The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between April 1 and 6.
April 1
1:51 p.m.: An employee reported smelling an electrical fire odor near the front entrance in the Life and Health Science Building on the Brownsville campus. Officers and Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management arrived and inspected the area but found no signs of smoke or fire. The building was deemed safe.
April 2
12:24 p.m.: Officers responded to a two-vehicle traffic collision in Lot E-19 on the Edinburg campus. No injuries were reported.
4:10 p.m.: A student reported receiving nine unwanted phone calls from a male subject, identified as a former student with whom she had previously taken a class. The case is under investigation.
8:57 p.m.: Officers responded to a non-affiliated woman who fell, causing an injury to her head, in the Texas Southmost College Performing Arts Center parking lot in Brownsville. The woman was transported to a hospital for further evaluation.
9 p.m.: Officers responded to a woman who fell while descending the steps in the Baseball Stadium on the Edinburg campus. The woman was evaluated by Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management, and declined ambulance transport.
April 3
2:01 p.m.: Officers responded to a two-vehicle traffic collision in Lot E-19 on the Edinburg campus. No injuries were reported.
7:01 p.m.: An officer responded to a non-affiliated woman who was struck by a baseball in her left wrist, causing minor injuries, in the Baseball Stadium on the Edinburg campus. An emergency medical technician bandaged her wrist and gave her an ice pack, but she declined transport to a hospital for further evaluation.
April 4
4:12 p.m.: A student reported his unsecured scooter was stolen after he had left it charging near the entrance of Troxel Hall on the Edinburg campus. The case is under investigation.
April 5
10:11 p.m.: An employee reported finding graffiti in the men’s restroom in the Visual Arts Building on the Edinburg campus. Officers photographed the writing and etching and gathered additional information from the employee. The case is under investigation.
April 6
12:26 p.m.: A student reported she unintentionally left her wedding bands in the women’s restroom in the Main Building on the Brownsville campus. When she returned, the rings were gone. The case is under investigation.
–Compiled by Narda Serna
