Oct. 27
9:26 a.m.: A male student reported his shoes were stolen from the University Recreation Center on the Edinburg campus while he was playing basketball. The case is under investigation.
9:27 a.m.: An employee reported being stung by a bee while driving a VOLT shuttle near Vaquero Plaza on the Brownsville campus. Brownsville Emergency Medical Services arrived and provided first-aid treatment.
10:44 a.m.: A staff member reported possible unauthorized access to an exercise equipment storage area due to unusual activity in the Texas Southmost College Garza Gymnasium in Brownsville. The area was checked and there were no signs of theft or forced entry.
2:37 p.m.: A student reported his Apple AirPods earpiece was stolen from the Science building on the Edinburg campus while in class. The case is under investigation.
4:48 p.m.: An employee reported being struck on her forehead by a tiedown cord that broke off from some boxes she was moving on a dolly in the Academic Support Facility on the Edinburg campus. The injury consisted of redness and swelling to the forehead. The employee declined emergency medical services.
9:21 p.m.: The City of Edinburg Police Department notified the UTRGV Police Department to be on the lookout on campus for a non-affiliated woman who reportedly committed a theft near campus. A UTRGV officer located the woman matching the description at the bus stop located on campus in front of the Visitors Center. While speaking with the woman, she was found to be highly intoxicated and was placed under arrest on a charge of public intoxication. While attempting to place the woman inside a patrol unit for transport to jail, she resisted by kicking and spitting on the officers. Officers utilized soft, empty-hand control techniques in order to secure the woman inside the unit. The woman was subsequently transported and booked into the Edinburg Municipal Jail. No injuries were sustained by any involved parties.
Oct. 31
9:24 a.m.: An officer was dispatched to Lot E-16 on the Edinburg campus in reference to a two-vehicle collision. No injuries were reported.
11:47 a.m.: An employee reported being concerned about the well-being of a student after receiving an email from them. The Harlingen Police Department was sent to the student’saddress and verified the student was OK.
1:27 p.m.: A student in the Main Building on the Brownsville campus reported being stung by a venomous caterpillar and requested emergency medical services. The student was evaluated and provided first aid but declined transportation to the hospital.
2:43 p.m.: A female student on the Edinburg campus reported past negative incidents on and off campus with a non-affiliated man during 2015 and 2016. The student is concerned that the individual will return to campus. At 5:39 p.m. the same day, the student reported she is concerned that the man, who was banned from a UTRGV student organization group chat, may attempt to contact her or come to campus.
Nov. 1
1:45 p.m.: A student reported that she was approached in Lot B-1 on the Brownsville campus by her ex-boyfriend, also a student. The man left the area before the officer’s arrival. The woman said he wanted to talk to her. No criminal offense occurred. The report was made for documentation purposes. At 12:24 p.m. Nov. 2, an officer made contact with the student’s ex-boyfriend in the University Bookstore on the Brownsville campus to inform him that she no longer wants any contact with him.
3:44 p.m.: A student reported someone striking his vehicle with their vehicle and then leaving the scene in Lot E-9 on the Edinburg campus. The case is under investigation.
3:54 p.m.: A student reported an unknown person had stolen his wallet and prescription glasses from his backpack while it was left unattended in the Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship building on the Edinburg campus. The case is under investigation.
5:24 p.m.: A UTRGV cashier in the Student Services Building on the Edinburg campus reported that, at the end of their shift, they were $100 over in cash. A report was generated for documentation purposes.
8:26 p.m.: A student reported that he was called abusive/profane names the previous day by an unidentified woman in the University Library on the Edinburg campus.
Nov. 2
8:56 a.m.: An employee found a plastic bag that contained two marijuana joints in Lot E-25 on the Edinburg campus. An officer recovered the items and logged them into evidence for destruction.
2:11 p.m.: Veterans Affairs police officers requested assistance with an adult male patient causing a disturbance at the VA Clinic in Harlingen. No criminal offense occurred, and the man subsequently left the area with a family member.
3:41 p.m.: An officer was dispatched to Student Rights and Responsibilities in the University Center on the Edinburg campus in reference to a concern about a student’s well-being. Contact was subsequently made with the student’s father, who said the student was OK.
4:15 p.m.: A student reported his AirPods were stolen from the University Library on the Edinburg campus.
–Compiled by Arisbeth Rodriguez
