reported receiving several threatening emails from an unknown sender off campus in Hidalgo County. Police provided university and law enforcement resources. The harassment case remains under investigation.
9:55 a.m.: A student fell off a scooter in parking Lot B2 on the Brownsville campus and injured her ankle. Emergency medical personnel evaluated her, but she declined transportation to a hospital.
11:11 p.m.: A student reported his cellphone stolen while traveling on a charter bus from the Edinburg campus to the Brownsville campus. The theft case remains under investigation.
Oct. 22
9:55 a.m.: An officer responded to the University Library on the Edinburg campus after a male student reported falling and injuring his ankle. Emergency medical services transported him to a hospital.
12:29 p.m.: A female student reported a man entered a women’s restroom in the Main Building on the Brownsville campus, used a stall and left. According to the report, the man did not speak to or otherwise interact with her. Police provided the student with campus resources.
12:34 p.m.: Officers responded to the Dining and Ballroom Complex on the Edinburg campus after an unaffiliated man reported falling and striking his head on a table. He declined medical assistance.
12:43 p.m.: An officer responded to the Health Affairs Building West on the Edinburg campus after a report a male student exposed his genitals in a men’s restroom as another male student entered.
2:06 p.m.: A student reported damage to a vehicle door in parking Lot B1 on the Brownsville campus. Police determined the damage appeared accidental.
3:52 p.m.: A student reported being struck by a man riding a scooter in the 500 block of Sugar Road off campus in Edinburg. The student declined emergency medical services.
Oct. 23
12:33 p.m.: An officer responded to a vehicle collision in parking Lot E9 on the Edinburg campus. No injuries were reported.
6:54 p.m.: An officer responded to a vehicle collision involving property damage in parking Lot E17 on the Edinburg campus.
Oct. 24
12:02 a.m.: An officer responded to the Main Building on the Brownsville campus after a report of a suspicious person sleeping at the location. The person had left before the officer arrived.
Oct. 25
1:46 p.m.: A student accidentally drove onto a yellow parking barrier in parking Lot E2 on the Edinburg campus. A towing service removed the vehicle, and a work order was submitted for damage to a concrete wheel stop.
10:14 p.m.: A student at The Village apartments on the Edinburg campus reported someone took her bedsheets and laundry detergent without permission. The theft case remains under investigation.
11:11 p.m.: An officer responded to Unity Hall on the Edinburg campus after a female student reported experiencing a seizure. The student was transported to Rio Grande Regional Hospital.
Oct. 26
7:30 a.m.: A female student reported her electric scooter stolen from a bike rack outside the Student Services Building on the Edinburg campus. The theft case remains under investigation.
10:23 a.m.: A student reported another vehicle struck her occupied vehicle in parking Lot E26 on the Edinburg campus and left without contacting her. She was not injured. The collision remains under investigation.
10:51 a.m.: A student reported her electric scooter stolen from outside her apartment at The Village on the Edinburg campus. The theft case remains under investigation.
12:46 p.m.: An officer responded to the Science Building on the Edinburg campus after a female student reported feeling ill. Police gave her a courtesy ride to the Student and Employee Health Center.
2:44 p.m.: An officer responded to smoke coming from a parked golf cart near the Mary Alice Shary Shivers Building on the Edinburg campus. The officer used a fire extinguisher to put out the smoke.
Oct. 27
1:14 a.m.: An officer responded to a fire alarm at the Health Affairs Building East on the Edinburg campus. Officers observed no smoke, declared the building safe for re-entry and reset the alarm panel.
–Compiled by Diego Vita
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