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Police Beat : Feb. 2

Tue, 02/02/2010 - 22:39

 Jan. 25 There was a report of an intoxicated student in the Cannon Center. When police arrived at the scene it turned out the student was on medication.

Jan. 28 Police were called to the south side of Miller Park; reportedly there had been some graffiti on a dumpster. Police looked around and came across a two inch by six inch word in marker that read “Paris.”

Jan. 28 A fan camping out by the Marriott Center reported someone driving by and throwing firecrackers up on the balcony. The only damage was burnt holes in his tarp.

Police Beat: Jan. 20

By Daily Universe

- Wed, 01/20/2010 - 01:37

Suspicious Activity

Jan. 12: The driver of a white pick-up truck reportedly whipped into a handicap stall, parked and ran to class. Officers confirmed that the running person indeed had a handicap permit.
Jan. 12: In the Cannon Center, a male, 50, and a female, in her early 20s, entered the building and began taking provocative pictures. When police arrived, the couple had left the scene.
Jan. 13: At 2:45 a.m., suspicious howling and crying was reported coming from Young Hall. When officers arrived they couldn’t find anyone or anything.

Theft

Jan. 13: A male student, 26, was caught stealing a $1.80 drink from the Twilight Zone. When questioned, he said he was in a hurry and forgot to pay. He was arrested, cited then let go with a 72-hour suspension from school.

Police Beat: Best of the last decade

Sun, 12/06/2009 - 22:48
Photo by Andrew Van Wagenen. University Police Officer Carl Whiting makes a patrol of the campus.

Compiled by NATALIE CROFTS and ALICIA MOULTON

For the past decade, students have been reading it, talking about it and sticking clips of it on their apartment refrigerators.

But even before the turn of the millennium, the BYU Police Beat had become one of the most oft-read features of The Daily Universe.

The following is a compilation of the decade’s best, most memorable and funniest items in The Daily Universe Police Beat.

We couldn’t make this stuff up if we tried.   
Disorderly Conduct
June 29, 2006: A man was found bathing in the fountain of the Joseph F. Smith Building and praying to a rock.

September 6, 2009: Two male subjects were knocking doors in the female area of Wyview Park.  They identified themselves as missionaries.  When the police arrived the two male students said they thought it was a novel way to meet girls.

Looking back at the past decade

By McKay Coppins

- Sun, 12/06/2009 - 22:44

Whenever a decade comes to an end, the media bombards us with important-sounding “best of the decade” lists, covering everything from pop albums to political speeches. The truth is, there’s really no scientific way to determine the best movie or greatest quarterback of the decade, since it’s all based on opinion. Still, lists such as these can provide a nostalgic look back at what has changed our world in the past 10 years.

When The Daily Universe decided to produce a retrospective of the decade, we chose to keep the series close to campus. After all, if our readers want to reflect on the big national stories of the 2000’s, they won’t have to look far to find them. But as a BYU-based publication, we are uniquely situated to dig through the archives and let the student body know how the “Provo bubble” has transformed since the ball dropped in 2000.

Police Beat for November 18

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 21:09

Domestic Violence

Nov. 9: Domestic violence was reported at Wyview Park. Two male roommates were arguing over the temperature control setting of the thermostat when things got too heated and one roommate began assaulting the other. The males were separated and one was issued a citation. The cited individual left the apartment and stayed somewhere else for the evening.
 

Harassment

Nov. 13: At 5:30 p.m. a woman was walking up Maeser hill to the testing center when a Latino male walked up behind her, asked her the time, then grabbed her buttocks. The suspect then ran westbound on the path and the female began chasing him. The suspect then stopped, turned around, and yelled obscenities at the victim. The female reported the incident to the police two and a half hours later, after she took her test.
 

Suspicious Activity

Police Beat: Nov. 10

By Daily Universe

- Wed, 11/11/2009 - 00:19

Suspicious activity

Nov. 5: A man in his 60s and woman in her 20s showed up at the Morris Center. They went to the back of the cafeteria where the woman posed provocatively while the man took her picture. An employee asked who they were and the man said he was a BYU alumnus. They were gone when police arrived.
Nov. 5: Fireworks were reported at Helaman Halls. By the time officers arrived, the suspects were gone.

Criminal mischief

Police Beat for Nov. 4

By Daily Universe

- Wed, 11/04/2009 - 00:47

Costume Crimes

Police Beat for October 28

Tue, 10/27/2009 - 19:24

Suspicious Activity

October 16: Vandalism was reported on the Y. Police investigated and found that someone had placed butcher paper on the Y. Police removed the paper.

October 20: A homeless person was reported walking east on campus. Once he was identified, the police determined he was OK and he was left on his own accord.

October 20: A male was reported checking cars at Wymount Terrace in the middle of the night. Officers were dispatched and discovered the man was just with his girlfriend visiting his brother.

Disorderly Conduct

Police Beat for October 21

Tue, 10/20/2009 - 20:11

Explosives

Oct. 15 A fire alarm in Helaman Halls was tripped. Firecrackers had been ignited in the 2200 hall of the building. Heat from the firecrackers scorched the carpets and set off the alarms. Students were questioned but the perpetrator was not identified.

 

Oct. 16 A resident of Heritage Halls called the police claiming she heard gunshots outside her apartment. Officers arrived and found remnants of two dry ice bombs.

 

Oct. 16 Dry ice bomb remnants were found in the Marriott pedestrian tunnel. Police say this has become a recurring problem that usually takes place on Thursday nights. Police warn that the penalty for this offense is a second-degree felony.

 

Police Beat for October 14

Tue, 10/13/2009 - 22:35

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