The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between Feb. 13 and 15.
Feb. 13
3:16 p.m.: An officer responded to an auto-pedestrian accident involving a student in Lot E9. An affiliated driver entered the lot from Van Week Street and struck the student as she crossed the crosswalk. She suffered a minor injury to her left leg and was transported to Rio Grande Regional 24 Hour Emergency Care for further evaluation.
Feb. 14
12:10 a.m.: An officer was dispatched to Lot E7 in reference to a disturbance in progress between two students. The male student was instructed to leave the location due to him not living on campus. The officer did not observe any signs of physical violence on either party. The case will be referred to the dean of students for further review.
1:25 a.m.: An officer was dispatched to the Casa Bella student housing complex in reference to minors consuming alcohol. The officer confirmed that one of the residents had consumed an alcoholic beverage and was issued a citation for consumption of alcohol by a minor. The other two residents at the scene were released without further incident. The case will be referred to the dean of students for further review.
11:52 a.m.: Officers responded to a fire alarm at the cafeteria and snack bar on the Edinburg campus. Upon further inspection by the Edinburg Fire Department, it was determined the alarm had been triggered by a broken compressor belt causing smoke to generate inside a mechanical room.
Feb. 15
4:28 p.m.: A student reported having been assaulted by her husband while at their residence in New Mexico. She is currently attending classes at UTRGV and her husband resides in New Mexico. She reported the incident had occurred within a span of three months, reporting she was last assaulted on Feb. 11 before coming back to campus. She has not filed an assault family violence report with the local police department but wanted the UTRGV Police Department to document the incident. The Office for Victim Advocacy and Violence Prevention is aware of the incident, and she was referred to the UTRGV Crime Victim’s liaison for further assistance.
–Compiled by Britney Valdez
