POLICE BEAT

Two students told officers they saw three men "hanging around" a black 1995 Dodge two-door sedan just before 11:15 p.m. One of the witnesses told police he saw one of the men throw a rock at another man walking in front of the fraternity.

According to police reports, the victim ran away after the rock was thrown and didn't identify himself to police. One of the witnesses said he saw the man throw a rock at the Dodge, which broke the rear window.

The man with the rocks and the two other men then fled, reports stated.

The second witness told officers he heard a loud "boom" when the car window was broken and then saw the three men flee. A third witness told police he saw the three men inside the fraternity, but didn't recognize them and didn't approach them, reports stated.

An argument broke out early Monday morning between two UA students living together in Graham-Greenlee Residence Hall, 610 N. Highland Ave.

According to police reports, the roommates were arguing when police arrived at 1:04 a.m. One student told police his roommate had marijuana in the room and had taken it with him when he left. The second roommate denied having any drugs in his possession to police.

Officers did not see any marijuana in plain view while standing in the room, reports stated.

Both men told police they didn't get along and threatened to hurt one another in the future.

One of the students agreed to stay at a friend's house for the night, reports stated.

The officer then spoke with a resident assistant and requested that the two men find new roommates as soon as possible.

A fire alarm sounded in Manzanita-Mohave Residence Hall Monday morning, and it took about an hour until officers were able to find a way to shut it off.

The alarm began blaring at the hall, 1000 N. Park Ave., at 12:04 a.m., according to police reports. Everyone in the dorm was evacuated and required to stay out until the alarm was turned off an hour later.

Officers were unable to find any reason why the alarm went off, reports stated.

No employees of the dorm had a key to the fire alarm and after multiple calls to the alarm company, police decided to break the glass and shut off the alarm.

A UA student reported his wallet stolen Monday afternoon from the Memorial Student Union, 1303 E. University Blvd., after someone charged more than $300 on one of his credit cards.

According to police reports, the student told police he left his wallet at Fastcopy at 12:55 p.m. and returned to the copy center at 1 p.m. to discover his billfold missing.

The student told police he canceled his MasterCard at 1:20 p.m. and later called police at 2:19 p.m.

When an officer called the MasterCard company at 2:25 p.m., he discovered that five charges totaling $355.68 had been made using the student's card between 1:23 p.m. and 1:42 p.m., reports stated.

Police were unable to determine which stores had been involved but the student told officers he was aware of one store involved and that the employee of the store could identify the person who used the student's credit card.

According to reports, police went to the store to try and find the person.

A student living across from a UA parking lot called police Monday morning after hearing loud noises coming from the lot.

Officers arrived at the lot, located at the northeast corner of East Sixth Street and North Tyndall Avenue, just after 10:40 a.m. and talked to the student who said he heard the noises and saw a man walking out of the parking lot, police reports stated.

An officer later found two damaged cars parked in the south row of the lot.

One of the cars, a 1998 Chevrolet pickup truck, had several small chips in the paint on the lower driver's side door, reports stated.

There were bits of rocks on the ground by the driver and passenger doors.

According to reports, the other car, a 1998 Ford Mustang, had a two-inch dent on the driver's side door.

Police also found what appeared to be a footprint on the passenger window of the Mustang.

The student told the officer he saw a large man look both ways then walk out of the lot, reports stated.

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