Police Reports

The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between Oct. 31 and Nov. 6.

Oct. 31

1:13 a.m.: University Police received a call from a Casa Bella resident regarding an unresponsive student inside her apartment. Emergency Medical Services and resident assistants were requested. Officers found the student lying on the floor of her room, possibly having a seizure. The student regained consciousness and was transported to Valley Regional Hospital by EMS for further evaluation.

Nov. 2

8:42 a.m.: A woman reported a minor vehicle collision involving her and another student. She reported that both parties were going to settle the damage among themselves. There are now conflicting statements on how the accident occurred. The students were referred to the civil court process.

Nov. 3

9:16 a.m.: A student attempting to park pressed the accelerator instead of the brake pedal and went over the grass divider and struck two legally parked and unattended vehicles on the other side of the divider. A tow truck removed the striking vehicle from the grass divider and later it was driven away by the owner. Police contacted the owner of the second vehicle and information was left on the third vehicle with the report information.

Nov. 4

1:39 a.m.: Police stopped the driver of a vehicle for running a red light. The driver was an unlicensed operator who exhibited signs of intoxication. She was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated and booked into Edinburg Municipal Jail, where she refused to provide a breath sample.

Nov. 5

1:36 a.m.: An officer who stopped a driver for speeding on the 300 block of West Chapin Road in Edinburg noticed the odor of marijuana in the vehicle. The officer found two bags containing marijuana within the vehicle. The driver was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of possession of marijuana and booked into the Edinburg Municipal Jail.

Nov. 6

7:05 p.m.: A UTRGV officer was approached at a convenience store by a concerned citizen who wanted to report possible child abuse she witnessed about two minutes before the officer entered the store. The officer advised all parties involved to remain in the immediate area and called the Brownsville Police Department (BPD). A BPD officer later advised the UTRGV officer that he found no evidence to support the reporting party’s claim that the child had been physically abused.

–Compiled by Megan Gonzalez