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Police Beat for October 14

Suspicious Activity

October 2: A call was made reporting a suspicious male entering a vehicle while the alarm was sounding. The man was gone when police arrived.
October 6: A suspicious looking backpack and lunch box were reported to be on Maeser Hill. Police came, but they did not find anything.
October 9: A suspicious male was reported to be wearing a long black coat and cracking a whip in a parking lot. Police were not able to find him.
October 9: At midnight an officer at the bell tower heard a loud crack at Heritage Halls. It sounded like a gunshot or a dry ice bomb. Students pointed him in the direction of the noise, but he was unable to find evidence of a gun or dry ice bomb.
 

Theft

October 2: A young boy stole a $4 toy at LaVell Edwards Stadium. The child was detained and released to his parents.
October 6: A bike was stolen from a woman at her home in Provo a few months ago. She found it at the Tanner Building and stole it back. She left a note for the thief to give her a call, but she did not receive one.
October 7: A student’s All-Sports pass was stolen from a locker in the Smith Fieldhouse. The locker was not locked and when the student returned the pass was gone.

Threats

October 4: A BYU employee keeps receiving threats via e-mail and phone. The case is currently under investigation.

Disorderly Conduct

October 2: Two 30-year-old males were arguing at the BYU football game. One was a student from Utah State University and the other was a BYU fan. They started throwing punches at each other and were arrested. Neither one complained against the other, so it was considered a mutual combat and they were both released.
October 2: Three male students were issued citations for throwing water balloons at a woman and her child.
October 4: The Wyview Park apartments has ongoing criminal mischief under investigation. Someone keeps spreading things such as wet cat food, dish soap and peanut butter on people’s doors using a toilet plunger
October 7: At Wyview Park apartments, officers responded to a call reporting a man playing the guitar at 1 a.m., who would not listen to complaints for him to stop. Officers came and the man left.

 

Tim (not verified) on Sat, 11/14/2009 - 21:39
Title: Lunchbox?

What exactly constitutes a "suspicious" lunchbox?

2 Cents (not verified) on Wed, 10/14/2009 - 17:42

As always, a completely hilarious (and semi-ridiculous) Police Beat section. Thank you for making my day.

Two notes:

1) I'm liking the term "mutual combat" - and it's legal! Can anyone say "Fight Club"?

2) How do they know it's a toilet plunger?