Police Blotter for March 19

Sunday, March 11

• USU Police impounded several bikes for safe keeping purposes around the Engineering Building. All of the bikes had flat tires, rusted chains or missing tires. The bikes had been previously marked tags that warned they would be removed and impounded in seven days.

• USU Police responded to a hit-and-run traffic accident with vehicle damage. A vehicle was struck while parked in the parking lot adjacent Bullen Hall. Police are investigating and know of no witnesses at this time.

Monday, March 12

• USU Police received a lost item report. A student placed some personal items in a car in the Big Blue Terrace and after contacting a friend who the student believed owned the car, the student realized the items had been placed in the wrong car.

• USU Police responded to a suspicious incident at the Sci-Tech portion of the Merrill-Cazier Library involving a man in one of the women’s restrooms. Police are investigating.

• While fingerprinting an individual, police learned that Beaver County officials had issued a failure to appear warrant for the individual. The individual was arrested on that warrant.

• USU Police responded to an intrusion alarm at the Business Building computer lab. Police determined that a USU employee had set off the alarm. Police determined everything to be OK. A report was filed with USU Police.

• USU Police were asked by Landscaping to conduct a property watch over night on several un-planted trees in pots near Old Main Hill.

Tuesday, March 13

• USU Police responded to the north end zone building for a report of some suspicious items found in the chiller room. This investigation is continuing.

• USU Police received a delayed report of a hit-and-run accident that occurred in the green lot near the Radio/TV building.

Wednesday, March 14

• USU Police responded to the Stadium west lot to assist a school bus into the lot that was stuck on a driveway. USU Police directed traffic around the bus until it was moved.

• USU Police responded to an emergency 911 phone alarm that occurred south of the Aggie Village playground area. Police made contact with a parent who informed the police that his young child accidentally pushed the alarm. The alarm was reset without any further problems.

Thursday, March 15

• USU Police received a report of a vehicle being driven recklessly on the old trailer court property. The driver was identified and warned.

• USU Police responded to a fire alarm at Jones Hall. This alarm was caused by a resident vacuuming a large amount of carpet cleaning powder from their hallway. The powder was cleaned up and the alarm was silenced and reset.

oCompiled by Steve Kent