The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between March 1 and 7.
March 1
11:30 a.m.: A staff member lent a university-owned laptop computer to a student in the work study program in Fall 2020. The man, who is currently not a registered student, has failed to return the laptop.
March 2
7:31 a.m.: UTRGV Police Communications observed on the cameras a man and woman in the area of the Texas Southmost College baseball field who were walking toward University Boulevard. U.S. Border Patrol agents were able to detain the individuals, who were from Cuba, without incident.
11:20 a.m.: A staff member at the Science Building on the Edinburg campus received a phone call at her office phone from an unknown man. The staff member found the phone call suspicious due to the man acting as if he knew her personally. She wanted to document the incident.
2:23 p.m.: An officer observed a non-affiliated elderly woman fall on the stairs at the Medical Education Building on the Edinburg campus. The woman had visible lacerations on her knee and index finger. Emergency Medical Services arrived and transported her to a local hospital for further evaluation.
March 4
6:18 a.m.: A student resident accidentally struck the entry gate to the Casa Bella Apartments with his car on the Brownsville campus. The vehicle sustained minor damage, and there were no injuries reported.
5:11 p.m.: An officer observed a student in a verbal argument with her non-affiliated husband in Lot E-4 on the Edinburg campus. Officers made contact with the couple and determined there had not been physical assault. The couple left the area without incident.
March 5
10:41 a.m.: An officer responded to damage to the Lamar Building on the Edinburg campus. An investigation concluded the building had been struck by a vehicle. The case is under investigation.
12:53 p.m.: An officer responded to a staff member who had been stung by a bee at the baseball stadium on the Edinburg campus while working there. The staff member was treated at the UT Health RGV Employee Health clinic.
4:53 p.m.: An officer on foot patrol observed markings on the concrete pillars under the covered walkway written in chalk on the Edinburg campus. A work order was placed to have the markings removed, and the case is under investigation.
11:36 p.m.: A custodial staff member reported coming in contact with a man and woman inside a dance studio at the Performing Arts Center on the Edinburg campus. The man and woman identified themselves as students and left the area without incident when asked to do so by the custodial staff.
March 7
8:45 a.m.: UTRGV Police Communications observed on the cameras a man climb over the U.S. border fence located near the UTRGV Facilities Building on the Brownsville campus. A U.S. Border Patrol agent arrived and detained the man, who was from Cuba, without incident.
–Compiled by Sol Garcia
