The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between March 29 and April 4.
March 29ย
5:10 p.m.: A staff member fainted in Lot E-8 on the Edinburg campus. The arriving officer requested emergency medical services to respond to the scene. When the staff member later regained consciousness, she declined the EMS transport. A family member arrived and transported the staff member to her residence.
9:11 p.m.: A staff member reported losing two university-issued keys on the Edinburg campus in March 2020. The staff member needed to document the incident.ย
March 30ย
7:35 a.m.: An officer and the Edinburg Fire Department responded to the Science Building on the Edinburg campus in reference to a fire alarm. The fire panel indicated a dirty air duct located in a mechanical room. The fire department cleared the building for re-entry.
March 31
1:09 a.m.: An officer observed a non-affiliated man asleep in the courtyard by the Cueto Building on the Brownsville campus. The man was identified, issued a criminal trespass warning and escorted off the property without incident.ย
9:10 a.m.: A staff member at the Rio Bank building in McAllen reported receiving a suspicious phone call from an unknown man congratulating her on a job well done. The case is under investigation.ย
10:26 a.m.: A staff member reported his vehicle had been burglarized while parked at his residence in Harlingen on March 17. Five university-issued keys were among the items stolen from his vehicle. The staff member filed a burglary of vehicle report with the Harlingen Police Department.ย
4:33 p.m.: A staff member reported a lost key that opens storage bins at the University Center on the Edinburg campus. She had last seen it about four years ago.ย
6:16 p.m.: Officers responded to the UT Health RGV Pediatrics Clinic in Edinburg in reference to a suspicious man who was standing outside the building with an alcoholic beverage. An investigation revealed he was intoxicated to a degree that he would be a danger to himself or others if released from the location. He was arrested on charges of public intoxication and issued a criminal trespass warning for all UTRGV property.ย
April 1ย
8:59 a.m.: A public safety officer was alerted of a metal flask left in the lobby of the Veteran Affairs building in Harlingen. The flask contained what appeared to be a clear grainy substance. A UTRGV officer arrived and took possession of the item. The substance in the flask tested negative for contraband and was properly disposed.ย
3:27 p.m.: An officer responded to the Lincoln Park area adjacent to Lot B-1 on the Brownsville campus in reference to two individuals engaged in public indecency in a parked vehicle. After the officer made contact with the non-affiliated teenagers, it was revealed that no offense had occurred. The teenagers were picked up by a family member since neither possessed a driverโs license.ย
8:48 p.m.: An officer responded to the Resaca Plaza area on the Brownsville campus in regard to a verbal disturbance between a man and woman in the parking lot. The UTRGV officer and Brownsville Police Department officers made contact with the non-affiliated individuals. The man was uncooperative with the officers, but it was determined nothing criminal had occurred. The individuals left the area without further incident.ย
April 4ย
6:35 a.m.: UTRGV Police Communications observed on the cameras an individual running north on River Levee Road in Brownsville through the open portion of the U.S. border fence. An officer approached the man, who was identified as Cuban. A U.S. Border Patrol agent arrived and took custody of the man without incident.ย ย
–Compiled by Sol Garcia
