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By Keith J. Allen
Arizona Daily Wildcat
March 26, 1997

Police Beat

A 14-year-old boy was arrested on a charge of disturbing peaceful conduct of an educational institution after he and his two friends were seen "hot dogging" on skateboards Monday near Arizona-Sonora Residence Hall, 910 E. Fifth St.

University police were driving south on North Park Avenue about 6:17 p.m. when they saw three boys "hot dogging" on skateboards off a wall partition on the northwest side of the Life Sciences South Building, 1007 E. Lowell St.

Police reports stated that when the boys saw the patrol car they immediately got off their skateboards. Reports also stated that police slowed but continued driving to give the boys an opportunity to leave.

The boys walked to Arizona-Sonora, where police watched the boys jump off a planter and benches while riding the skateboards, police reports stated.

Police stopped and explained the university's policy on skateboarding.

The 14-year-old told police he had received a warning for skateboarding on campus, and police verified the warning. The other two boys did not have warnings.

Police arrested the boy and took him to police headquarters where he was released to his mother.

The other two boys were warned by police and released at the scene.

Police also took pictures of the damage to university property, which was "extensive," police reports stated.


A female student reported obscene phone calls to her room Monday at Graham-Greenlee Residence Hall, 610 N. Highland Ave.

The student told university police she began receiving calls around the end of February. She told police the latest call was Sunday at 12:45 p.m.

The student told police she had been getting a call a week from an unknown person. She also told police the calls were not directed toward her or her roommate, but that they are sometimes obscene.

The caller sounds like he is trying to disguise his voice when he calls or leaves a message, police reports stated.

The student told police she is willing to prosecute if it is not her friends playing a joke.

Police advised the student to use the *57 phone function to trace future calls.


A male student was arrested on a drug charge Monday after university police questioned him about trying to obtain a University of Arizona identification card.

Police reports stated that the student, ________, 22, of the 2000 block of East Speedway Boulevard, provided false statements of his identity while attempting to get an ID card. Reports stated ________ used his roommate's name.

Police went to ________'s house about 12:30 p.m. and spoke to him about the information he provided.

________ told police he used the false information so he could get a fake ID to buy sports tickets, police reports stated. He also told police his roommate knew he was doing this with his name.

While ________ talked with police inside his house, police saw drug paraphernalia and "suspected marijuana" in the common areas, police reports stated.

________ gave police consent to search his house, and police found "suspected dangerous drugs," more drug paraphernalia and more "suspected marijuana," police reports stated.

Police arrested ________ on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia and transported him to police headquarters, where he was released.

Police tested a "green leafy vegetable substance," which showed the positive identification of marijuana.


A female student reported a stereo speaker stolen Sunday from her 1994 Chevrolet Blazer parked in the Cherry Avenue Parking Garage, 1541 E. Enke Drive.

The student told university police she parked her Blazer on the garage's third level while she left for vacation March 14 at 5:30 p.m. When she returned Sunday at 7 p.m., she found her driver side window and passenger side cargo and rear window damaged and MTXHBX-70 stereo speaker missing.

Police lifted two sets of fingerprints from the Blazer and placed them into evidence.

Police reports also stated that the battery cables, ignition cables and alarm were disconnected from the battery.

The stereo was valued at $299.59. The value of the damage was unknown.


Police Beat is compiled from official University of Arizona Police Department reports.


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