The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between Jan. 15 and 24.
Jan. 15
4:19 p.m.: A welfare concern was reported in reference to a faculty member not having contact with co-workers for a week. An officer conducted a residential check and confirmed the faculty member was OK.
Jan. 16
8:43 p.m.: A student reported leaving her wedding ring on top of the sink on Jan. 14 at the Visitors Center restroom on the Edinburg campus. When she returned to the restroom, the ring was gone. The case is under investigation.
Jan. 17
6:48 a.m.: An officer responded to Lot B-7 in reference to a student requesting emergency medical services. The student had been experiencing body weakness, vomiting and depression due to school-related stress. While making contact, the officer did not observe any indicators of the student being a danger to himself or others. EMS arrived, but the student refused services and returned back to his on-campus apartment. A few hours later, an officer conducted a follow-up with him and found him to be OK.
Jan. 19
10 a.m.: An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a violation off campus in Brownsville. The investigation revealed the temporary tag on the vehicle had not been registered to that vehicle. The officer confiscated the tag, which was submitted as evidence. The non-affiliated driver received traffic citations for the violation and for not having insurance.
Jan. 20
2:06 p.m.: A staff member reported that heavy construction debris had been dumped without proper authorization within the Academic Support Facility Complex on the Edinburg campus. The debris did not appear to come from university construction projects. The case is under investigation.
Jan. 21
4:39 p.m.: A faculty member reported that an unknown man entered her Zoom class. After the class, several students emailed her to report the man had been playing loud music, making it hard for them to concentrate. They also reported the man had obtained their cell phone numbers from the meeting and was texting them. The faculty member reported she would secure her Zoom meetings moving forward.
5:51 p.m.: A student reported finding damage to his vehicle’s sunroof while parked in Lot E-16. The sunroof sustained a hole and shattered glass. The officer did not find any object that could have caused the damage. The cameras from the area were reviewed, and the sunroof appears shattered on its arrival to Lot E-16.
Jan. 22
3:19 p.m.: An officer observed an Edinburg Police Department unit with its emergency lights on at the University Recreation Center’s crosswalk on the Edinburg campus. The EPD officer had been investigating an auto/cyclist accident at the location. After making contact with the parties involved, the officer confirmed the man who was struck, while riding his bicycle through the crosswalk, was a current student. The student said he was OK and refused medical attention.
Jan. 24
7:39 a.m.: An officer observed a truck stopped and impeding traffic on the southbound center lane of Expressway 77 in Brownsville. The officer found the operator asleep behind the steering wheel. The officer then administered standardized field sobriety tests on the operator, who completed them satisfactorily. The operator informed the officer he had fallen asleep because he had not slept all night. The operator received a warning for the traffic violation, and his mother arrived to drive him home.
11:07 a.m.: A staff member reported a theft of a personal item from his office located at the Environmental Health and Safety Building on the Edinburg campus. The staff member reported he last saw the item August 2020 when the building was undergoing renovations. The case is under investigation.
UPDATE
A detective was able to obtain an arrest warrant for a suspect in a case for assault, a class A misdemeanor. On Nov. 25, an officer responded to a disturbance between two staff members at the Behavioral Neurosciences Building on the Edinburg campus. Upon arrival, one staff member reported the other had assaulted her during an argument. Both staff members claimed injuries during the altercation, and they were both victims and suspects. After turning herself in to a detective at the UTRGV Police Department on Jan. 21, the woman was booked into the Edinburg City Jail without incident.
–Compiled by Sol Garcia
