The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between Aug. 12 and 19.
Aug. 12
6:30 p.m.: A university employee reported possibly seeing an individual with an active criminal trespass warning near parking lot E-39 on the Edinburg campus. University Police officers checked the area but did not locate the individual. Officers later confirmed with Hidalgo County Jail the individual was still incarcerated.
8:51 p.m.: Two students reported that an unidentified man in an SUV blocked them in a parking space before driving off at a gas station near the Edinburg campus. The students said the same man appeared at an off-campus apartment complex where they were parked, made some hand gestures at them and then drove off. University officers checked the area where the SUV was last seen but did not locate the vehicle. After further investigation, University Police determined no crime occurred.
Aug. 13
10:15 a.m.: University Police officers assisted the U.S. Border Patrol in searching for 15 undocumented immigrants who were last seen on the Brownsville campus. While searching the surrounding areas, officers found an abandoned vehicle with its doors open. Further investigation revealed there were individuals trapped in the trunk. Upon opening the trunk, two Mexican nationals and two Guatemalan nationals were found to be fine. Border Patrol took the individuals into custody.
Aug.14
7:15 a.m.: A University Police officer and the Edinburg Fire Department responded to a fire alarm in the Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium. The Edinburg Fire Department determined a dirty duct detector had triggered the alarm.
10:03 a.m.: An officer responded to the Institute of Neuroscience building on the Harlingen campus regarding damage to an exterior window of the building. An investigation determined that a facilities employee used a landscaping tool that caused the damage.
Aug. 15
9:20 a.m.: A student on the Edinburg campus reported being touched on his hand as a faculty member removed his cell phone. The student found the contact unwelcome and is willing to file charges. The case is under investigation.
4:31 p.m.: An officer responded to the UTRGV Mathematics and Science Academy on the Edinburg campus building for a suspicious male subject. An investigation found that a no-contact order had been issued to the subject, but he was not located.
Aug. 16
9:55 a.m.: University Police officers responded to a suspicious man in the Maryalice Shary Shivers Building on the Edinburg campus. Officers located a non-affiliated man in possession of drug paraphernalia. Officers issued the man a court appearance citation and released him.
11:28 a.m.: University Police officers responded to two individuals taking pictures of a vehicle in Lot B-1 on the Brownsville campus. Officers searched the area but were unable to locate the two individuals.
Aug. 19
9:09 a.m.: An employee reported a stop sign was missing at the 300 block of Sugar Road near lot E-7 on the Edinburg campus. The Edinburg Police Department is investigating the traffic collision with a fixed object. University Police placed a temporary stop sign at the location until repairs can be made.
–Compiled by Rebeca Salinas
