The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between Feb. 1 and 5.
Feb. 1
11:29 a.m.: An officer was dispatched to the Biomedical Research & Health building in reference to an active fire alarm. The building was evacuated and officers determined the smoke alarm was triggered by heavy steam from animal cages that were being cleaned. The building was cleared for re-entry by Environmental Health and Safety staff.
1:01 p.m.: Officers responded to the Student Services Building on the Edinburg campus due to a student causing a disturbance, banging the glass panels, in reference to his payroll check. Officers informed him of the proper procedure for handling payroll issues. The report was referred to the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities for further review.
4:05 p.m.: A staff member reported losing his access card at the Medical Education Building on the Edinburg campus. The card has since been deactivated.
4:05 p.m.: A student reported an unknown man exposed himself to him in the men’s restroom on the first floor of the Performing Arts Complex on Jan. 31. This case is under investigation.
Feb. 2
11:51 a.m.: A staff member at the Performing Arts Complex reported a student displayed an obscene video post to the official UTRGV Twitter account. The link was taken down by the student when contacted by Student Rights and Responsibilities. The report was referred to the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities for further review.
12:15 p.m.: A faculty member at the Health Affairs Building East on the Edinburg campus reported losing a UTRGV ID access card.
12:31 p.m.: A student reported that his tablet computer was stolen from a classroom in the Main Building on the Brownsville campus. The item was left unattended. The case is under investigation.
1:06 p.m.: A Chick-fil-A employee at the Student Union on the Edinburg campus reported receiving suspected counterfeit U.S. currency from a student as payment. The bill was seized and will be forwarded to the U.S. Secret Service for verification. The case is under investigation.
Feb. 4
4:19 p.m.: An officer responded to a report of possible lewd conduct in a study room on the second floor of the Brownsville library. The case is under investigation.
Feb. 5
8:23 a.m.: A staff member at the Student Services building on the Edinburg campus reported placing her state-issued cellphone and several personal items inside a trash can in her office due to a water leak, to avoid water damage to said items. She returned the following day and found the trash can had been emptied. Facilities informed the staff member that the trash had already been picked up for the day. The case was generated for documentation purposes.
–Compiled by Britney Valdez
