Police Beat
Zach Thomas
Arizona Daily Wildcat
March 28, 1996
Police Beat
Zach Thomas
Arizona Daily Wildcat
March 28, 1996
A UA student called police Tuesday to complain about Sigma Chi fraternity members "mooning" passers-by between 5:30 and 6 p.m. Friday.Someone reported that several members of the fraternity were on the roof of the house at 1616 E. First St., "pulling down their shorts/pants and exposing their buttocks," police reports stated.
The witness could not identify any of the mooners, but characterized the event as "abhorrent" and desired that "this behavior not happen again."
The case was forwarded to Greek Life Programs and the Dean of Students office.
University police called for Tucson Fire Department support after officers discovered a burning dumpster east of the Second Street Garage, 1340 E. Second St, at 2:36 a.m. Wednesday.
Police reports indicate the dumpster's paint was "bubbling and black," indicating the fire had been burning for some time. TFD arrived and extinguished the blaze. There was no apparent damage to surrounding foliage and no injuries were associated with the fire.
Vandals shattered two campus-area windows yesterday.
Someone threw a rock through a 3-by-3-foot window on the east side of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, 1340 E. First St., between 1:45 and 3:20 a.m.
In a separate incident, a UA employee reported someone shattered a 12-foot window on the east side of Park Student Center, 615 N. Park Ave., at 3:10 a.m. The employee heard the glass shattering, but found no one in the area nor the means by which the window was broken.
The value of the windows is unknown.
A Tucson man was arrested by university police on DUI charges at 1:04 a.m. yesterday.
Jonathan A. Hermanstorfer, 19, of the 1900 block of East Lind, was stopped after officers observed him running a stop sign at the corner of East Sixth Street and North Park Avenue.
Officers said they noticed a strong smell of alcohol emanating from his 1988 Honda hatchback.
Hermanstorfer failed field sobriety tests and two Intoxilyzer screenings indicated blood-alcohol concentrations of .119 and .126, police reports stated.
The man was cited on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI with a BAC above .10, and minor operating a vehicle with alcohol in body. He was later released to his mother.
Police arrested a UA student at 4:47 p.m. Friday in connection with a parking boot stolen last week.
Shane R. Closser, 20, a resident of Babcock Inn, 1717 E. Speedway Blvd., was arrested and charged with theft under $500 in the parking lot at East First Street and North Mountain Avenue.
Parking and Transportation officials called police after they located a previously booted vehicle that disappeared from its original location Friday.
Closser reportedly asked officers if he could return the boot, and later he produced the missing $499 Sabot Universal Boot from the trunk of his 1983 Honda sedan.
Police reports indicate the boot was initially attached to the vehicle very loosely.
After Closser admitted knowing the boot was not his, he was cited and released at the scene.
The parking boot was returned to Parking and Transportation Services.
Thieves took audio components from two vehicles parked on the third level of Main Gate Garage, 888 N. Euclid Ave., Sunday.
Between 9 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Sunday, someone stole a speaker from a 1969 Volkswagen Transporter after shattering the passenger-side window and damaging the in-dash stereo.
The value of the damage and speaker was unknown.
In the second incident, someone broke the passenger window of a 1991 Jeep Cherokee parked on the same level of the garage. Thieves reportedly stole a Nikon camera and multiple camera components.
The in-dash cassette stereo was damaged and the steering column bracket was also tampered with.
The value of the damage and losses was unknown.
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