The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between Jan. 4 and 10.
Jan. 4
7:01 a.m. UTRGV Police Communications observed, via the border cameras, a man jumping the U.S. border fence located behind the Facilities Services building. U.S. Border Patrol Agents detained the man without incident. The man claimed to be from Mexico.
Jan. 6
7:39 a.m. An officer responded to Vaquero Plaza on the Brownsville campus in reference to a man found sleeping behind Building C. The man was issued a criminal trespass warning and escorted off the property without incident.
9:22 a.m. A faculty member reported property that has been missing since 2018, such as notebooks, teaching material and other items, from a lab at the Research Education Building on the Edinburg campus. He requested a report be generated for documentation purposes.
4:48 p.m. An officer observed a man approach and solicit a ride from another man that was in Lot B1. The former was issued a criminal trespass warning.
Jan. 7
7:37 a.m. An officer and the Edinburg Fire Department were dispatched to the Community Engagement for Student Success Building in Edinburg in response to a report of smoke coming from the building. Construction workers using a tar machine while working on the building’s roof caused the smoke.
11:09 a.m. An individual reported losing her wallet inside the Medical Education Building on the Edinburg campus on Jan. 3. A report was generated for documentation purposes.
12:30 p.m. An officer responded to the Multispecialty Health Clinic in Harlingen in regard to a disturbance between two individuals. A divorced couple was arguing over who had the right to be with their son during his doctor’s appointment. The individuals left the clinic without incident.
2:38 p.m. A staff member reported twisting his ankle while working at the Medical Education Building on the Edinburg campus. A UTRGV First Injury Report was generated and submitted to Environmental Health and Safety for review.
Jan. 8
8:50 p.m. An officer responded to an office at the Performing Arts Center on the Edinburg campus in regard to a used prophylactic found in a trash can.
Jan. 10
3:46 a.m. An officer and the Harlingen Fire Department responded to the Clinical Education Building on the Harlingen campus in regard to an active fire alarm. The officer and fire department confirmed there was no smoke nor fire in the building. A sprinkler monitor alarm had been somehow activated, and the alarm was reset.
–Compiled by Sol Garcia
