Trespassing: The BYU Dispatch Center received a call from a student about a suspicious incident that occurred earlier that evening at the Y-Trailhead. The student said that at about 9:00 p.m., they were sitting in a vehicle with a friend when a 50-60-year-old man approached them. The man did not state his name and they had not seen him previously. The man was driving a truck, but they did not notice the details of the vehicle. The man said that he saw their vehicle had Arizona license plates and that someone from Arizona was placing inappropriate photos on his phone. The student said they felt the man was confronting them and accusing them of falsehoods, and that they and their friend were able to quickly leave the parking lot. They said they were scared about how confrontational the man was and reported the suspicious interaction. The BYU Dispatch Center searched BYU surveillance footage and found relevant recordings, advised the responding officer, and provided the name of the registered owner of the truck. The owner of the truck has had many prior involvements with the police and has a BYU ban letter. Further surveillance video shows the suspect had trespassed onto the BYU campus at least four times previously. An officer contacted the suspect and issued them a citation for five counts of trespassing.
Welfare Check An officer was dispatched for a suicidal individual in Heritage Halls. Officers responded and determined that the individual would need to be involuntarily committed to Utah Valley Hospital for a mental health evaluation. The individual complied and was transported to the hospital without incident. The BYU Police Victim Advocate will follow up on this case.
Welfare Check The BYU Dispatch Center notified officers that a mental health crisis line had contacted Central Dispatch stating that a 49-year-old non-student called them saying they were in Orem at a bus stop near a bridge and BYU campus and planned to throw themselves off the bridge. BYU officers called and texted the individual’s phone offering to help, but they did not respond. BYU officers walked and patrolled through the areas of the raised walkways on campus and spoke with nearby individuals but did not locate them. The BYU Dispatch Center pinged the location of the individual’s phone. The first ping showed the phone was in Orem. Later, a second ping showed the phone was in Provo, but not on campus. The Provo Police Department took responsibility for continuing the case and BYU officers discontinued their investigation.
Citizen Contact A BYU officer observed someone camping at the Y-Trailhead. An individual was sleeping in a sleeping bag on a mat in front of their vehicle parked in a stall. Another individual was sleeping inside the vehicle. The officer contacted the individual inside the vehicle and advised them of the policy of no camping on BYU property.
Information An officer was dispatched to call a complainant about a post on Reddit that was against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The officer deemed that the post was not a specific threat to anyone. The post had been taken down and was documented in this report.
DUI An officer observed several people drinking alcohol in front of their vehicle at the Y-Trailhead through video surveillance. One individual got into the vehicle with an open container of alcohol. The officer contacted the individuals and found that one of them was under 21. The driver performed field sobriety tests which indicated they were too impaired to drive. The driver admitted to providing the minor with alcohol. The officer cited the minor for illegally consuming alcohol. The officer arrested the driver for DUI, drinking alcohol within a Vehicle, and knowingly furnishing alcohol to a minor. The officer impounded the vehicle and transported the driver to Utah County Jail, and the case was referred to both the Provo City Attorney's Office and the Utah County Attorney's Office for review of charges.
Trespassing An officer responded to the Marriott Center on a report that BYU Event Security had an individual detained in their office for using a fraudulent access pass to get into the stadium. The individual stated that they and another friend accessed the stadium with these passes. The officer met with both individuals and cited them for criminal trespass, and the case was referred to the Provo City Attorney's Office for review and referral of charges.
Welfare Check An officer responded to Heritage Halls on a student with suicidal ideations. The student was speaking with a CAPS counselor upon the officer’s arrival and a safety plan had already been established. The student did not need any further assistance from officers. The administrative notification was made.
Information BYU Police officers responded to the Harold B. Lee Library on an individual banned from campus was in the library. The BYU Dispatch Center stated that library BYU Security personnel were watching the individual on surveillance cameras. When BYU police officers arrived, BYU security officers said they had been advised by their logs and notes that the individual was banned from campus for their involvement in a previous incident where racial and derogatory statements were made. The Dispatch Center could not confirm that the individual had received a BYU ban letter and the individual’s prior involvements with law enforcement consisted of incidents off-campus. BYU security officers stated they had been told their sergeant was working on obtaining a BYU ban letter. After consulting their log and notes further, they realized the individual may have been a victim in the incident where racial and derogatory statements were made. No law enforcement records existed with the name and information given.
Theft An officer took a phone call from an employee who wanted to report the theft of their jacket. The complainant reported they had taken their jacket off while working outside of the Museum of Art. When they returned to where they had set it down, the jacket was gone. The complainant provided a time range of when the theft could have taken place. The officer provided the complainant with a case number for the incident.
Agency Assist An officer responded to an agency assist for the Orem Police Department. Orem Police asked BYU Police to check the Y-Trailhead for a black colored Toyota truck. The Dispatch Center stated that Orem Dispatch did not list a complainant, but the subject had been listed as suicidal in this and prior incidents. Orem was also looking for the individual as they may have violated a protective order. Officers responded to the Y-Trailhead and confirmed that neither the vehicle nor the individual was at the Trailhead.
Welfare Check The BYU Security Department was advised of an individual in the restroom on the third floor of the WSC who was painting statements on their body about being against sexual assault and genocide. The complainant was concerned about the welfare of the individual and wanted someone to check on them. Several officers and security personnel checked the WSC for the individual, found a small about of paint in a sink, but the individual was no longer there, and was not located.
Criminal Mischief An officer took a graffiti report. The complainant, who works for BYU Grounds, reported graffiti on two rocks near the gate leading to the Y-trailhead parking lot. The graffiti is gang-related markings. Surveillance cameras show the time the graffiti was placed on the rock. There is one suspect whose vehicle’s details have been collected but the license plate could not be read. The suspect is unknown, so the case is referred to the detective division.
