The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between Aug. 15 and 18.
Aug. 15
12:48 p.m.: A staff member reported that the department was charged a high amount by an independent copier provider for an excess number of printed copies made between June and July. The case is under investigation.
4:20 p.m.: A suspicious male was seen parked in Lot E-26 on the Edinburg campus. A record check revealed that he was a registered sex offender residing in Kingsville. A joint investigation between UTRGV Police and the Edinburg Police Department led to the arrest of the man for failure to comply with registration requirements, a third-degree felony. Edinburg police served the man with a felony warrant and UTRGV Police issued him a criminal trespass warning.
4:56 p.m.: A faculty member reported that the wooden steps of a university portable building at the UTRGV Port Isabel Coastal Studies site were damaged. A work order was requested in order to make the repairs.
Aug. 16
11:30 a.m.: A student reported losing her university-issued USB device sometime during June. The device did not contain any sensitive or personally identifiable information.
3:09 p.m.: A staff member using a grass trimmer near the Research Education Building in Edinburg reported accidentally shattering the window of a parked vehicle.
Aug. 17
5:27 a.m.: A student reported that an unknown man at the Health and Physical Education Building in Edinburg asked her for a ride. An officer arrived on the scene and noticed the man displayed signs of intoxication by alcohol. The individual was arrested on a charge of public intoxication, was issued a criminal trespass warning and was transported to the Edinburg Municipal Jail for booking.
12:06 p.m.: A man reported falling down in the H5 parking lot on the Harlingen campus, resulting in a scratch to his right arm. The man was treated at the Veterans Affairs hospital.
9:24 p.m.: An officer discovered that the door to the laundry room in the soccer complex was open. He encountered a male student inside and confirmed that everything was OK.
Aug. 18
2:22 p.m.: A female reported printing out her personal information, but when she went to pick up her copies, they were not found.
–Compiled by Britney Valdez
