POLICE BEAT

Osama Qaqi, 18 and Jason C. Koch, 18, both of Coronado Residence Hall, 822 E. Fifth St., reportedly threatened to kill the neighbor and cause him bodily harm, according to police reports.

The victim had previously called police Wednesday, Sept. 16 after he found a white, powdery substance in the bathroom he shared with Qaqi and Koch. He told officers the two began threatening him after the powder incident.

The victim's roommate also told police he had heard Qaqi and Koch making threats.

According to reports, Qaqi and Koch admitted to threatening their neighbor, but said they couldn't remember exactly what was said, reports stated.

Qaqi and Koch both were cited at 7:12 p.m. and released.

University police arrested a Tucson man early Saturday morning after he reportedly harassed people as they walked in and out of Coronado Residence Hall, 822 E. Fifth St.

According to police reports, Jason D. Kubly, 22, of the 1800 block of West Southbrooke Circle, was driving back and forth through the parking lot on the north side of the dorm in his red Nissan pickup truck.

Kubly told police his drivers license had been suspended stemming from a drunken driving incident.

Police cited Kubly at 3:15 a.m. and released him and he agreed to leave his car in the parking lot and take a cab home, reports stated.

University police arrested a Tucson man early Monday morning after officers stopped him on suspicion of speeding.

Police pulled over Felipe Ruiz, 24, of the 1400 block of East Manlove Street, at the corner of North Highland Avenue and East Vine Street at 1:14 a.m. and warned him about his high rate of speed, police reports stated.

Officers reportedly smelled alcohol on his breath and a records check revealed that Ruiz had an outstanding arrest warrant for suspicion of contempt of court stemming after he was caught driving with a suspended license.

The university officer sat with Ruiz and waited for a Department of Public Safety officer to arrive and serve the warrant, reports stated.

A resident assistant telephoned university police early Monday morning after chasing an unknown man out of Coronado Residence Hall, 822 E. Fifth St., police reports stated.

The RA was awake at 2:30 a.m. in his room when he heard loud sounds of ripping paper in the hallway.

When he looked out his peephole, he saw one man pulling posters off a wall while another man stood nearby watching, reports stated.

The RA then walked into the hall and attempted to question the man, who promptly walked into a nearby exit with his associate.

According to police reports, the RA managed to get on the elevator with them and asked the man why he was ripping the posters down. The RA also asked the man to cooperate, reports stated.

When the elevator reached the lobby, the man said, "Fuck you," and pushed the RA backwards into the elevator.

According to the reports, he then tried to walk out the front door of the dorm, but the RA blocked his way. The man then tried to exit the dorm from another door and the RA followed him.

As the man ran, he opened a steel gate and escaped, slamming the gate into the RA.

Reports stated the man was last seen on the corner of East Fifth Street and North Euclid Avenue.

The man's associate said he wasn't taking part in the destruction, but that he worked with him. He gave the RA a possible name, but added he was unsure of its accuracy.

According to police reports, the RA was not seriously injured and told police he wouldn't press charges, reports stated.

A UA student called university police Monday evening after his jeep was broken into at Park Garage, 1140 N. Park Ave.

According to police reports, the student parked his car in the garage at 12:15 p.m. When he returned at 10:05 p.m., a seat with a black vinyl cover and a beige storage console was missing.

The jeep did have doors, but there was no top on the jeep at the time of the theft, reports stated.

Police Beat is compiled from official University of Arizona Police Department reports.