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Police Beat for August 4

POLICE CHASE

July 26: A 64-year-old officer on bike noticed another bicyclist riding aggressively and followed him to ask him to slow down. When the male on the bike noticed the officer following him, he began to flee and ran a stop sign. The officer followed him until the 20-year-old male on the bike was contained. He was arrested and given a citation.

 

BURGLARY

July 27: Someone thought there was possibly a burglary when they returned to their car and a window was broken out. Nothing appeared to be missing from the car, so officers think the window may have exploded because of the heat.

 

LEWD CONDUCT

July 27: There was a complaint in the HBLL of a male visitor looking at adult pornography on the computer.  This was not the first complaint against him for this type of conduct and he was banned from campus for 72 hours.

 

JUVENILE PROBLEM

July 28: Two young looking females were seen walking southbound on Canyon Road at 2 a.m. They lied to the officer, saying they were going to Sonic to check their work schedules. One of the girls was cited with a curfew violation and the officer returned her to her parents.

 

ANIMAL PROBLEM

July 30: There was a complaint made of a green pickup parked east of the Ellsworth center that contained two dead horses and three dead deer in the trailer. Officers asked the owner to park the truck somewhere else.

 

CITY ORDINANCE VIOLATION

July 28: A visitor was cited for skateboarding on campus after violating the city ordinance, which he had been warned about the month before.

 

CIVIL DISPUTE

July 29: A man driving a Toyota Avalon followed a BYU dump truck from point of the mountain to the material handlings site located on 2230 North. The man driving the Avalon felt the dump truck was driving too fast and was being a poor representation of the university. The man driving the dump truck said he was driving between 65–70 mph on the highway. An officer mediated the situation.

 

HAZARDOUS CONDITION

July 29: Three tenants at Wyview Park complained of headaches and were worried there may be a hazardous condition in their apartment. The apartment was checked and nothing dangerous was found.

 

TRESPASSING

July 30: Two people were found trespassing at LaVell Edwards Stadium at 1 a.m. for a marriage proposal. The couple was not aware that they weren’t allowed in the stadium. The officer simply asked them to leave.

 

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

July 31: Someone was throwing water balloons off the third floor of Budge Hall at 1 a.m. No one was injured but police could not find the person doing it. Later, housing authorities found the person and told them to stop.