Someone broke into an office in the Geo-Sciences building, 407 N. Mountain Ave., last week, reports stated.

A retired UA professor reported the burglary to police on Wednesday. He said he thoroughly searched the room and nothing appeared to be missing, but he noticed a scent of burnt tobacco, reports stated.

Several items were strewn about the room, and a camel-head fossil that was on a counter-top had been placed next to the front door. The front door was propped open about a half inch, but the lock on the knob was engaged, reports stated.

Police were unable to find any signs of forced entry on any of the doors, and all the locks appeared to be operational, reports stated.

The retired professor told police he was last in the room on March 26 at 2 p.m. He said he was positive he left the doors securely locked. He also told police that the office is not usually occupied and is only used by three retired professors who volunteer at the university, reports stated.

While searching the room, police discovered a window in the southwest corner of the room that was open one-eighth of an inch. There were no footprints on the ground below the window or anywhere in the office. There were, however, smudges on a dusty desktop that police thought could possibly have been made by fingers, reports stated.

A UA Facilities Management employee discovered graffiti on the south side of the Communication building, 1103 E. University Blvd., reports stated.

The graffiti consisted of a stenciled American flag with the phrase "burn" written across it, reports stated.

The employee told police the graffiti would be removed with a high-pressure washer.

Police have no suspects or witnesses.

A UA student called police after an unidentified man followed her outside the Harvill building, 1103 E. Second St., Wednesday, reports stated.

The female student was walking when the man came up behind her and tried to talk to her. The woman called police while the man followed her. The man left while she was on the phone; he headed southbound toward the Social Sciences building, reports stated.

The student told police the man was about 5 feet 9 inches tall, with a thin build, a yellow shirt and camouflaged pants.

A responding unit saw a man who matched the description enter the Mathematics Annex building, 1134 E. Sixth St. Additional units surrounded the building and searched it, but they were initially unable to find the subject, reports stated.

Another officer then saw the man leave the building, mount a bike and leave the scene. The officer instructed the man to stop, but he did not, reports stated.

A later report indicated that the man had entered the Bio-Sciences West building, 1041 E. Lowell St. Police set up a perimeter around the building and searched the area, but they did not find anyone matching the man's description, reports stated.

A UA employee called police after discovering a damaged security plate and lock on a set of double doors in the Theater Arts building, 1025 N. Olive Road, Wednesday, reports stated.

The doors led to the Laboratory Theatre, from which items were stolen the previous day.

Police did not find any fingerprints on the door, reports stated. Maintenance was called to repair the damage.

A UA student called police to document a threat made to him by a graduate student in the Arizona Health Sciences Center, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Tuesday, reports stated.

The graduate student that made the threat had just been scolded by a doctor for mishandling blood, and addressed the reporting student when he entered the room.

The graduate student said, "I don't appreciate the sarcasm." The reporting student asked what the graduate student meant, and the graduate student told him he knew exactly what he meant, adding, "You better watch yourself outside, if you know what I mean," reports stated.

The doctor intervened, scolding the student for his comments, reports stated.

The reporting student told police that the other student had a history of being short-tempered, and that he frequently had verbal exchanges with technicians, reports stated.

The reporting student also told police he later received a call from the doctor, who said the troublesome student would be expelled the following day. The doctor told the reporting student that security would be present, reports stated.

Police Beat is compiled from official University of Arizona Police Department Records. For a complete list of UAPD activity, the daily resumŽ can be found at www.uapd.arizona.edu.