Disturbing phone call to professor

A Tucson man told a professor Wednesday that he didn't have any weapons of mass destruction and his mother graduated from the UA College of Nursing, reports stated.

The man called the instructor of Portuguese and asked if he could sit in on a few classes because he was going to travel and wanted to learn some Portuguese, reports stated.

When the instructor denied the man's request, he started talking about the College of Nursing and not having weapons of mass destruction, reports stated.

The man later called another professor and asked if he could informally attend some classes. He made no threatening or abusive comments. The professor said that he would find out and took down the man's contact information.

Police met with the professor at the Modern Languages building, 1423 E. University Blvd. They said that they believe the same man was calling and asking other professors similar questions.

Police called the man and told him he should contact the Admissions Office if he wanted to attend any UA classes, reports stated.

The man told officers that he understood that his comments could be interpreted as threatening, but he just wanted to let the professor know that he wasn't going to cause any problems, reports stated.

Student refuses to leave classroom

A UA professor told police that a student became confrontational Wednesday after she was asked to leave a university classroom, reports stated.

The professor asked the student to leave a room in the Harvill building about 15 minutes before class ended. When the student refused to leave the room, the professor left the room and called police.

When the professor returned to the room, the student who was asked to leave, as well as most of the class, was gone.

The professor told police that she is concerned because the student seems threatening and has been in prison. She also said that the student has only completed three of 40 assignments, reports stated.

The student always gives excuses about why her homework is not completed, the professor told police.

Officers called and reported the incident to the Dean of Students.

Theft from 3 vehicles

Three students' vehicles were broken into Thursday while parked at a campus garage.

The vehicles were broken into at the Park Avenue Garage, 1140 N. Park Ave. between 2:18 a.m. and 2:42 a.m., reports stated.

All three vehicles were found with shattered windows. Three textbooks and a $400 stereo were stolen from one student's vehicle.

Another vehicle had a $250 stereo missing.

A gas card and stereo were stolen from the third vehicle. The student told police that he would find out the serial number and call police. Officers told him to cancel his gas card, reports stated.

There are no suspects and no witnesses at this time.

Vehicle stolen

A student's car was stolen from a campus garage sometime between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, reports stated.

The student parked his car on the second level of the Main Gate Garage, 815 E. Second St., at 4:45 p.m. When he returned the next morning, his car was gone.

Police found no broken glass in the garages or other signs of forced entry. They also searched other campus garages, but were unable to find the vehicle.

The car had no alarm system and its locks were defective and could be easily manipulated, the student told police, reports stated.

The student said that he would call officers when he finds the car's license plate and vehicle identification numbers. There are no suspects or witnesses.

Bike stolen

A student's bike was stolen from a campus building Oct. 15, reports stated.

The student locked her bike at 8:30 a.m. to the racks near the east side of the Kuiper Space Sciences building, 1621 E. University Blvd. When the student returned four hours later, the bike and cable lock were gone.

The bike had head and taillights.

There are no suspects and no witnesses.

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