UAPD officers were called to the Fine Arts Complex, 1031 N. Olive Rd., Friday afternoon, after someone reported that a woman with a gun was pacing outside a classroom.

Officers responded to the scene and found the woman, who told them she was preparing for a skit in an acting class. She told police the gun was a prop and that she was trying to get into character.

The instructor for the class verified the story. Tucson police, who were also called to the scene, were called away.

Police advised the woman that because the gun looked real, it might be a better idea to practice skits with the gun in a more private location.

A man who tried to steal a bicycle from a campus-area eatery was arrested on drug charges Thursday, after the bike's owner asked police to drop charges.

Officers responded to North Park Avenue and East Second Street after receiving reports of a fight. When they arrived, witnesses told them the fight was actually a bike theft in progress and its owner was chasing the suspect down the street, reports stated.

A community service officer near North Euclid Boulevard and East Sixth Street spotted a man who matched the description. The man had brown hair, a beard and was wearing tan pants, a tan shirt and a blue sweatshirt around his waist. He was walking with a friend, reports stated.

The man who matched the description told police, "I know what this is about. I know what this is about. I didn't take anyone's bicycle," reports stated.

Police also questioned the man's friend, reports stated. They asked him if he had any weapons on him, and he said he did not.

After the friend consented, an officer performed an open-hand pat down of his body. The officer felt a hard, narrow object in the man's pants that turned out to be a syringe, reports stated.

When officers asked why the man had the syringe he said, "I use it to shoot heroin. I'm a heroin addict," reports stated.

After the bicycle owner identified the theft suspect and told officers he'd like to press charges, police placed him in handcuffs and put him in a patrol car. Officers also cited the man on charges of marijuana and paraphernalia possession, reports stated.

When the bike owner arrived at court, he told police he no longer wished to press charges because no damage was done to the bike and no one was hurt, reports stated.

The suspect still stood in front of a judge for the narcotics charges. He was then transported to Pima County Jail.

A Tucson man was arrested Thursday after students saw him meddling with bicycles outside a campus building and police learned he had a warrant out for his arrest, reports stated.

A female student called police from her car after she saw a man tugging on bicycles attached to racks outside the Harvill building, 1103 E. Second St., reports stated.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found the suspect still standing near the racks.

After receiving a positive identification from the student witness, police questioned the man, who identified himself as "Tony" and gave them his address.

When officers asked "Tony" why he was standing near the bike racks, he said he was waiting for a friend, but he couldn't tell officers what his friend's name was, reports stated.

After searching the man, police found tools that are normally used to pop locks, reports stated.

Dispatch, meanwhile, found that a man with a different first name lived at the address "Tony" gave police. The man identified by dispatch had a warrant out of UAPD for third-degree trespassing, reports stated. Dispatch also found that the man should have a tattoo on his left arm.

Police asked whether the man had any tattoos, but he said he did not. After officers rolled up his sleeve, they found a tattoo that matched the dispatch's description.

The man said, "OK, I have a tattoo there," reports stated.

Police then asked if his real name was Michael, and the man answered affirmatively. He then told police he knew about his warrant and did not want to get arrested, reports stated.

When police asked the man if he knew he was not supposed to trespass on UA property, he said he knew that, too, reports stated.

The man was handcuffed and taken to Pima County Jail.

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.