POLICE TIP

Recently, police have been concerned about cars parked overnight in lots where parking is prohibited between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. Police will begin issuing citations to cars improperly parked in those lots this week.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT

Police received a complaint of a man playing loud music and dancing on the hood of a white Ford Expedition in Lot 41 west of David John Hall, in Helaman Halls, on Feb. 7. When officers arrived in Lot 41 the vehicle was gone; they later found it parked in a service stall near Budge Hall. The owner of the vehicle, a 19-year-old student, admitted playing the loud music and dancing on the vehicle, and was cited for parking in a service stall.

A female student entering a parking lot on campus on Feb. 7 to pick up her husband became upset when a student police officer questioned her about the handicapped placard in her vehicle. The matter was dropped when the student's husband came out to the car in his wheelchair.

THEFT

A male student's Signature Card was stolen Jan. 30. The student reported the theft Feb. 7. The card was used by an unknown individual the next day and then again Thursday. Police have no suspects.

A male student's backpack was stolen from the Student Health Center waiting room while he was having his foot X-rayed Feb. 7. Police have a possible female suspect; the investigation is ongoing.

Two Coca-Cola promotional signs shaped like snowboards were stolen from the Cougareat Feb. 9. The person reporting the theft saw a white male, 18 to 19 years old, with the signs in the WSC parking lot. The signs have an estimated value of $80.

A bicycle was stolen from Wyview Park sometime between Feb. 8 and 10. The bike had been locked to a bike rack; the cut lock was found on the ground near the rack. The bike, a green Trek VRX 350, was valued at $500.

Multiple food items were stolen during the last two weeks from an apartment in Wells Hall, located in Heritage Halls, during nighttime hours while the residents slept. One male suspect was caught eating one of the items stolen from the apartment; there were four suspects, male students between the ages of 18 and 20. Apartment residents declined to press charges.

A bicycle belonging to a female student was stolen from the Smith Field House on Feb. 13. The red, three-speed coed bike was valued at $500.

A mini-camcorder was stolen from a fourth-floor computer lab in the Clyde Building Feb. 9. The owner, a female student, had left the camcorder under her backpack. The camcorder, a Samsung Handycam, was valued at $350.

FRAUD

Police in Nephi discovered that a 54-year-old man had forged several Education Week passes for himself and friends in order to avoid the registration fee. BYU has declined to press charges.

HARASSING CALLS

A female student living in Hinckley Hall, in Helaman Halls, received a phone call from an unidentified male claiming to be conducting a survey for a psychology class Feb. 9. The caller asked the student if she was relaxed and if she was doing homework. The student hung up after the caller asked her to lie down on her bed to get more comfortable. The police suspect the call is connected to numerous similar calls made over the last two years.

STALKING

A female student living in Chipman Hall, in Helaman Halls, reported receiving numerous harassing phone calls between Jan. 8 and last Thursday from an estranged spouse living out of state. The man called her cell phone at various times, including once at 3 a.m., often requesting to come visit her.

A female student reported receiving numerous harassing phone calls and instant messages from a former boyfriend. The student changed her cell phone number but the caller somehow obtained her new number. He is a 25-year-old BYU student.

SEXUAL ASSAULT

A California woman reported an alleged sexual assault on her sister-in-law, an 18-year-old female student living off campus. The matter was referred to the Provo police, who are investigating.

CRIMINAL MISCHIEF

A smoke bomb exploded in the lobby of Snow Hall in Heritage Halls on Thursday. There was no damage to the building; police have no suspects.

A group of juveniles between ages 13 and 15 were reportedly doing bicycle tricks on picnic tables near Wymount Terrace Laundry Building No. 1. When officers arrived on the scene the juveniles were gone; there was no apparent damage to the tables.

Graffiti was sprayed in two locations on the 300 East stairwell and on the ground in front of newspaper boxes on Maeser Hill between Friday and Sunday. Some of the graffiti was illegible; one message that was legible read, "Jesus wept when he read The Daily Universe."

Copyright Brigham Young University 14 Feb 2006