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University police arrested a man Wednesday after a resident assistant called UAPD and said he was bothering a female resident in his hall, police reports stated.

The officer went to Coronado Residence Hall, 822 E. Fifth St., at about 5:54 p.m. and spoke with the resident assistant.

He told police David Robbins, 19, of Cochise Residence Hall, 1018 E. South Campus Drive, followed a female resident to her room and tried to speak with her.

The RA noticed the female didn't want to speak with the man. The RA told the man to return to his room and remove his things by 7 p.m. because he had been evicted from the hall, reports stated.

The woman called UAPD while Robbins was banging on her door.

When the officer and the resident assistant arrived on Robbins' floor, they heard a man yelling and a voice say, "Dave, calm down," reports stated.

The officer went to Robbins room and spoke with him.

He noticed Robbins had a slight smell of alcohol coming from his breath and he was swaying, reports stated.

The officer gave Robbins a field sobriety test and read him his Miranda rights.

Robbins then told the officer he took two shots of Bacardi rum to help with the pain of his new tongue piercing and later said he took shots of tequila, reports stated.

He was cited on suspicion of minor in possession of alcohol and because of his intoxicated and agitated state booked into Pima County Jail.

Police arrested a man yesterday after a UA custodian found him sleeping in an auditorium in a UA building, reports stated.

An officer responded to Steward Observatory, 933 N. Cherry Ave., at about 4:10 a.m. and saw Daniel Jones, 34, of Utah, sleeping in a fetal position on a table in the auditorium.

After a couple of nudges, the officer woke Jones and asked him what he was doing in the auditorium, reports stated.

Jones fell against a table as he woke up, the officer asked him if he was OK and asked him if he had any weapons on him, reports stated.

Jones said no, and the officer asked him to put his hands on his head so he could search him, reports stated.

He complied and the officer found a brass smoking device with possible marijuana residue on it and a prescription medicine bottle with a baggie containing a green, leafy substance, reports stated.

The officer recognized him from a previous contact at the Main Library, 1510 E. University Blvd., and told him he had been warned against being on UA property without a legitimate reason.

Police cited Jones on suspicion of possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and loitering.

He was booked into Pima County Jail.

Tucson Police arrested a man Wednesday on charges of stealing a UA student's bike from near a campus building, reports stated.

A UA student called UAPD at about 1:40 p.m. and said his lock had been cut and his bike had been stolen from bike racks at the Student Recreation Center, 1400 E. Sixth St., at about 12:40 p.m.

About 40 minutes later, a Tucson Police Department officer called UAPD and said he found Francisco Mejia, 32, of a general delivery address, with a bike matching the description the UA student gave of his bike, reports stated.

The TPD officer said he stopped Mejia on the bike after he failed to acknowledge a stop sign south of campus.

He asked Mejia where he stole the bike and he said he stole it from the recreation center because he needed money, reports stated.

He was cited on suspicion of theft and booked into Pima County Jail.

A UA student called UAPD Thursday after someone stole her Zone 1 parking pass from her car, reports stated.

She told police she parked her 1967 Volkswagen in a lot at 1845 E. Enke Dr. at about 8:50 a.m.

When she returned at 4:30 p.m., she found he permit missing and a citation from UA Parking and Transportation for not displaying it.

She told police she saw a man sitting in a vehicle when she left her car, but didn't think he was suspicious at the time, reports stated.