POLICE BEAT

The woman told police she was walking with her two children at 4 p.m. by a non-UA parking lot on East Second Street and North Tyndall Avenue. When she approached the gate arm of the lot, it was raised and there were no cars driving in or out, police reports stated.

She told police the arm came down and struck her on the top of her head.

According to reports, the woman looked at the lot attendant, but he said nothing to her. She told police she believes he lowered the arm on her head intentionally.

The woman told police she didn't say anything to the lot attendant.

According to reports, the woman went to St. Joseph's Hospital, 350 N. Wilmot Road, because she had a large bump on her head and pain in her neck.

A student called university police Tuesday afternoon after he found property missing from his room and a note taped to his television.

According to police reports, the student called police at 5:25 p.m. and told them he had left his room in Apache-Santa Cruz Residence Hall, 1420 E. Fifth St., at noon to go to class. When he returned at 2:45 p.m., his door was open.

The student told police he saw a note on his television written in red marker that said, "Hell awaits you."

According to reports, the student told police he realized his Motorola pager, valued at $20, and his $119 sunglasses were missing from his desk.

The student told police two other residents saw seven people exit his room while he and his roommate were gone. The two residents told police they didn't know the names or phone numbers of the people who had been in his room, reports stated.

Police arrested a student on suspicion of underage drinking early Wednesday morning after they found him passed out on a street corner.

An officer was on patrol near North Highland Avenue and East Lowell Street at 5:55 a.m. when he saw Ross Edward Guehring, 18, resident of La Paz Residence Hall, 602 N. Highland Ave., sleeping on the corner of Highland and Lowell, police reports stated.

According to reports, Guehring had vomit on him and it took several minutes to wake him.

When police asked him for identification, Guehring needed help finding it. The officer asked him if he had been drinking, and he said, "Yes, I had a lot," reports stated.

Police cited Guehring and drove him home.

A resident assistant called police Tuesday night after finding smoke in the kitchen of Hopi Residence Hall, 1440 E. Fourth St.

According to police reports, the RA told police she saw smoke in the kitchen at 11 p.m. and saw a metal pot in the microwave.

Tucson Fire Department arrived and told the officer the kitchen needed to be aired out, reports stated.

Police spoke with the student who had placed the metal pot in the microwave. The student told the officer he wasn't aware that metal couldn't be placed into the microwave, reports stated.

A female student spoke with police Wednesday night after she was allegedly assaulted by a cab driver.

The student told officers the cab driver picked her up at Coronado Residence Hall, 822 E. Fifth St., at 2 p.m. to take her to an appointment, police reports stated.

The student told police she asked the cab driver to stop at a bank on the way so she could pay for the fare, but according to reports, the driver didn't stop.

The woman told officers the driver became angry, so she asked him to take her back to Coronado, reports stated.

The driver took the student back to the dorm, and when she exited the cab, she told him she needed to go back to her room and get money in order to pay him.

The student told police the driver asked her for her identification and said he would watch for her to come back out, reports stated.

As the student was trying to get out of the cab, the driver grabbed her arm. She told police she ran into the dorm and the driver followed her and went to the front desk where he requested her name and room number.

According to reports, the driver left and didn't return to the dorm.

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