An officer was dispatched to a Heritage Halls apartment to assist Provo Fire with a kitchen fire. When the officer arrived, there was no visible smoke or flames, and the residents of the building were evacuating. A resident of the apartment in question said they were cooking when their food caught fire. The resident put out the fire with a fire extinguisher.
Provo Fire arrived and confirmed the fire was out. The officer acknowledged and silenced the fire alarm, Provo Fire reset it. BYU Housing responded and assisted in ventilating the building. The Dispatch Center also contacted BYU Risk Management. The BYU Fire Marshall and Police Administration were notified of this incident.
Vehicle Fire
Officers and Provo fire responded to the Y-Trailhead on a report of a car fire. When units arrived, the fire had been put out and no one was injured. Provo Fire confirmed that the fire was out. The owner had the car towed from the lot.
Suspicious
An officer took a delayed phone report of suspicious behavior occurring at the Y-trailhead. The complainant reported that a group of males knocked on the complainant’s car door window and ran away at approximately 0200 hours. The males returned a second time and the complainant reported telling them to leave the complainant alone. A short time later the males returned and apologized. The complainant indicated that the interaction was unwanted but did not want to pursue further action.
Suspicious
An officer responded to the MTC to perform extra patrol in the area after an MTC security officer encountered an adult male outside of the MTC fence who was acting suspiciously. The adult male stated he was in the area to meet a girl and her cousin and then got in a black GMC truck and left the area. The adult male, who was identified by his Utah license plate, is a registered sex offender on the Utah Sex Offender Registry. The male left the area and did not return.
Welfare Check
BYU Police were dispatched to a welfare check in Helaman Halls. The complainant advised dispatch that a student had not been seen in class for some time. The officer contacted the subject of the welfare check and confirmed that they were okay.
Citizen Contact
A student reported that their bike was missing from a Wilkinson Student Center bike rack. A few minutes later the student called back stating that they had found their bike parked where they had forgotten they had parked it.
