Police Reports

April 19

11:13 a.m.: A staff member at the Liberal Arts Building South reported a student who refused his verbal instructions to dispose of her drink due to her being in an area of the building where food and drinks are prohibited. 

4:49 p.m.: An officer responded to the Visual Arts Building on the Edinburg campus in reference to a student experiencing chest pains. She was transported to Edinburg Regional Hospital for further evaluation.

April 20

10:21 a.m.: An officer was dispatched to Vaquero Plaza on the Brownsville campus in regard to an individual looking into an office window from outside the building. The officer contacted him and issued a criminal trespass warning for the UTRGV campus. The subject had prior arrest history with UTRGV.

2:20 p.m.: An officer was dispatched to the Academic & Clinical Research Building on the Harlingen campus in reference to a non-affiliate being accidentally struck in the head with his vehicle’s trunk as it closed. Veteran Affairs medical staff examined the man, who was complaining of chest pain, and was transported to Valley Baptist Medical Center for further evaluation.

5:21 p.m.: A non-affiliated construction employee reported that her purse with credit cards and U.S. currency was stolen from a room in the new addition to the Science Building on the Edinburg campus. The case is under investigation.

April 21

8:09 p.m.: A staff member reported a non-affiliate in the area of the Village Apartments on the Edinburg campus  that he believed to have an active criminal trespass warning. The staff member reported that a student employee reported to him that the same non-affiliate tried to gain entry into Unity Hall at 12:32 a.m. on the same date, stating that she was a student employee at that residence hall. The criminal trespass warning was confirmed to be active. She was detained for criminal trespass and issued another criminal trespass warning.

April 22

4:22 a.m.:  A Residence Life staff member on the Edinburg campus observed a subject jumping over the fence into the Unity Hall grounds. The staff member approached him and asked what he was doing. He stated he lived there and wanted to rush to use the bathroom. The staff member told him to follow him into the lobby, at which time he jumped the fence and fled on foot. University Police was notified and an officer who was in the area detained him. The officer confirmed the subject’s non-affiliation and that the subject had visited another resident earlier. He was issued a criminal trespass warning for all residential housing facilities.   

1:23 p.m.: Officers were dispatched to the Performing Arts Complex A on the Edinburg campus in reference to an active fire alarm. Initial investigation on the fire panel indicated low water pressure coming from the riser room. The fire department arrived and assessed the fire panel. The alarm was reset and the fire department deemed the building safe for re-entry. Facilities personnel arrived and placed a work order.

4:13 p.m.: An officer observed a student vomiting in Lot E7 on the Edinburg campus. The student’s mother arrived on the location at the same time as the officer. She had recently had a kidney transplant and was feeling ill. She declined emergency medical services and the mother stated that they were going to their family doctor.

6:29 p.m.: Officers were dispatched to Academic Performing Arts Complex B on the Edinburg campus in reference to an active fire alarm. The fire panel advised it was a smoke detector in a stairwell. The fire department arrived and stated the detector was dirty. The building was cleared for re-entry by the fire department.

–Compiled by Britney Valdez