The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between Jan. 28 and Feb. 3.
Jan. 28
9:30 a.m.: Officers were dispatched regarding a two-vehicle traffic collision in Lot E-26 on the Edinburg campus. No injuries were reported.
11:34 a.m.: An officer responded regarding a possible disturbance involving several students in the University Center on the Edinburg campus. Upon contact, it was determined the students were horsing around and no crime had occurred.
3:01 p.m.: An officer stopped a non-affiliated man for lacking a front license plate. During contact, it was found the vehicle’s rear license plate was registered to another vehicle. The license plate was confiscated and submitted as evidence, and the driver was cited.
7:01 p.m.: A student reported his backpack was stolen, while he was attending band practice, from the Soccer and Track & Field Complex on the Edinburg campus. The backpack contained a laptop and its accessories. The case is under investigation.
Jan. 30
9:13 a.m.: A student reported an unknown man had followed her from a building into Lot B-2 on the Brownsville campus. After further investigation, it was determined no crime had occurred. The student was provided with university resources.
Jan. 31
3:52 p.m.: An officer responded regarding a student having severe leg cramps in the Orville I. Cox Tennis Center on the Edinburg campus. The student refused medical services and left the location on her own.
Feb. 1
3:57 p.m.: An officer responded regarding two men who had entered without permission by jumping the fence to the Soccer and Track & Field Complex on the Edinburg campus. Upon contact, both men were identified, one as a student and the other as non-affiliated. The men were informed they were not allowed at the location and left the area without incident.
Feb. 2
7:36 a.m.: Officers responded regarding a City of Edinburg Waste Disposal Truck striking a power line in the area with its front lift in Lot E-10 on the Edinburg campus. Upon further investigation, Environmental Health, Safety & Risk Management determined the city employee had damaged inactive networking lines. The cable wire was safely removed from the roadway, and a work order was placed to have the cable wire repaired.
4:05 p.m.: An officer responded regarding a student who was vaping inside the University Library on the Brownsville campus. The officer contacted the student and informed him that smoking is prohibited on university property.
4:47 p.m.: A student reported an unknown person stole his unsecured scooter from the bike rack in the Liberal Arts North Building on the Edinburg campus. The case is under investigation.
5:29 p.m.: Officers responded to an employee who reported a student in an adjacent stall had peeked into his stall in the University Ballroom on the Edinburg campus. Officers contacted the student, who agreed to speak with them at the police station. The case will be prepared and forwarded to the Edinburg Municipal Court for a class C misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct, as the victim has filed charges.
Feb. 3
10:57 a.m.: A student reported receiving an email that was believed to have been sent on behalf of the university regarding a job offer. The student stated she was deceived by an unknown employer and suffered a monetary loss as a result. The case is under investigation.
12:09 p.m.: Officers responded regarding a student who had injured herself while walking down the stairs in the Education Complex on the Edinburg campus. Emergency Medical Services later arrived and transported the student to a hospital for further evaluation.
4:48 p.m.: An officer met with a student who had accidentally struck his head on a staircase pillar in the University Recreation Building on the Edinburg campus. Emergency Medical Services arrived and transported the student to a hospital for further evaluation.
–Compiled by Narda Serna
