Police Reports

The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between Nov. 4 and 8.

Nov. 4 

8:09 a.m.: A staff member reported she lost her work portable radio on Nov. 3 after leaving it on a counter in the women’s restroom on the fourth floor of the Science Complex on the Edinburg campus. On Nov. 5, a UTRGV detective confirmed the radio was found by another staff member.

11:09 a.m.: An officer responded to Lot B-1 on the Brownsville campus in reference to four individuals who had crossed the U.S. border fence. Three of the four individuals were later apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol agents without incident. The fourth individual was not located. The three individuals, two male adults and one male juvenile, claimed to be from Mexico.

9:40 p.m.: A staff member reported that buttons were stolen from the north-side elevator panel in Liberal Arts Building North on the Edinburg campus. The case is under investigation.

Nov. 5

12:20 p.m.: A faculty member reported losing three university-issued keys on Oct. 3 at his residence. A report was generated for documentation purposes.

2:25 p.m.: A faculty member reported losing three university-issued keys at her residence on Nov. 29, 2019. The report was generated for documentation purposes.

Nov. 7

7:54 a.m.: A subcontractor employee reported the catalytic converter was stolen from a rental truck while it was parked in the lot of the Community Engagement & Student Success building on the Edinburg campus. The case is under investigation.

2:02 p.m.: An officer responded to an active alarm in the Dining Hall and Ballroom Complex on the Edinburg campus. It was determined that a smoke detector sounded when staff attempted to clean the grill. The Edinburg Fire Department cleared the building for reentry.

3:17 p.m.: An officer responded to  Liberal Arts Building South on the Edinburg campus in reference to a faculty member who was stuck in an elevator. The Edinburg Fire Department arrived and assisted in opening the elevator door. The faculty member was found to be OK. A work order was placed to have the elevator serviced.

3:45 p.m.: UTRGV Police Communications surveillance cameras showed several subjects jumping the U.S. border fence and running toward the Interdisciplinary Academic Building on the Brownsville campus. Officers were dispatched to the location to locate the subjects. U.S. Border Patrol Agents later detained six males without incident. Three were from Mexico, one from Guatemala and two from Honduras.

8: 09 p.m.: An officer observed the Interdisciplinary Engineering and Academic Building, University Library and some interior campus lighting areas on the Edinburg campus were without power. The cooling plant staff was notified and extra patrol was posted for the areas. AEP Texas had reported issues in the area.

–Compiled by Fernanda Figueroa