Smash N’ Dash
A student entered the security office to report damage to her vehicle at 10:00 a.m. on Oct. 14. The student reported she parked her car on the 4th floor of West Parking Garage on Oct. 13 at 9:40 a.m. She discovered the damage later that day when she returned home.
I better wait and be sure I saw what I saw.
A professor called security to report suspicious persons in a Plant Hall office at 3:15 p.m. on Oct. 14. The professor confronted the subjects who walked away from the office without explanation. Upon arrival it was discovered that the event had occurred approximately 45 minutes – 1 hour prior to the call to security. Descriptions were obtained and given to campus officers to look for the subjects.
Not so Smiley now, are ya?
On Oct. 14, Officers responded to a Smiley Hall room based on an anonymous tip that the resident was using narcotics. Upon arrival at the room at 11:30 p.m., they were met by the resident and informed of the allegation and that a room search would be conducted. The student admitted that there were items in the room but he was holding them for a friend. After several items of paraphernalia were located in the room and were seized, the student admitted to the ownership. The student was referred to the conduct board.
When it’s time to party we will party hard.
The UT security office had received several complaints of a loud party in a room in Brevard Hall. Upon arrival of officers at 1:25 a.m. on Oct. 15, RA’s assigned to the hall who had received the same calls met up with officers. Upon exiting the elevator on the described floor the officers could hear the loud music coming from a room. They made contact with the resident (also an RA) and entered the room. They observed several people in the room and all were in possession of what was later found to be alcohol. Several of the attendees were also under age 21 when in possession of the alcohol. A tobacco bong was located on the table and the smoke detector in the room had been covered to prevent an alarm due to smoke. All items of alcohol were disposed of at the scene and referrals were made to the conduct board for the violations.
He said, she said, I say SHUT UP!
Officers were called to the ResLife Office at 4:15 p.m. on Oct. 15 to attend a meeting involving several students. There was conflict with the students in the fact that they were verbally abusing each other while in public on campus as well as by text messages. Statements were obtained for the report and all parties involved were served with notices to avoid all contact with each other. A notice was also sent to the conduct board for review.
Don’t throw glasses, throw chairs!
Officers met with a student in the Vaughn Center in reference to an incident that occurred off campus at a nightclub at 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 16. A student reported that a former roommate and current UT student had verbally assaulted her and threw a glass at her while in a local nightclub. Tampa Police responded to the scene also at the request of the student. The student was referred to the Clerk of Courts for a restraining order. A referral was made to the conduct board for the involved students.
See my commentary last week re: idiots like this.
At 1:20 a.m. on Oct. 16, a student reported to security that another student, now identified, had ripped all the signs and name tags from the doors on a floor in the Vaughn Hall. The incident had occurred on Oct. 10 at 3:20 a.m. and the student is now identified by the RA’s. The student was referred to the conduct board for the violations.
Detour into my room, baby!
Officers located several signs in the south stairwell of the Smiley Hall building at 10:35 p.m. on Oct. 16. The signs were D.O.T. signs (30 MPH and Detour) that were previously used on North Boulevard. The signs were photographed and given to facilities to handle. Video footage investigation is currently underway to identify the student that left the signs.
Not so Smiley – ah, wait, I already used that one.
Officers received an anonymous tip of the use of narcotics in a Smiley Hall room at 12:50 a.m. on Oct. 17. Upon arrival at the described room officers knocked but received no answer. They entered the room and could smell the odor of marijuana inside the room. A search of the room located marijuana as well as bottles of alcohol. The residents of the room arrived at the end of Security’s search, which was conducted with a Tampa Police Officer. The student whose room the marijuana was located in was arrested by the TPD officer. Both students were also referred to the conduct board.
McKay Munchie Attack
Officers were called to the community room of the McKay residence hall in reference to the snack machine being damaged at 10:15 p.m. on Oct. 17. Officers found that the front glass of the machine had been shattered and items were removed from the interior. Facilities cleaned up the glass and removed the remaining items to be returned to the vending company. Officers reviewed the video footage of the incident and identified several students involved in the theft. Contact was made with each student and items were located in their possession from the snack machine. All students identified to date were referred to conduct for theft and damages to the machine.
Police Beat from October 21
Published: Thursday, October 23, 2008
Updated: Thursday, October 23, 2008
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