By John Brown
Arizona Daily Wildcat
September 18, 1997

Police Beat

A broken plate glass window at the Pi Beta Phi Sorority house was used as an escape route for 30 men during an alleged fraternity prank last Thursday.

A sorority member told university police at 10:17 p.m. a mob of fraternity members stormed the front door and ran through the house's living room at 1035 N. Mountain Ave.

During the raid, the living room's 5-foot by 6-foot window was broken by a lamp, which was found on the ground outside, reports stated. No one saw the window being broken because the room was dark.

Sorority members told police they believed the culprits were from Sigma Alpha Epsilon because they have been having a friendly feud with them.

At SAE's house, a member and a Pi Beta Phi member told police they had been in the courtyard most of the night and did not see anything.

However, the man told police if any damage had been caused by SAE members, the fraternity would pay for it.

Police encountered a Pi Kappa Alpha member on the street between the two houses who told the officer he saw the group of men leaving the house. He told police this was the second time "they have attacked the house."

An 8-year-old boy was flashed in a McKale Center restroom Friday.

The boy's father told university police he was in a stall at McKale, 1721 E. Enke Drive, and his son was waiting inside the restroom when three men entered about 6:30 p.m.

The man told police that as the men left the restroom one of them said, "Ever seen a man's cock before? Want to see one?," reports stated.

According to reports, the man must have exposed himself to the boy because a second man reportedly said, "That's sick."

The man told university police his son seemed unaffected by the incident.

An employee reported Monday that someone had attempted to break into a room at the Emil W. Haury Building, 1009 E. South Campus Drive., that contains numerous artifacts.

The employee told university police sometime over the past two weekends the room's door had been tampered with.

Police found minor damage between the wooden door frame and the lock's metal casing. Police suspect that a flat head screwdriver was used to access the room.

The employee told police she is concerned because the door leads to irreplaceable artifacts and computer equipment.

An employee reported Monday that a banner was taken from Babcock Residence Hall, 1717 E. Speedway Blvd.

The employee told university police the banner that reads, "Critical Languages" was taken sometime Friday night.

It had been left outside the building over the weekend to promote the program, reports stated.

A wallet was swiped Tuesday from an unlocked vehicle parked on the south side of McKale Center, 1721 E. Enke Drive.

An employee told university police she parked her car at 11 a.m. with the windows down and the wallet between the seats of her car.

When she came back about five minutes later it was gone.

The black organizer wallet contained $80, numerous credit cards and an uncashed check.

A student may be driving a little slower after reporting his radar detector was stolen from his Ford Explorer Tuesday while parked north of Coronado Residence Hall, 822 E. Fifth St.

The student told university police he parked in lot #5065 about 1:45 p.m. with the passenger window down a couple of inches.

According to reports, he returned about 15 minutes later to find the door unlocked and the detector, which was attached to the windshield, and his Zone 1 parking permit gone.

The value of the detector was about $100 and the permit was $160.

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