The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between Feb. 22 and 27.
Feb. 22
10:43 a.m.: A staff member reported damage to the sign located at the front entrance of the Alumni Center on the Edinburg campus. The staff member had first observed the damage on Feb. 16. It appears a vehicle left the roadway and struck the sign. The case is under investigation.
Feb. 24
10:53 a.m.: A faculty member reported receiving unwelcoming emails to her university email account that were sent by a non-affiliated man. At the time, the elements for harassment were not met.
5:21 p.m.: An officer witnessed a non-affiliated woman fall forward from her wheelchair and land on her hands as her daughter had pushed her up the ramp at the Clinical Education Building in Harlingen. The woman declined emergency medical services, but she was evaluated by a doctor at the location.
11:11 p.m.: An officer stopped a vehicle in Edinburg for a violation. It was revealed the non-affiliated operator had an active warrant out of the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office for a probation violation. The original charge was for driving while under the influence of alcohol. The sheriff’s office confirmed the warrant but would not accept the operator due to COVID-19 restrictions. The operator received a written warning for the traffic violation and was released.
Feb. 25
9:37 a.m.: A non-affiliated man fell and injured his right knee while walking back to his vehicle in Lot E-9 on the Edinburg campus. The man declined medical treatment and left the area without further incident.
Feb. 26
7:45 a.m.: A staff member backed up into a tree while driving a university-owned vehicle near the parking area of the library service drive on the Edinburg campus. The vehicle sustained minor damage, and there were no injuries reported.
8:22 a.m.: A non-affiliated elderly man fell and scraped his knee and right hand in Lot E-31 on the Edinburg campus. He declined Emergency Medical Services.
10:08 a.m.: A staff member reported an air-conditioning unit had been spray painted at the Village Apartments on the Edinburg campus. The case is under investigation.
1:08 p.m.: A faculty member reported being impersonated online. The case is under investigation.
2:43 p.m.: An non-affiliated elderly woman fell and sustained visible lacerations on her arm and forehead in Lot E-9 on the Edinburg campus. Edinburg Medical Services transported her to Edinburg Regional Hospital for further evaluation.
Feb. 27
7:11 a.m.: UTRGV Police Communications observed on cameras two men jumping the U.S. border fence on the south side levee by UTRGV facilities in Brownsville. The U.S. Border Patrol detained the men, who were from Mexico.
11:31 a.m.: An officer responded to an access control alarm that indicated a door was held open in the Engineering Building. The officer made contact with a student who admitted he gained access to the building by using a friend’s access card. The officer confiscated the access card and instructed the student to leave. The incident will
