By Tom Collins
Arizona Daily Wildcat
October 23, 1997

Police Beat

A student was arrested on an assault charge Monday after he allegedly beat his roommate for not turning off an alarm clock.

University police responded to Corleone Apartments, 1330 N. Park Ave., around 7:30 a.m. following reports of a fight.

Police found Corleone resident Matthew A. Rostolder, 18, standing in the doorway of an apartment. One of his roommates, an 18-year-old student, was in an apartment next door, the right side of his face was red and his ear was bleeding.

The roommate told police he and Rostolder had argued over his alarm clock. The roommate said he had hit the snooze bar twice and that Rostolder told him not to do it again, police reports stated.

The roommate told police Rostolder said "Don't test me!"

The roommate fell asleep and the alarm came on again. This time, the roommate told police, Rostolder smashed the alarm clock.

"Are you crazy?" the roommate yelled.

According to reports, the student told police Rostolder pushed him and he pushed Rostolder back. He said Rostolder pushed his head into a wall and punched him five times, according to reports. The roommate told police he wrestled Rostolder to the ground and Rostolder head butted him twice before two other roommates broke up the fight.

Another roommate told police he saw Rostolder hit the 18-year-old roommate.

Rostolder was arrested for assault, taken to Pima County Pretrial services and released.

A quarrel between friends may have led to a bomb threat Tuesday at Coronado Residence Hall.

University police went to the hall, 822 E. Fifth St., about 10 p.m. after the front desk received a call implying there was bomb in the building.

According to police reports, the caller, who identified himself as "Mike," said he had heard there was bomb in the building and was trying to find out if the resident assistants were safe.

That RA said he suspected the caller was a student with whom he had just ended a "physical" relationship, police reports stated.

The RA said he thought the call might be "pay back," according to reports.

Police and the hall's RAs searched the building's common rooms and bathrooms, but found no sign of a bomb, reports stated.

Police are investigating the incident.

A threat e-mailed to a Scottsdale teacher Sunday may have originated from a university account.

University police received a call Monday from a Scottsdale Police officer investigating the e-mail received by a Chaparral High School teacher.

"I hated you as a teacher. You were a bitch. I bet you masturbate. I'm going to kill you on Tuesday, October 21st, at 2:46," stated the e-mail, which originated from a "u.arizona.edu" account, according to police reports.

University police traced the account to a male student and the Scottsdale officer asked them to investigate further.

University police stopped a "rapidly" growing fire Tuesday behind the Science and Engineering Library, 744 N. Highland Ave.

Police heard the fire alarm from the building around 12:53 a.m. and arrived to find several wooden loading pallets and several dozen cardboard boxes burning near the library's left rear door.

An officer put out the blaze with a fire extinguisher and the Tucson Fire Department came and soaked the remains.

According to police reports, the fire department could not establish the cause of the fire, but said it could have been a "misplaced cigarette" or arson.

A student reported she had been receiving harassing phone calls at La Paz Residence Hall, 602 N. Highland Ave., since Oct. 3.

According to university police reports, a male voice left an answering machine message at 1:31 a.m. that day.

"Do you like to watch scary movies? If yes press one, if no press two," the message said.

The student said the voice sounded like a computer, reports stated.

The student told police she received another call at 12:30 a.m. Oct. 6.

A third call came Monday about 11:30 p.m.

The voice in the last two calls sounded "natural," the student told police. The student told police she could not tell if all three calls came from the same caller and she did not feel threatened.

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