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By Holly Wells
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Wednesday, January 28, 2004
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A man wearing nothing but his tennis shoes walked into a classroom in the Social Sciences building, 1145 E. South Campus Drive, Monday afternoon, reports stated.

When police arrived, the man was sitting in a seat next to the door with his genitals in plain view, reports stated. He had an American flag decal on his chest. His clothes were found in the men's restroom, reports stated.

The man would not respond to police questions and wouldn't put his clothes back on, reports stated.

Police put him in handcuffs and tied his sweatshirt around his waist to cover him up. He did not put his clothes on until he arrived at UAPD, reports stated.

The man was booked into Pima County Jail for disorderly conduct.


A man in a stolen car ran from police Monday morning and ended up hiding in a closet at University Vista Apartments, 951 E. 10th St., reports stated.

Police tried to pull the man over when he didn't stop for a pedestrian. The man sped up and tried to lose police, reports stated.

After slowing down again, the man jumped out of the car, trying to escape police on foot. The car ran into the curb at 135 N. Tyndall Ave., reports stated.

The man ran into the University Vista Apartments. The manager told police that the man was not a resident and let police into the room where the man was hiding, reports stated.

Police found him hiding in a closet next to the bathroom, breathing hard and hunched over, reports stated.

The man told police that he had not seen the pedestrian because he was lighting a cigarette. He said that he had run because there was a warrant out for his arrest, reports stated.

Police handcuffed the man and booked him into Pima County Jail.


Police found a student Saturday night with 63 syringes and a butterfly knife in his room at Pima Residence Hall, 1340 E. First St., reports stated.

The student's roommate had called police to report the syringes. The student said the syringes were not used for drugs and he was not diabetic, reports stated. He said he had received them from a friend and was about to throw them away.

The student would not allow police into his room. When they asked why, he said it was because he had a butterfly knife in there. He would not allow police to search the room, but gave police the knife and syringes, reports stated.

The student was arrested, and the syringes were destroyed at University Medical Center, reports stated.


A man showed police two fake IDs when he was pulled over at East University Boulevard and North Cherry Avenue early Saturday.

The man was pulled over for speeding and handed police his ID. Police discovered that it was a fake, and the man handed them another ID. It was also discovered to be a fake, reports stated.

The man was cited and released.


A man who was driving with an open beer can was pulled over at East First Street and North Cherry Avenue early Sunday morning, reports stated.

The man was pulled over for making an illegal left turn. Police smelled beer on his breath and found a 12-ounce. can of Budweiser that was still cold, reports stated.

The man was cited for underage drinking and released.


Eighteen combination locks and three lockers were damaged sometime Sunday night or Monday morning when someone tried to break into them at the Music building, 1017 N. Olive Road, reports stated.

The lockers are located in the basement and used by students. The locks had been cut from the lockers. Three lockers were jammed shut and wouldn't open, reports stated. No items were found missing, reports stated.

Police have no suspects or witnesses.


A $5,000 green 1994 Nissan was stolen sometime Sunday or Monday while it was parked at 1050 E. Eighth St., reports stated.

The owner of the car said that she had parked the car around 5 p.m. Sunday and, when she returned around 1 p.m. Monday, it was gone.

Police have no suspects or witnesses, reports stated.


Three parking meter bags were stolen sometime between Friday and Monday from Arizona Stadium at East Fourth Street and North Vine Avenue, reports stated.

The parking meter bags are used to reserve meters for customers who pay in advance to park there.

Police have no suspects or 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.



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