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Police Beat: Sept. 30-Oct. 5

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Campus alarms
BYU Police responded to a carbon monoxide alarm at Wyview Park. The Provo Fire Department arrived to assist and found high levels of carbon monoxide in the apartment. The residents arranged to stay elsewhere until the apartment could be deemed safe.

A BYU employee burned a bag of popcorn, triggering the fire alarm. The building supervisor told officers there was smoke in the area, but no flames. Officers reset the alarm.

Medical
A professor fainted and fell while teaching a class. BYU Police and EMS arrived and found the professor awake and responsive. The professor told medical staff he did not need to be transported to the hospital.

A student dove for a frisbee and landed on his shoulder at Heritage Halls. BYU EMS and Provo Fire assessed the student and discovered his collarbone was fractured. The student's roommate took him to the hospital.

An officer responded to a report of a woman who was stung by a bee. BYU EMS gave the woman an ice pack.

A student dislocated her shoulder at Helaman Halls. The student said this was not the first time she had dislocated her shoulder, but she could not relocate it herself. Medical personnel transported her to the hospital.

A bicyclist hit a skateboarder near Heritage Halls in Lot 27. The bicyclist fractured their arm and went to the hospital. The skateboarder received several scrapes but was not in need of further treatment.

BYU EMS evaluated a student who injured their shoulder playing flag football. The student decided not to seek further treatment.

Officers responded to an accident near the tennis courts. A longboarder crashed and landed on their shoulder. EMS treated the longboarder for road rash and some minor cuts.

Hazardous conditions
Grounds employees found several hypodermic needles near Heritage Halls buildings. Officers did not find evidence of drug use. Risk Management collected the needles, and officers documented the incident.

Accident
An accident occurred in Lot 52 when a driver failed to yield to another car while leaving the parking aisle. Neither driver was injured, and officers filed an accident report.

A BYU employee knocked over a lamp post while driving a BYU Catering truck. Officers could not identify the driver, so they began an investigation.

Theft
A student reported their scooter stolen from the Cannon Center. Officers investigated the report and found the scooter at the bike rack where the owner originally left it.

BYU Police opened an investigation after an electric scooter was stolen from a resident stairwell. The owner secured the scooter in the stairwell overnight, and it was gone in the morning.

A student reported their wallet was stolen from the North University Fields. Officers advised the student to freeze any credit cards left in the wallet and notify police if someone attempted to use them.

Someone stole the pedals and grips off a bike at Chipman Hall. Officers opened an investigation.

BYU Police were alerted to a stolen license plate entering campus. Officers investigated the report and found the plate had been entered into the database by mistake. An officer advised the owner to call Provo Police to correct it.

Criminal mischief
BYU Police received a report of criminal mischief near the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship. Officers found graffiti on a dumpster and an electrical box. The Officers documented the incident and arranged for cleanup.

Officers were called to Heritage Halls Building 10 after two men were reported knocking on residents’ doors throughout the building. The men told the Housing Advisor they lived in Merrill Hall and were visiting their sister. They left before officers arrived.