Police Reports

Jan. 26

8:38 a.m.: A staff member reported losing two university keys at an unknown time and location. The keys opened doors of the Community Engagement and Student Success Building on the Edinburg campus.

9 a.m.: A student reported losing her engagement ring while on the Brownsville campus. She was at the library for several hours, but does not know when, where and how she misplaced the ring.

1:49 p.m.: A dirty smoke detector triggered a fire alarm at the Unity Hall dorms on the Edinburg campus. The Edinburg Fire Department cleared the building for re-entry.

Jan. 27

10:40 a.m.: A staff member reported that over the last several weeks, miscellaneous food items have gone missing from the staff/faculty lounge in the Education Complex on the Edinburg campus. The staff member was referred to the appropriate dean’s office to address the matter internally.

4:25 p.m.: A student reported that her cell phone was stolen while she left it charging on the second-floor lounge of the Business Administration Building on the Edinburg campus. The cell phone was later turned in to lost and found at the University Library.

Jan. 28

8:41 a.m.: A university key was found on a cart by the entrance door of a science lab in the Biomedical Research and Health Professions Building on the Brownsville campus. Later, three people called for access to the lab where the key was found and two people called claiming ownership of the key. A staff member who was issued the key had lent it to his graduate students to enter the lab without going through the police department for access. The key was held for further inquiry.

Jan. 31

10:15 a.m.: A student reported injuring his left arm due to a fall while skateboarding in the B3 parking lot on the Brownsville campus. He was lying on the pavement until evaluated by emergency medical services personnel, who confirmed the student suffered a closed bone fracture. He was transported to Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville.

3:12 p.m.: A University of Texas System employee reported that a UT System-issued iPad and case were stolen from a construction trailer located in lot B1 on the Brownsville campus. The theft occurred between noon and 7 p.m Jan. 27.

6:10 p.m.: A student reported her purse was stolen on the Brownsville campus.

–Compiled by Macarena Martinez