Police Beat

Tom Collins
Arizona Daily Wildcat
September 30, 1996

By Tom Collins
A man about to be stopped by police after allegedly running a red light Thursday jumped out of his moving car.
University police tried to stop Chad E. Floyd, 22, of the 3000 block of East Second Street, at 1 p.m. after he allegedly ran a red light at North Park Avenue and East Speedway Boulevard.
Floyd continued driving, running a stop sign at Park and East Second Street, according to police reports. As he approached East North Campus Drive, Floyd leapt from his car and began running east.
Police got into the car and pulled the emergency brake.
Floyd ran into the Communications building, 1103 E. University Blvd., where he was captured.
Floyd had been coming to campus to pick up his girlfriend and he had no driver license, police said.
"(I) should have stayed and took the ticket," Floyd told police.
Officers also found a cellophane wrapper containing a green leafy substance in the car, according to police reports.
Floyd was arrested on charges of unlawful flight, reckless driving and possession of marijuana. He was taken to Pima County Jail.

A physical altercation Thursday brought university police to Graham-Greenlee Residence Hall, 610 N. Highland Ave.
Police met an injured 19-year-old resident in the hall's lobby. He had a cut in his scalp, a cut under his eye, an abrasion on his left cheek and a swelling bruise on his forehead, according to police reports.
The resident said he had entered the hall from East Fourth Street when he was "jumped" by three men and hit on the head from behind. He said he did not know why he was attacked, but that one of the men lived on his wing and another had a mohawk.
The resident was taken to the University Medical Center and police stayed to find the other resident reported to be the attacker.
The other resident, 18, told police that he, another man and two women were standing in a stairwell when the 19-year-old and an unidentified man entered the hall, "screaming and falling down drunk."
"I hate you SAE assholes," the 19-year-old screamed.
The 18-year-old said the 19-year-old then picked up a binder and struck him on the head. He said a scuffle ensued in which he punched the 19-year-old.
The injured resident went into the lobby, then returned to threaten the accused attacker, then returned to the lobby again, where he got into a fight with the unidentified man, according to police reports.
No arrests were made.

An unauthorized person downloaded Internet pornography using a computer in the Bear Down Gymnasium, 1428 E. University Blvd.
A female employee's computer was used Tuesday and Wednesday between 4:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. to access the material. Only custodians, six employees and university police have access.
An icon leading the way to a "cybersex network" was left in the employee's computer each morning. It was also apparent that someone had tried to gain access to the employee's electronic mail account, but that attempt was unsuccessful, police reports stated.
Police asked the employee to leave the icon on her computer to see if the unauthorized user returned.
Twenty dollars cash and a $10 check were also taken from the office's front desk.
On Thursday at 10:30 a.m., the employee called police again to tell them the icon was gone, but that more material had been downloaded. The computer had been used between 4:47 a.m. and 5:22 a.m.
Police advised the employee to have a password installed on her computer.

An industrial welding machine was taken Tuesday from the Arizona Health Sciences Center's Facilities Management office, 1451 N. Cherry Ave.
The welder was last seen Tuesday at 7 a.m. It was discovered missing Wednesday at noon.
The Facilities Management office was completely empty for much of the day while the University Medical Center's water pipes were being flushed with chlorinated water, police reports stated.
The Lincoln Arc Welder was mounted on a trailer. It was valued at $7,700.

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