Police Blotter for Sept. 19, 2011
Friday, Sept. 9
• USU Police responded to a trespassing incident at the Logan City Cemetery. Police found eight individuals in the cemetery after dark. Police issued the individuals a verbal warning.
Saturday, Sept. 10
• USU Police responded to a suspicious activity incident at Snow Hall. It was reported that a suspected fire cracker was thrown at the individual’s vehicle while driving on 1100 North.
• USU Police responded to a suspicious activity incident in the area of Jones Hall. It was reported that there was a loud sound like a gun. Police circulated and talked with individuals in the area. Police determined that it was a power line transformer. Police determined everything to be OK.
• USU Police were contacted by an individual reporting he had injured his finger attempting to ride the bull in the west parking lot. The individual was transported to the Logan Regional Hospital via a USU patrol vehicle.
• USU Police were contacted by an individual who saw a male sitting in the student section, drinking from a flask during the USU vs. Weber football game and appeared to be intoxicated. Police made contact with the individual, who was 25 years old, intoxicated and in possession of alcohol. The alcohol and the flask were confiscated, and the individual was removed from the football game without incident.
Monday, Sept. 12
• USU Bomb Squad was called to assist Box Elder Sheriff’s office with some old dynamite located on a farm and also near an old mine. The dynamite was disposed of without incident.
• A student was a victim of a magazine scam. The student turned a large amount of cash over to an individual that defrauded her with intentions pertaining to magazine subscriptions. Police are investigating.
Tuesday, Sept. 13
• USU Police responded to the Natural Resources Building for a water leak. A student found a faucet that was left on, and it drained onto the floor, which leaked through the floor and into the room below. The proper personnel were contacted to clean up the water.
Wednesday, Sept. 14
• Complainant reported to USU Police that she had answered a job posting on the USU employment website about being a care giver for a handicap child. The job was to pay $1,800. She received a check in the mail for $6,000. The complainant did not cash the check, because she thought it was suspicious. Complainant was advised that this same type of scam has been reported several times to USU Police over the past few months.
Thursday, Sept. 15
• USU Police responded to a suspicious person report in the Blue Parking Lot south of Highway 89. Police found a male individual sleeping in a vehicle. Police advised the individual he could not sleep or live on campus.
– Compiled by Rob Jepson