A student riding a bike crashed into a police officer on bike patrol and fell to the ground in front of the Modern Languages building, 1423 E. University Blvd., Thursday afternoon, reports stated.

The police officer was standing with his bike in the front of the building on the UA Mall, reports stated.

The student was coming towards the officer and swerving because her attention was called away to a friend, reports stated.

As the student turned her head away, the officer said, "watch out" before she collided with him, reports stated.

The student fell to the ground and received a small abrasion to her right elbow. The officer was not injured, reports stated.

The student refused medical care, reports stated.

Approximately $549 was taken from the cashier's counter of Reddington Restaurant, 1303 E. University Blvd., Thursday afternoon, reports stated.

The manager told police the restaurant closed at 1:30 p.m., reports stated.

She told police they tallied the money in the register and left it on the cashier's counter in plain sight, reports stated.

She said the pouch was last seen at 3 p.m. and she noticed it missing at 3:15 p.m., reports stated.

The manager told police there was only one employee to leave the restaurant through the front doors, reports stated.

According to another worker, the door has not been locking properly and he said he forgot to mention it to management, reports stated.

The area was searched by restaurant personnel and no evidence was found, but the bank pouch was discovered, reports stated.

The manager told police the pouch was locked, reports stated.

She said she asked the rest of the staff to wait until the University of Arizona Police Department arrived, but the kitchen personnel left, reports stated.

The manager compiled a list of names and numbers of persons working during the time of the theft for UAPD to follow up, reports stated.

Police have no suspects or witnesses.

A student received several phone calls from a man regarding a college grant at Villa Del Puente Residence Hall, 575 N. Highland Ave., Feb. 23, reports stated.

It is believed the calls came from a fictitious company called American Grant Information Center, reports stated.

The student told police the initial call was at noon and he told her he was with the company out of Las Vegas, reports stated.

She said he had a Mexican accent and was hard to understand, reports stated.

The student told police the caller told her the government wanted to send her a $5,000 grant for not having a criminal record and being a student. He told her she had to pay $250 to cover legal fees, reports stated.

She said she provided the caller with her address, phone number and part of her bank account number, reports stated.

She told police she finally realized it was a scam and hung up the phone. The caller ID showed unknown with no phone number, reports stated.

The student told police the caller proceeded to call several more times throughout the day and she told the caller she was no longer interested in the grant and to stop calling, reports stated.

The caller told her they already had her information in the database and it could not be removed, reports stated.

He told her she would be receiving a package with the grant information, reports stated.

The student told police she said she was not interested and he told her that her bank information would be put on the Internet if she did not continue to comply and get her confirmation number. She told him again she was not interested and hung up, reports stated.

The last phone call was recorded and police listened to it, reports stated.

The student told police she had called her bank and changed her account number, reports stated.

Police have no suspects or witnesses.

A student's car door lock was punched out while parked at Babcock Residence Hall, 1717 E. Speedway Blvd., sometime between Feb. 23 and Thursday, reports stated.

The student told police someone punched out the right front lock on his car and damaged the paint and metal surrounding the door handle. He said nothing was missing from his car, reports stated.

He told police the doors were closed and locked when he noticed the damage, reports stated.

The student told police he last saw the lock undamaged on Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. and his friend used the door to enter the car at 4 p.m. on Thursday, reports stated.

The student's friend told police he did not notice any damage, reports stated.

The student told police he was unsure where the damage occurred, reports stated.

Police have no suspects or witnesses.

Police Beat is compiled from official University of Arizona Police Department reports. A complete list of UAPD activity can be found daily at http://www.uapd.arizona.edu.