Police Beat


By Holly Wells
Arizona Daily Wildcat
Monday, January 30, 2006

A student's $1,500 laptop, software worth $300 and $50 leather case were stolen from his Chevy Trailblazer Tuesday afternoon while it was parked outside of the Fiji fraternity, 1801 E. First St., reports stated.

When police arrived, the student said he had been taking clothes out of his Trailblazer around 4 p.m. and had left it unlocked.

The student said he returned about four hours later to find his laptop, software and leather case gone.

The student said nothing else was taken from the Trailblazer.

Police have no suspects or witnesses, reports stated.


Two Mansfeld Middle School students were fighting the afternoon of Jan. 23 in a Zone 1 lot, 421 E. Cherry Ave., reports stated.

Police arrived around 3 p.m. to find about 15 juveniles watching the two students fight.

Police broke up the fight and medics arrived to treat the students.

The students were turned over to the middle school, reports stated.


A man was booked into Pima County Jail the night of Jan. 23 after he was found loitering in the parking lot of Arizona-Sonora Residence Hall, 910 E. Fifth St., reports stated.

Police arrived around 9 p.m. after several people had complained that the man was bothering them.

The man's belongings were put into property for safekeeping. His sandwich and water bottle were discarded, reports stated.


A man was found to be driving on a suspended license early Tuesday morning after police noticed he was driving a Dodge Sedan on North Euclid Avenue and East Sixth Street with three different registration stickers with different years on the license plate, reports stated.

Police did a records check on the man's license plate and saw that the plate was not valid.

Police pulled the man over around 4 a.m. A records check showed the man was driving on a suspended license.

The man said his fiancée had placed the wrong registration sticker on the license plate by accident.

The man's car was towed and impounded.

The man was cited and released for driving on a suspended license and not having valid registration, reports stated.


A man's car was towed Tuesday morning after police pulled him over for speeding on North Campbell Avenue and East Seventh Street, reports stated.

Police pulled the man over around 9 a.m. Police ran a records check on the man and discovered he had a suspended license.

The man was cited and released, reports stated.


The windshield, windshield wipers and front vent louvers on a UA white van were damaged sometime between Jan. 20 and Jan. 23 while the van was parked in the Arizona-Sonora Residence Hall parking lot, 910 E. Fifth St., reports stated.

When police arrived, a UA employee said the van had been parked around 3:30 p.m. Jan. 20. The employee said the damage was discovered around 7 a.m. Jan. 23.

The windshield had been smashed, the windshield wipers were bent and there was a dent in the front vent louvers.

The employee said he has seen students throw items from their windows at the parking lot in the past.

Police could not find an object around the van that could have caused the damage.

There was nothing missing from the van.

Police have no suspects or witnesses, reports stated.


A woman admitted to putting the wrong license plate on her green Acura Jan. 22 after police pulled her over on East Tenth Street and North Campbell Avenue, reports stated.

Police noticed the woman was speeding around 8:30 p.m. When police ran the woman's license plate, it said the plate was registered to an old Chevy.

When police pulled the woman over, the woman said, "I'm not going to lie, I took the plate off my other car and put it on this one."

The woman said the license plate for the Acura was in the trunk. Police put the correct license plate on the Acura and put the other license plate into evidence.

The woman was cited and released, reports stated.


Three students were warned for trespassing the night of Jan. 23 after police found them hot-dogging on skateboards in the Highland Avenue Parking Garage, 1240 N. Highland Ave., reports stated.

Police found the students around 9 p.m. Police told the students that next time, their skateboards would be impounded and they would be cited for trespassing, reports stated.


Police Beat is compiled from official University of Arizona Police Department Records. For a complete list of UAPD activity, the daily resumé can be found at www.uapd.arizona.edu.