Police Beat


By Lauren Lund
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Friday, April 22, 2005

Criminal damage occurred to a student's and an employee's vehicles April 15 while parked at the Cherry Avenue Parking Garage, 1641 E. Enke Drive, reports stated.

Police spoke with a Parking and Transportation Services employee who said he was performing a check of the garage when he found the two vehicles damaged, reports stated.

The employee's vehicle had the front passenger-side window smashed in, reports stated.

It appeared that no other damage occurred to that vehicle, however, the owner could not be contacted to verify the amount of damage, reports stated.

A card was left on the vehicle requesting the owner to contact the University of Arizona Police Department, reports stated.

Police lifted fingerprints from the passenger-side front door frame of the employee's car, reports stated.

The owner of the second vehicle was contacted by police, reports stated.

The student said she parked her car at 9:30 p.m. April 14 and returned at 2:30 a.m. April 15 and noticed both passenger side tires were flat, reports stated.

Police told the student her tires were purposely cut and she needed to contact a repair agency, reports stated.

She said she had no idea who may have done the damage, reports stated.

Police found no evidence, suspects or witnesses.


An unknown person stole a student's keys and CatCard April 13 at the Student Union Memorial Center, 1303 E. University Blvd., reports stated.

Police spoke with the student who told police she was sitting in the UA Mall area by the student union at 2:30 p.m., reports stated.

She said she had left her backpack, dorm keys, mail keys and CatCard alone for a few minutes and when she returned, the keys and CatCard were missing, reports stated.

The student told police she does not suspect anyone in particular, reports stated.

Police have no suspects or witnesses.


A student's Jeep was damaged while parked at 1425 E. Sixth Street sometime between April 14 and 15, reports stated.

The student told police she parked her Jeep at 5:30 p.m. April 14 with no damage, and when she returned at 2 p.m. April 15 she noticed that her lock was damaged, reports stated.

Police found no evidence, suspects or witnesses.


A student's bike was stolen from the bike racks at the student union, 1303 E. University Blvd., sometime between April 14 and 15, reports stated.

The student told police he locked his bike with a U-Lock on the bike racks west of the student union at 9 p.m. April 14, reports stated.

He said when he returned at 8 a.m. April 15, his bike and lock were gone, reports stated.

The student told police his bike was registered with PTS, and he did not have any suspect or witness information, reports stated.

Police have no suspects or witnesses.


Police arrived April 15 at Pima Residence Hall, 1340 E. First St., to investigate a possible assault in progress involving several men outside of the building, reports stated.

Police saw 15 to 20 individuals on the street near Pima, reports stated.

Police asked several individuals if anyone was hurt and they directed police to the kitchen of the residence hall, reports stated.

Police met with the resident assistant who told police the assault victim's name, reports stated.

Police met with the student and he told police he was outside of Pima when a student, who lives adjacent to him, threw a bottle at a group of individuals who were across the street, reports stated.

The student told police the other student ran away from the scene, reports stated.

He said five to seven men approached him and began to accuse him of throwing the bottle, reports stated.

He said they began to strike him on various parts of his body and that one of the men head butted him in the left ear, reports stated.

The student told police the attack lasted for a brief period of time, and the subjects began to leave the area afterward, reports stated.

He told police he could not give further detailed descriptions of the subjects. He refused medical attention at the scene, and said his only apparent injury was a red and slightly swollen left ear, reports stated.

Police photographed his ear at the scene, reports stated.

Police gave the student the case number and told him to call if he wished to prosecute. The student told police he would not be able to identify the subjects involved, reports stated.

Police could not get in contact with the student who threw the bottle, reports stated.

Police have no suspects or other 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.