The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between March 8 and 20.
March 8
9:36 a.m.: An officer observed a man climb over the U.S. border fence located in the area of Lot B-1 on the Brownsville campus. A U.S. Border Patrol agent arrived on scene and detained the man, who is from Honduras, without incident.
11:22 p.m.: An officer responded to a resident assistant’s reporting of a burned marijuana odor from an apartment at the Casa Bella Apartments on the Brownsville campus. The RA reported a safety check had been conducted at the apartment before the officer’s arrival. The officer spoke with the apartment resident, who was identified as a current student. The student admitted to having marijuana in her possession. The officer retrieved the narcotic for evidence and issued a citation to the student for possession of drug paraphernalia. The incident will be referred to Student Rights and Responsibilities for further review.
March 9
6:27 p.m.: A non-affiliated woman reported losing her personal identification information while at the Education Complex on the Edinburg campus. She wanted to document the incident.
March 10
11:48 a.m.: A student reported witnessing an accident involving two university vehicles at the Central Utility Plant on the Edinburg campus. One of the vehicles was parked and unattended, and the other vehicle involved left the scene without reporting it. The case is under investigation.
4:12 p.m.: A staff member reported the door frame to a university vehicle was damaged due to a gust of wind swinging it open as he exited. No injuries were reported.
10:22 p.m.: An officer responded to a minor accident involving two university vehicles at the Facilities compound area on the Edinburg campus. The vehicles sustained minor damage, and no injuries were reported.
March 12
1:46 p.m.: A staff member reported she had not been able to make contact with an employee for about a week. An officer contacted the employee and confirmed she was OK. The employee had fallen ill, making it difficult for her to reply to her emails.
9:36 p.m.: A housing coordinator at Unity Hall reported she had received a concerning text message from a student resident. An investigation concluded the text message had been a misunderstanding. With the assistance from the Pharr Police Department, the student was contacted at her boyfriend’s residence and was found to be OK.
11:30 p.m.: An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a violation off campus in Edinburg. The officer’s investigation revealed the non-affiliated operator was driving while intoxicated. As the officer attempted to apprehend the individual, the man fled on foot from the location. The officer was unable to arrest him. The case is under investigation.
March 13
12:19 a.m.: A staff member accidentally backed into a mailbox at an off-campus residence while driving a university vehicle. An Edinburg Police officer arrived to investigate the traffic accident. The vehicle and mailbox sustained minor damage and no injuries were reported.
10:30 a.m.: UTRGV Police Communications observed a man climb over the U.S. border fence located behind the Interdisciplinary Academic Building via cameras on the Brownsville campus. A U.S. Border Patrol agent arrived and detained the man without incident. At the time, the man’s country of origin was unknown.
10:35 p.m.: A U.S. Border Patrol agent requested assistance with an intoxicated man on River Levee Road in Brownsville. A check on the man yielded an active felony warrant out of the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office for a probation violation. The original charge was for possession of marijuana, a second-degree felony. The man was placed under arrest for the warrant and transported to the Cameron County Jail.
March 15
8:25 a.m.: A staff member reported that a privacy fence with slats surrounding the thermal plant on the Brownsville campus had fallen over. Upon further inspection, it was determined that the wind had blown down a portion of the fence.
March 17
11:27 a.m.: A staff member reported losing a piece of jewelry while working at the Soccer and Track & Field Complex on the Edinburg campus. She wanted to document the incident.
11:42 a.m.: A staff member reported losing his university-issued access card on the Edinburg campus. The card has been deactivated.
March 18
6:11 p.m.: A staff member reported that while driving a university vehicle, he backed into a parked university vehicle on the Edinburg campus. The vehicles sustained minor damage and no injuries were reported.
March 19
3:16 p.m.: An officer assisted the Brownsville Police Department in a disturbance involving two women at the intersection of FJRM Avenue and Jackson Street in Brownsville.
4:02 p.m.: A staff member reported being approached by another staff member asking her questions about her private life, which made her feel uncomfortable. A report was generated for documentation purposes.
March 20
1:48 a.m.: An officer observed damage to the plastic cover of the fire-stopping system located on the exterior stairwell of the third floor of Interdisciplinary Engineering & Academic Building on the Edinburg campus. The case is under investigation.
–Compiled by Sol Garcia
