Police Reports

Aug. 22

9:39 a.m.: A faculty member’s bike was stolen from the bike rack on the north side of the Engineering Building on the Edinburg campus. The bike was left unsecured.

Aug. 23

7:56 a.m.: A staff member fell on an uneven sidewalk in the area of Lot E12 on the Edinburg campus. She hit her head and suffered a deep cut to her left eyebrow. A family member took her to a local hospital for evaluation.

11:57 a.m.: A staff member reported to a colleague that she was a victim of domestic violence off campus. An officer contacted the woman and she reported the perpetrator was a family member and the incident occurred in Harlingen at a previous residence. The Harlingen Police Department was contacted and the staff member’s information was given to the UTRGV Police Department victim service specialist.

8:03 p.m.: A staff member at the Bursar’s Office reported finding two sealed envelopes that contained money and receipts. It appeared one envelope contained money reported missing by the Bursar’s Office in April 2018.

Aug. 24

5:30 p.m.: An officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation and detected the odor of marijuana. The driver was in possession of a belt that had metal knuckles as a buckle. The man was arrested on misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana, prohibited weapon (knuckles) and possession of an open container.

Aug. 25

7:40 a.m.: An officer stopped a vehicle that made a right turn onto a one-way road at West University Boulevard in Brownsville. The officer noticed that the driver displayed signs of intoxication. The driver did not complete the field sobriety tests satisfactorily, and he was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated and was cited for no insurance and no driver’s license.

Aug. 27

3:30 p.m.: A student on the Edinburg campus reported that she was being harassed by her non-affiliated ex-boyfriend who resides in Austin. She was encouraged to file reports with the respective agencies.

4:30 p.m.: A student who donated blood reported that she was feeling ill. While on the Bronc Trail in Edinburg, she fainted and fell off her bicycle. She was transported to a local hospital for evaluation.

5:07 p.m.: An officer conducting a traffic stop for a seatbelt violation on Gorgas Drive on the Brownsville campus detected the odor of marijuana. The driver allegedly was in possession of a smoking pipe and a marijuana grinder. The case was referred to UTRGV Student Rights and Responsibilities.

Aug. 28

10:06 a.m.: While reviewing video footage from the University Library on the Edinburg campus, a UTRGV detective noticed a man who has an active criminal trespass warning. The man has an arrest history with UTRGV’s Police Department for theft and criminal trespass. The case is under investigation.

10:16 a.m.: A student involved in a traffic collision on the Edinburg campus had a panic attack. An officer observed that the student had fresh self-inflicted cuts that were bleeding. The student said she made those cuts with the tip of a metal pen as a mechanism to cope with anxiety. The student was transported to a local hospital, and the incident was referred to UTRGV Students Rights and Responsibilities.

–Compiled by Ana Trujillo