A man gave police a false name early Monday morning after being stopped for skidding into the intersection at the corner of East Speedway Boulevard and North Campbell Avenue, reports stated.

After being pulled over, the man told officers he didn't have a driver's license. He gave police his first name and said that his last name was "Cardio." Police were unable to find any information on that name, reports stated.

When he was asked whom the vehicle belonged to, the man said, "My brother, but I bought it from him."

The man gave police his registration. Police noticed the last name on the registration was not Cardio, reports stated.

When police asked him whose name was on the registration, the man said, "That's my name, but my last name is Cardio."

The man then claimed the name on the registration was his brother's. When asked why the man and his brother had the same first name, the man said, "We don't or ... yes we do. We have the same first name, but my last name is Cardio."

The name listed on the registration had a Tucson Police Department warrant. The description on the warrant matched that of the man in the car, reports stated.

The man admitted to police that his last name was not Cardio.

When police asked the man why he had lied, he said, "I was nervous."

The man was booked into Pima County Jail for false reporting to police, reports stated.

A manager at the Administration building, 1401 E. University Blvd., called police Monday morning because he said his assistant wrongly accused him of ransacking the office, reports stated.

The manager called police after his assistant had filed interdepartmental reports saying her office had been "ransacked" while she was gone. The manager said he and his assistant had disagreements in the past, reports stated.

The assistant told police she filed the reports after three of her co-workers had called and told her that her manager was taking files from her office.

The dean of the graduate college told police the human resources department would deal with the situation, reports stated.

A woman reported to police that she received a letter addressed to a UA official who doesn't exist on Feb. 5, reports stated.

The letter was addressed to the academic administrator at the UA, reports stated.

The women did not know whom the letter was intended for.

Police read the letter and found it didn't have any threats in it.

The letter was sent from a man in Ohio. He said he had seen a person in a USA Today newspaper and wanted her to write back to him, reports stated.

He believed the person in the paper was the academic adviser at the UA.

A $200 Sony cell phone was stolen from the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house Monday night, reports stated.

The owner of the phone said he had last seen the cell phone in his room around 8:45 p.m.

Police have no suspects or witnesses.

A $200 silver mountain bike was stolen Monday from the Shantz building, 1200 E. South Campus Drive, reports stated.

The owner of the bike said she locked her bike with a cable lock around 10 a.m., and when she returned around 3 p.m. her bike was gone.

A blue helmet was stolen with the bike, reports stated.

Police have no suspects or witnesses.

More than $2,000 worth of speaker equipment was stolen Sunday night from a car parked at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house, 1509 E. Second St., reports stated.

The owner of the car said he parked his green Ford Excursion around 10 p.m., and when he returned around 12:30 a.m., the stereo equipment was gone.

The driver's side front handle and the keyhole on the car were both damaged, reports stated.

Police have no suspects or witnesses.

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.