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A UA professor was arrested Tuesday after he reportedly vandalized a co-worker's vehicle, police reports stated.

The employee said she returned to her 1999 Saturn Coupe, parked in a lot at 1236 N. Warren Ave., at about 6 p.m. and found the vandalism, reports stated.

She said this was an ongoing occurrence and she suspected a co-worker, William Bellamy, 45, of the 4000 block of North Camino Gacela, was doing the damage, reports stated.

According to reports, the employee said Bellamy is a professor in the College of Medicine Pathology Department. She said they had been on a couple of dates before July of this year.

The employee said that when she told Bellamy she was not interested in a further relationship with him, he became upset, reports stated.

She said Bellamy sent her a birthday present in July and when she refused it, the vandalism to her car began, reports stated.

The employee said she began to find gum and glue under the door handles and in the locks of her car, reports stated.

She thought it was Bellamy but did not want to report it because they work together, reports stated.

On Tuesday, she placed an 8 mm video recorder in a friend's car and positioned it to view her vehicle. The employee said at about 4 p.m., a man identified as Bellamy was recorded walking up to the her car and placing his hands and a small object toward the lock on the driver's-side door and the windshield wipers, reports stated.

According to reports, when police went with the employee to look at the damage, she noticed Bellamy's 1999 Honda CRV was parked nearby.

An officer walked over to the Honda to get the license plate number when he noticed Bellamy was sitting inside the car, reports stated.

He told the officer he did go on a couple of dates with his co-worker, but he denied the vandalism, and when police informed him of the video tape, Bellamy would not comment, reports stated.

Bellamy was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and released at the scene.

Police told Bellamy the employee did not want any further contact with him, reports said.

A student was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he reportedly stole an infant's baseball cap from the U of A Bookstore, reports stated.

Jason Guglielmo, 20, of the 3000 block of West El Moraga Place, was spotted by security at the bookstore, 1209 E. University Blvd., carrying a baseball cap, reports stated.

According to reports, Guglielmo carried the cap into the main textbook area, then returned a few minutes later with a large bulge in his front pocket.

Security stopped Guglielmo when he attempted to leave the store, reports stated.

The student said he put the hat in his pocket but had every intention of paying for it. Guglielmo told police he was not a thief and has never been arrested for stealing anything. He said his mother gave him a credit card to buy anything he might need from the bookstore, reports stated.

Guglielmo was cited on suspicion of shoplifting and released at the scene.

A student reported two checks stolen Wednesday morning from her office in a UA building, reports stated.

According to reports, the student said sometime between Aug. 21 and 30, someone took two Bank of America checks from her purse while it was in an office in the Gould-Simpson building, 1040 E. Fourth St.

The student said that when she noticed the checks were missing, she contacted the bank and was told one check had already been cleared through her account for $300 and the other check was rejected because of insufficient funds, reports stated.

According to reports there was no forced entry into the office and nothing else was missing from her purse.

A student reported damage to her car Tuesday night.

According to reports, the student parked her 1995 Ford Probe in the Visitor's Center parking lot, 1600 E. University Blvd.

The student said she left her car at about 5 p.m. and returned three hours later to find several two-foot-long dents on the left rear panel of her car, reports stated.

The damage appears to be caused by another vehicle, reports stated.