Sept. 4
9:03 a.m.: A staff member reported a former employee approached another staff member to try to get personal information on him off campus in Edinburg. The former employee was terminated, so the act was thought of as suspicious.
2:18 p.m.: A student’s wallet was stolen from her unattended purse on the shuttle bus on the Edinburg campus.
4:33 p.m.: A student’s parked, unattended vehicle was damaged in Lot B-1 on the Brownsville campus. There was a single, deep scratch along the right side of her vehicle.
6:39 p.m.: A student reported he received messages via a social media app from several different numbers since September 2018 at the Village Apartments on the Edinburg campus. He was able to contact them via text, but when he attempted to call back the numbers, they were found to be not working.
Sept. 5
2:05 a.m.: UTRGV police officers on special assignment on UT Permian Basin assisted in a vehicle pursuit of a suspected intoxicated driver by UTPB officers. The pursuit ended on the 4100 block of East 52nd Street in Odessa. UTRGV police officers assisted with apprehending the non-affiliated man, who was arrested on charges of evading arrest with a motor vehicle and driving while intoxicated.
11:21 a.m.: A student felt uncomfortable because of another student near her trying to talk to her at the Visual Arts Building on the Edinburg campus. She told the student to leave her alone and there was no physical contact or offensive language involved. Both students have class in the same area, so she wanted to document the incident.
1:45 p.m.: A student’s parked, unattended vehicle was struck in Lot E-32 on the Edinburg campus. It sustained visible damage to the passenger side.
1:22 p.m.: A student and a staff member were involved in a minor two-vehicle collision in Lot B-3 on the Brownsville campus. No injuries were reported.
1:43 p.m.: A student reported an unknown man was staring at her while she was walking toward her vehicle on Sept. 4 at the Biomedical Research Building II on the Brownsville campus. She again observed the same man walking by the North Office Building on the Brownsville campus and decided to report the incident.
3:13 p.m.: A student was struck by a vehicle off campus on the 1600 block of West University Drive near the Edinburg campus. He was transported to Doctors Hospital at Renaissance for medical treatment. The student is in stable condition.
Sept. 6
8:23 a.m.: A staff member reported a faculty member misused a state-issued handicap placard at the Vaquero Plaza on the Brownsville campus. The staff member was referred to Human Resources for the faculty member’s failure to follow parking regulations. The staff member was also advised to contact the police if any more handicap violations were observed.
9:16 a.m.: A staff member lost two university-issued keys at the Student Services Building on the Edinburg campus.
10:40 a.m.: A staff member suffered a laceration on a finger of his right hand while working on a conveyor belt in the Research Education Building on the Edinburg campus. He was treated by Hidalgo Emergency Medical Services and was transported to a local hospital.
1:30 p.m.: A student reported losing her Korean passport in a Houston airport.
2:46 p.m.: A student and her non-affiliated ex-boyfriend had an argument while in his vehicle in Lot E-31 on the Edinburg campus. She reported that he pushed her four times to get her out of the vehicle. She was not injured.
Sept. 7
12:45 a.m.: A staff member detected the smell of marijuana while responding to a noise complaint at the Casa Bella Apartments on the Brownsville campus. UTRGV police officers arrived, identified students and detected the odor. Officers obtained consent to search the room, but no drugs were found. One of the students admitted to smoking marijuana before the officers arrived.
Sept. 8
4:18 a.m.: A fire alarm was activated at the Village Apartments on the Edinburg campus. It was determined that an unknown woman activated a fire alarm pull station and left the area. The Edinburg Fire Department later cleared the apartments for re-entry.
–Compiled by Klaudia Cedillo
