Vandalism

Sometime Tuesday or Wednesday someone spray-painted graffiti including the words, "Jihad Rulz," on a building south of campus, reports stated. At about 7 a.m. Wednesday, an employee contacted the University of Arizona Police Department to report the vandalism on the west and north walls of the Optical Sciences Center, 210 E. Seventh St.

The graffiti appeared to be anti-American and consisted of several words and phrases such as, "Doom Laden," "9-11 Jihad," "Did is good," "Hail Eris," and "Jihad Rulz," reports stated. There was also a stencil made of Osama bin Laden in blue spray paint. Police took photographs of the graffiti and placed the film into evidence.

There are no suspects or witnesses, reports stated.

Harassing e-mails

An employee reported Tuesday that a former student "cussed him out" in several unwanted e-mails over the past two years, reports stated. The employee told police that the student was in his class two years ago.

The student had failed a grade appeal and "cussed him out" via e-mail, saying "fuck you," as well as "you son of a bitch" and other epithets. The employee feels the student may be unstable due to his statements of "I get pretty crazy when I'm off my medication," reports stated.

The employee is working with the dean of students and other professors who have had contact with the student to come to a successful resolution to his perceived complaints.

The employee wanted UAPD to be aware of the student's behavior in case of any future potential problems.

The employee is making a packet of all the e-mails sent to him by the student to give to police if further action is needed, reports stated.

Harassing phone calls

Police spoke with a student's ex-boyfriend and warned him for harassment Tuesday, after he called the student while she was filing a report with police about his consistent and harassing phone calls, reports stated.

At about 7 p.m., the police spoke with the student in her dorm room at Mohave Residence Hall, 1000 N. Park Ave., about harassing phone calls she had been receiving from her ex-boyfriend living in Scottsdale. The student said she had broken up with him almost a month ago, and that he has been calling her at her dorm room at all hours of the day and night since Aug. 21, reports stated.

The student explained that he did not want to end the relationship, and that he is very persistent about his feelings toward her, to the point where he has called her mother to tell her how her daughter will not speak to him, reports stated.

While taking the student's information, the phone rang.

An officer answered the phone and a male voice asked for the student. The officer asked who the caller was, and he identified himself as the student's ex-boyfriend. The officer identified himself and began to talk to the ex-boyfriend about his calls. The ex-boyfriend seemed very surprised and was angry that the student was making a report. He said he was upset with her and her roommate and that he had been calling them day and night.

However, when the officer mentioned to him that he made threatening statements, he became defensive and began to accuse his ex-girlfriend and her roommate of harassing him. He explained he had already filed a harassment report with the Scottsdale Police Department and had considered obtaining a restraining order against his ex-girlfriend.

The officer asked him to explain how she was harassing him if he was the one calling the dorm all the time.

Without answering the officer's question, the ex-boyfriend began to tell him how he cared for the student and missed her, and that he only wanted the best for her.

The officer told him that the student had changed her cell phone number and email address in order to avoid contact with him.

He said he understood, and asked if he could talk to the student for a minute to tell her how he felt about her.

The officer asked the student about his request, and she stated out loud, "I do not want anything to do with him!" reports stated.

The ex-boyfriend, acting frustrated, began asking the officer about the consequences of future calls to the student.

The officer told him several times that he could be charged with harassment and possibly threats and intimidation if the calls continued. He said he understood and that he would leave the students alone.

Minutes later, police spoke with the student's mother who told officers she feels the ex-boyfriend could be a threat to her daughter and her daughter's roommate. She said she has spoken to his mother about his behavior and will also advise her about the police contact, 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.