Police Beat
Zach Thomas
Arizona Daily Wildcat
April 24, 1996
Police Beat
Zach Thomas
Arizona Daily Wildcat
April 24, 1996
Between 5 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday, a wild animal killed a goat at the UA Agricultural Complex, 4040 N. Campbell Ave.Employees found coyote paw prints in and around the dead animal's fenced pen and thus suspect coyotes, police reports stated.
A student was arrested on alcohol-related charges over the weekend.
Jonathan R. Cavalcant, 19, a resident of Cochise Hall, 1018 E. South Campus Drive, was arrested near East Fourth Street and North Highland Avenue Sunday after officers saw him swaying excessively while walking, police reports stated.
Cavalcant was wearing only blue jeans and a blanket when officers stopped him at 3:08 a.m. Reports indicate he told police, "So I'm fucked up. Why are you busting my chops? Do you want to kick my ass?"
He later admitted drinking and said his friends had thrown him in a fountain earlier that evening. Cavalcant was cited and released at the scene.
Between Friday and 9 p.m. Saturday, someone shattered the driver-side window and ripped open the steering column of a 1989 Jeep Cherokee parked in Lot 5065 at East Fifth Street and North Tyndall Avenue.
A Clarion AM/FM compact disc player and a pair of sunglasses were taken from the vehicle. The stolen items are valued at $380.
University police responded to the Arizona State Museum, 1013 E. University Blvd., after someone reported an intoxicated male in the area at 12:18 a.m. Friday.
Police reports indicate officers saw a man run north toward East Second Street, where a community service officer saw him break a wooden gate.
Officers drove around the building and arrested Brandon T. Rodgers, 20, of the 100 block of South Avenida de Palmas. During a search, they found a false driver license in his wallet.
Rodgers admitted drinking earlier that evening and subsequent Intoxilyzer test indicated a blood-alcohol concentration of .225.
He was charged with minor in consumption of alcohol, misrepresentation of age to obtain liquor, possession of fictitious identification and criminal damage.
He was cited and released from university police headquarters.
Three incidents of damage to parked vehicles were reported to police in the past week.
¯ Prior to 12:13 p.m. Monday, someone shattered the driver-side window of a 1995 Nissan Pathfinder parked south of Arizona-Sonora Residence Hall, 910 E. Fifth St. After noticing the damage, officers left a note instructing the owner to contact them. The value of the damage was unknown.
¯ Patrolling officers also found the driver-side window of a 1989 Jeep Cherokee shattered at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Lot 5062, south of Coronado Residence Hall, 822 E. Fifth St. Reports indicate the steering column was also damaged and the stereo faceplate shattered. The car was towed to a local garage at the owner's request. The value of the damage was unknown.
¯The left rear window of a student's 1996 Ford Explorer was pried out between 10:30 p.m. Sunday and 11:09 a.m. Monday while the truck was parked in Lot 8109 at the corner of North Cherry Avenue and East Sixth Street. The value of the damage was unknown.
Between 10 p.m. Thursday and 9:30 a.m. Friday, someone stole a Specialized mountain bicycle from Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, 1420 N. Vine Ave. The bike was locked to an outer stairway of the complex.
The bicycle's value was unknown.
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