Police Beat
Joseph Altman Jr.
Arizona Daily Wildcat
January 18, 1996
Police Beat
Joseph Altman Jr.
Arizona Daily Wildcat
January 18, 1996
At least $6,500 in computer parts and equipment were taken from an office in the Computer Center, 1077 N. Highland Ave., sometime between 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 and 1 p.m. Jan. 8.A systems analyst reported Tuesday that he discovered a Pentium processor, memory chips, a video card, a modem card, various network equipment and CD-ROMs missing.
The analyst also found a screwdriver and a nut driver in the office that do not belong to him. Pry marks were found on the office door. It was unknown if the marks were made by the screwdriver.
Detectives are investigating a report by an internal auditor that alleges an employee in the Communications Department fraudulently completed payroll records in order to obtain overtime pay.
The auditor gave police evidence that alleges the unauthorized use of overtime and the unauthorized use of a signature authorization by the employee between February 1993 and July 1995.
Department policy requires overtime to be approved by the department head, and there is no system in place that would have detected fraud by the employee.
The auditor also alleges the employee represented himself as the department head on the phone to try to adjust a payroll roster. The employee insisted he did not misrepresent himself and it was a misunderstanding, however, the person he spoke with said sh e is sure the employee identified himself as the department head.
A resident of Coronado Residence Hall, 822 E. Fifth St., reported someone else has been using her All Aboard account to purchase pizza from Domino's.
The resident told police she has noticed money missing from her All Aboard meal plan account since December. After contacting the meal plan office, she discovered someone has been making unauthorized purchases from Domino's Pizza.
Domino's investigated and found several delivery orders made by another resident of Coronado using the victim's All Aboard number.
University police detectives contacted the suspect, who admitted to purchasing four pizzas using the victim's account, police reports said. Another Coronado resident has also been implicated in the case.
The victim said she is willing to press charges if the suspects do not reimburse her for the charges.
Police arrested a 17-year-old boy Tuesday after he allegedly began hitting an 11-year-old and then became involved in a confrontation with another teenager.
Officers were called to 1031 N. Park Ave. regarding a fight in progress at 6:55 p.m. When they arrived, two males, one without his shirt on, were yelling at each other. While the male without a shirt was cooperative, the 17-year-old cussed at one of the o fficers and stepped toward him before police could subdue him, reports stated.
Witnesses told police the 17-year-old began picking on the 11-year-old boy and then began hitting the younger boy. The shirtless male then got involved and was fighting in self defense, according to police reports.
The 17-year-old was arrested for disorderly conduct and taken to Pima County Juvenile Detention Center. En route to the center, the boy told police he is schizophrenic and did not take his medication that day.
A burgundy Univega Rover 301 bicycle and a U-lock were reportedly stolen from Babcock Apartments, 1717 E. Speedway Blvd., sometime between 6 p.m. Friday and 11:30 a.m. Monday.
The bike was locked to a rack on the south side of the building when it was taken. The value of the items is $240.
A green Haro-Vector bicycle was stolen from the north side of Babcock Apartments, 1717 E. Speedway Blvd., sometime between noon Friday and 11 a.m. Tuesday.
The bike was locked to a rack with a U-lock before it was taken. The owner found the U-lock broken in half where he parked the bike. The value of the bike and lock is $390.
A red Schwinn 18-inch bicycle was stolen from the east side of Coconino Residence Hall, 1003 N. Olive Rd., between 6:30 p.m. and 7:14 p.m. Tuesday.
It is unknown if the bike was locked at the time of the theft. The value of the bicycle was unknown.
Police Beat is compiled from official University of Arizona Police Department reports.
