Police Beat
Zach Thomas
Arizona Daily Wildcat
February 1, 1996
Police Beat
Zach Thomas
Arizona Daily Wildcat
February 1, 1996
A man arrested by Tucson police Monday was discovered to have four UA award information sheets.At 6:53 p.m., university police were called to the scene of a Tucson Police Department felony warrant arrest at a Texaco station, 3901 E. 22nd St. A man known only as "Ray Johnson" was found there with University of Arizona "Request for Report of Award" sheets describing awards totalling $200,000.
The sheets are used to report awarded funds for research grants. They are used only for informational purposes, and had no cash value.
Johnson told officers he found the sheets in the bottom of a toolbox he purchased from a man named "Andy Robbins," a UA computer lab employee.
No Andy Robbins is listed in the UA directory. The award sheets were placed into evidence.
A female student was verbally harassed Friday while she walked beneath East Speedway Boulevard through the Olive Street Tunnel.
Police reports indicate that at 5 p.m., a 5-foot-10-inch black male, 35-40 years old, with a black "afro" and beard approached her from behind.
He reportedly said, "Oooh, sexy walk" and "You have a sexy walk," after which the woman told him to leave her alone.
When he continued following, she walked into McClelland Hall. The male then went north on North Fremont Avenue.
A female student said she was the victim of a peeping Tom in a women's shower at La Paz Residence Hall, 602 N. Highland Ave., Jan. 17.
Police reports indicate that at 6:45 a.m., an unidentified male pulled opened the shower curtain while she was bathing.
She said, "Excuse me," and the male left the area.
The victim said she suspects the male lives at La Paz, but has not seen him since.
The hall director and resident assistants were notified about the incident.
A female student reported $50 stolen from her wallet Saturday in Sierra Residence Hall, 1557 E. Sixth St.
Sometime between 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22 and noon Saturday, someone took the money, which was a Christmas gift from the student's parents.
The victim suspects her roommate because she is the only other person who knows where the wallet was stored. She has not yet confronted the roommate.
An unknown male reportedly stole a UA student's wallet from the desk of the Bursar's Office in the Administration building, 1401 E. University Blvd., Thursday.
After waiting in line at 4:50 p.m., the student accidentally left the wallet on the counter.
Five minutes later, when he returned for the wallet, which contained credit cards, an Arizona driver's license, a UA student ID and $25 in cash, it was gone.
The student then cancelled the credit cards and bank cards, but not before undisclosed funds were withdrawn from both Bank of America and BankOne using the stolen cards.
A UA student was arrested on charges of minor operating a motor vehicle with alcohol in blood, and carrying a falsified driver's license.
Police reports indicate Neal A. Bodenheimer, 19, of New Orleans, La., was stopped for a traffic violation at 12:52 a.m. Tuesday. He subsequently failed field sobriety tests.
He was cited and released to the custody of a friend.
Four bicycles were reported missing from the UA campus over the weekend.
Someone stole a cable-locked, gray, 21-speed Specialized Rockhopper bicycle from the racks west of the Harvill Building, 1103 E. Second St., sometime between 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Monday. The bicycle and lock are valued at $630.
A Cannondale M400 mountain bicycle was removed from the northwest racks of the Physics and Atmospheric Sciences building, 1118 E. Fourth St., sometime between 11:50 a.m. and 2:50 p.m. Tuesday. The stolen bicycle, which was U-locked to a rack, is valued at $460.
Someone took a chain-locked, black and white, 12-speed Road Racer from the racks in front of Gallagher Theatre sometime between 10:30 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. Tuesday. The stolen items are valued at $90.
An 18-speed Murray Mountain Shadow bicycle with red lettering was reported taken from the yard in front of Old Main. The bicycle, which was freestanding and U-locked between the front wheel and frame, was taken sometime between 2 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m Monday. The items stolen are valued at $110.
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