By Kristopher Califano
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Monday February 17, 2003
A Tucson man lost a $250 cellular phone Feb. 7 at a campus tennis court, reports stated.
The man told officers that he last saw his phone while at the Robson Tennis Center, 900 N. Martin Ave., at 3 p.m. He noticed the phone was missing two hours later, reports stated.
There are no suspects and no witnesses.
A Tucson man was arrested Feb. 7 after police saw him driving more than 20 mph over the speed limit, reports stated.
Police were near North Championship Drive and East Sixth Street just before midnight when they saw the man weaving in and out of traffic while speeding down East Sixth Street, reports stated.
Officers followed the car from North Highland Avenue to North Freemont Avenue and they believe that the driver was going approximately 54 mph in a 30 mph zone, reports stated.
Officers pulled the car over at East Sixth Street and North Freemont Avenue and spoke with the driver.
"I was just driving, listening to music. I have no idea how fast I was going," the driver told police when they asked if he knew how fast he had been driving, reports stated.
The driver was arrested and released on suspicion of a criminal traffic violation for exceeding the posted speed limit by more than 20 mph, reports stated.
Three students' CatCards were stolen last week while they were playing basketball inside a campus gym, reports stated.
The men told police that they were inside the Student Recreation Center, 1400 E. Sixth St., Feb. 8 at 3:30 p.m. They left their CatCards, other identification cards, bank cards, $25, a wallet and two pairs of shoes near some bleachers that were near the court where they were playing, reports stated.
When the men returned 30 minutes later, their stuff was gone. The men looked around the gym but called police after they couldn't find their belongings, reports stated.
There are no suspects and no witnesses.
Police believe somebody backed into a custodial van and took off, reports stated.
The custodian told police that he parked in an alley near 1230 N. Campus Drive, Feb 6. When he returned to the van a few hours later he noticed a small dent on the rear passenger side.
Officers came to the scene and noticed that the suspect's taillight was broken and on the ground. They also believe that the white paint transfer on the rear of the van was the result of the accident, reports stated.
Police stated that the vehicle might have hit the van and then taken off westbound, reports stated. There are no suspects and no witnesses.
A UA student's bike was stolen from a campus building Feb. 8, reports stated.
The student used a cable and a U-lock to secure his bike to the racks near the Harshbarger Building, 1133 E. North Campus Drive. When he returned four hours later, his bike and locks were gone. There are no suspects and no witnesses, reports stated.
Someone stole a student's Chinese-to-English translator last week, reports stated.
The student told police that he was studying at a table on the fifth floor of the Science Library, 744 N. Highland Ave. When the student got up to use the restroom, someone stole the $50 electronic translator.
The student was in the bathroom for about 15 minutes and said that he didn't even see anybody else on the fifth floor. There are no suspects and no witnesses, reports stated.
A student's car was vandalized Feb. 6 while parked at a campus lot, reports stated.
The student parked at 4 p.m. at 1420 E. Seventh St. When he returned four hours later, his driver-side door lock had been damaged. Police reported that somebody might have tried to get into the car. The student told police that the lock no longer works.
There are no suspects and no witnesses, 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.