The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between Feb. 8 and 14.
Feb. 8
11:04 a.m.: Officers were dispatched to the Science Building on the Edinburg campus regarding several students stuck inside an elevator. Facilities personnel were able to gain entry and retrieve the students without further incident.
11:58 a.m.: A staff member reported that a student fell asleep and was unresponsive inside a classroom on the Edinburg campus. The student woke up and said she was tired and disoriented after not sleeping all night. Student Health Center personnel evaluated her and determined she was OK.
3:53 p.m.: A UTRGV student reported he forgot a bank deposit bag, which contained documents and money, in a study room in the Interdisciplinary Academic Building on the Brownsville campus. Another student claimed she had found the bag by a trash can at a different location and returned it to him. The male student reported 500 pesos missing. The case is under investigation.
4:55 p.m.: An officer was dispatched to the UT Health RGV Multispecialty Clinic on the Edinburg campus due to a possible altercation between medical personnel and a patient. Upon arrival, the officer made contact with the patient, who stated that he was only having a disagreement with his doctor. The officer then contacted the medical staff, who stated that the patient was getting irate. The doctor terminated the appointment and would not see him as a patient anymore. The patient was escorted out of the building.
7:09 p.m.: A student reported falling while playing soccer and possibly fracturing his collarbone at the Intramural Fields on the Edinburg campus. Emergency medical services were dispatched to attend to the student, who was transported to the hospital for further treatment.
Feb. 9
2:01 p.m.: An officer was waved down by a Clinical Education Building employee on the Harlingen campus who requested to document a verbal incident on a misunderstanding he had with another employee while inside a restroom.
Feb. 10
7:19 a.m.: A student reported that on Feb. 8, near the Student Union on the Edinburg campus, an intoxicated man attempted to make small talk with her and made alarming comments. Officers were unable to locate or identify the man.
4:05 p.m.: Officers were dispatched to the Community Engagement and Student Success Building in Edinburg in reference to a possible intoxicated man in the area. Officers made contact with students who reported that a man had walked into one of the rooms and made threats against them. Officers attempted, but were unable to locate the man. The case is under investigation.
10:39 p.m.: Officers were dispatched to the Village Apartments on the Edinburg campus in reference to the odor of marijuana in one of the apartments. Upon arrival, contact was made with a residential assistant who stated that, while conducting a health and safety check, he smelled marijuana coming from an apartment. Officers contacted two UTRGV residents and obtained consent to search the apartment. No contraband or marijuana were found.
Feb. 11
4:05 p.m.: Officers were dispatched to the Community Engagement and Student Success Building in Edinburg in reference to a possible intoxicated man in the area. Officers made contact with students, who reported that the man had walked into one of the rooms and made threats against them. During the investigation, officers determined that one of the students was pushed by the man. Officers attempted, but were unable to locate the man. The case is under investigation.
Feb. 13
1:35 p.m: A student reported being sexually assaulted in her Heritage Hall dormitory on the Edinburg campus the previous night by a non-affiliated man who she knew. The man, who is over 21, provided alcoholic beverages to the student, who is under 21. The student does not wish to pursue criminal charges at this time.
3:14 p.m.: A faculty member on the Edinburg campus reported issues she is having with a male student. An officer determined that the elements to a criminal offense were not met.
3:38 p.m.: A student reported being sexually assaulted in her Heritage Hall dormitory on the Edinburg campus the previous night by a non-affiliated man who she knew. The man, who is over 21, provided alcoholic beverages to the student, who is under 21. The student does not wish to pursue criminal charges at this time. This case is related to the case that took place at 1:35 p.m. Feb. 13 but involves a different victim and different suspect.
Feb. 14
11:53 a.m.: A student reported that, while she was in class at the Main Building on the Brownsville campus, her ex-boyfriend called her cell phone multiple times after he was informed she wanted no contact. The student stated she had also filed assault-dating violence and stalking criminal cases with the Brownsville Police Department in January for incidents that occurred off campus. The case is under investigation.
–Compiled by Arisbeth Rodriguez
