Firearm mishandled in classroom

An emergency medicine professor told police Tuesday that an off-duty officer mishandled a firearm inside a campus classroom, reports stated.

The professor told police a student had approached him and complained that another paramedic student, who is a deputy marshal for the town of Patagonia, had mishandled his gun in an Emergency Medical Research Center classroom, 1501 N. Campbell Ave. by giving the weapon, which was concealed in a fanny pack, to another student when he left the room, the professor said.

The professor told police that the off-duty officer's actions were inappropriate, reports stated. The university asked the officer to secure his gun in a manner that would not make it accessible to anyone else. University police are planning to speak with the student, and have contacted his superior in Patagonia, reports stated.

Student assaulted in parking lot

A student was assaulted early Tuesday morning after she told a man who whistled at her to "fuck off," reports stated. The student was looking for her keys at 4:34 a.m. at the library parking lot, 1600 E. University Blvd. when two men in a car pulled up next to her and whistled, reports stated. The student cursed at the passenger, and the passenger exited the car and grabbed the woman from behind in a bear hug manner.

"You think you're tough little girl," the man said as he lifted the student a few inches off the ground, the student told police.

The driver yelled at the man to get back in the car and quit horsing around. The man put the student back on the ground and the two men drove away, heading northbound on North Cherry Avenue. The student told police that she was scared, but didn't fear for her life.

She has never seen the men before, reports stated. The student had not decided if she wanted to prosecute if the men are found. She told police that she doubts either man is a UA student. Police searched the streets near campus but could not find a vehicle that matched the suspects' car.

Outstanding warrant not served

University police caught a man who had an outstanding warrant for arrest Wednesday, but were unable to arrest him because they could not fax some necessary paperwork, reports stated. A University of Arizona Police Department employee was at Carl's Jr., 1001 N. Park Ave., when she saw two men with a bike and bolt cutters, reports stated.

When police spoke to the men, they didn't see any bolt cutters but did notice that one of the men was trying to fix a bicycle chain with folding-pocket pliers, reports stated.

The men denied using bolt cutters or stealing the bike. One of the men told police that he found the bike near a dumpster a few months ago. Officers ran a background check on the men and learned that one man had a warrant for shoplifting issued by the Tucson Police Department, reports stated.

Police were not able to arrest the man because the necessary warrant paperwork could not be faxed to pre-trial services, reports stated. The men were warned about trespassing at the university and released at the scene.

Ticketing equipment reported lost

A Parking and Transportation Services Employee was on citation patrol on Nov. 27 when he lost a $1,000 portable printer, reports stated. The employee told police that he waited to inform police about the missing equipment because he thought it would turn up. The employee used a palm pilot in conjunction with the printer to write and print the tickets. Without the printer, the palm pilot and its accessories are useless, 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.