The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between Oct. 5 and Oct. 10
Oct. 5
11:03 a.m.: An officer responded to the University Library on the Edinburg campus regarding an ill student. The student declined emergency medical services and was transported to Student Health Services.
11:38 a.m.: An officer responded to a fire alarm at Portable Building 13 on the Edinburg campus. No smoke or fire was found, and Environmental Health and Safety determined a faulty smoke detector caused the alarm.
1:04 p.m.: A student reported a stolen skateboard at the Student Union on the Edinburg campus. The case is under investigation.
1:56 p.m.: An officer responded to the Interdisciplinary Engineering & Academic Building on the Edinburg campus after a student twisted her ankle on the stairs. She declined emergency medical services and was assisted to the student clinic.
2:37 p.m.: An officer issued a criminal trespass warning covering all UTRGV property to a non-affiliated adult man attempting to befriend juveniles at the Main Building on the Brownsville campus.
3:33 p.m.: A student reported damage to her vehicle in Lot E36 on the Edinburg campus. The case is under investigation.
3:50 p.m.: Officers investigated possible drug paraphernalia found by a resident assistant in a dorm at The Village Apartments on the Edinburg campus. The matter was forwarded to Student Rights and Responsibilities.
7:03 p.m.: Officers responded to a two-vehicle collision in Lot E9 on the Edinburg campus. No injuries were reported.
Oct. 6
10:27 a.m.: Officers responded to a two-vehicle collision in Lot E9 on the Edinburg campus. No injuries were reported.
11:01 a.m.: Officers responded to a two-vehicle collision in Lot B1 on the Brownsville campus. No injuries were reported.
11:02 a.m.: An officer responded to a fire alarm at the Clinical Research Building on the Harlingen campus caused by a contractor working nearby. The Harlingen Fire Department found no fire and cleared the building for re-entry.
4:06 p.m.: A student reported losing a FOB key at the Edinburg campus library.
7:46 p.m.: A Brownsville campus student reported missing money when police returned the found property at Sabal Hall. The case is under investigation.
11:46 p.m.: During a traffic stop for a defective brake light off campus in Hidalgo County, an officer found two THC vape pens and confiscated them for testing. The controlled-substance case is under investigation, and the driver received a traffic citation.
Oct. 7
7:54 a.m.: Officers investigated a fire alarm at The Village Apartments on the Edinburg campus. No smoke or fire was found; Environmental Health and Safety identified a dirty smoke detector and cleared the room for re-entry.
9:27 a.m.: Officers investigated a possibly stolen UTRGV laptop at the Computer Center Building on the Edinburg campus after a non-affiliated man said he bought a laptop at a Brownsville garage sale and suspected it belonged to the university.
12:04 p.m.: A student reported a suspicious man in the second-floor men’s restroom of Performing Arts Complex B on the Edinburg campus. The case is under review.
12:34 p.m.: Officers responded to a two-vehicle collision in Lot E9 on the Edinburg campus. No injuries were reported.
1:33 p.m.: UTRGV police evacuated students and faculty after a fire alarm at the Life and Health Science Building on the Brownsville campus. Environmental Health and Safety reset the alarm and cleared the building; the Brownsville Fire Department response was canceled.
7:41 p.m.: An Edinburg campus student reported being assaulted by another student during an altercation at The Village Apartments. The student declined to file charges.
Oct. 8
9:26 a.m.: A construction worker was injured on the roof of the Health Affairs Building. He declined ambulance transportation and was taken to the hospital by another employee.
1:07 p.m.: Emergency medical services transported a non-affiliated patient to Knapp Medical Center after the person fell in the parking lot of UT Health RGV Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and experienced chest pain.
3:45 p.m.: Police responded to The Village Apartments on the Edinburg campus after a resident assistant discovered two vape pens in a dormitory. Officers determined no crime had occurred.
4:55 p.m.: A vape pen found in inventoried property at Unity Hall on the Edinburg campus tested positive for THC. The controlled-substance case is under investigation.
6 p.m.: A student reported vehicle damage in Lot E17 on the Edinburg campus, but could not determine when or where it happened. An officer reviewed camera footage and could not locate the incident within the reported time frame.
Oct. 9
2:39 a.m.: Officers responded to Unity Hall after a Campus Shield report of a possibly intoxicated female student sleeping under a bed. The student did not appear intoxicated, and the resident assistant approved her overnight stay.
8 a.m.: An officer responded to a burglary alarm at the former Monitor Building in Hidalgo County and learned an employee had accidentally activated it.
1:19 p.m.: A female student reported an unknown man had followed her around the Edinburg campus the previous day. Officers found no crime had occurred and provided university and police resources.
1:44 p.m.: Officers responded to a disturbance at the UT Health RGV Cancer and Surgery Center involving a non-affiliated married couple arguing about their son. No crime was found, and both left without further incident.
Oct. 10
6:18 a.m.: Officers investigated fire alarms at the Biomedical Research and Life and Health Sciences buildings on the Brownsville campus. No fire or smoke was found; officials attributed the alarms to water backflow from an off-campus hydrant hookup and reset the fire panels.
7:51 a.m.: Police investigated a fire alarm at the Health and Physical Education Complex on the Edinburg campus. No fire or smoke was found, and Environmental Health and Safety approved resetting the fire panel.
9:47 a.m.: A student reported a near collision while riding an electric scooter in a bike lane off campus in Hidalgo County. No collision or injuries occurred, and police explained applicable traffic laws.
12:54 p.m.: Officers investigated a fire alarm at the Research Education Building on the Edinburg campus. No fire or smoke was found, and Environmental Health and Safety approved resetting the alarm panel.
1:39 p.m.: Officers responded to another fire alarm at the Research Education Building on the Edinburg campus. No fire or smoke was found; Environmental Health and Safety addressed the issue and reset the panel.
4:38 p.m.: At Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium, officers contacted a non-affiliated underage man observed vaping tobacco and escorted him out of the stadium for possession of tobacco by a minor.
4:45 p.m.: At Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium, officers contacted a non-affiliated underage woman observed vaping tobacco and escorted her out of the stadium for possession of tobacco by a minor.
5:46 p.m.: Emergency medical services transported a non-affiliated woman from Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium to a hospital after she reported feeling lightheaded during the football game.
5:51 p.m.: Officers arrested a male student on a charge of public intoxication at Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium after finding him highly intoxicated and unable to identify a responsible adult to take him home. He was transported to the Hidalgo County Adult Detention Center.
6:30 p.m.: A fireworks malfunction near the H-E-B tailgate at Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium caused a small roof fire. It was quickly extinguished; the Edinburg Fire Department and Environmental Health and Safety confirmed the fire was out.
6:32 p.m.: Officers extinguished a small accidental trash fire near the northwest tailgate area of Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium.
10 p.m.: An officer responded to a water leak at the Life and Health Science Building on the Brownsville campus. The leak was repaired, with minimal water damage reported.
–Compiled by Diego Vita
