March 15
9:30 a.m.: A fire alarm was triggered by a water flow activation in Health Affairs Building East on the Edinburg campus. The Edinburg Fire Department later cleared the building for re-entry.
UPDATE: University Police arrested a 19-year-old student on charges of felony theft in connection with two cases of credit card/debit card abuse reported on Feb. 28 and March 8. The student was arraigned and transported to the Hidalgo County Jail.
March 17
9:07 p.m.: A resident returned to her apartment and found empty alcoholic beverage containers in the common area, and full alcoholic beverages in the refrigerator at the Casa Bella Apartments on the Brownsville campus. Contact was made with another resident who said the alcohol belonged to a friend visiting her from out of town.
March 18
7:24 a.m.: An officer responded to an active fire alarm at the John Austin Peña Clinic near the Edinburg campus. It was determined that a smoke detector triggered the alarm. The Edinburg Fire Department later cleared the building for re-entry.
7:52 p.m.: A student reported losing his keys on either the Brownsville campus or Lincoln Park.
9:03 p.m.: An officer responded to a reference of a disoriented student in the Mathematics and General Classrooms building on the Edinburg campus. The officer determined that the student displayed signs of intoxication from an alcoholic beverage inside the classroom and was deemed to be a danger to himself or others due to his plan to drive. The officer contacted the student’s mother who arrived and accepted responsibility.
March 19
10:27 a.m.: A library staff member informed a group of students that the library was closing soon, and was slightly pushed by a student for disrupting their recording session at the University Library on the Edinburg campus. The staff member told the student that the contact was not appreciated, and the students left the study room without further incident.
March 20
12:18 a.m.: A small electrical fire was reported coming from an in-ground electrical box by the UTRGV sign on University Drive on the Edinburg campus. Officers and the Edinburg Fire Department were dispatched to the location but could not determine the cause of the fire. The electrical box was checked by a UTRGV electrician and a work order was submitted.
5:39 p.m.: A vehicle collision involving two unaffiliated drivers occurred on West Schunior Street near the Edinburg campus. No injuries were reported.
March 21
1:34 p.m.: A staff member reported accidentally breaking the window of a parked, unattended vehicle while he was trimming grass in Lot E-22 on the Edinburg campus. Arrangements were made to repair the window.
March 22
1:08 a.m.: A resident assistant requested an officer in reference to a student under 21 who had allegedly consumed alcohol in an apartment at the Village Apartments on the Edinburg campus. She was cited for consumption of alcohol by a minor and released. Another student over age 21 who allegedly bought the alcohol was identified and arrested on a charge of furnishing alcohol to a minor. He was later taken to the Edinburg City Jail.
March 23
11:28 a.m.: Areas were left without electrical power in the Main Building and the Music, Science and Learning Building on the Brownsville campus. Officers walked through the building and determined that they were partially affected by the power outage. The director of Campus Facilities was notified of the power outage.
March 25
7:07 a.m.: An officer responded to reports of a wire stuck in the lock of an entrance door to the Education Complex on the Edinburg campus. The wire was removed, there was no damage to the door and no signs of forcible entry were seen.
9:06 a.m.: A fire alarm was triggered by a heat detector in the boiler room at the University Library on the Edinburg campus. The Edinburg Fire Department later cleared the building for re-entry.
2:35 p.m.: A public safety officer reported damage to a University Police public safety unit at the police compound area on the Edinburg campus. He does not know how or where the unit was damaged.
8:22 p.m.: A non-affiliated man was found asleep on the ground on the 1400 block of West University Drive near the Edinburg campus. He was determined to be highly intoxicated under the influence of alcohol and found to be a danger to himself. The man was arrested on a charge of public intoxication and was taken to the Edinburg City Jail.
–Compiled by Klaudia Cedillo
