Police Reports

Nov. 11

10:42 a.m.: A non-affiliated elderly man was found injured and laying on the floor during a welfare check at an off-campus residence in Brownsville. Emergency medical services transported him to a hospital.

7:50 p.m.: A student was found to be allegedly intoxicated at the Performing Arts Complex on the Edinburg campus. He admitted to consuming alcoholic beverages and displayed signs of intoxication. The student was released to an adult without incident, and no criminal charges were filed at the officer’s discretion.

Nov. 12

10:35 a.m.: A staff member lost her university-issued keys for the UT Health RGV Surgery & Women’s Specialty Clinic at an off-campus location.

1:12 p.m.: The word “$HAZ” was found graffitied on the fence near the Cueto Building on the Brownsville campus. Facilities was notified of the incident.

1:27 p.m.: A student’s coat was stolen from the men’s restroom in the Science Building on the Edinburg campus.

10:54 p.m.: UTRGV officers assisted the Texas Department of Public Safety with a major one-vehicle collision at an off-campus location. A non-affiliated man was transported to Doctors Hospital at Renaissance.

Nov. 13

8:19 a.m.: A faculty member received two emails from a student and found one to be troublesome due to a previous incident in 2018.

10:17 a.m.: A fire alarm was activated at the Mathematics & Science Academy on the Edinburg campus. An Environmental, Health and Safety staff member was found on site conducting maintenance on the fire alarm system and stated the cooling plant he contacted failed to notify the police department. The Edinburg Fire Department later cleared the building for re-entry.

8 p.m.: A fight broke out between two students/roommates over an argument at Heritage Hall on the Edinburg campus. One of the students was arrested on charges of assault. He was jailed in the Edinburg City Jail.

Nov. 14

10:41 a.m.: A faculty member lost three university-issued keys off campus.

1:33 p.m.: A staff member leaned back and fell off the top row of the bleachers while sitting at the Performing Arts Complex B on the Edinburg campus. He declined medical attention.

2:35 p.m.: A student displayed aggressive behavior in class at the Visual Arts Building in Edinburg. The student was irate but eventually calmed down when an officer contacted him and concluded no elements to a crime were met. The student left the property with his father.

10:31 p.m.: A student reported his assigned university jacket was stolen from the indoor soccer facility.

11:43 p.m.: While on foot patrol, officers detected the smell of marijuana in the area where two students were located near the Health Affairs Building West Auditorium on the Edinburg campus. One of the students admitted to owning and voluntarily gave officers the marijuana, which was under 2 ounces, in a green container and a smoke pipe. He was issued a court appearance citation on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia. The other student was identified and released.

Nov. 15

11:32 a.m.: A student’s parked, unattended vehicle sustained damage in Lot E-26 on the Edinburg campus. The damage was later determined not to have occurred on campus via video cameras.

1:23 p.m.: A Texas Southmost College student was seen walking and balancing himself on a rail on the wooden bridge on the Brownsville campus. A friend of the student claimed he was being immature and messing around, and an officer determined the student was
not a danger to himself or others. He was advised to properly use the bridge.

7:21 p.m.: A man was seen running away from the U.S. border fence, north on Levee Road near the Brownsville campus via border cameras. UTRGV and U.S. Border Patrol officers were dispatched and searched the surrounding area. The man was located and detained by the Border Patrol. He was a Mexican national.

Nov. 16

6:51 p.m.: A non-affiliated man suffered a seizure at the Casa Bella Apartments on the Brownsville campus. Emergency medical services responded, but he declined medical assistance.

Nov. 17

2:24 p.m.: Two men were seen walking away from the U.S. border fence, north on Levee Road near the Brownsville campus via border cameras. A UTRGV officer contacted and detained the two men before the U.S. Border Patrol’s arrival. One man was from Honduras, and the other claimed to be from Jacksonville, Florida, but currently resides in Brownsville. U.S. Border Patrol took custody of both men without incident.

–Compiled by Klaudia Cedillo