Police Reports

The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between March 1 and 7.

March 1

12:30 p.m.: A student reported that her nonaffiliated ex-boyfriend had texted her to meet at the University Library on the Edinburg campus. The student told the officer that she did not meet with her ex-boyfriend, nor did she physically see him on campus. The student also informed the officer that the ex-boyfriend had assaulted her in the past in Starr County. 

1:01 p.m.: A student reported that, while in a restroom stall in the Student Academic Center on the Edinburg campus, a man kneeled and looked underneath the stall that she was occupying. The case is under investigation.

2:41 p.m.: An officer contacted the Parking and Transportation Services Department regarding a male student who was using a parking permit that did not belong to him in Lot E-12 on the Edinburg campus. A report was taken for documentation purposes and the owner of the parking permit was notified of the incident.

March 2

3:11 p.m.: An officer met with a student on the Brownsville campus who said her estranged husband, also a student, is making disturbing posts on social media. The student said he has not contacted her in any manner and added that the social media posts did not contain any threatening comments directed at her.

7 p.m.: While investigating an active fire alarm in Performing Arts Complex A on the Edinburg campus, officers were approached by an employee who reported injuring his head while walking on the catwalk above the stage area. Emergency medical services were dispatched to the scene and attended to the employee, who was transported to the hospital for further evaluation.

March 3

7:21 p.m.: Officers were dispatched to the Baseball Stadium on the Edinburg campus in reference to an injured person report. Officers spoke with a nonaffiliated woman who said her son injured his forehead while rolling down a hill at the stadium. The woman declined emergency medical services for her child.

7:23 p.m.: An officer was dispatched to the Baseball Stadium on the Edinburg campus in reference to an injured person report. The officer spoke with an employee who stated that her daughter ran into an iron gate located by the restrooms. The employee declined emergency medical services for her daughter.

March 5

3:05 a.m.: Officers were requested by the Edinburg Police Department to assist in searching a woman in their custody. Officers assisted with the search; no contraband was discovered.

1:43 p.m.: An officer observed that the door to a leased UTRGV charter bus was open on the Brownsville campus. Upon inspecting the door, the officer determined that the door was damaged. The UTRGV Police Department dispatch contacted a parking and transportation supervisor, and he said he was unaware if the door had prior damage. There were no signs of forced entry and the interior of the bus appeared undisturbed.

March 6

12:15 p.m.: An employee reported he found markings on a parking and transportation sign at the Liberal Arts Building South on the Edinburg campus that mentioned his name and he found it embarrassing. The employee said this was not the first incident of this nature. The case is under investigation.

12:56 p.m.: A student reported a man at the University Center on the Edinburg campus with whom she has had previous encounters. The man was subsequently located and identified as a student. After further investigation, it was determined no crime had occurred.

March 7

9:10 a.m.: An employee reported that another employee sent him a concerning text message. An officer located the employee in his office on the Edinburg campus to check on his status. The employee explained he was fine and had just made the comment to seek support from his supervisor due to being overwhelmed with work. The employee further stated that he had already sought assistance through campus resources available to him and he had no intention of self-harm.

11:22 a.m.: A woman called to report she received a concerning message via Facebook Messenger from an unknown man whom she follows on social media. The woman said the man claimed he was going to overdose on narcotics at the UTRGV Baseball Stadium on the Edinburg campus. The Facebook profile was obtained but provided no leads on the man. Officers checked the stadium to see if anyone required assistance, but nobody was located.

1:30 p.m.: A resident assistant reported a strong odor of marijuana while conducting a health and safety check inside a room of Unity Hall on the Edinburg campus, but no narcotics or drug paraphernalia were located.  

8:19 p.m.: A student called the police department to report her nonaffiliated ex-boyfriend had forced his way into her room at Unity Hall on the Edinburg campus without consent and physically assaulted her. The suspect then took the victim’s phone, which was on her nightstand, and left the area. UTRGV Police Department officers located the suspect shortly after he left at a nearby, off-campus location and arrested him. During the investigation, it was determined the suspect had also threatened to disclose intimate visual material of the victim and tampered/destroyed the victim’s cell phone, which contained evidence of the offense. The suspect was then transported to the Edinburg Municipal Jail where he was booked on all three charges and left in their custody pending arraignment.

–Compiled by Arisbeth Rodriguez