The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between Nov. 3 and 9.
Nov. 3
1:55 p.m.: A minor complained of pain while attending an event in the Dining & Ballroom Complex on the Edinburg campus. The minor’s guardian was contacted and said the minor did not need to be medically transported and signed the refusal of emergency medical services form.
7:51 p.m.: Officers responded to a request to assist the U.S. Border Patrol regarding a group of eight men who were at the Texas Southmost College Recreation Center parking lot in Brownsville. One man was detained by a UTRGV officer and transferred to the U.S. Border Patrol. The U.S. Border Patrol later located three more men in the same area. The remaining four were not located. All of the men apprehended were Mexican nationals.
Nov. 4
8:52 p.m.: An officer responded to the Casa Bella Apartments on the Brownsville campus due to a fire alarm. An air handler for the air conditioning burned out, causing the alarm to go off. The Brownsville Fire Department checked the building and cleared it for reentry.
Nov. 5
3:54 a.m.: An officer responded to Lot E-36 on the Edinburg campus regarding three students’ vehicles being covered with colored Post-it notes. The three male students did not want to press criminal charges.
6:25 a.m.: An officer on patrol discovered a motorcycle laying on its side on a grassy area at the Community Engagement & Student Success Building on Freddy Gonzalez Drive in Edinburg with a man on the ground nearby. The man had unsuccessfully attempted a turn and fell over. Emergency medical services were contacted and arrived at the location. The man was evaluated and no injuries were found. The motorcycle was inoperable and was subsequently towed away.
1:22 p.m.: An officer responded to a civil dispute in reference to payment for property that a staff member was selling to a non-affiliated man at the Visual Arts Annex on South Closner Boulevard in Edinburg. Both parties subsequently agreed to settle the dispute, and no crime occurred.
Nov. 6
12:36 p.m.: A UTRGV Housing and Residence Life employee reported the exit gate of the Casa Bella Apartments on the Brownsville campus hit a vehicle as the vehicle exited the complex. The vehicle left the area before the arrival of the officer. The gate sustained minor damage.
4:17 p.m.: A UTRGV Police Department officer responded to the V Express Care by UT Health RGV located inside the H-E-B plus! in Brownsville in reference to a civil dispute between a male employee and a non-affiliated woman over child support payments. A Brownsville Police Department officer was first on scene and reported the woman had left the clinic without further incident.
Nov. 7
6:15 a.m.: A student in the Village Apartments on the Edinburg campus contacted the University Police Department due to experiencing pre-seizure symptoms. The student was transported to the hospital by emergency medical services.
2:27 p.m.: An employee of the UT Health RGV Multispecialty clinic in Edinburg reported seeing several social media posts from a previous employee, who threatened several current employees and their families. The case is under investigation.
2:37 p.m.: Contractors reported several items stolen from the building under construction in Lot B-2 on the Brownsville campus sometime between 3 p.m. Nov. 4 and 10 a.m. Nov. 7. The case is under investigation.
6:28 p.m.: A student retrieved her lost purse that was left behind at the UTRGV Main Building Courtyard on the Brownsville campus earlier in the day. The student checked her purse and noticed that $40 in cash was missing. The case is under investigation.
10:32 p.m.: A female student reported that another female student, who also resides at the Casa Bella Apartments on the Brownsville campus, was in the common area of the reporting party’s dorm room even though she had an administrative “no contact order” in place through UTRGV Student Rights and Responsibilities. The reporting party stated that the other student was visiting her roommates. An information report was completed for documentation purposes.
Nov. 9
1:41 p.m.: An officer made contact with a student who reported that her parked vehicle had been struck by an unknown vehicle in Lot E-26 on the Edinburg campus. Upon further investigation, it was determined that another vehicle, while attempting to park, struck the student’s vehicle and left the scene of the accident. No injuries were reported.
2:40 p.m.: An officer was dispatched to the Village Apartments on the Edinburg campus in reference to a student who was experiencing pre-seizure symptoms. Emergency medical services later arrived on scene and transported the student to a hospital for further treatment.
4:24 p.m.: An officer was dispatched to the UTRGV Financial Services Building on the Edinburg campus in reference to a fraudulent check deposited into a UTRGV account. A staff member stated that there was no monetary loss to the university. The case is under investigation.
–Compiled by Arisbeth Rodriguez
