The following are among the incidents reported to University Police between Aug. 5 and 10.
Aug. 5
4:01 p.m.: A UTRGV police officer noticed a vehicle that was unattended and left with the engine running. When approaching the vehicle, the officer observed a 3-year-old child in a car seat in the back. The air conditioning for the vehicle was on and the child was asleep and not in any distress. Officers located the parent, an employee on the Edinburg campus, inside the building. The parent stated he left the child unattended for a short period of time. Closed-circuit TV cameras revealed that the child had been unattended in the vehicle longer than five minutes. The parent was issued a court appearance citation; a referral to Family Protective Services was also made.
5:50 p.m.: An employee on the Edinburg campus reported that while inside a conference room, two men entered the room and sat down. One of the men started recording the inside of the conference room, which was a concern to the employee.
Aug. 8
8:07 a.m.: An employee on the Edinburg campus reported that her office filing cabinet with confidential information was found moved and the drawers slightly open. No items were reported missing. She wanted the incident documented due to the confidential information in the filing cabinet.
10:33 a.m.: Officers were dispatched to Interdisciplinary Engineering & Academic Building on the Edinburg campus in reference to a non-affiliated woman who appeared to be disoriented and was looking for some documents. Emergency medical services were dispatched to the location where she declined services. The woman’s husband arrived at the scene and took his wife home.
11:24 a.m.: Police officers were dispatched to the UTRGV bookstore in reference to an active fire alarm. Upon arrival, officers checked the building and found no signs of fire or smoke. The Brownsville Fire Department arrived at the scene, inspected the building, and cleared it for reentry.
12:30 p.m.: A student reported discovering damage to her vehicle, which was parked and unattended in Lot E-9. The case is under investigation.
12:56 p.m.: A student reported a non-affiliated woman stopped her and asked for directions to a building on campus. During the encounter, the woman pulled the student’s hair, causing pain. After further investigation, it was revealed that the woman was the same disoriented person who entered the Interdisciplinary Engineering & Academic Building. The case is under investigation.
2:40 p.m.: Officers were dispatched to Edinburg Health Affairs Building West in reference to an employee who had fallen in the women’s restroom. The employee was subsequently transported by emergency medical services to a local emergency room for further medical evaluation.
Aug. 9
4:53 p.m.: A Human Resources employee reported a welfare concern in reference to a female employee who had not reported to work the last two days and could not be reached by phone. A Criminal Investigation Division investigator contacted the employee’s mother, who stated her daughter was out of town. A message was left with the mother to have the employee contact the investigator. The investigator then received an email from the employee stating she was out of town, was fine and that she was not going to return to work. HR was forwarded the email from the employee.
–Compiled by Teresita Dominguez
