March 26
9:40 a.m.: An unknown man approached two students and asked them for money at Casa Bella Apartments on the Brownsville campus. An officer checked the area but was unable to find him.
10:47 a.m.: A staff member reported a missing keyboard belonging to a university-owned Surface Pro laptop in the University Library on the Brownsville campus. It was noticed missing while inventory was being checked.
12:35 p.m.: A student reported leaving her USB and vehicle key fob hanging on a hook on the third floor of the Music, Science and Learning Center on March 21 on the Brownsville campus. Her USB contained personal information and has yet to be turned in. The student wanted to document the incident.
4:34 p.m.: An officer met with a staff member on the Brownsville campus in regard to an incident that occurred between her and another staff member off campus. Their supervisor has been made aware of the incident.
9:11 p.m.: A man exposed his genital area to a student under the covered walkway near the Math & General Classrooms building on the Edinburg campus. Officers attempted to find the man, but were unable to.
10 p.m.: Officers contacted two residents in regard to reports of marijuana odor at the Casa Bella Apartments on the Brownsville campus. Consent was obtained to search the residents’ rooms but no contraband was found.
March 27
7:40 p.m.: A student tripped and fell when she stepped in a pot hole while walking to her vehicle in Lot E-4 on the Edinburg campus. She injured her ankle and was taken by her parents to a medical clinic for further evaluation.
8:33 p.m.: A student reported being sexually assaulted by her ex-boyfriend in Fall 2018 in her Unity Hall dorm room on the Edinburg campus.
March 28
12:01 a.m.: A student’s backpack containing her laptop and other personal property was stolen between 9:20 and 11:40 p.m., when it was left unattended on the second floor of the University Library on the Edinburg campus.
6:06 p.m.: Excess steam was seen coming from the boiler room in the Biomedical Research & Health building on the Brownsville campus. A staff member said there was an issue with the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system and it was shut off. A work order for the system, has been submitted.
8:10 p.m.: While conducting a routine traffic stop on a non-affiliated man on the 100 block of North Montevideo Avenue near the Edinburg campus, a driver’s license check revealed traffic warrants from the Edinburg Police Department in the amount of $340. The man was placed under arrest and transported to the Edinburg City Jail.
March 30
4:33 a.m.: A student drove into Lot E-33 and coasted into the surrounding grass area while intoxicated on the Edinburg campus. The vehicle was found on and in drive but couldn’t move forward due to the slight incline. The student was found sleeping behind the wheel, and when awakened, claimed he did not know where he was nor how he got there. He refused to perform field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest on a charge of driving while intoxicated. The student was then transported to the Edinburg City Jail, where he refused to provide a sample of his breath. He was booked into jail and the vehicle was released to a family member at the scene.
4:14 p.m.: A non-affiliated woman was witnessed assaulting a non-affiliated man at Wells Fargo bank on Eighth Street near the Brownsville campus. An officer contacted both individuals and the Brownsville Police Department arrived at the scene, interviewed both individuals and arrested the woman.
–Compiled by Klaudia Cedillo
