Police Beat


By Jennifer Amsler
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Wednesday, May 11, 2005

A man left his car running to deliver a pizza to a fraternity, and someone stole his car in the short time it was left unattended, reports stated.

The pizza deliveryman said he parked his car outside the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house, 1449 N. Cherry Ave., and left his keys in the ignition at 1:47 a.m., reports stated.

The man said he was out of the car for about one minute when he heard someone drive it away, reports stated.

The man said the only characteristic he noticed about the thief was the man or woman had brown hair, reports stated.

Police recovered the car later that day on North 10th Avenue and West Plata Street, reports stated.

Police have no suspects or witnesses.


A student was arrested for stealing shot glasses and a cap from the UofA Bookstore, 1209 E. University Blvd., reports stated.

Employees noticed the student taking three shot glasses and a cap embroidered with an "A", reports stated.

Employees asked him to not leave the premises but the student started to run, reports stated.

One security guard grabbed him and put the student in a headlock, reports stated.

The student admitted to stealing the items and said he needed the shot glasses because he broke two of his own the previous weekend, reports stated.

The student said he needed the hat for his summer vacation in California because it "is cold there," reports stated.

Police viewed the bookstore's security camera footage, and it matched the employees' and student's stories, reports stated.

The student added he could have "taken" the security guard who apprehended him because he wrestled in high school, but he knew it would not be the right thing to do, reports stated.

The three shot glasses and cap totaled $28.30, reports stated.

The student was cited and released for shoplifting.


An employee contacted police to report a threatening e-mail that was sent to the general UA alumni Web account, reports stated.

The e-mail did not make sense but mentioned murder and other threats including "I won't hesitate to kill them if they don't stop harassing me," "I'll get them" and "people from the UA that are already dead," reports stated.

The e-mail was sent from a UA alumnus who is on the alumni mailing list, reports stated.

The employee said she was not threatened by the e-mail but felt it was necessary to report it to police, reports stated.


A man was arrested for trespassing in the Blockbuster video store May 4 after he was asked three times to leave and urinated on himself, reports stated.

Police arrived around 4:13 p.m. to Blockbuster, 1927 E. Speedway Blvd., and found the man was sitting outside the store in a pool of his own urine, reports stated.

A Blockbuster employee said she asked the man to leave several times, but he continued to come back, reports stated.

Police told the man to not return to the store, reports stated.

The man was cited for trespassing and released at the scene.


Someone stole a student's license plate and holder sometime between May 2 and May 3 from the Park Avenue Parking Garage, 1140 N. Park Ave., reports stated.

Parking and Transportation Services contacted police to report the missing items from a parked car in the garage, reports stated.

Police contacted the owner of the vehicle who said he was "almost 100 percent positive" that the plate and holder were intact May 2 around 11:30 p.m., reports stated.

Police found no fingerprints or other evidence, reports stated.

Police have no suspects or witnesses.


Someone stole 50 CDs and a CD player from a student's car May 1, reports stated.

The student returned to his car parked outside the Student Recreation Center, 1420 E. Seventh St., and one of the passenger-side doors was damaged, reports stated.

Police noticed the door lock had been punched through, reports stated.

The student said the CDs were worth $750 and the CD player was worth $400, reports stated.

Police have no suspects or witnesses.


An employee found a 9 mm shell casing in the Second Street Parking Garage, 1340 E. Second St., reports stated.

The employee said she found the casing on top of her parked truck, 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.