POLICE BEAT

University police dragged a Tucson woman off to jail Tuesday evening after a University of Arizona employee complained she threw her shoes at her behind Arizona-Sonora Residence Hall, 910 E. Fifth St.

The employee called police at 11:23 p.m. and told them a "drunk" woman asked her for a ride outside the dorm, police reports stated. The employee told police she refused and the woman, later identified as Karen J. Smith, 44, of the 300 block of East Fourth Street, threw her shoes at her.

Police arrived minutes later and spotted Smith sitting down somewhere behind the dorm and wearing her left shoe, which she had apparently recovered, police reports stated.

Police called a taxicab for Smith, who refused to get in and complained of an ankle injury. Officers tried to help Smith into the cab, but she began pushing them, threatened to bite them and began yelling expletives, reports stated.

Smith also told officers that "heads will roll for this," and repeatedly asked to talk to the "real police," reports stated.

At one point, Smith began crawling on her hands and knees, telling the officers she would "just crawl home," reports stated.

Police arrested Smith on suspicion of third degree criminal trespassing, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct, and then took her to the Pima County Jail.

Smith refused to get out of the car and two officers hauled her inside with her feet dragging on the floor toward Pre-Trial Services.

A sexually suggestive e-mail message provoked a Tucson man to call university police Thursday, after he received it on a computer in the Main Library, 1510 E. University Blvd.

The 44-year-old man told police he was highly offended by the message and thought somebody may be harassing him, police reports stated.

The message, sent to the man's UA e-mail address at 10:01 a.m. Thursday, stated, "I've noticed you in the library and need to ask you a question. I know you aren't gay, but I would love to take you home and suck your dick and lick your ass. I hope you aren't upset."

Police told the man he could either ignore the message, respond saying that a police report had been made and that the sender not transmit further messages, or contact an attorney.

The man, who is not a student but has a UA-issued library card, told police he would write back saying he was offended and not to send any more messages, reports stated.

University police arrested a suspected textbook thief Tuesday, after UA employees spotted him wandering between three floors of the Kuiper Space Sciences Building, 1629 E. University Blvd.

Officers arrived about 4 p.m. and saw a man matching descriptions given by employees, who were suspicious because of earlier thefts, walking away from the building, police reports stated.

Matthew M. Stouphel, 24, of the 2600 block of East Lee Street, told the officers he had seven textbooks in his backpack that he had taken from the Education building, 1430 E. Second Street.

Stouphel also told police he was looking for his aunt to give her some books he had, then later said he was looking for his cousin.

One of the officers then contacted employees at the Steward Observatory, 933 N. Cherry Ave., who said a man matching Stouphel's description was roaming around near their offices and said he was looking for his sister when they asked him what he was doing, reports stated.

Stouphel then told the officers he had stolen the books because he was "broke," and they arrested him on suspicion of possessing stolen property, reports stated.

Stouphel was taken to the Pima County Jail, where he was later released with a citation.

A UA employee suspicious of a pattern of digits she had been receiving on her university-issued pager since July called police Tuesday, telling them she believed she was being harassed.

The woman, a custodial worker, told police she had gotten the first page at 2 a.m. on July 29.

She has since received the same page on a daily basis, where the caller would repeatedly punch in the numbers, "696969," police reports stated.

The woman told police she had no idea who could be sending her the shady messages, and that she is trying to get her pager number changed.

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