The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between Nov. 12 and 18.
Nov. 12
7:17 a.m.: A University Police officer responded to a report of two loose dogs in the University Center on the Edinburg campus. The officer was unable to locate the dogs and notified Edinburg Animal Control.
11:05 a.m.: An employee of the Market in the Student Union on the Edinburg campus reported a student left the store without paying for an item. The student admitted to eating a bag of chips without paying for them. The store manager did not want to file criminal charges, and the student was served with a criminal trespass warning for the Market.
Nov. 13
4:26 p.m.: A student reported that on Nov. 12, he found several posts made on social media about him which he reported to the Office for Advocacy and Violence Prevention. The case is under investigation.
4:53 p.m.: A student reported an unknown person had removed the driver-side door handle of her vehicle in Lot E-17 on the Edinburg campus. The case is under investigation.
Nov. 14
5:29 p.m.: A student reported an unknown person stole three hubcaps off his vehicle’s wheels while it was parked in Lot E-32 on the Edinburg campus. The case is under investigation.
6:31 p.m.: An employee reported that several men were riding electric scooters on the Bronc Trail and nearly collided with him as he drove a VOLT vehicle onto the service drive in Liberal Arts Building South on the Edinburg campus. No injuries were reported.
Nov. 15
10:28 a.m.: An officer responded to a fire alarm in the Academic Services Building on the Edinburg campus. Environmental Health, Safety & Risk Management determined it was a faulty detector and cleared the area.
Nov. 16
5:40 p.m.: Two students reported an adult male, who appeared to be confused, approached them near Liberal Arts Building South on the Edinburg campus. When University Police officers located the non-affiliated individual, he claimed he had been walking on campus with his father. Shortly after, the father arrived, picked up his son, and left the area without incident.
Nov. 18
9:20 a.m.: A student reported a road-rage incident where an unknown man in a sedan followed her after she accidentally cut him off while driving off-campus in Edinburg. After further investigation, it was determined no crime had occurred and the subject had already left the area.
3:38 p.m.: A female student reported being followed by a male student since Spring 2023. The case is under investigation.
4:32 p.m.: A University Police officer located five individuals, who entered the country illegally, in the wooded area next to Lot B-1 on the Brownsville campus. All five individuals were identified as Mexican nationals and released to the custody of the U.S. Border Patrol.
4:59 p.m.: An officer responded to the University Library on the Edinburg campus to evacuate the building after a power outage. Facilities personnel determined a transformer had malfunctioned, disrupting power to the building. The University Library remained closed for the rest of the day while the issue was resolved.
–Compiled by Rebeca Salinas
